Archive for August, 2008
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Hypothermia sucks! End of story. It is even worse when you are stuck on the face of a mountain with absolutely no where to hide from the cold. American Alpine Institute had a hypothermia post which was drawn from a NOLS hypothermia post. (AAI) (NOLS)
Apparently the best way to treat ...
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
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New England Ropes just left a comment on a post about their rope recall because I was "misleading the general public". A few weeks ago they announced that they had produced some faulty ropes that needed to be recalled because "The climbing lines can break, posing a serious ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Glissading is some dangerous shit but oh dear God it can be fun. So when I came across this article by the American Alpine Institute I thought I would share it. (link)
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
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Part II of my Mt Rainier climb up Disappointment Cleaver is really a completely separate trip report from Part I. Earlier in the week I missed the summit of Rainier because the altitude knocked my climbing partner on his ass. To add insult to injury, Mt Shuksan had repelled me ...
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
If you call bouldering "climbing" I may punch you in the face.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-iTZJECJyE
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
An 18 year old British climber just perished while climbing at Les Gaillands in the Chamonix Valley. Apparently he tried to rappel off only one end of the rope and subsequently fell. I seems too many accidents happen on rappel.
Take your time and do it right. Be safe!
(link to original ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
This video is of a tyke that is going to be climbing 5.12 in a couple of years. She's bold and knows exactly what she wants. Wait until 1:10 to see some action.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2vbsgZj4g4
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Way to go Mike Haugen! Mike climbed all 50 state highpoints in under 50 days. He started with Denali and worked his way across the US and ended in under 50 days at Hawaii's highpoint. Rock out dude. Here is a link to his Coleman sponsored blog.
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
I don't own a GriGri and personally a I don't trust them. They seem like great devices that are simple to use but I much prefer to stick with my trusty Black Diamond Guide or my Petzl Reverso 3. If you do belay with a Petzl GriGri you should definitely ...
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Alright, maybe you're not winning the Mountain Hardwear Pack from OnTheSharpEnd.com but Mountain Hardwear has decided to have a Pack-a-Day Give Away for the month of August. While I probably shouldn't be advertising this, I thought it was cool enough to share
Pack-a-Day Give Away
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