Category: CRITICAL THINKING
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ALPINISM IS JUST CLIMBING
AS MUCH AS WE CAN SELL THIS AS 'RETRO', 'PROTO', 'RETURN TO', 'OLD SKOOL', 'STRAIGHT EDGE' OR 'RAW DOG' WE ARE NOT - WE SIMPLY DO ALPINISM AT ITS MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD, WHICH IS TO GO CLIMB COOL STUFF IN AMAZING PLACES WITH AS LITTLE BULLSHIT AS POSSIBLE.
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HIGH ALTITUDE BASE STOVE. IN COLLABORATION WITH ELITECLIMB
"WE HATE TO ADVOCATE COOKING INSIDE TENTS, FRANKEN-STOVES, AFTER-MARKET PARTS AND PATCHED TOGETHER HEAT EXCHANGERS TO ANYONE, BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS WORKED FOR US" - HUNTER S THOMPSON (SORT OF)
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2025 EXPEDITIONS BOOKING NOW
IN 2025 WE HAVE LARGE BLOCKS DEVOTED TO VARIOUS REGIONS AND OBJECTIVES, CAPITALIZING ON CONDITIONS ACROSS AN AREA THE SIZE OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE. WITHIN THIS REGION ARE THOUSANDS OF OBJECTIVES INCLUDING THE WORLDS HIGHEST, REMOTEST, MOST OBSCURE AND LEAST ATTEMPTED MOUNTAINS, THAT AWAIT THE RIGHT CLIMBERS WITH THE RIGHT STUFF TO CLIMB THEM.
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NOVEMBER 1 to DECEMBER 16, 2024. OUT OF OFFICE
BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1st AND DECEMBER 16th 2024 WE ARE ON EXPEDITION IN TIBET AND THE KARAKORUM. WE EXPECT NO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING THIS TIME. PLEASE SEND ENQUIRIES AS USUAL, AND THEY WILL BE ANSWERED IN ORDER OF ARRIVAL AND PRIORITY ON RETURN. IT IS BUSINESS AS USUAL UNTIL THE DAY OF DEPARTURE.
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NONPROPHET ‘ENDURANCE’ PROGRAM. REVIEW
THE ONE THING WE WILL SAY IS THAT THE TRAINING OUTLINED HITS HARD, AND DOESN'T MINCE WORDS WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT ENDURANCE MEANS. THIS IS THE STUFF YOU WOULD WISH YOU HAD DONE ALL THOSE TIMES WHEN FACED WITH YOUR LIMITS, AND CONCERNS THE TEARING OF REALITY OUT BEYOND WHERE MOST - MAYBE ALL…
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2024 / 25 EXPEDITION SEASON OVERVIEW. KARAKORUM NORTH FIRST ASCENTS & 8000m, NORTH EASTERN TIBET, GOBI ICE CLIMBING & JAPAN
THE TRIPS OUTLINED HERE ARE NOT ONLY ALL HAPPENING - THEY ARE CONFIRMED, SCHEDULED AND BOOKED - BUT ARE ALL UNIQUE, TRUE EXPEDITIONS, INTO PLACES RARELY IF EVER VISITED. SOME OF THESE TRIPS ARE CLOSED, TEAMS FINALIZED MONTHS AGO, BUT OTHERS STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN OR TO ADAPT INTO THEIR OWN OBJECTIVES.
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ULTRA APPROACH SHOES? NORDA 001. REVIEW
THE NORDA 001s MAY JUST BE THE BEST CHECK-IN TO GLACIER SHOE AROUND, NONE OF WHICH THEY REALLY MARKET FOR BUT WHICH LOOMS LARGE IN THE THINGS WE LIKE. A CLIMBER COULD MAKE THESE THEIR ONLY SHOES ON A TRIP OTHER THAN THEIR BIG BOOTS IF THEY WERE TO TRAVEL VERY LIGHT AND DIRECT ONTO…
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THE COMPANIES WE COLLABORATE WITH
WE TAKE OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS VERY SERIOUSLY, AND JUST LIKE OUR EXPEDITIONS AND CLIMBING TEAMS, DO THINGS AT A TEMPO OF ENTHUSIASM AND INNOVATION THAT NOT EVERYONE CAN GET ON BOARD WITH
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“THE WICKEDEST EXPEDITIONS IN THE WORLD!” OUTLIERS IN AN ALL TOO NORMAL INDUSTRY
WHAT WAS IT ARTHUR C. CLARKE SAID...THAT THE ONLY WAY TO DISCOVER LIMITS IS TO VENTURE PAST THEM, AND THAT ANYTHING SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED IS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM MAGIC?
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KEEPING YOUR FEET
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS 'JUST' FROSTBITE, AND THE HISTORY OF HIGH ALTITUDE CLIMBING IS THE HISTORY OF LOSING BODY PARTS TO THE EFFECTS OF ALTITUDE AND COLD. READ ANY ACCOUNTS AND MENTION OF FEET GETTING DANGEROUSLY COLD IS ALMOST GUARANTEED, WITH ENOUGH TALES OF BAD OUTCOMES TO MAKE THE POINT
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