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Inspirations, Part V: The Wisdom of Exploration
Damien Gildea shares his inspirations. “Repeats were given a line or two at most. Details were scarce, photos grainy—but how much help do you want? That approach, including only the essential and knowing what to leave out, reflected one of the basic tenets of alpinism. And all without the narrow-minded, style-as-dogma hectoring we get now…
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Best (or Worst?) Climbing.com Captions
Don’t get me wrong… I don’t hate fun, but some of the absurd captions on climbing.com are more ridiculous than Tuesday Night Bouldering. Here’s one I read today in Two Quick Ascents of The Fly: “Video still of Kevin Jorgeson about to soil his trousers while falling from the top of The Fly (V14) at…
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Lowe Alpine Summit Attack 30 Hyperlite: A Solid Little Pack
In my decade-long quest to find the perfect little pack, one that has all the right features and none of the bells and whistles, this one comes as close as it gets. The Lowe Alpine Summit Attack 30 Hyperlite is the only pack I’ve owned that’s been spared the knife and trimming that my other…
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Return to the Outdoors, Part II: Steph Davis
Steph Davis shares a story about one of the wild places she loves: Utah’s Canyonlands.
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Hardrock Mining–Re-think; Reform
The Outdoor Alliance, a national coalition of human-powered recreation organizations, is urging outdoor enthusiasts to support proposed reforms of the 1872 Mining Law.
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Opinion of a Chinese Reader
Some young people, like myself ten years ago, thought the west must be filled with idealism, democracy, prosperity and fairness. Well, if I have to put one adjective on how western media has reported the riot, the only word I can think of is “prejudice.”
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Sad Smoky Mountains Ignition: A Call for Action
Climber Alberto Peruffo is planning a sky-wide protest against the Chinese occupation of Tibet…
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130 Kilometers an Hour in the Wrong Lane
Smuggling climbing hardware onto planes, destroying rental cars, and climbing excellent limestone routes–the second part of an adventure series on Spain by photographer and writer Traveler Taj Terpening.
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Filming Towers
There’s really only one thing I can ever expect when I get to shoot a video with Rob Pizem: suffering.
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Return to the Outdoors, Part I: Conrad Anker
Conrad Anker shares some of his earliest memories from Wyoming’s Teton Crest.
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Climbing = Protest
China may have succeeded in closing Mt. Everest for its Olympic Torch bid, clearing the peak of any possible protesters or demonstrations, but it can’t censor the rest of the world.
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Video: The Ice Climbing Polar Bear
Watch Bernard as he epics during a free solo WI5+ climb.
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Black Diamond Whippet Self Arrest Ski Pole: Added Security
Having spent numerous ski tours climbing and skiing steep, bulletproof terrain, I found myself wanting some added security in the often-precarious ski mountaineering environment. The latest model of the Black Diamond Whippet provided what I was looking for.
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Jamalots, Putty Nutz: Great April Fools Spoofs
In a strange bout of jubilation, maybe I should share a blog that isn’t mean. Just as I was starting to think that nothing climbing-related on the internet was funny, thanks to friends in the climbing industry who also happen to have far too much time on their hands, I was introduced to these…
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Inspirations, Part IV: High Conquest
Royal Robbins shares his inspiration: High Conquest. “It’s basically a history of mountaineering, but its most salient point is that the ‘high conquest’ of the title is not truly getting to the top of the highest peaks; it’s the conquest of those weak and timid parts of ourselves we don’t want running the show.”
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