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Primus EtaPower MF Stove: Base Camp Powerhouse
The Primus EtaPower MF stove’s most striking attribute was how quickly it boiled water. In 0 degree C weather it had 1.5 liters of water boiling in about three minutes.
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Kong Frog: Advancement in Quickdraw Technology or Just A Small Stick Clip?
When I saw an ad for the new Kong Frog quickdraw, I couldn’t help but laugh. It looks like a glorified mini-stick clip.
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Remembering Cesarino Fava
Alpinist remembers Cesarino Fava, who died on April 22, 2008 in Male, Italy. Share your thoughts and photos of Fava, whose greatest love were the peaks of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia.
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The Growing Up Controversy: “No End in Sight”
The SuperTopo.com forum has infiltrated the climbing world.
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Crossing the Lines
Three friends road trip for 10,000 miles in search of perfect playgrounds: from snow-covered peaks in Canada to sandy beaches in Mexico.
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Exped Downmat 9: For a Solid Night’s Sleep
After a big session on the Torres in Patagonia last winter I came back to advanced base camp and found my body seizing up from raw abuse. I had never used an Exped Downmat 9 (distributed in North America by Outdoor Research), but I snagged one out of a friend’s tent and collapsed into a…
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The Other Olympians
Each year 2,000 to 4,000 Tibetans peacefully resist the oppression in their homeland by escaping across the Himalayas. Freedom. Alpine style.
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Inspirations, Part VI: Marko Prezelj
Marko Prezelj shares his inspiration: Pot (The Way). “My ‘way’ has changed over time, but Zaplotnik’s foundations remain and continue to inspire.”
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Eco Everest Expedition 2008 launches from Everest Base Camp
Climate change is affecting people around the globe, and this is especially evident at the top of the world, around Mount Everest and other great peaks of the Himalayas.
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La Sportiva Trango Extreme Evo Light: Warmth and Stability
Preparing for an ice climbing trip is like preparing for war. The enemy: screaming barfies, brittle ice and–worst of all–warming your partner’s freezing toes on your stomach. So when packing for a day of climbing in the Canadian Rockies, I was glad to know my feet would be well taken care of in the Trango…
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BASE: Kuala Lumpur
Chris McNamara and friends BASE jump from a tower in Kuala Lumpur during the 2006 three-day legal BASE event.
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One Man’s Booty is Another Person’s Waste of Money
Dirtbags are getting more and more creative in finding ways to prolong their lifestyle…
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The Gradeless Climbers Manifesto
Yes, that is what I am proposing; THE CLIMBING LIFE free of the subjective ordinal.
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One Last Hoorah: Patagonia Trip Report
Around a month ago my partner Dave and I came to Patagonia with absolutely no idea what, if anything, we’d be able to accomplish…
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