from Mountains and Water
About a month ago, before I went on unplanned hiatus from writing this blog, I read a very interesting commentary at Kairn.com on the Olympics and climbing. There has been a consistent push in recent years for the inclusion of competition climbing in the Olympics, perhaps in part because the potential resulting higher profile could bring bigger sponsors on board for events such as the World Cup. Here are some thoughts translated from the French, originally authored by Jean Pierre Banville: " Elleva y ...
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from The Adventure Blog
While we're on the subject of Antarctica this morning, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge another important date in the history of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Race. A couple of weeks back I wrote a piece about Amundsen setting off on his journey, and today marks the 100 year anniversary of Robert Falcon Scott beginning his fateful trek to the South Pole as well. When Scott set off from England to start his polar journey, he actually had no idea that he would end up in a race with Amundsen. In early
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
North Vancouver Arc'teryx is an energetic and exceptionally innovative company, with over 400 employees. Our ongoing success stems from an uncompromising passion to continuously challenge, and radically improve, the status quo. At the foundation of our organization is a dynamic team of exceptionally talented, fun, and active people. Our modern head office is located on Vancouver's picturesque North Shore, near the Second Narrows Bridge. We promote a causal and fun work environment that supports and ...
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from Online Climbing Coach
I’ve been asked a lot about eccentrics which are a really big part of successful rehab from tendonosis, in climbers that’s usually Golfer’s or Tennis elbow. What to they do? How do they work to heal the tendon? There are no definitive answers, in fact, right now the various teams around the western world researching such things are arguing more about this subject now than they were a few years ago. Here is a little discourse on where things are right now. The protocol of eccentric wrist curls was ...
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from The Adventure Blog
British adventurer Dave Cornwaithe has accomplished a number of cool things since he was struck by wanderlust while visiting Uganda back in 1999. For instance, he has skateboarded the length of Great Britain, paddled the Australia's Murray River from Source to Sea, and traveled 150 miles from Bath to London on a stand-up paddle board. But it is is next project, which is incredibly ambitious, that is likely to capture the attention of many. Dave is currently preparing to launch his Expedition1000 sometime
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
"The North Pillar Direct " 5.11c A0 1000m A new route on Mt. MacDonald FA: Jeff Relph and Jon Walsh | July 8th, 2010 Mt. MacDonald’s 1000-meter high alpine big wall is about as close to the road as you’ll find a true grade VI rock-climb in North America. Simply park your car on the side of the Trans Canada Highway, cross the creek on a log conveniently located 50 meters from the parking, and slog uphill for 600 meters with some minor bushwacking and scrambling. Within two hours, you have up to 25 ...
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
#divAthletePhoto { display:none; } Adam's Favourite Arc'teryx Racing: Visio Short , Ether Comp Crew SS , Accelero Cap Training: Preceda Short , or Visio Short , Velox Crew , Squamish Hoody , or Celeris Vest - I use an Aerios 7 pack for very long runs. Cold weather: Reva Tight (I have no issues with spandex), or Gamma LT Pant , Visio Comp Jacket (it got a lot of use last winter), Ether Crew LS , Rho LTW Beanie , Gothic Glove Class/Coffee Shop: Bandit Shirt SS , Fugitive Hoody , Atom LT Hoody , Spotter Pant
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Adam's Favourite Arc'teryx Racing: Visio Short , Ether Comp Crew SS , Accelero Cap Training: Preceda Short , or Visio Short , Velox Crew , Squamish Hoody , or Celeris Vest - I use an Aerios 7 pack for very long runs. Cold weather: Reva Tight (I have no issues with spandex), or Gamma LT Pant , Visio Comp Jacket (it got a lot of use last winter), Ether Crew LS , Rho LTW Beanie , Gothic Glove Class/Coffee Shop: Bandit Shirt SS , Fugitive Hoody , Atom LT Hoody , Spotter Pant , Embroidered Bird Cap , Mistral 16
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from The Adventure Blog
Today is the first rest day in the 2010 Tour de France , and after a tough weekend in the early mountain stages, it seems the riders can really use the break. It was certainly an eventful couple of days to say the least, as the true GC contenders took center stage yesterday, as we can now see where the battle lines will be drawn. Meanwhile, Lance Armstrong sees his last attempt at winning slip away on a brutal day for the Tour legend. On Saturday, the riders entered the first medium-mountain stage with a
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from The Adventure Blog
One of my favorite training tools for running is the Nike+. (See review here ) It is a nice piece of kit that interfaces nicely with your iPod and helps to keep track of your distance, time, and calories burned. The system uses a sensor in, or on, your shoe and a receiver on your iPod to collect the data.Now, Tech4o brings similar technology to their Accelerator watch , delivering a great training tool for runners who like to keep tabs on their distances and progress. The watch has a built in accelerometer
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