from The Adventure Blog
With the fall Himalaya season finally winding down (There were a few late summits on Manaslu ), the adventure community will next turn its eyes to the Antarctic, where things are just now starting to ramp up. Over the course of the next few weeks, explorers, both solo and in teams, will descend on Punta Arenas, Chile, where they'll take care of all of their last minute preparations beforehopping a flight aboard an ALE plane to the frozen continent. Some of those explorers will be headed to the South Pole
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from The Adventure Blog
Two Australian Adventurers,James Castrission and Justin Jones, have announced their intentions to ski unsupported to the South Pole and then return to their starting point along the Antarctic coast later this year in an effort to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the famous Amundsen-Scott race to the Pole. The duo plan to begin their expedition, which they've dubbed Crossing The Ice , this October. They estimate that it will take upwards of three months for them to cover the 2200km (1367 miles) on foot,
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from The Adventure Blog
As widely reported last week, Tyler Hamilton was on the CBS news show 60 Minutes over the weekend, where he recounted tales of performance enhancing drug use by Lance Armstrong and other members of the U.S. Postal Team which dominated the Tour de France a decade ago. If you missed the report, and want to catch-up, a transcript and several videos are available by clicking here . During the interview, Hamilton talked about the use of EPO, testosterone, and even blood transfusions that he, and his teammates,
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from Online Climbing Coach
NB: This article used to live in the articles section of my old site. I’ve reposted it here since it was really popular. Note that it’s nearly ten years old now! Background Sport climbing is the branch of rock climbing involving routes protected by pre-placed anchor bolts. The explosion in popularity of sport climbing and organised competitions have prompted a significant rise in participation and standards in recent decades. The focus of this new discipline is the athletic and competitive aspects of
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from UKClimbing.com News
Erik Lambert of Alpinist.com reports:
Mt. Ashley, the highest peak in northwestern South Georgia, has been climbed for the first time on record by Caradoc "Crag" Jones of Wales and Skip Novak, an American citizen living in South Africa.
The 1145-meter peak is relatively accessible from the coast but had received little attention previously, as it lies outside the Allardyce and Salvesen ranges.
In late October the pair, perennial visitors to the island over the last two decades,...
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Mt. Ashley, the highest peak in northwestern South Georgia, has been climbed for the first time on record by Caradoc "Crag" Jones of Wales and Skip Novak, an American resident living in South Africa. The 1145-meter peak is relatively accessible from the coast but had received little attention previously, as it lies outside the Allardyce and Salvesen ranges. In late October the pair, perennial visitors to the island over the last two decades, returned once more aboard Novak's yacht, Pelagic Australis . They
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