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...unner, and all-around endurance nut Bill Wright was more than halfway through an attempt to climb Longs Peak once a month for a year. Dougald from the mountain world-blog has reported that Bill Wrigh...
... for rope ascending. It was used on several mountaineering routes of the era to ascend the final summit peak, where a rope could be thrown over the top and anchored so that climbers could attain the s...
...ate Park is host to many miles of hiking trails, the meandering Crooked River and views of the volcanic peaks of Oregon's Cascade Range. Sara from the rock climber girl- blog writes about her latest...
...durne Pasaban, 35, is a mere three mountains away from being the first woman to climb all 14 8000 meter peaks. Pasaban's recent success on 8463-meter Makalu without the aid of oxygen brings the woman ...
...find but if I know a cliff there is nothing like going with a partner and looking at the world from the peak. ...
... climb cliffs over Europe and The U.K there are few sources of important information. Climbing in the Peak District can be fun if you plan in advance and take the weather into account. With the En...
...ons. Maybe someone can help: 1. Kangchenjunga was first climbed in 1957 (Charles Evans: The Untrodden Peak, London 1958). The next ascent was not until 1975 and the third 1977. Does anyone know why ...
... and speeches, boredom sets in. I start looking at the hand-out cover- a really nice shot of a mountain peak, rising out of the surrounding valley. Very rugged, granite looking face, Teton/ Rockies lo...
... rock is more like a Valley or Needles climb than something you'd find 15 miles from the car. Merriam Peak (North Buttress IV 5.10b) Craig Clarence (author) and Ben Craft Anyone who has flipped th...
...limbing trip this weekend.' 'No, absolutely don't do that.' Right.... Full moon, beautiful weather, peak I've wanted to climb for years. Guess what, doc? So Saturday morning finds Ira driving Ma...
I plan to trek and climb in nepal in october. the climb would include one or two 'trekking peaks' and probably include 'imja tse' and maybe another peak nearby (since I prefer heading to the khumbu.
...ear's time (ages I know, but I have to get prepared now!). The climb will also involve climbing Pokalde Peak (just over 19,000ft). I am looking for some gear and I wondered if anyone could help me wit...
For two-and-a-quarter I at least expect this thing to return my profanity! The problem I'm having is with rope feed. I'm using a nominal 11 mil rope and it's like pulling teeth! The ground level tests
...ng down the pipes and here you go ... the news before it hits the street ... Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, will be renamed Pierre Elliott Trudeau Mountain, Prime Minister Jean Chretien an...
...after their success, but a second ascent wasn't made until about 1966. Of the few attempts made on this peak, half are still turned back. The video was produced by Dave Hurrah for the Stanford Climbin...
Speaking of half cocked roosty old tails, just as a lark I lay down this webbed pecking for future raillery fledging. Rather than let it quail, I could pullet back out in a clutch, if you can swallow
...here is somebody in this newsgroup who is closer or has even been there. im searching for the highest peak in the cordillera negra in peru. everybody knows huascaran in the cordillera blanca, but th...
South Crack of Thor Peak 5.9 (Hard..at least for me!!) - Oct 2000 Bob Austin & Eric Tipton I've done quite a few Sierra route this year. Most of the climbs I've done have had short cruxes. Example:
...d, as usual, and we moved fast up the steep snow, finally reaching the false summit at 11,700', Piker's Peak, about 1 p.m. It was at this point that I was stopped in a spring ascent three years ago ...
...s that true? 3) The first three expeditions on Kanchenjunga (1955, 1977, 1979) did not tread upon the peak but turned round a few feet underneath - because that was the condition under which they ha...
...mewhere I have seen a photograph of Hermann Buhl placing a buff coloured pennant on the summit of Broad Peak. The pennant had an Edelweiss symbol upon it and what looked like the letters 'DAV' embroid...
... - Deja (any particular thread?) - ... I've done a few long days this summer (Royal Arches, Cathedral Peak) and really like that sort of climbing. I figure carrying two 8.1 x 60 ropes would save con...
...ng after that feat after a nearly fatal experience in Yosemite National Park. ''He was leading, at Echo Peak, and he took a fall on vertical rock. It was a close call and he broke his ankle. It could ...
...that all we saw was swirling clouds. We had to use a compass to be sure which topless, rocky, glaciated peak was Shuksan. Tomyhoi was hidden. So we went back down, got our packs, dropped a couple hu...
...geles Nat Forest Land Mngmt Plan, altho under Reading Room, (search for the word 'climbing') Strawberry Peak Inventoried Roadless Area mentions climbing and a proposed rule of no more bolting Also app...
...degree murder charges. The county attorney said he could not talk about the evidence. 'The case will speak for itself,' Hance said. Fish, who is not in custody, will face a preliminary hearing as ...
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