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Oxford Climbers Find Mishaps, Tomfoolery and New Routes in Greenland
During a five-week climbing bonanza this summer, Oxford University Mountaineering Club members Tom Codrington, Jacob Cook, Ian Faulkner and Peter Hill sailed among the granite… Read More »Oxford Climbers Find Mishaps, Tomfoolery and New Routes in Greenland
Yosemite’s Young Pup: Cheyne Lempe Talks About His Salathe Wall Solo
Though he had climbed El Capitan in a day–three times–twenty-two-year-old Cheyne Lempe spent the days leading up to his solo attempt on the Salathe Wall… Read More »Yosemite’s Young Pup: Cheyne Lempe Talks About His Salathe Wall Solo
Slildeshow: Wiping El Cap’s Nose
Two climbers recently rappelled the upper reaches of El Capitan to conduct a traditional “Nose Wipe.” They hauled out garbage by the bag-full, but an… Read More »Slildeshow: Wiping El Cap’s Nose
Cheyne Lempe Breaks 21-Year Record on Salathe Wall
In just over 20 hours on November 6 and 7, Cheyne Lempe rope soloed the Salathe Wall (VI 5.9 A2, 2,900′, Frost-Prett-Robbins, 1961) of El… Read More »Cheyne Lempe Breaks 21-Year Record on Salathe Wall
Three Shoes: Words and Images of an Austrian Solo
New Zealander Iain Burgon had climbed the Roggspitze a number of times before, but never alone and with a camera. Herein, his edit of the… Read More »Three Shoes: Words and Images of an Austrian Solo
