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… Read More »Exped Downmat 9: For a Solid Night’s Sleep
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.
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… Read More »Eco Everest Expedition 2008 launches from Everest Base Camp
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.”
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… Read More »La Sportiva Trango Extreme Evo Light: Warmth and Stability
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…
BASE: Kuala Lumpur
Chris McNamara and friends BASE jump from a tower in Kuala Lumpur during the 2006 three-day legal BASE event.
The Gradeless Climbers Manifesto
Yes, that is what I am proposing; THE CLIMBING LIFE free of the subjective ordinal.
