from The Adventure Blog
As the clock ticks toward the fast approaching end to the Antarctic season, more explorers are arriving at the South Pole, while others struggle on towards their own personal finish lines. There were two notable arrivals at the Pole yesterday, with Mark Wood being one of them. Mark reached 90ºS after 50 days on the ice and 612 nautical miles covered on foot. He did the last 20 of those miles yesterday alone, and said that as he approached the Pole, it felt like he was dragging a truck behind him. Tired,
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from SAIS Southern Cairngorms
Keen group ski touring near Glas Maol. Thanks for the comments about the reports and blog
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from The Adventure Blog
One of the stories I've been following over the past few weeks has been reports of serious infighting going on at the Explorers Club , an organization that has been around for more than a hundred years and has counted such notable explorers as Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary amongst its ranks. Today, a story appeared in the New York Post that gives us a further glimpse at what is going on behind closed doors at the venerable institution. You can read the Post article by clicking here , but in a ...
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from The Adventure Blog
While I was away playing in the Caribbean over the past few days, the youth ambassadors from impossible2Possible were finishing up their seven day run across India. The expedition, which was a big success, came to an end today when the four runners completed their 270km (167 mile) journey across Rajasthan and the arid Thar Desert. As is always the case with any i2P project, the goal is to use adventure to help inspire and educate students in classrooms all over the world, and the India Youth Expedition was
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from The Alpinist - newswire
On October 20 (2011) Jon Otto, Liu Yong (Daliu), Su Rongqin (Asu), and Tim Boelter made the first successful ascent of Mt. Yangmolong (6060m) in western Sichuan province of China. The conditions were better than hoped for and the was route fun and sustained. This peak is part of the Shaluli Shan Range and is on the border with eastern Tibet. This entire region is known as Kham and is ethnically Tibetan. Most of Yangmolong's north side is covered in unstable hanging glacier seracs high up on its face. The
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from The Adventure Blog
A memorial service was held yesterday for Koreanclimbers Park Young-Seok, Shin Dong-Min, and Kang Ki-Seok, who went missing on Annapurna last month. The three men were attempting to scale the mountain along a new route, but turned back before reaching the summit when they encountered treacherous conditions. They radioed back to Base Camp that they were descending, but were never heard from again. Hundreds of mourners attended the memorial, including mountaineer Kim Jae-Bong, who was rescued by Park while
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from Climbing Narcissist
PlanetMountain has a report from Yuji Hirayama about a recent visit to Italy that included a second try ascent of the trad line Greenspit (5.14-). 5.14 Trad By Yuji Hirayama During Visit To Italy from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts:Yuji Hirayama: Older, WiserAnd Still Pretty Strong DiGiulian, Ondra Take Overall [...] 5.14 Trad By Yuji Hirayama During Visit To Italy from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: Yuji ...
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from Climbing Narcissist
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Ingenuity, creativity, a $4,000 cash purse and a star studded cast of boulderers come together in Albuquerque, NM. A report from from the 15th annual Yank-N-yard on Yale at Stone Age Climbing Gym OCT 14-15, 2011. 2011 Yank-N-Yard from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: DiGiulian, Midtbø Win 2011 SCS Open National Championships UPDATED 2008 Triple Crown Bouldering Series: Little Rock City/Stone Fort Results 2011 Teva Mountain Games: Vail Bouldering World Cup ...
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from The BMC News
Leading environment groups have warned Government of their failing nature record. The Government is failing to deliver on its wildlife and landscape promises, according to a report compiled by 29 of the UK’s leading environmental groups, including the BMC.
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from Climber's Blog
Black Diamond athletes Kyle Dempster and Hayden Kennedy traveled to Pakistan's Charakusa Valley with Kelly Cordes this fall and the team managed a handful of climbs, including the first ascent of Hassan Peak (6584m). Below is the report and photos that...
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