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Major New Climbing Film

This year's major film project is about to commence. We are shortly heading to the island of Hoy with Dave Macleod and Andy Turner to film an ambitious ascent of the Long Hope Route on St John's Head. The Long Hope Route, Pic Dave MacLeod, Click to enlarge But first, a bit of history. The Long Hope Route was first climbed in 1970 by Ed Drummond and Oliver Hill. They spent 7 days on the wall, sleeping on ledges and in hammocks, and several of the 23 pitches involved some aiding. A first free ascent was made


Powder Ghost Towns, Part II

Heres clip No. 2 from Pete Bronskis Powder Ghost Towns series, featuring three more abandoned Colorado ski resorts: Marble, Seven Utes, and Hidden Valley. Our mystery resort this week, which several readers quickly guessed, was Hidden Valley in present-day Rocky Mountain National Park. A bit of history from Pete Bronski: The earliest skiing here took place on [...]