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 Happiegrrrl Climbing
My friend left her car with me for the month of July, while she sublet my place in Manhattan. She did it partly so her vehicle would get some exercise while she was away, but mostly as a gift to me, since I do not have one. I was a bit reluctant to accept the thing, partly because I couldn't help but feeling responsible for it's welfare, imagining some unforeseen accident not of my fault but damaging the car nonetheless. But mostly because I must have know in my heart that, though I said I'd use it only
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from Whipper Online Climbing Magazine
Easter Sunday dawned and I was on the road early for my mission to pop my cherry. Yep, that’s right, it was time and the goddess was calling.
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from ScottSemple.com
In our house we eat a lot of fruit. We tear through cherries, raspberries, strawberries, apples and bananas faster than we can buy them. Grapes in particular rarely last the day.
Unless they have seeds.
Last week we tried a different kind of grape. They were tasty, fresh and crunchy; everything a good grape should be. But [...]
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from The Adventure Blog
I haven't posted an update on Katie Spotz since she set out on her trans-Atlantic row, but I can assure you that she is making good progress. According to an update that came across her Twitter feed yesterday, she has now rowed more than 1287 miles, leaving her with "just" 1270 more to go. You may recall that Katie set out from Senegal, along the West Coast of Africa, back on January 3rd with the intent of arriving in Guyana, South America. Initial estimates suggested that it would take the 22-year old ...
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from Upskill Climbing
Our two April 2010 climbing camps have booked out, so here's another bite at the cherry... Upskill Climbing Rockclimbing Kalymnos Mini-Camps May and early June 2010 Mini-camp? Yep. Instead of two weeks duration like our platinum climbing camps, these mini camps offer five days of climbing with a focus on your improvement. Short, sharp, and affordable! Who is this for? Perhaps you're coming to Kalymnos for two weeks at this time, and just want a tune up to take your climbing to the next level. Join us for
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from Dream Guides Latest News Blog
Its taken a long time to come round but finally the Dream Guides Manaslu team set off to Nepal over the weekend. Speaking to Guy in Kathmandu he said the team where in great spirts and looking fwd to getting to Base Camp later this week despite the long flight over to Nepal. With Bonita and Emma on the team we are hoping to make the first British female ascent of the mountain (to the true summit). With them will be Lynette from Australia as well as Dream Guides leaders Guy and Rob. Its a strong team and we
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from West Coast Mountain Guides
Carn Dearg Meadhonach East Ridge Hi Alan, Just got home from a fantastic week in bonnie Scotland. Thank you so much for including our little venture onto Carn Dearg Meadhonach and then the CMD etc, on your fantastic web site. I have been taking summer and winter trips to Scotland for the past thirteen years and have always monitored your web page for the conditions. (especially for winter)I have found it an invaluable winter planning tool. Pre computer I would ring you and you always seemed eager to help.
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