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Trip Report: New Mixed Route in Glacier NP
Not far into the long ski up to the cirque, over exertion and no sleep left Justin violently ill, and he opted to bail. Between dry heaves, he gave us the gear and showed the grit we know him for by shouting encouragement as he carried his skis back down the icy switchbacks…
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Ibex Shak Lite FZ Sport: Frontcountry Function
What started as a gift from a client that I planned only to wear out of courtesy, inadvertently became my go-to layer for climbing, skiing and traveling. If my house were on fire, my Shak jacket is one of the items I would grab on my way out.
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2012 Smuggs’ Ice Bash
In late January the Vermont ice climbing community gathers for its social event of the year, the Smugglers’ Notch Ice Bash, organized by Sunrise Adventure Sports. The Alpinist staff teamed up with our neighbors at Climberism to put together this video of the 2012 Smuggs’ Ice Bash. (Props to Ray Kania for editing this on…
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Grosvenor Sees Third Ascent
First light revealed our next challenge; an eight-inch strip of ice transecting the rock band above. We packed up, and I started climbing. A few delicate tool placements and some dry tooling allowed access to the more moderate slope above. Shortly after Jeff began to simulclimb with me, I found myself at another intimidating challenge,…
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Jon Griffith and Ueli Steck on Les Drus
Jon Griffith and Ueli Steck make the first free and one day winter ascent of the Lesueur Route on Les Drus.
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A Desert Life – A Film About Alf Randell
“I met Alf, the first day I was in the Creek on a recent road trip. He was kicking it in his camper out in the desert by himself. and it just struck me as an extremely intriguing story. I mean here is a guy who actively decided to live out in the desert as…
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C.A.M.P. XLC Nanotech Crampons
But once I gave them a chance, trusting that the steel front points on the aluminum body would hold up, I found that the XLC Nanotech is one bomber, why-didn’t-I-think-of-this piece of gear.
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The Regulators – Spindrift Deposition
Doug Shepherd and Aaron Mulkey get their passports pulled by the Grand Central Couloir in Canada and then head back to the hills in search of uncharted terrain with Rusty Willis.
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