Category: CRITICAL THINKING
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THE NORTH FACE JAPAN
ALONG SIDE SEVERAL OTHER VARIANTS OF THE BRAND, MOST AIMED AT STREETWEAR, FESTIVALS, OR BIZARRE CONCEPT MARKETS, THE NORTH FACE JAPAN SUMMIT SERIES IS THAT TROVE OF SPECIALIST STUFF THAT YOU HAVE PROBABLY BEEN LOOKING FOR. WHERE THE FAMED/NOTORIOUS ADVANCED MOUNTAIN KIT SERIES CAME AND WENT WITHOUT NOTICE ELSEWHERE, IN JAPAN IT IS ON THE SHELVES, AND…
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BELAY JACKETS vs BIVY JACKETS vs DOWN JACKETS
THE SAD FACT IS, MOST HIGH ALT DOWN JACKETS THESE DAYS ARE MADE FOR STANDING IN LINE ON A FIXED ROPE. THEY ARE DECKED OUT IN 'FEATURES' THAY MAY OR MAY NOT BE NECESSARY, SUCH AS COUNTLESS ZIPPERS, COUNTLESS POCKETS, FIELDS OF VELCRO, FLAPS ON EVERYTHING AND NIFTY THINGS LIKE HEAT PACK POCKETS AND EAR…
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GETTING OFF THE MOUNTAIN
KNOWING YOU HAVE A GOOD DESCENT ABILITY MAKES THE TAIL END OF A CLIMB FEEL SECURE. KNOWING YOU DON'T IS INEXCUSABLE AND EXACTLY THE WRONG PLACE TO HAVE UNKNOWNS.
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DO GOOD WITH YOUR CLIMBING; HELPING UNF%#K THE PLANET
WE KNOW WE CAN'T SAVE THE WORLD, BUT WE CAN DO WHAT WE CAN FROM THE SMALL NICHE WE INHABIT, ESPECIALLY AS WE INHABIT ONE WHERE CHANGES ARE DRAMATICALLY FELT. WE FIND IT HYSTERICAL THAT CERTAIN HUGE COMPANIES FAWN OVER '1% FOR THE PLANET', WHEN IT IS THEIR OWN SUPPLY CHAINS, PRODUCTION, LABOR PROTOCOLS AND…
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BRANDING THE RAT; T-SHIRTS & STICKERS IN THE ERA OF INSTA-MEDIA
IN AN INDUSTRY LOST TO SLEAZY COMMERCIALISM WE RESORT TO THE LAST BASTION OF ALTERNATIVE MARKETING - THE 'BAND SHIRT' AND STICKERS. WE DON'T SPEND ON POP UPS, SCROLLING BANNERS, SPONSORED POSTS AND TRADE SHOWS, INSTEAD OUR INFLUENCERS ARE GRIMEY PACKS BEING PUSHED THROUGH ARRIVALS, FADED SHIRTS AT THE CRAG, AND PEELING AND MELTED STICKERS…
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EMPLOYING WOMEN ON OUR TEAMS IN TIBET
CONTRARY TO THE DISTOPIAN FANTASIES SOME HAVE ABOUT CHINA AND TIBET, THESE LADIES RUN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES FREE FROM STATE INTERFERENCE, CULTURAL INTERFERENCE AND THE INTERFERENCE OF TIBETAN MEN. IF CAPITALISM CAN BE SEEN TO WORK THEN THIS IS THE EXAMPLE, AS WE PAY GOOD LIVING WAGES DIRECTLY INTO THEIR HANDS, AS WE HAVE DONE…
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WINTER HIGH ALTITUDE NORTH SIDES
NORTH SIDES OF PEAKS, ON THE NORTH SIDES OF THE RANGES, UP ON THE NORTHERN PLATEAU AND IN THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE GREAT DIVIDE. PLAY WITH THE SEMANTICS OF WHAT WINTER MAY MEAN IF YOU MUST, BUT ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN OUT THERE KNOWS THE PETTINESS IS CONFINED WITH THE SOUTHERN, LOWER LATITUDES, AND…
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2023/24 WINTER EXPEDITION SEASON
FROM NOVEMBER TO MARCH WE ARE ROLLING OUT EXPEDITIONS ACROSS TIBET AND INNER ASIA. THIS IS WHAT WE LIVE FOR, AND INVOLVES EXTENDED TIME AWAY FROM COMMUNICATIONS, BUT IS A TIME OF HIGH ENERGY AND IDEAS AND A GOOD TIME TO ENAGAGE US. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US, AND WE WILL REPLY WHEN
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OUR TRIPS IN MEDIA
CLIMBING AND MEDIA HAVE LONG BEEN SYNONYMOUS, ALL THE WAY BACK TO YOUNGHUSBAND, SHIPTON AND THE DUKE OF ABRUZZI WHERE REPORTS FUELED SPONSORSHIP, PUBLIC CURISOITY AND POLITICS. TODAY IS NO DIFFERENT, THOUGH OF COURSE THE SCALE IS EXPONENTIALLY LARGER, WITH THE FOOTPRINT OF AN EXPEDITION IN MEDIA GOING FAR BEYOND THE CLIMBING WORLD. THERE WAS
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SOFT, LIGHT & SIMPLE; ALIEN REVOLUTION CAMS FOR ALPINE
WHEN ALL IS DEEPLY FROZEN, THE ROCK IS GOOD, YOU ARE ON YOUR TOOLS WITH BIG GLOVES AND THE RACK IS ALREADY AN ORCHESTRA OF ASSORTED OPTIONS, CAMS FILL THE PLACE FOR SMALLER CRACKS THAT ARE SMOOTH, WHEN THINGS ARE TOO INTENSE TO SPEND THE TIME ON A GOOD NUT. THIS ACCOUNTS FOR ONLY A…
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