from UKClimbing.com News
Nick Bullock climbs a pile of tottering choss in North Wales and survives...
"Nick, known for falling off where he really shouldn't, did just that on this exact route in an attempt a year ago and plummeted 50ft down the crag after snapping a hold. Luckily some terrible gear saved his life..."
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from The Mountain Library
Published: 2003 Reading style: medium Images: yes (24 pages colour and bw) Author of Touching the Void, one of the absolute classics of mountaineering — George Steiner Since his epic battle for survival in the Andes—recounted in the best seller Touching the Void—renowned mountaineer Joe Simpson has had several brushes with mortality; he has lost [...]
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from The Adventure Blog
On Monday of this week, a dramatic and scary rescue took place on the Gasherbrums when a number of teams helped to safely bring a Pakistani porter down from the mountain. Unfortunately, according to this report from ExWeb , the Japanese team that had employed him was not amongst those trying to rescue him. According to the story, the porter took ill on a climb up to Camp 1, located at about 5900 meters (19,356 feet) and had to be assisted down. ExWeb says that the man was bleeding from both the mouth and
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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 The Adventure Blog
Awhile back I posted a review of the Bear Grylls Folding Survival Knife from Gerber , giving it high marks for quality and and versatility. The company continues to expand its Bear line, now offering several survival kits that are the perfect edition to your pack. I recently got my hands on the BG Survival Series Basic Kit, which includes seven items stored inside a sturdy, and well constructed, waterproof sack. Those items include a Mini Paraframe Knife , an emergency whistle, fire starter, waterproof ...
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from Stevie Haston
Hi Guys, I got some nasty mail and had a few angry conversations with a few guides and people who work in the snow industry about my Avalanche blog. So to spread a bit more light, and give those guys a few more spitting fits here’s some more. Avalanche Bleeper’s don’t stop you being in an avalanche, it’s simple. Not entering avalanche areas will stop you being in avalanches, duh! You can either choose to be extremely conservative about your acceptance of risk, or be at risk to a greater or lesser
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from The Adventure Blog
If you've been reading my blog for awhile, and especially my gear reviews, then you probably already know that I'm a fan of Gerber Tools and Knives . I've reviewed several of their multitools and found them all to be excellent pieces of kit that are worthy of being in your pack, and I've even given a couple of their great products away. So, you know that I was eager to get my hands on one of their new knives in their Survival Series , endorsed by none other than Bear Grylls himself. The fine folks at ...
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from Life in the Vertical
The rest of the week down in Ibanez was a little wet, we did end up hiding in tents for half a day. The wind really picked up as well over the last two days. We did manage to get out, but it was more like survival than climbing. Especially this morning on the main [...]
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from The Adventure Blog
As many of you know I have been contributing a regular column to the Australian outdoor adventure magazine Outer Edge , and the latest issue went to print recently with a host of great stories. The issue is focused on survival and features everyone's favorite wild man, Bear Grylls, on the cover. For my piece I expanded a bit on something I've written about here before and that is the impact of technology on modern expeditions and how it has changed the game in so many ways. Sure, it has made things a lot
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from Climbing Narcissist
Alex Honnold shares with the Black Diamond Journal how he went about soloing Half Dome and El Capitan in a half day push Alex Honnolds Half Dome/El Cap Solo Link-up In His Own Words from ClimbingNarc.com Related posts: Climbing Video: Alex Honnold Free Soloing Half Dome Another Nice Day For Alex Honnold In Yosemite Alex Honnold News: Fast Free Ascents Free Solos In Yosemite Alex Honnold Free Solo of Moonlight Buttress Details 2 Out Of 3 Aint Bad For Honnold Leary Alex Honnold In Red Rocks Amazing Story Of
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