from The Adventure Blog
When it comes to sleeping in the backcountry a good tent and a comfortable sleeping bag go a long way to ensuring a good nights sleep. But any backpacker will tell you, to live the true life of luxury, you also need a good sleeping pad. Of course, plenty of gear manufacturers provide durable, comfortable pads for our camping adventures, but few give you the complete package – compact and light weight sleeping pads that you actually look forward to using. High Peak , a company that specializes in quality
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from Splitter Choss
Summer is an incredible time of year, as the snows recede into the high peaks, and the mountains become a playground where you can do anything you can dream up.
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Jim Goodwin died on April 7. To the modern rock and ice climbing community, he was a legendary pioneer. But to the hundreds who joined him as children to hike the Adirondack trails, Jimmy Goodwin was so much more. Jim Goodwin saw himself principally as a guide, a status he treasured not for the money but for the shared joy. Good thing his career began before the AMGA policies manual: Jimmy tacked a notice on the bulletin board at the Interbrook Lodge when he was eleven years old. At fifty cents a day for
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from Mountains and Water
Keywords:
wee,
Bear Lake parking,
days,sadly the only time,
European again in earnest,
fun warmup,
second crimp on link,
OSMP Ranger Rick Hatfield,
typical Chaos visitor,
Inching Closer,
pleasant hike
On Saturday, after visiting Flagstaff to do a bouldering tour (nobody wanted one) and talking with OSMP Ranger Rick Hatfield, I headed home to regroup and head off to RMNP. The Park was looking gorgeous with the high peaks, dusted with snow, glistening in the sun. The Bear Lake parking is still touch-and-go on these nice weekend days,sadly the only time I can make it. A pleasant hike up to Lower followed and I settled in for another session on the project. After a fun warmup on the many moderate problems
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from The Rest of Everest Video Podcast (iPod/AppleTV)
Blame Canada. This morning we began the last phase of the Everest trekthe downhill portion. The views of the high peaks were absolutely stunning as we were setting out in the morning during the best weather of the day. Indeed, these were the finest views weve had thus far on the trek because the weather [...]
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from The Alpinist - newswire
In late spring, a team from New Zealand summited Dogonomba (5962m), a day's travel from Chengdu and north of the impressive Minya Konka (7556m), in China's Daxue Shan mountain range. Over the course of four days, Tim Church and Yvonne Pflueger made--what they believed was--its first ascent. It wasn't until the climbers succeeded and returned to New Zealand that they discovered their ascent was not, in fact, Dogonomba's first summit. Research revealed that an American guide had soloed the peak in late 2008
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from Videoclimb.com, The best climbing videos on the net
Trailer of a movie made by Herbert Ranggetiner and Gerald Salmina. When the new generation of sport climbers meet the old fashion mountaineerers around the high peaks of the Italian Dolomites Nice views, nice colors, nice moves! Author: Gerald Salmina, www.planetwatch.at Climbers: Herbert Ranggetiner [...]
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from Colorado MoJo
With big storms blanketing the high peaks in early May, the last 10 days have seen several remarkable descents on Colorado 14ers:
• On May 9, Jarrett Luttrell climbed and snowboarded Capitol Peak, making the probable first snowboard descent, via the Secret Chute line on the east face. With him was Brittany Walker, who proceeded to [...]
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman of Washington State have established a significant new route on the southeast buttress of Mt. Bradley (9,104') in the Ruth Gorge of the Alaska Range. Noteworthy for its sustained difficulty, the route also marks an early start to the season: Allen and Zimmerman were likely the only climbers braving a series of early April storms on the high peaks. Vitalogy (Alaska Grade V: M6+ WI5 5.9 R A1, 4,600') ascends what Zimmerman calls "a striking line of ice" about 350 meters right
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from Weekend Sherpa - Get outdoors in the Bay Area
You havent seen California quite like this: rugged rock spires, deep cave waterfalls, valleys, streams, and a seasonal wildflower extravaganzaall packed into one small park inland from Monterey. This spring, take a weekend to explore one of Californias coolest geological formations: Pinnacles National Monument . Grand Central Circuit Bring your flashlight, binoculars, and hiking boots for the Pinnacles grand tour, a 5.5-mile hike that begins at the Bear Gulch visitor center. Start on the Moses Spring Trail
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