from The Adventure Blog
The winter attempt on Denali may be over for Lonnie Dupre , who was picked-up from Base Camp on Monday, but in the Karakoram, things are just getting started. Several teams have now settled into place and are working their routes in hopes of success during the coldest, harshest season of them all. On K2, the Russians are methodically sticking to their plan, and going about their work, in a professional and straightforward fashion. The weather has been less than cooperative so far, but that was to be ...
published: 4 months ago
|
downloaded: 4 months ago
|
71 views
from The Adventure Blog
A few weeks back Outside Online hosted a very successful, and fun, online premiere for the mountaineering film Cold . The event was so well received in fact, that they have now decided to screen an independently produced documentary once a month on their website, with the second film debuting tomorrow night. That film will be the backcountry skiing movie Solitaire by Nick Waggoner and featuring skiersKim Havell and Stephan Drake. The screening will begin at 6PM Mountain Standard Time, and an online QA ...
published: 4 months ago
|
downloaded: 4 months ago
|
41 views
from The Adventure Blog
It was a rough weekend on Denali for Lonnie Dupre , who was hoping to make the first solo ascent of that mountain in January. After establishing his high camp last week, the weather took a turn for the worse, with temperatures dropping dramatically and winds increasing to dangerous levels. Despite those conditions however,the weather forecasts called for a potential weather window that would allow him to go to the summit sometime over the weekend . But that window never opened, and after spending several
published: 4 months ago
|
downloaded: 4 months ago
|
44 views
from Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton
After the mad rush prior to Christmas to send out all necessary mail before the festive period, Christmas and New Year were actually very good and almost relaxing with a trip to the Peak District in hurricane force winds on Christmas Day. New Year brought to a close the eventful and successful year of 2011, which included a Scottish winter , climbing in Kyrgyzstan upon Peak Lenin subsequently learning many lessons, and closing with the Baruntse and Mera Peak expedition . These were the big milestones of
published: 4 months ago
|
downloaded: 4 months ago
|
54 views
from The Adventure Blog
Climb For Change , a website that serves as a hub for climbers who are undertaking expeditions for charity, is sponsoring the Mountain Photography Competition for the 15th annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival , which takes place in February of 2012.Submissions are being accepted now through January 15th, with the finalists, which will be selected by a jury of professionals, being put on display at the festival. The grand prize winner of the competition will earn a two week guided ...
published: 5 months ago
|
downloaded: 5 months ago
|
42 views
from The Adventure Blog
The big winter climbs that I've been covering, even before they've gotten underway, are both ramping up nicely and getting ready to commence. Considering the first full day of winter is tomorrow, the climbers are all in the final stages of preparation and are preparing to let the action begin. First up, the Russian K2 team took just two days to reach Skardu, arriving there on Saturday. Since then,they've been busy getting their gear prepped for the climb and packing it for transport to Base Camp. Most of
published: 5 months ago
|
downloaded: 5 months ago
|
43 views
from The Adventure Blog
Way back in August, I told you about the Walking Home From Mongolia expedition , which would put adventurers Rob Lilwall and Leon McCarron on a 5000km (3106 mile) journey from Mongolia to Hong Kong, in the dead of winter no less. The plan was to travel both on foot and by kayak, and the entire trip was expected to take roughly six months. The boys hit the trail exactly one month ago today, and have been making excellent progress since. Their journey began in the village of Sainshand back on November 14th,
published: 5 months ago
|
downloaded: 5 months ago
|
60 views
from The Adventure Blog
Last week I shared links to Outside Magazine's picks for their favorite Gear, Bike, Environmental, and Adventure blogs , the latter of which I was fortunate enough to earn a spot on. Since then, the editors at Outside Online have also posted their top picks for their favorite climbing, running, and fitness blogs as well. Making the list of the top climbing blogs on the Internet were sites such as Climberism and PlanetMountain , both of which I enjoy reading regularly. But Outside's top pick in this ...
published: 5 months ago
|
downloaded: 5 months ago
|
77 views
from 2010 Mountaineering Season
Along with a big dump of snow the last few days we got a big round of applications for Expeditions and Courses. Here's the latest... EXPEDITIONS Aconcagua, Argentina Normal Route January 9 - 27, 2012: 2 spaces available Denali West Buttress April 27 - May 17: 6 spaces available April 29 - May 19: 5 spaces available May 8 - May 28: 6 spaces available May 11 - 31: 6 spaces available May 13 - June 2: 2 spaces available May 21 - June 10: FULL May 26 - June 15: FULL May 28 - June 17: FULL June 4 - June 24: 2
published: 5 months ago
|
downloaded: 5 months ago
|
64 views
from The Adventure Blog
The staff over at Outside Online has been spending a lot of time on the Internet lately. The site, which is the web companion to Outside Magazine , has been posting lists of their favorite blogs and websites in a variety of categories, including gear, bikes, the environment, and adventure. The lists will have some very familiar sites for regular readers of this blog, especially since I was lucky enough to be named to one of the list as well. The Top 10 Environmental Blogs features such sites as Treehugger
published: 5 months ago
|
downloaded: 5 months ago
|
65 views
