from SAIS Northern Cairngorms
The cloud level was low today so here is a view as we peered out through the clouds of the ski area and Loch Morlich White out at 1000m, drifting snow built up to 3cm within half an hour.
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from Stevie Haston
Trad climbing’s survival in a material world, by Stevie umpayed Haston. Trad climbing is certainly doomed from what I have seen lately, the once and only way to climb is now just a circus side show! The free climbing ethic grew very slowly over many years until it became established in its proper form in the 1970s, there were many fight arguments and discussions along the way. There were also great climbers and some great impassioned ascents that showed that it was all possible. Out of the many examples
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from Happiegrrrl Climbing
It all started, I believe, when I decided to buy a twenty-pound propane cylinder to use for a Mr. Heater unit in the cabin and for cooking fuel while on this southwest tour. Back in October, I went to the Agway in New Paltz and they had only one unit left. I bought it, slightly upset at the price, which was something like $25. Unfilled. When I got the cylinder home, the first night I hooked it up to the Mr. Heater and could not make it work. Not a good omen. A few days later I called the company, assuming
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from Dynamove
By 12 oclock, our 7:15 flight was looking increasingly unlikely. Every hour, they delayed it one more hour, and this was the last day we could get out there in time to get to Kala Pattar and back with still one days leeway in case of delays on the return. I reckon we go for plan B, I sighed. Lise was not giving up so easily. Maybe we can get a flight tomorrow and just not go as far as Kala Pattar? Its been 3 days now, and there were people on our first day whod been stuck for three days before that. Weve
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from Happiegrrrl Climbing
Despite my dark, and never mentioned aloud, concerns, the van made it to Joshua Tree. I rolled into one of the primo sites in Hidden Valley Campground last night about nine pm. Not without drama, of course. But each epic was a “Terrie-type” one; that is to say – no true inconvenience was involved. The first on-the-road problem arose just after I left from my family visit in Wisconsin, where I enjoyed leisurely days of lounging on my sister's couches while the wretched Wisconsin winter taunted me ...
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from gravsports
Moving well, or fast, on ice melts down to two basic components: The mechanical systems (most of the last post on multi-pitch ice) and then the physical stuff including technical ability, your partner, etc. This post has to be a bit brief 'cause I'm blowing off some other stuff to write this, but I've been thinking a lot about this in the last few months, so here are a few more things. Note that they also generally apply to single pitch routes. There's just not much technical difference between climbing
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from Life in the Vertical
Well, I was surprised not to get a call out with the rescue team yesterday, however I might comment I why we weren't called out later in the week, after I have managed to chat to the Team chairman. I did however have a call to the house after midnight, as a friend was worried that his mate hadn't returned from the black ladders after attempting the Somme. Alarm bells ringing, as in the 1980's two climbers were avalanche off the top snow slopes, so I advised him to dial three nines. Half an hour later I was
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from TheLowDown
A while back, Arthur Kubista spent his 45th birthday making the FA of Der lange Atem at Schattenreich, Austria. I and Pierre Délas decided to ask him a few questions. This interview will be published in French on Kairn , as soon as Pierre has translated it. First of all: thank you for your interest! I would like to mention that I am not a friend of superlatives; statements like"best achievement ....in history of climbing" is exactly what I'm not so happy with: it feels a bit likesensation-mongering, ...
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from Ian Parnell Photography
The work front has been exceptionally busy of late. With several imminent lectures; Kendal, London, Sheffield and Abergavenny , plus big writing pieces for Climb, Alpinist and the Taxman! my vague training efforts have got even more lax. I've found myself on a few nights looking up from the computer, realising the evening has sailed by and sacking off any grand plans of getting fitter. But I got a good kick up the posterior yesterday. Andy Kirkpatrick mentioned that some of the Inverness boys had noticed
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from Petzl Crew
History of the route "Yup, it's true, I've just made the second ascent of the famous route "Dreamcatcher". For those of you that don't know what Dreamcatcher is, it's a route on the Cacodemon boulder in Squamish, BC. Chris Sharma made the first ascent of the route back in 2005 and gave it a grade of 5.14d (9a). Although many strong climbers over the past 4 years including Sonnie Trotter, Ethan Pringle and Paul Robinson have tried the route, none have been able to make the second ascent. Before today, the
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