from Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton
Introduction This blog is to mark the expedition to climb Mera Peak and Baruntse and all the events that subsequently unfolded. Since making a crazy return from the Himalayas on the 17 th November, the last few weeks have been nothing short of hectic. I have struggled to completely piece this blog together, since how do explain the euphoria of reaching a summit such as Baruntse, or even Mera Peak and the Amphu Labtsa, when I can’t totally understand the feelings myself. Ironically, I found writing the
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from The Mountain Blogspot
As Sarah McLachlan said, "it's time to hold on, hold on to yourself, 'cos this is gonna hurt like hell." Like the majority of mountaineering, ironman and endurance type activities it's almost always type 2 fun; retrospective enjoyment. Hell at the time, infinitely rewarding after. Something that I find most rewarding about mountaineering is something that ironman or marathon doesn't have: The reduction of your life to the complete basics. You're there for two purposes, to survive and to summit and for both
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from Climber's Blog
Who knew these guys rode bikes? Han Solothe Green FlashCookie MonsterChewbaccaunicornsand Mr T. They all spring from the mind and pen of Mike Joos and theyre all available as prints or t-shirts...
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from INCLINED
At Ouray This Year Axes, Crampons, Poetry Send Us Your Haikus! Despite a shaky start to the season, the Ouray Ice Park is finally in great climbing condition. And the AAC’s newest staffers, Erik Lambert and Luke Bauer, couldn’t be more ready to swing some tools with you at the Ouray Ice Festival, January 6-9, [...]
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from James Pearson
The Second of our Expedition reports came direct from my pen. The drive was long, so very very long, and after 4 days we were all eager to know what we had come so far for... our first taste After finishing our rather long drive, and getting our first glimpse of rock, we pulled into an amazingly shady spot on the back side of a giant brown rocky castle. Piero obviously knew of this spot from previous journeys as he came directly here, no detours or backtracks, simply straight to the point. Having a guide
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from The Adventure Blog
The adventure racing community has been a abuzz recently with all kinds of great news. For example, this weekend gives us the CheckPoint Tracker National Championship in Moab, Utah, which promises to be an excellent event, and 2011 has no less than 3 expedition length races planned for North America alone. It seems the sport is as healthy as ever, and more and more outdoor athletes are seizing the opportunity to take part. Jumping into adventure racing can be quite a daunting process. There is a lot of ...
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from The Adventure Blog
WideWorld Magazine has posted an interesting interview with polar explorer Pen Hadow in which he talks about a number of great topics, including the continued importance of exploration in the 21st century, his approach to organizing and conducting an expedition, and his thoughts on the impact of global climate change on the polar ice caps. Pen has visited both the North and South Pole, and back in 2003, he became the first person to make the solo, unsupported journey to 90ºN via the Canadian side of the
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from Dave MacLeod Climbing
Last night my extended post about school, influences and looking for shortcuts sparked off some interesting comments over on my Online Climbing Coach blog. They prompted another post from me about the subtle but critical difference between ‘chasing numbers’ in sport and actually improving. Commenting on that this, Gian questioned how the two can have such different implications for enjoyment of sport, since after all “numbers are meant to be a description of difficulty”. Simplified numbers or ...
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from UKClimbing.com News
UKClimbing.com are pleased to announce a new article series for 2010.
Stevie Haston, one of the world's top climbers, has put pen to paper and the results are fantastic.
Writing the articles for UKC hasn't slowed down his climbing.
Stevie has climbed his second F9a with an ascent of Hugh at Les Eaux Claire and established Cannabis , a crazy and beautiful hybrid mixed route on granite, 70 metres of 8a rock climbing to M8 mixed to Scottish 6+.
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from Happiegrrrl Climbing
I like to plan ahead. That said, come New Years 2011, I expect to be reminiscing about how incredible 2010 has been for me. The first three months, unfortunately, have not been. In some respect, "stagnation" would be an apt word for some areas of my life. Up until a few days ago, I had been seriously struggling with feelings of "How did I get here? How do I work this?"(ala Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime" lyrics). Winter was about work for me - I started to expand my t-shirt empire... More aptly, my ...
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