from Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton
After the mad rush prior to Christmas to send out all necessary mail before the festive period, Christmas and New Year were actually very good and almost relaxing with a trip to the Peak District in hurricane force winds on Christmas Day. New Year brought to a close the eventful and successful year of 2011, which included a Scottish winter , climbing in Kyrgyzstan upon Peak Lenin subsequently learning many lessons, and closing with the Baruntse and Mera Peak expedition . These were the big milestones of
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from The Alpinist - newswire
C hris Baxter, adventurer and founder of Australia's Rock and Wild magazines, died February 28 after a protracted fight against leukemia. He was 64 years old. Baxter was a prolific explorer of Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. A longstanding figure in the Australian climbing community, Baxter established roughly 1,200 first ascents. He was equally dedicated to trekking. His fervor for the outdoors began as a child. Growing up in suburban Melbourne, Baxter and his three younger brothers spent their ...
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from Hot Aches Productions
New DVD! Our latest DVD will be available from the 19th October. Leading up to the release I'll be adding some teasers and telling a few of the stories behind this new DVD. For now here's a quick overview of what films are on the DVD: Slate Monkeys Set in the post industrial landscape of disused Welsh slate quarries, three very different climbers battle their way up some unusual climbing. Matt Segal, Hazel Findlay and Johnny Dawes take it in turn to crimp, palm, squirm and wriggle their way up the esoteric
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from The Adventure Blog
While we're on the subject of solo-circumnavigation attempts, we've got an update today on Laura Dekker, the 13-year old girl who Dutch authorities took into protective custody a few days back to prevent her from setting out on her on solo adventure. A panel of three Dutch judges has ruled that Laura's plan is "undeniably daring and risky" and has mandated that the teen under go psychological evaluation to determine her readiness for such a voyage. The state will maintain guardianship for two months, while
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