from The Adventure Blog
The winter attempt on Denali may be over for Lonnie Dupre , who was picked-up from Base Camp on Monday, but in the Karakoram, things are just getting started. Several teams have now settled into place and are working their routes in hopes of success during the coldest, harshest season of them all. On K2, the Russians are methodically sticking to their plan, and going about their work, in a professional and straightforward fashion. The weather has been less than cooperative so far, but that was to be ...
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from The Adventure Blog
The Russian team attempting to climb K2 this winter will soon be joined in the Karakoram by a few other teams who are setting their sights on other big peaks in Pakistan. All told, there will soon be two teams on Gasherbrum I and two others on Nanga Parbat, all of whom will be attempting to notch first winter ascents on those mountains. A Polish squad led by Artur Hajzer is amongst those hoping to top out on GI this season. They team is now en route to the mountain, where they expect winds to be in excess
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from Upskill Climbing
2009 was our first foray to the unknown delights of Vietnam and its limestone towers in Ha Long Bay. (You can find our 2009 trip reports and video here ). We had a stack of fun and I was particularly impressed by one limestone tower which had just two routes ( The Face 7b+ and License to Climb 7b). It was the most impressive and striking towers I'd seen in a bay which has over 2,000 limestone towers. After we left, I kept in the back of my mind the dream of establishing an extension to License to Climb ...
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from James Pearson
Since Canada I have been in real adventure mode; exploring, questing, learning, suffering, progressing and resting, usually in the middle of the mountains, with no phone or internet. The reason - Joy Division, a 20 pitch route on the Qualido wall, Val Di Mello. The result – sore muscles, sorer skin, and a fast track course in Big wall bumbling. A Brief History of the route... Climbing on Qualido dates back to 1978, and as expected, a whole host of mixed (aid and free) routes appeared over the next
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from Rock Climbing UK
Great video here featuring climbing coach for Make the Next Move, Simon Rawlinson on his project, Mortal Kombat. This is a first ascent on some seriously steep terrain. Well done Simon! If you would like to repeat Simons route, youll find it at Dinas Rock on the big roof. This roof has been breached once [...] Mortal Kombat F8a+ First Ascent is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK climbers. If you liked this post, you might also lik: New ROKT ...
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
In 2001, with about 6 months left in my degree, I dropped out of university, packed all my belongings into a duffel bag and a bike box, left my girlfriend behind and flew across the country to pursue my Olympic dream with the National Triathlon Centre in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. I arrived with two of my training partners from Kingston, Ontario on a cold and rainy January night with no place to stay and no real plans about how I was going to make it work. We were met at the airport by Simon ...
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from Upskill Climbing
Climbing in Vietnam’s spectacular Ha Long Bay Words Monique Forestier, Photos Simon Carter Lynn Hill and Todd Skinner bolted this line in the 90s. The sea gobbled up the stainless steel within a couple of years. After rebolting the line, Lee Cujes ascends Saigon Wall 7a. Photo: Simon Carter. Legend has it that many centuries ago fearless dragons protected the people of northern Vietnam from invaders by spitting 2153 ungraded diamonds into the sea, thus creating a sheltered haven in the bay. Nowadays, the
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from Stevie Haston
SECRETARY OF SPORT MR PULI AND SIMON ALDEN Bouldering comps are not my bag, but this Maltese meeting of climbers who used a comp as an excuse to pass a friendly day trying hard on some great stone, was very sweet. The Malta Climbing Club organized the event or happening with the support of some generous local sponsors and kind volunteers, they all need a big thank you but I think they know already. The event was held at Wied Hasan a very attractive wave of colourful rock just above a deep water soloing ...
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from Stevie Haston
Had a lot of fun yesterday, first Maltese bouldering comp, outdoor, well organize, nice people, and great venue for the slide show, thanks to Simon and all the climbers and scouts... Now running the Marathon, then more site seeing in Malta then Gozo... Photos from Simon Alden
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
A story by Ines Papert www.ines-papert.de | Text: Johanna Stöckl | Photos: Hans Hornberger www.hans-hornberger.de Während eines 8-tägigen Roadtripps durch Schottland, realisierten Ines Papert (Deutschland) and Charly Fritzer (Österreich) mit „Triple X“ und „Bavarinthia“ schwierige Erstbegehungen am Ben Nevis und am Coire an Lochain in den Cairngorms. Darüber hinaus gelangen Wiederholungen namhafter Routen. Nach ihrer Feuertaufe im letzten Jahr, machte sich die deutsche Alpinistin Ines Papert
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