from Kevin Jorgeson
Hey Bay Area Climbers! The PCI Clinic Series is coming back to San Francisco at Planet Granite! There are only a few spots left for Saturday's Youth Clinic and Adult Semi-Private lessons. Sunday is already SOLD OUT. This time, we will be having Steven Jeffery, Carlo Traversi, Beth Rodden and myself present to teach a 6-hour Youth Clinic and a 2-hour Adult Semi-Private lesson. All the details are below, but the short and sweet of it is: - The youth clinic is going to focus on competition preparation and ...
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from The Adventure Blog
Let's face it, innovations in snow boots are few and far between. Sure, they occasionally get warmer and more comfortable, and the designs change with both function and fashion from time to time. But there is seldom any real major changes to this type of footwear, and we usually end up buying something we need, in the price range we can afford, without much consideration for anything else. Gear company Korkers is looking to change that with a new line of boots that features a truly innovative approach to
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from The Mountain Blogspot
Iran and the Axis of Skiville 7pm - 10th January 2012 The Alpine Club 55/56 Charlotte Road, London, EC2A 3QF In 1996 Henry Iddon wrote to the British Embassy in Tehran to enquire about the skiing in the country, but it wasn't until 2011 that the opportunity arose to visit Iran and Mt Damavand (5671m) on a skiing mountaineering trip to the highest volcano in Asia. Damavand is the symbol of Iranian resistance against despotism and foreign rule in Persian poetry and literature. Meanwhile by 2011 Iran had been
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from The Adventure Blog
There continues to be a lot of activity on the major winter climbs that are now taking place in Alaska and Pakistan. As is typical this time of year, the climbers are hoping to take advantage of any break in the weather that they get, but they also know that they have to continue their work, despite the conditions. On Denali, it seems that Lonnie Dupre is now waiting for a weather window to make an attempt at the summit. He has now climbed as high as 5242 meters (17,200 ft) as part of his acclimatization
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from Dave MacLeod Climbing
With Scotland being hammered by the usual January gales and rain, I’ve been directing my climbing attentions over Christmas to a sustained attack on the fantastic TCA bouldering centre in Glasgow. I climbed a mountain of fantastic problems and definitely feel stronger for it, especially on big moves. There’s a lot of climbing space there and there are no shortage of leaps and jumps between the holds (some performance related comments on this over on my other blog ). An uninterrupted spell of good ...
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from The Adventure Blog
Awhile back, when posting on Nat Geo's selection of adventure travel destinations for 2012,I indicated that I would also be sharing a similar list in the near future. That list has just gone live over at Gadling.com , and you can read it by clicking here . When compiling my list of travel adventures for the year ahead, I wanted to do something a bit different this year. Rather than sharing a generic rundown of great destinations - which we all probably know about already - I thought I would share some very
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from SAIS Southern Cairngorms
Yesterday (Thursday 29 December) there was a professional development training session for the SAIS observer team on the North side of the Cairngorms. Photo taken in Sneachda around midday. Conditions were ideal! Good training and an opportunity for observers from different areas to catch up. Thanks to those on the North side for their hospitality.
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from Guy Steven - Mountain Leader
Yesterday wasn't feeling very wintry, however today was a different story! Stephen, Andy and I headed into Glencoe and ascended the Zig-zags on Gearr Aonach. The snow line was about half way through the route but it was all slushy and wet so we were able to make a rapid ascent. It was a good option today as it remained pretty sheltered from the westerly winds, sleet and snow. It was Andy's first time out in the mountains so we wanted to give him a little variety in terms of something hands on but also give
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from The Adventure Blog
Climb For Change , a website that serves as a hub for climbers who are undertaking expeditions for charity, is sponsoring the Mountain Photography Competition for the 15th annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival , which takes place in February of 2012.Submissions are being accepted now through January 15th, with the finalists, which will be selected by a jury of professionals, being put on display at the festival. The grand prize winner of the competition will earn a two week guided ...
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from The Adventure Blog
Want to win some free gear? Can you write a simple blog post? Then I have just the contest for you! The folks over at 511Tactical.com are celebrating a few additions to their line-up of gear and are giving us a chance to take some of it home. Details on the contest can be found by clicking here , but in a nutshell, they're asking all entrants to submit a 500-word blog post that falls into one of seven different topic categories. Those topics include such things as your favorite trail, highlights from a ...
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