MbPost.com -- It's SP for Mountain Biking!
Calling all mountain bikers! MbPost.com is SP's first sister site. Like SP, it is a collaborative content community, but it is focused on mountain biking instead of climbing.
This site is in its infancy right now, so many popular areas and trails are still "open". The site is built using the same core code as SP, so you'll instantly feel right at home with the navigation and features.
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If at First You Don't Succeed . . .
by PellucidWombat
The route seemed simple enough. As Tom Bennett and I were both plenty fit and broken in for the season, chomping at the bit as we were, we decided to have a quick little jaunt up Sargents Ridge on Mount Shasta to ring in the New Year. The plan was to drive up Friday, climb the ridge and make camp on a narrow section of the ridge at 10,000 ft (for the practice and fun of camping on steeper terrain) and then summit and descend on Saturday for a short weekend climb.
I had summitted Shasta for my second time the previous year via Casaval Ridge, and apart from the Catwalk being fairly airy I found the route finding straightforward and the climbing not too hard. Scenic, yes, but it was mostly a lot of traversing and slogging on 40 degree slopes with a few 50 degree cruxes. Most route references I saw rated Sargents/Green Butte Ridge easier or no harder than Casaval Ridge, so we expected the route to be a straightforward 1.5 day climb for us, even in the middle of winter.
We were in for a surprise.
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The destination that must not be named - Sas dla Porta
by Gangolf Haub
A few days into our September 2009 vacation we decided to head for the Prags / Braies Dolomites. The idea was to start at Pragser Wildsee / Lago di Braies and hike a long loop across the Foses Plateau to Großer Roßkofel / Campo Cavallo and Herrenstein / Sasso del Signore the loop was to end at the Apostles before returning to the lake. We set out in perfect weather very early in the morning. From our base at Sexten / Sesto we had to drive for half an hour before reaching the tollbooth at the lake. Though it was not yet 8 a.m. we already had to pay the 3€ parking fee and decided that we would be getting much more from it than the regular camera toting tourist as we would leave the car there for the whole day. It was bitter cold and we left in a hurry to warm-up during the hike.
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The Battle to Summit North and Middle Chiwaukum
by EastKing
Well it was 10 pm on Saturday and everyone was wondering what mountain to do. We originally were looking at doing Eldorado due to a number of absolutely incredible trip reports coming from the summit, but with a recent storm that came through the area and dumped a foot of snow on the mountain and the avalanche danger raised to considerable, Eldorado was knocked off the list. So which peak should be do next. Well after a lot of debate we agreed upon Middle Chiwaukum. Josh, Mike and I were familiar with this summit three weeks before when we fell short of the summit Middle Chiwaukum and settled for Point 7132 (North Chiwaukum as I discovered later). From North Chiwaukum we just stared at the summit of Middle Chiwaukum and stared in the defeat of the mighty mountain. For us this was a rematch of the mountain.
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Trekking in Pakistan
by Afzal
Pakistan is a dreamland for trekkers and hikers. Most of the trekking routes situated in the Mountain Ranges of Karakoram, Western Himalayas, and Hindukush. The best trekking season is between May to end of October each year.
Situated in the heart of the South Asian sub-continent, it is a country with rich history and cultural tradition, captivating in its own right. Pakistan is situated between 24.5 and 36.75 degree north latitude and 61 and 75.5 degree east longitude. It is bordered by China in the North, Afghanistan and Iran in the West and India in the East. Arabian Sea lies to its South with 1000 kilometers long coastline with fascinating beaches. Pakistan is linked with China through land by Karakoram Highway along the great Silk Route while it is linked with India by air, rail and road. Iran and Afghanistan are linked with Pakistan by air and road.
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Summitpost Bulk Uploader
by mvs
I love Summitpost. But individually uploading 10-15 images for a trip report was getting old. Sites like Flickr offer several nice ways to quickly upload your images, and even extract title and description from embedded metadata! So I started to use that. At the same time I felt bad because then my images aren't on Summitpost for mix-n-match inclusion in Mountain, Area or Route pages by other authors.
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Sunny Days and The Big C
by splattski
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Big hat AND nose guard. Sunny day on Denali.
“It was a gorgeous, sunny day.” How many trip reports have you read that said something similar? How many of your own trips included a day like that?
If you have been lucky enough to be out in the mountains to enjoy as many gorgeous, sunny days as I have, then you should read this article and think seriously about how the sun affects your health.
I’ve been active in outdoor sports my entire life. I learned to ski at age 9 in 1964. I summited my first glaciated peak at 14 in 1969. I climbed Mt. Rainier at 17 in 1973. From 1973-1975 I worked as a Field Technician for the Forest Service. By 1975 I was also a bike racer, riding 250-350 miles per week in the summer. During the winter I was a cross-country ski racer. I was and continue to be a mountaineer and an athlete (although these days, an old fat one), and I was outside a lot.
I’m now 54. That may seem really old to you. Don’t let that fool you, because you might be lucky enough to be 54 someday yourself. But here’s the deal and why I’m telling you all this. I loved being outsdoors, but that may have increased my risk of cancer because I seldom if ever used sunscreen. Yes, cancer. About two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with skin cancer, what doctors call a malignant melanoma.
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