from The Alpinist - newswire
Proposed Changes to Climbing Regulations in the Black Canyon The management of the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, CO, is being reevaluated. Since 2004 climbing in the park has been regulated under the Interim Climbing Management Plan, a temporary set of policies that governed the park's activities until an environmental assessment was completed. Upon completion of the environmental assessment, the National Park Service has revised the management policies for the entire park, to ...
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from Dave MacLeod Climbing
We finished our new route in the Peak District a day early, so I had time after all to make it to the Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival . That was the 9 th EMFF and I was glad I didn’t miss it as it always provides a fresh dose of inspiration and an atmosphere. As a speaker or climber featured in a good few films, I’ve been to a lot of mountain festivals but I’d have to say Edinburgh is my favourite. A lot of that is down to Stevie Christie managing to strike the right note with the vibe, films, ...
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from High Places
Greetings, this is in no way meant for any bad intent! Anybody trapped in a high rise would love another option. If this is a re-hashed subject please disregard. Someone in your field Im sure has already thought of this, to sell base jumping (alternate escape) chutes or some kind of modified gear to anyone [...]
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from The Adventure Blog
I would think that the last thing you'd want to do while BASE jumping is run into problems with your gear, aka the parachute that keeps you from plummeting to your death. Especially while riding something called "The Death Swing." But that's what happens in the video below, which I present as Exhibit A in the Case For Why I'll Never Go BASE Jumping. Thanks to the Goat for sharing! BASE Jump Chute Failure, Miracle Save! from Rock Ice on Vimeo .
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from High Places
Ive been in Europe for a month, base jumping and climbing, a trip partly inspired by an invitation to the Cortina inCroda climbing festival in Italy. We started in Switzerland, jumping in Lauterbrunnen, Kandersteg Valley and Walenstadt and then moved over to Chamonix (where we saw Mont Blanc for about two minutes in a four [...]
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from The Adventure Blog
Last week, Russian mountaineer and BASE Jumper Valery Rozov climbed up Mont Blanc, perhaps the most famous peak in Europe, and jumped off the Italian side of the mountain. According to Red Bull , the sponsor for the event, he then proceeded to make an 800 meters (2625 ft) free fall in his wingsuit, before opening his chute and drifting gently to the ground. Watching the video of the jump below, it's clear that he didn't go to the summit, but he did climb a big wall on the mountain, where he finds a small
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from The Adventure Blog
Looking for a bit of an adrenaline boost to get you started this morning? Then check out the video below, which features all kinds of high altitude craziness, including BASE jumping, high lining, and a whole host of other activities that I didn't even know existed. The highlight? The last guy BASE jumping off a cliff, to swing on a line out into the air, then releasing himself to parachute back to Earth. Just watch, it'll make more sense! Thanks to reader Emmanuel for sending this in.
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from High Places
Four years into base, Im beginning to understand how air and wind are like waterbut they are invisible. Base jumping in Moab, done the way I choose to do it, is almost completely about understanding the air and wind conditions of the place you are going, rather than the place you are in the moment. [...]
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from Climber's Blog
The nice thing about BASE jumping is that it makes measurably less hazardous pursuits like dodging avalanches and hucking your freeride bike look like kindergarten play. See, Mom, at least Im not BASE jumping, you might say, and then your mom will say, Okay then, honey, you go have fun. Mind the tree wells and [...]
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from High Places
Just saw your awesome video on the gopro site and was wondering how many years of skydiving you did before you started base jumping and THEN, how long were you base jumping until you were getting into the wing suits? My dream would be to base off of a tandem paraglider someday and MAYBE get [...]
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