Tag: Climbing
On June 3, 2017 Alex Honnold completed his free solo ascent of El Capitan, the first of its kind on the iconic granite face and a milestone in the sport of big wall climbing. It’s quickly becoming customary for these iconic climbs to be accompanied by the future release of…
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What exactly is Peak Bagging? Peak bagging is the practice of collecting ascensions across as many peaks as you can. Amateur peak baggers often shoot for goals local to their neighborhoods like climbing all of the 14ers (mountains over 14,000 feet) in Colorado or more modest objectives like Phoenix’s Seven…
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Inside high-end sport climbing: How are Elite Climbers made? On September 3rd, Adam Ondra came down from the top of his new climb (later christened Silence) after completing the route from top to bottom without falling or hanging on his rope for the first time since he undertook the project…
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Big Wall Climbing Is Back Climbing as a sport has an interesting history. Although it has developed into an outdoor activity in its own right, historical mountaineers had only one purpose in mind when they worked on developing their climbing techniques and equipment: getting to the top of that next…
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The Best Climbing Festivals In The States It's the middle of summer. Temperatures are high; humidity is heavy. Motivation might be low. Why not start planning a climbing trip to get you through the heat? Before you know it, the leaves will begin to change. With you in mind, we've…
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On April 30th, 2017, Ueli Steck died on the Himalayan peak of Nuptse. The 40-year-old Swiss mountaineer was preparing for an ambitious project on the nearby slopes of Everest and perished while climbing Nuptse as part of his training for that attempt. Steck’s ultimate goal was to complete a traverse…
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Climbing Mont Blanc Europe’s highest point to discover a solution to my problem of needing to bypass Libya It had always been my intention to make an ascent of Mont Blanc, France during my Alpine trek. It seemed a fitting thing to do – to walk from sea level to the…
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Unique man powered actions sports events What is it about participating in unique action sports festivals that have you combining the power of nature with the strength of your own body to do? When muscle replaces motor, and you’re forced to rely on the elements to move forward. Maybe we…
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What To Do And Where To Go In California Nothing says summer like a road trip through California USA. From searching for surf up and down iconic PCH, wandering the High Sierras, or digging on a summer music series in a beach town, there’s a lot to see and do out there.…
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