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This past Wednesday, which marked the 100th anniversary of Amundsen first reaching the South Pole, was a major milestone in the 2011 Antarctic season. For several teams, it was the end point of their expeditions, as they had hoped to make it to the Pole in time for the celebration. For other skiers, it was a day to reflect, take stock of their progress, and consider all of the brave men and women who had traveled this route before them. For one team, the Antarctic 1911-2011 squad, Wednesday was most ...
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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Roald Amundsen, and his team, at the South Pole. To commemorate the event, I have posted a lengthy article about the race between Amundsen and his chief rival, Robert Falcon Scott, on Gadling this morning. You can read it here . Most of you already know the story of course. Amundsen, who employed techniques and skills that he learned from the Inuit tribes in the Arctic, was able to use sled dogs and a shorter approach to beat Scott to the Pole. The tragic
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from The Adventure Blog
A century after he made his historic run, the shadow of Roald Amundsen looms large this week in the Antarctic, where many of the South Pole skiers are no doubt thinking about the Norwegian explorer who went before them. Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary of Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole, where a ceremony is planned to honor his achievement. That ceremony will kick off a month of remembrance for the triumph and tragedy that was the Amundsen-Scott battle for the Pole. One team that hopes to be in
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from INCLINED
Cant make it to Boulder for the IFSC World Cup Climbing Comp this weekend? Stay tuned to the action by following the Club on Twitter (@americanalpine). Information Marketing Director Erik Lambert will be tweeting all the details from the event on Sunday night! The Club is a World Cup Partner this year. In addition to sponsoring the event, the Clubs Executive Director Phil Powers will be speaking at Fridays Opening Ceremonies, and the AAC will have a booth at the event throughout the weekend. Curious ...
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from The Alpinist - newswire
The alpine community has lost a giant. Walter Bonatti died of cancer last night. He was eighty-one. Perhaps the finest alpinist there has ever been. -Doug Scott Walter Bonatti is gone. After eight decades of life the Italian climber passed away in Rome. Born on June 22, 1930 in Bergamo in Italy Bonatti burst onto the climbing stage at the age of eighteen with the fourth ascent of the north face of the Grandes Jorasses (4208m), one of the great north faces of the Alps. Three years later he made the first
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from Climber's Blog
Running is a key element of many Native American cultures in New Mexico, says Joe Spring, whos been working on Run to the East, a new documentary currently on the film fest circuit. Children in both the Zia and Navajo cultures start running at a very young age, and its included in their ceremonies. For [...]
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from UKClimbing.com News
The Piolets d'or 2011 ceremony was held in Chamonix, France over the weekend of the 16th and 17th of April. The prestigious golden ice axe has been awarded to the Japanese 'Mount Logan' expedition and also the Belgian/USA/UK 'Greenland Big Walls' expedition.
Here we see the winners and the award ceremony in a gallery of photographs.
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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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from The Adventure Blog
It has been a busy couple of days at Everest Base Camp where the teams have been arriving steadily since late last week. They spent the first few days making themselves at home, resting up, and taking acclimatization treks up near Kala Pattar, which is close to BC on the South Side of the mountain. While the teams made themselves comfortable in what will be their home for the next six weeks, the Sherpas have been very busy. The Ice Doctors built the route through the Khumbu Icefall last week, and now ...
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from The Adventure Blog
With the Antarctic season winding down, it's almost time to start looking ahead to the North Pole season which will come in the spring. Much like their Antarctic counterparts, Arctic explorers will head North across vast ice fields in hopes of reaching the Pole via skis. This year, there may be a royal adventurer going along for the journey. According to this story from AOL News , Britain's Prince Harry is hoping to join a 200-mile trek to the North Pole, which is set to get underway in late March from the
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