from The Alpinist - newswire
2012 MUGS STUMP AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED Ventura, CA (January 9, 2012)-- The recipients of the 2012 Mugs Stump Award were announced today. The award, sponsored by Alpinist Magazine, Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd., Mountain Gear, Patagonia, Inc., and W.L. Gore Associates, Inc., was created in 1992 in memory of Mugs Stump, one of North America's most visionary climbers. In the 20 years since its inception, the Mugs Stump Award has provided $324,000 in grants to small teams pursuing climbing objectives that
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from Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton
Introduction This blog is to mark the expedition to climb Mera Peak and Baruntse and all the events that subsequently unfolded. Since making a crazy return from the Himalayas on the 17 th November, the last few weeks have been nothing short of hectic. I have struggled to completely piece this blog together, since how do explain the euphoria of reaching a summit such as Baruntse, or even Mera Peak and the Amphu Labtsa, when I can’t totally understand the feelings myself. Ironically, I found writing the
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from The Alpinist - newswire
On September 30, 2011, Italian climbers Marco and Herve Barmasse, a father and son from Northern Italy, established a new route on the southeast face of Signalkuppe (4554m), a peak in the Monte Rosa massif. The 800-m route (ED) signifies the end of Herve Barmasse's "Exploring the Alps" project, in which he put up new routes on three of the range's most prominent peaks--the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and finally Monte Rosa. Signalkuppe is rarely visited. The first ascent of this peak was completed in 1906 by
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from The Adventure Blog
A memorial service was held yesterday for Koreanclimbers Park Young-Seok, Shin Dong-Min, and Kang Ki-Seok, who went missing on Annapurna last month. The three men were attempting to scale the mountain along a new route, but turned back before reaching the summit when they encountered treacherous conditions. They radioed back to Base Camp that they were descending, but were never heard from again. Hundreds of mourners attended the memorial, including mountaineer Kim Jae-Bong, who was rescued by Park while
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from The Adventure Blog
Explorers Web is reporting that search parties on Annapurna called off their efforts to find three missing Korean climbers on Friday after finding no trace of the men.Park Young Seok, Dong-Min Shin and Gi-Seok Gang all went missing a few weeks back after they made an attempt to summit the 8091 meter (26,545 ft) peak late in the Fall season. The last anyone heard from them was on October 18th, when they radioed their Base Camp to let their support team know that they were turning back after encountering ...
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from The Adventure Blog
Yesterday I reported that Explorers Web had the scoop on a late season attempt on Annapurna, in which a team of three Korean climbers were planning making a summit bid tomorrow. Today, it seems, the news from the mountain could be grim, as ExWeb now reports that the team's leader could be missing. The details are still a bit sketchy, but it seems that the team experienced bad weather on their ascent and elected to turn back. What happened after that remains a mystery at the moment, but local reports seem
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from Climbing Narcissist
While the discovery and development of new boulders in Wyoming and elsewhere has gotten a lot of attention of late, its instructive to remember that many times the quest for new rock and new problems doesnt always work out like we hope: Honestly, while I would never like to return to the Not Worth It [...] The Not Worth It Boulders from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: Worth The Wait Searching For New BouldersWith Computers?? Hard, Unrepeated American Boulders
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from Climbing Narcissist
Despite some challenging conditions Dai Koyamanda, Adam Ondra and Daniel Woods have all been getting it done on the boulders of Switzerland of late. Swiss Bouldering News From Koyamada, Ondra Woods from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: In Search Of Time Lost (V15) Repeated By Dai Koyamada Daniel Woods On Fire In Switzerland Koyamada, Others Doing Their Thing In Switzerland 2 Swiss V15s For Adam Ondra Daniel Woods Arkansas Bouldering Update Ondra Flashes 2 ...
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from The Mountain Library
Published: 2001 Reading style: medium/hard Images: 8 pages – colour The Caucasus is a land whose jagged terrain points starkly to the regions rich but bloody past and to a present that is no less troubled. Award-winning author Nicholas Griffin combines narrative history with travelogue as he explores the Caucasus in search of the [...]
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
Forrest grew up in the mountains and is the product of a life spent in the outdoors. Born in Klamath Falls, Oregon, he and his family moved to Mount Shasta when he was three. With a ski resort fifteen minutes from his home and parents that worked at the resort, it was natural that Forrest took to skiing at an early age. Forrest's early focus in skiing was geared towards ski racing. During high school, Forrest won two high school state championships and was the 1998 USSA J1 Jr. Olympic Champion in the ...
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