from 2010 Mountaineering Season
He really did do more than eat potato chips and surf the web. We are saying goodbye to Jack today. He's been around here the last few months...taking a mountaineering course, digging holes, hauling dirt and other duties as assigned...climbing Denali and now he's off for greener (warmer?) pastures in the Lower 48. Safe travels and have fun...from the AMS crew.
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Bruce Miller and I spent nine days on Longs Peak between July 27 and August 26 establishing a new free route (not yet named) up the center of the Diamond. We climbed the first four pitches of the Enos Mills Wall (V 5.11 A3), already freed at 5.10, with a short new leftward traverse to a stance. We then added a new 45-foot face traverse pitch that climbs leftward into a prominent right-facing corner on Jack of Diamonds (V 5.10c A4). We added two bolts and one pin on this 5.11+ traverse. The route overhangs
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from Liverpool Echo - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Heavy fogs have always cast a spooky pall on the popular imagination. Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper are wreathed in coils of dark fog in 19th Century London. When the master sleuth headed for the country, the menace of...
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from The Adventure Blog
Yesterday the National Geographic Society presented Alexander Graham Bell Medals to two men who have had a lasting and undeniable impact on the field of geography. The honorees were Dr. Roger Tomlinson, who has been called "the father of geographic information systems (GIS)," and Jack Dangermond, a pioneer in the area of spatial analysis methods. The prestigious awards are named after for the famous inventor who also served as the second president of the National Geographic Society. The medals are given
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from The Adventure Blog
Next Monday marks the start of the 2010 Badwater Ultramarathon , and iconic race amongst the endurance crowd. The 135 mile route runs from the heart of Death Valley, one of the hottest places on the planet, up tothe Portals on Mt. Whitney, gaining 8580 feet in the process. This is one of the toughest footraces on the planet, and the athletes will run for hours on end to cover the distances. It is a grueling test of endurance to be sure, and even the best ultra runners, at the top of their game, struggle
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from Life in the Vertical
Jack from V12 Outdoors on the ultra classic Heel hook traverse. Jacks routing exploits can been found on Dave Nodens Blog.
LLion runs up the heel hook traverse, all part of the essential cromlech circuit
Llion shows good shapes on the bog traverse
Llion sets up for the worrying top out above of the bog traverse
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from James Pearson
Since coming back home from England, I have just been training training training! Good for me because I'm feeling strong and fit, but bad for you because its even more boring for you to read about it, than it is for me to write about it, than it is to actually do it! So today I thought I would write a little about the other little adventurous journey I have been taking - that of becoming a better free-skier :) I began skiing a few years ago after being what I would call a competent snowboarder (by that i
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from Kevin Jorgeson
So, I just spent a week and half in Bishop testing the new prototypes (5 made in all) with the Asana Team. We compiled a bunch of great feedback that will only make the pad better. I will spare you the details for now, until we have the next prototype finished next week. Then you can see the changes for yourself. We have improvements being made to nearly every element of the pad, really dialing it in. I'd say that our first prototype was about 85% of the way there. The last 15% is coming from fine tuned
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from Sean McColl
Its been decided, Im heading down to Bishop during my Spring break. As most of you probably know, the 2010 Olympics are going to be held in Vancouver in under two weeks now. Theyve already started shutting down roads for the Olympics as well as jack up parking fees. Theyre trying to [...]
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from Weekend Sherpa - Get outdoors in the Bay Area
With Halloween behind us, the hectic holiday season is coming. Make sure to mix in a little me-time over the next several weeks with any of these accessible outings. Holiday Mixer Quick Camp: November offers pockets of great weather along the coast. Take advantage by grabbing a first-come first-served campsite at one of the best destinations in the state: Big Sur. SLO Cal: Between Nor Cal and So Cal, theres SLO Cal. San Luis Obispos vibrant college-town atmosphere and multitude of outdoor activitieslike
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