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Black Diamond athletes Kate Rutherford and Brittany Griffith hiked in to the High Sierras famed Incredible Hulk to have a go at the 1200-foot granite wall’s prime line, Venturi Effect.
Author: BD
Climber: Kate Rutherford and Brittany Griffith
Location: US
Language: EN
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from DreamInVertical
You know those days when everything just clicks into place? Ive been having more of those recently I first saw Tales of Power in the extras on the Sharp End Madeleine Sorkin and Kate Rutherford were climbing a steep, beautiful thin hands splitter in Yosemite. This is the kind of line I just cant [...]
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Recently, a six-day weather window afforded a gathering of climbers in Patagonia the chance to tackle numerous objectives in the Fitz Roy, Pollone and Cerro Torre Massifs. Between February 7 and 13, teams put up a variety of first ascents, FFAs, significant attempts and variations. "Apparently the weather would stay good for several more days, which had compelled some folks to wait and plan bigger objectives, and others to try and to cram back-to-back climbs," climber Blake Herrington wrote in his blog. On
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from www.arareko.net
Brittany Griffith, Kate Rutherford, Mikey Schaefer and Jonathan Thesenga recently returned from a jungle expedition to Acopan Tepui in Gran Sabana, Venezuela. From February 11-19, the Americans established 10 Pounds of Tequila (5.12, 1,100) all-free up the northern end of the tepuis east face.
Tepuis, the sandstone walls that rise from the canopy of northern South [...]
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Brittany Griffith, Kate Rutherford, Mikey Schaefer and Jonathan Thesenga recently returned from a jungle expedition to Acopan Tepui in Gran Sabana, Venezuela. Over about a week, the Americans established 10 Pounds of Tequila (5.12, 1,100') all-free up the northern end of the tepui's east face. Tepuis, the sandstone walls that rise from the canopy of northern South America, are notoriously difficult to protect; as a result, most hard routes sport numerous bolts. However, this team kept their bolt kit on ...
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Six teams, detailed below, have been announced as this year's Mugs Stump Award winners. In the spirit of the award, grant recipients will attempt some of the world's most striking climbing objectives in fast, light and clean style. "The applications received for 2010 included many strong teams with objectives in far-flung corners of the mountaineering world, from Alaska to Pakistan, and Greenland to Tibet," said Michael Kennedy, editor-in-chief of Alpinist and one of the founders of the Mugs Stump Award.
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from www.arareko.net
Keywords:
Painted Giraffe,
Namibia,
Africa,
7,000 feet,
rugged mountain passes,
108-degree temperatures,
Southeastern Africa,
1300-foot Orabeskopf Wall,
Namibia's highest peak,
Majka Burhardt
Majka Burhardt, Peter Doucette, and Kate Rutherford have climbed two new big wall routes: Southern Crossing (V 5.11+) and Painted Giraffe (V 5.9+), on the 1300-foot Orabeskopf Wall in Southeastern Africa. The massive golden, granite wall is located on the Brandberg, Namibia's highest peak, with a summit just over 7,000 feet. But that’s only part of the story. There’s also a 2,000+ year-old painted giraffe, 108-degree temperatures, eight days at 15km/hour over washboard roads, scorpions, laser sharp ...
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