Category: CRITICAL THINKING
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BEARTOOTH BEAKS
AMERICANS HAVE BROUGHT MUCH TO ALPINISM, AND WE WILL GO SO FAR TO SAY THE BEAK MAY BE THEIR GREATEST CONTRIBUTION, FROM THE CAULDRON OF YOSEMITE THAT RAISED THE BEAK FROM OBSCURITY TO BECOME A PILLAR OF BIG WALLS AND BY ASSOCIATION BIG ALPINE. AN ARRAY OF VARIATIONS SPANNING THE WALMART MASS PRODUCTION OF BLACK…
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ALPINISTES SANS FRONTIERES. ALPINISTS WITHOUT BORDERS
SAN FRONTIERES MEANS TO LOOK AT PLACES ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY CONVENTIONAL BORDERS. ALL BORDERS AND LIMITS ARE SEEN AS ARBITARY CONVENTIONS, SOME MORE CONTRIVED THAN OTHERS, THAT OFTEN RESULT IN BLINDSPOTS OVER OTHERWISE NOBLE AND EXCITING POSSIBILITIES. HIGH ALTITUDE CLIMBING IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THIS, THE PRESENT PARADIGM…
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ELUSIVE SUMMITS BY VIC SAUNDERS. BOOK REVIEW
THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW CLIMBING BOOKS WE CAME AWAY FROM SATISFIED, NOT FEELING WE HAD BEEN GIVEN JUST HALF THE TALE BECAUSE THE GOOD STUFF WAS LEFT OUT IN FEAR OF BORING A GENERAL AUDIENCE
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30% BETTER. NEW MINIPRESSO GR2 PORTABLE ESPRESSO REVIEW
IT MAY BE THE COFFEE TALKING, BUT WE THINK THESE UPGRADES ARE AMONG THE BIGGEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ANY GEAR WE USE, AND ARE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS FOR WHAT A TOP LEVEL DESIGN PROCESS CAN BE
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EXPEDITION HARNESS SET UP
IT IS EXPECTED THAT TEAMSTERS WILL HAVE A WORKING HARNESS SET UP THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH, THAT IS CARRIED COMPLETE, READY TO GO STRAIGHT FROM THEIR PACKS. THE START OF A ROUTE AT +5000m IS NOT THE PLACE TO START ARRANGING YOUR PERSONAL GEAR
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KAZUYA HIRAIDE & KENRO NAKAJIMA
ELITE ALPINISM WITHOUT KAZUYA AND KENRO BECOMES A DIFFERENT THING NOW, AS THEY REPRESENTED AN EXTREME LEADING EDGE OF STYLE AND COMMITMENT THAT HAS FEW OTHERS IN ITS COHORT. AT A TIME WHERE HIGH ALTITUDE CLIMBING HAS DEVOLVED INTO MOSTLY COMMERCIALISM AND A GAME OF STATISTICS, THEIR TYPE OF CLIMBING KEPT THE CURVE SET BY…
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FRONTIER CLIMBERS. ARE YOU ONE?
THIS PROFILE IS BASICALLY THE DESCRIPTION OF A FEEDING THE RAT EXPEDITIONS CLIMBER; ONE WHO HAS DARED TO CLICK ON THE SILLY NAME, HAS MADE IT PAST THE INKY & GLITCHY GRAPHICS AND SPELLING, HAS SEEN PAST THE STUFF ABOUT CROWLEY, XINJIANG AND THE POOR STATE OF 8000m CLIMBING, HAS SALIVATED OVER THE EXOTIC AND…
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10 THINGS TO MAKE HIGHCAMP LIVABLE
THESE DAYS THINGS CAN BE SO LIGHT AND EFFICIENT IT IS AMAZING HOW FAR UP THINGS CAN BE LIVABLE, BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE SORT OF CAMPS BIG ALPINISM WAS ONCE DEPENDANT ON. NOW, WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES - WHAT WILL FIT IN A SMALL STUFF SACK - HIGH CAMPS CAN BE PERFECTLY…
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THE ROAD TO K2 NORTH SIDE
OUR DIALOGUE WITH THE AUTHORITIES HAS BEEN AN EXPEDITION IN ITSELF, AS WE SINGLE-HANDEDLY REOPENED THE CHINA SIDE OF THE KARAKORAM TO CLIMBERS. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN IT APPEARED THINGS WERE GOOD TO GO ONLY TO BE CLOSED AGAIN, OR FOR THE CLIMBING COMMUNITY TO HAVE NO UPTAKE AS THINGS HAVE STALLED OR BEEN DISTRACTED…
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SIMPLIFY
ON ALL OUR TRIPS WE ADVOCATE LAYING OUT THE STUFF TO BE USED, THEN BITS REMOVED TO SCRAPE DOWN TO THE MINIMUM THAT CAN BE GOT AWAY WITH. AS THE PEOPLE ARE WHAT SETS THE EXPEDITION - NOT THE GEAR - EXTRA STUFF WON'T MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, WITH SIMPLICITY TELLING US MORE ABOUT A…
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