Category: CRITICAL THINKING
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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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WILL, INTENT & CHARACTER IN ALPINE CLIMBING
OUR PREVIOUS POST WITH THE ALEISTER CROWLEY SHIRT CERTAINLY ACHEIVED ITS AIM; TO SELL SHIRTS AND TO GET INTEREST, EVEN IF ONLY BY THE LOW HANGING FRUIT OF CONTROVERSY. THANKS TO INSTAGRAM MOST OF THE INTERACTION WAS ABOUT CROWLEY AND THE NATURE OF HIS IDEAS, AND WE FOUND A SECTOR ALMOST AS DROWNED IN COMPETING…
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THE XINJIANG MOUNTAINEERING ASSOCIATION & US
WE LEARNED EARLY ON THAT THE WAY TO WORK IN CHINA IS TO PLAY THE LONG GAME, TO DEVELOP PERSONAL TRUST ACROSS A PROCESS OF DISCUSSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND QUALITY COMMUNICATIONS. THIS HAPPENS IN THE OFFICES AND OUT IN THE BASECAMPS, BUT ALSO IMPORTANTLY AT THE DINNERS, OVER COFFEE, SHARING WHISKY AND SMALL GIFTS. LIKE ANYWHERE…
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HYBRID 6000m/8000m BOOTS
IT IS ENTIRELY FEASIBLE TO PAIR AN 8000m LINER WITH A 6000m SHELL, FRANKENSTEINING THE BOOT YOU WANT FROM THE PIECES YOU LIKE. COST IS OBVIOUSLY MORE, BUT IN THE CONTEXT OF A WINTER HIGH ALTITUDE TRIP IS NOT MUCH, CONSIDERING THE IMPACT IT HAS ON YOUR CLIMBING.
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CLIMB WHAT THOU WILT T-SHIRT
NO WE ARE NOT OCCULTISTS, BUT THE STATEMENT IS ONE WE THINK ALL CLIMBERS SHOULD BE CLEAR ON, FINDING IT INTERESTING THE INTERACTIONS WE HAVE WHEN POSED WITH THE IDEA. AND YES, THAT IS ALEISTER CROWLEY, NAKED IN A HOTSPRING IN THE NORTH KARAKORAM (THAT WE KNOW THE LOCATION OF).
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WHY WE WORK WITH SAMAYA
MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT ALL THE OTHER COMPANIES ARE DOING DOESN'T IT..?
