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Cortina

from High Places
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Walenstadt, Cortina inCroda climbing festival, Kandersteg Valley, Lauterbrunnen, invitation, base jumping, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, Italy, Switzerland

Image from Google Ive been in Europe for a month, base jumping and climbing, a trip partly inspired by an invitation to the Cortina inCroda climbing festival in Italy. We started in Switzerland, jumping in Lauterbrunnen, Kandersteg Valley and Walenstadt and then moved over to Chamonix (where we saw Mont Blanc for about two minutes in a four [...]

published: 9 months ago | downloaded: 9 months ago | 54 views
related: Italia!, Switzerland Video

Jungfrau

from High Places
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Jungfrau, short start, Jungfrau jump, 190 meters, Jungfrau jump in Lauterbrunnen, past visits, Lauterbrunnen, suit, meters, feet

Image from Google The Jungfrau jump in Lauterbrunnen is one I have always dreamed of doing. In past visits, I didnt think I was ready for it. It is known for having a short start, 190 meters. This means that you have to exit correctly and get your suit flying immediately because its less than 600 feet to [...]

published: 10 months ago | downloaded: 10 months ago | 56 views

Lord of the Rings and Climbing

from Mountains and Water
Keywords:
Rings, Climbing, book, act, appeal, connections, Mithril, Lord of the Rings, Lord, idea

The Dave Graham problem Mithril 8b at Cresciano from Moon Climbing . Periodically I reread the classic fantasy trilogy by JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. For some reason, this year I was really struck by the impact this book has had on climbing. Granted that climbers can be a nerdy bunch, but a search of route names in the US and abroad shows a prevalence of borrowing that no other work of literature can compare to. In the quite literally Misty Mountains of New Hampshire, route after route was directly

published: about 1 year ago | downloaded: about 1 year ago | 220 views
related: Pre-Great Climb interview, Eric Hörst's Maximum Climbing: A Review, Everest Getting More Dangerous, Expensive To Climb, The point of climbing in the UK, New in the shop - Hell and Back and the Scottish yearbook

Swiss Fly

from High Places
Keywords:
wingsuit off cliffs, nearby Kandersteg Valley, deeper into base, Swiss Fly, weeks in Switzerland, Lauterbrunnen, wingsuit, focus, cliffs, Switzerland

Image from Google I spent the last two weeks in Switzerland, flying my wingsuit off cliffs. Sorry for being a little MIA on my blog. Its easy to sink deeper and deeper into base, and sometimes hard to take the focus elsewhere. On this trip, I made several visits to the nearby Kandersteg Valley, which neighbors Lauterbrunnen. I [...]

published: about 1 year ago | downloaded: about 1 year ago | 65 views
related: Want To Blog Your Way Around the World?, ClimbingBlogs.com ~ That's a Good Link List!, Switzerland Video

United Loses BASE Gear

from High Places
Keywords:
art courtesty, United Loses BASE Gear, wingsuit off giant cliffs, art courtesty of @iamboat, @iamboat, giant cliffs, Lauterbrunnen, video footage, wingsuit, great trip

Image from Google (art courtesty of @iamboat) Well, it was a great trip to Lauterbrunnen. So great I didnt even have time to blog about it for the three weeks I was there, because I was so busy flying my wingsuit off giant cliffs and shooting lots of awesome/hilarious (at least to me) video footage. We finally got to [...]

published: over 2 years ago | downloaded: over 2 years ago | 58 views