Dukkha on Funeral For a Friend
Birth is Dukkha, aging is Dukkha, death is Dukkha; sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are Dukkha; association with the unbeloved is Dukkha; separation from… Read More »Dukkha on Funeral For a Friend
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Elbrus
The social climate of the Caucasus was rocked politically and economically by these measures. “The area is still dangerous may be even more than before…due… Read More »Elbrus
Cerro Torre Roundup
Since Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk climbed a “fair means” variation to the Compressor Route and then removed the bolts from its upper pitches the… Read More »Cerro Torre Roundup
2012 American Alpine Club Benefit Dinner
Abruzzi was a duke. Cassin was a steel worker. Perry-Smith came from family money. Heckmair was a gardener. The climbing community has always spanned the… Read More »2012 American Alpine Club Benefit Dinner
Exploring The Alps
It is more intuitive to pursue “the new” in remote and unexplored mountains, as opposed to a well-known range. “It is often difficult to be… Read More »Exploring The Alps
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… Read More »Grosvenor Sees Third Ascent
Nautical Series: Skip Novak
“I still view my first Whitbred Round The World race in 1977 as my most memorable sailing achievement. I was going out into the unknown.… Read More »Nautical Series: Skip Novak
Nautical Series: Greg Landreth and Keri Pashuk
“[T]here is a lot of common ground (between sailing and climbing)… When you’re climbing, the general rhythm is that you have an anchor, a rest… Read More »Nautical Series: Greg Landreth and Keri Pashuk
Nautical Series: Bob Shepton
In 2010, Scottish skipper/ex-priest Bob Shepton “lured” Belgians Nicolas Favresse, Olivier Favresse, Sean Villanueva and American Ben Ditto to the coast of Greenland with photos… Read More »Nautical Series: Bob Shepton
Serkhe Khollu, Bolivia: A New Line on Crutches
A rope length away from the summit of Ala Izquierda in Bolivia, Isabel Suppe was pulled from her perch on the summit ridge and tumbled… Read More »Serkhe Khollu, Bolivia: A New Line on Crutches
Before and After
Two videos show how a day in the life of Renan Ozturk changed (and didn’t change) after a near-fatal accident.