from The Adventure Blog
Prior to taking a holiday-hiatus, I had written several times about an ongoing conflict that was brewing inside the Explorers Club . The gist of the story, which you can read about here , here , and here , was that some members of the club, particularly those on the prestigious Flag and Honors Committee, were dissatisfied with the leadership of the organization, with EC President Lorie Karnath receiving the brunt of the criticism. I won't rehash the entire story again, but would urge you to check out the
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from The Adventure Blog
One of the stories I've been following over the past few weeks has been reports of serious infighting going on at the Explorers Club , an organization that has been around for more than a hundred years and has counted such notable explorers as Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary amongst its ranks. Today, a story appeared in the New York Post that gives us a further glimpse at what is going on behind closed doors at the venerable institution. You can read the Post article by clicking here , but in a ...
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from The BMC News
Sadly, Alan Blackshaw, past President of the BMC (1973-1976), died on Thursday 4 August 2011 at Raigmore hospital in Inverness
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from The Adventure Blog
After posting my previous story last night on the unusual happenings at the Explorers Club ,I've now had a second source come forward to fill in more of the details and I've also spoken with an official from the Club itself.This is definitely an evolving story right now, with two very different perspectives of this situation. I'll try to best relate the details as they have been conveyed to me from both sides. First, I'll tell you what I heard back from the Club itself after I placed a phone call yesterday
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from Stevie Haston
Trad climbing’s survival in a material world, by Stevie umpayed Haston. Trad climbing is certainly doomed from what I have seen lately, the once and only way to climb is now just a circus side show! The free climbing ethic grew very slowly over many years until it became established in its proper form in the 1970s, there were many fight arguments and discussions along the way. There were also great climbers and some great impassioned ascents that showed that it was all possible. Out of the many examples
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from The Adventure Blog
The New York Times has posted a story and video on speed climbing in the world of mountaineering and takes a look at the approach to climbing, which inherently brings some risks for those who choose to go faster in the mountains. The article mentions or quotes a number of big name climbers, including Steve House, who has a few harsh things to say about the approach, saying that speed records are for stroking someone's "ego." The Times also interviews Chad Kellogg about his attempts at a speed record on ...
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from UKClimbing.com News
Keywords:
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Well known British climbers Mick Fowler and Dave Turnbull are off to the remote far west of Nepal in October to attempt an unclimbed 6,000m peak.
Fowler - president of the Alpine Club - works for HM Revenue and Customs in the United Kingdom and manages to fit his expeditions around a full time job. He will be using over half of his annual leave entitlement for this trip.
Dave Turnbull is the British Mountaineering Council's (
) chief executive.
Fowler commented on their...
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from UKClimbing.com News
'The key challenge is the enormous threat to the mountain landscape from developers.' So says Brian Linington, newly elected President of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland
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from UKClimbing.com News
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It is with great sadness that the announces the death of Alan Blackshaw on Thursday 4th August 2011 at Inverness hospital.
Alan was President of the BMC (1973 - 1976), a BMC Patron (since 1978), and a specialist advisor to the BMC Access, Conservation and Environment Group.
He was perhaps best known for the book Mountaineering from Hillwalking to Alpine Climbing (1966) published by Penguin books that many people simply called Blackshaw's Mountaineering. ...
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from The Alpinist - newswire
The 2011 Piolet d'Or recipients were announced today at the ceremonies in Chamonix, France. In its nineteenth year, the award is presented by the French magazine Montagnes , and the Groupe de Haute Montagne (GHM). The award recognizes the finest mountaineering accomplishment of the year using a criterion of style, commitment, difficulty and ethics. For past two years, the Piolet d'Or has been a constant topic of controversy. Climbers have questioned the award's motivation, process and the ethics that the
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