from The Adventure Blog
A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell 600-feet to her death on Sunday while descending from Half-Dome in the rain. The death was just the latest in a particularly bad year in the National Park, which has already seen 13 other deaths in 2011. 26-year old Haley LaFlamme, along with three of her friends, were making their way down from the summit while a thunderstorm raged around them. The group was on the famous Half Dome cables, which are put in place on the steeper sections of the trail to aid with the
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from Videoclimb.com, The best climbing videos on the net
Black Diamond athlete Nalle Hukkataival escaped the cold of his native Finland this past winter to enjoy the iconic blocs of Frances Fontainebleau. Here is the video that Nalles fellow BD athlete Chris Schulte filmed and edited while he was also in the forest.
Author: BD
Climber: Nalle Hukkataival
Location: FR
Language: EN
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from The Adventure Blog
Looking for something to do this weekend? Feel like getting in a good workout? Then maybe you should enter the Western States 100 , one of the toughest trail runs in all of North America. The 38th edition of the race will gets underway on Saturday in Squaw Valley, California, where runners will take their mark at 5 AM for what promises to be another great run through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The 100 mile course begins with a long, slow climb out of Squaw Valley, up to Emigrant Pass. Along the way, the
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
An essay by Jonathan Siegrist Rock Climbing is a powerful and exciting vehicle for travel. Sooner or later practically every climber will be drawn away from their home, to a far away land in search of adventure and fresh stone to play on. Great rock lures us climbers all across the globe and into unique landscapes and remote areas that we would likely never have the chance to experience otherwise. Indeed, this very aspect of climbing is much of why I love the pursuit so much.. however, traveling also ...
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from The Alpinist - newswire
For Yan Dongdong, the minimal snowfall, stable weather and warm westerly winds in China's mountainous Sichuan Province this past winter were irresistible. After establishing a new route on Siguniang's south face in November (see the December 1, 2009 NewsWire for more information) and attempting the west face of Chibu (5450m) in late January, Yan and Li Lan summited Wuse Shan's west peak on February 10. Though the 5430-meter peak in the Qonglai Mountains has seen several attempts, Yan and Li believe theirs
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from 2010 Mountaineering Season
Here is Melis and her crew back in Talkeetna after their Denali Expedition. They all had fun and are still really good friends. There are a lot of goals to shoot for on any expedition, but starting out as good friends and returning as great friends is one of the top goals. Rodrigo , Sissel and Jeff pictured here the day they flew into the Range. Rodrigo has guided Denali a ton of times. He was guiding Denali a lot in the 80's and 90's. Often 2 and 3 expeditions per season. He has been concentrating his ...
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