from The Adventure Blog
Back in February, Christine Feret and Artur Testov made a bold attempt to summit Denali in winter. The 6196 meter (20,327ft) mountain, located in the heart of Alaska's wilderness, is a challenging climb in the best of conditions, but in the winter the weather adds an entirely new dimension. Obviously, most of us will never get an opportunity to get anywhere close to the mountain during the winter, which is why the video below is such a good one. It shows the conditions that Christine and Artur had to deal
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from DreamInVertical
Winter here means two things: training and skiing. Storms come through and dump tons of snow in the mountains, which means a lot of granite areas are covered in snow (or snow melt), but the ski slopes are also fantastic. Skiing turns a negative (storms no climbing) into a positive (great skiing!). But all [...]
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from www.arareko.net
Yesterday I made a quick climb of Iztaccíhuatl via the Ayoloco glacier. I logged a good time of 3:56:38 from car to summit (and 6:42:17 for the roundtrip) but was bummed to witness that the tons of snow from Winter had almost fully gone.
Spring is here again, but only to suck every drop of water [...]
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from TheLowDown
Super hard boulder problems tend to be long or even longer. That's why I got all excited when Chad Greedy told me about "The super project" in Boulder Canyon. This 8 move problem in ~50 degree terrain has spat of everyone with the effortlessness. We're talking about a possible V16/8C+ power problem here. Until now, no one has been close. Until now I say. Enter DW, Daniel Woods. Chad says he's closer than anyone has ever been. Daniel says it's the hardest thing he's ever touched. He admits he's done all the
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