from Stevie Haston
Got alotta letters asking about great runs, and rather than keep wasting my time replying, and changing my opinion, I thought I’d set it in stone. There are many great runs, but there is only one that rules them, but more of that later. First this planet of ours is still incredible in its beauty and diversity, so we should as citizens of the world, take notice, take part, and do our best to keep at least. some corners of it immaculate, as mountain runners I hope we do that, and don’t drop those little
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from Upskill Climbing
First things first, come meet our team. Team Upskill 2011 On this climbing camp we are blessed with a diverse group with a wide range of ages and experience. From Luke and Kurt, for whom Kalymnos is their first true taste of climbing outside the gym, to Dave Reeve who has been climbing since the 1950s when it was all about swami belts, hemp rope and hip belays! Day one was all about getting familiar with limestone climbing. Though the weather was hot, we knew where to head. The picturesque crag of Kasteli
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from The Adventure Blog
A team of adventurers is planning an epic expedition to the Antarctic in 2014 as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ernest Shackleton's attempt to cross the frozen continent. They intend to follow the same route that Shackleton had planned before his ship, the Endurance , became locked in the Antarctic ice, preventing the expedition from ever getting underway. The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Centenary Expedition 2014 doesn't expect to have that problem however, as they'll set out from the Falkland ...
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from Weekend Sherpa - Get outdoors in the Bay Area
With shorter days and Thanksgiving just around the corner, stretch your legs and see the changing season on any of these small wanders. Huddart Hankering Just off I-280 in the tony burg of Woodside is Huddart Park, a 972-acre respite with quiet trails curving through canyons and among stately second-growth redwoods. Picnic spots, grassy meadows, and a playground are all part of the attraction, but on a cool-weather weekend you might just have the place to yourself. For a good 4.5-mile hike with modest ups
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from UKClimbing.com News
In this Audio Podcast, playwright John Burns introduces Aleister Crowley, a hugely successful climber in the late 1800's and - a complete mad man.
"Aleister Crowley was one of the most controversial men of the 20th century, he was a mountaineer, a poet and a chess grand master but he is most remembered as the world's greatest expert on the occult, a man whose magical powers have no equal..."
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from Upskill Climbing
We awoke to another perfect day. After our big day at Poets , we aimed to downshift and do some volume. On the menu was the rather unassuming looking Dolphin Bay . Located on a headland near Kastelli , this white marble cliff requires either a steep scramble on scree, or an abseil to access. We chose the abseil for some extra spice. Some of the group hadn't abseiled for ages, so we did some rigging practice and set up different methods with autoblocks, Grigris, ATC's, munter hitches etc. All good learning.
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from Upskill Climbing
Guest blogger for today - Ronsley Vaz: "What does a good day of climbing mean? Does it mean that you've ticked a whole bunch of routes? Does it mean that you've onsighted your hardest route? Or, does it mean that you've made it to the bottom of the crag alive? I know everyone will have a different definition, but for me yesterday wasn't a good day ... it was a great day! Let me explain... We woke up in much the same fashion, breakfast at nine and talking about the climbing for the day. We looked out the
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from Upskill Climbing
Team #1 is on the island and climbing is in effect! Day 1 saw us at Arhi sector (Greek for beginning) which seemed like the perfect place to start. Arhi is a huge orange bowl filled with hard routes, with easier offerings of the grey curtains of limestone on either side. The group began by sampling some of the grey slabs at around the 6a-6b grade, which were met with either delight or mock-revulsion. Soft fingertip skin was punished mercilessly. Glenn achieved his hardest ever flash with Mofeta 6c+/7a , a
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from UKClimbing.com News
Calling all film-makers and poets.
We have a two new competitions to exercise your creative skills.
One a poetry contest, one a video advert competition. The topic - MIDGES . The Product - The Outdoor Research Bug Bucket (and Sun hat). The prizes are substantial: Ten Outdoor Research Bug Buckets and £500 in additional Outdoor Research gear.
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from gravsports
First off, some poetry. I'm normally not a big poetry fan, but have a listen to this . I think it's pretty good writing about living a risky life. If that link doesn't highlight Nanci Lee's poem then scroll down to listen to her Icarus poem. Yeah Icarus! I heard Nanci Lee perform it on satellite radio while driving back from Jasper, it actually got me fired up to listen to it again. I haven't listened to any of the other poems on that page, one good success with poetry is a good day for me. Here in the ...
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