from Kelly Cordes
When it comes to safety and systems, shouldn’t we think as objectively as possible? I think so, and I try. I suppose there’s “that one time when…” fear that can affect our thinking, or a “that looks sketchy!” impulse that can override rational thought. But exceptions and extreme examples shouldn’t cloud our thinking with climbing [...]
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from The Adventure Blog
In an interview for 60 Minutes that is set to air on Sunday, retired professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton says that he witnessed seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong use EPO to preparation for the race in 1999, the year that Armstrong won his first Tour. Hamilton further alleges that the doping continued for the next two seasons as well, which was the length of his contract on the U.S. Postal Team. According to this story at ESPN.com , Hamilton is quoted as saying:"I saw (EPO) in his ...
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from The Adventure Blog
It has been a couple of weeks since we had any kind of update on the Elephant Ivory Project , the expedition that is being conducted by Trip Jennings and Andy Maser, who are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in an effort to put a halt to the illegal ivory trade. Trip and Andy went to the Congo to venture deep into the bush, where they hoped to collect plenty of samples of elephant dung that they could use to build a "DNA map" of the region. That map could hold the key to shutting down poachers, as
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from Climber's Blog
TO BE HONEST, Id forgotten about Fred Syversen, the Norwegian free skier, but then someone sent me a link to Freds inadvertent 352-foot world record cliff jump and I thought it might be good to dust off his story. Fred was just skiing along, as we all have at one time or another, when he [...]
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from Jon Glassberg
Here is our first video from the Swiss tour! Chironico boulders!!! We climbed a bit with Dai Koyomada as he was working Big Paw (V15) and Carlo sent the stand called Boogalagga (V13). I am really close and just need to stick the first move one time and its in the bag! Can not wait [...]
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from Weekend Sherpa - Get outdoors in the Bay Area
Next Thursday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day and many National Parks are waiving their entrance fees. Here are a few California classics worth calling in sick for. Desert Dreams November is one of the best times of year to visit the lower 48s largest national park, Death Valley. Its a place to revel in calming solitude, ancient beauty, warm daytime temperatures (November averages in the mid-70s), and very few people. Get acquainted with the parks charms by driving the 2.5-mile Twenty Mule Team Canyon Road, which
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from The Adventure Blog
Nationally syndicated columnist Stephen Regenold, better known by his pseudonym The Gear Junkie , wrote an interesting piece today entitled An Open Letter To: Adventure Race Directors , in which he offers up some advice to the organizers of the sport. The article is filled with a number of suggestions on how to improve adventure racing and make it more accessible to both athletes and the general public, something the sport has struggled with for some time. Stephen has quite of bit of experience both ...
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from High Places
Hi Steph, I read somewhere that you considered becoming a classical pianist at one time. Im not sure where youd find the time nowadays to play the piano, but do you still have any interest in playing classical music, or is that mostly in the past? Best wishes, Patrick Hi Patrick, I studied piano from [...]
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from High Places
Hi Steph, I read somewhere that you considered becoming a classical pianist at one time. Im not sure where youd find the time nowadays to play the piano, but do you still have any interest in playing classical music, or is that mostly in the past? Best wishes, Patrick Hi Patrick, Music is a huge [...]
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from Mountains and Water
As the fall semester picks up, time will be short and climbing trips strategic in nature. The seemingly ample leisure of an afternoon teetering across the talus of Chaos Canyon may have to give way to more focused endeavors. I have been trying to lay foundations for success by getting better acquainted with several potentially doable projects, the most recent of which is Element of Surprise. I went back up to Lower Chaos on Friday with Jenn Fields, the outdoor recreation columnist for the Colorado Daily
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