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 "Shark's jaw" in an ice cave near Hohnstein
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Shorty's to Telescope: 23k ft of vertical change in Death Valley
by tk421
Death Valley is well known as having the lowest point in North America in Badwater Basin at nearly 300 feet below sea level. Much less well-known are the impressive Panamint Mountains that rise abruptly from Badwater's western margin. Although the Panamint range isn't at the top of every peak-bagger's list, it probably should be as they are noteworthy for many things.
At 11,049 feet above sea level, Telescope Peak is the highest point in the Panamints as well as the entire Death Valley National Park. Telescope's height and geographic position provide a very unique opportunity to gaze down on the lowest point in North America (Badwater) and then turn 180 degrees and look up to the highest point in the contiguous U.S. at Mt. Whitney (14,505 feet) topping the distant Sierras.
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Sunshine & Redcloud Winter Ascent: Up, Up, & Away!
by shknbke
Winter has finally made a real appearance in Colorado and with that the avalanche danger has skyrocketed. The name of the game now is ridge routes. The original plan for the weekend was to do Uncompahgre as a backpack, but the forecast was looking pretty bad for Sun. Kevin suggested Redcloud and Sunshine on Sat, since the forecast looked a lot better. The winter route is via Sunshine’s east ridge from Cinnamon Pass road and the route is relentlessly steep. The route to treeline is south facing, and we were hoping the wallowing wouldn’t be too sustained. With a strong team of 6, we should be able to share the trench work nicely!
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Lib Ridge in a Day
by phillipwortmann
I could see the wheels turning in Pete’s head as I asked him if he would join me.
“Let’s talk later.” he eventually said, and went back upstairs to work in the climbing department of Mountain Chalet. We didn’t have time to talk about it at the moment, the store was busy with skiers, runners, and casual shoppers.
A few hours later Pete brought a map of Mt. Rainier and began to lay out a plan to climb Liberty Ridge in a day.
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Gino Soldà
by mazzani
Gino Soldà was born on March 8th 1907 in Valdagno (Vicenza, Italy), a small town situated close to the group of Little Dolomites, and this is an important detail because all his life was always in full accord with this mountain origin, notwithstanding in the golden years his passion for climbing and exploring kept him often far from his loved valley. Gino started to climb in 1923 and he is considered one of the best protagonists of the historic “Sixth Grade’s Golden Age”.
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Armando da Roit
by ericvola
Armando da Roit was the guardian of the Vazzoler refuge (Civetta) and when his friend Bruno Detassis was the soul of Brenta, he was the soul of Civetta, a friend for all climbers coming to his refuge.
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Georges Livanos "Le Grec"
by ericvola
Georges Livanos Alias Le Grec, King of the Calanques, Emperor in the Dolomites, 500 first ascents beyond Verticality.
Contrary to « professionals » and today’s young climbers, he only climbed during week-ends which during his years started only the Saturday afternoons and during his summer holidays which were a maximum of 4 weeks – in his time no 35 hours week and no RTT - le Grec used public transport: so to go and climb on the Bertagne peak, with Sonia and his friends, they were taking the tramway to Aubagne, then the bus to Gémenos and then walking to the foot of the wall. To go to Chamonix, he took the railways and was driving a Vespa to go to the Vercors, it was the vehicle he used for his work as a sales rep for printing material, with which he travelled up and down the Bouches du Rhône, the Var and Vaucluse during 10 years. He waited until his pal Robert Gabriel stopped climbing in 1956 (for wedding reasons) to find a new rope mate, Marc Vaucher who had a Citroen DS and at last enjoyed the comfort and saving time that a car is giving you. Le Grec never learned how to drive as also he never learned how to swim. For a Marseille man that is really taking the cake! Himself stated that he was « a Sunday climber » and not a true « sportsman » as the young stars of today navigating in the 8th grade! Despite this, his list of ascents is still today amazing and above all of high quality: Oh the Livanos routes! Repeating them sufficed to convince oneself that you were part of the better ones! They were a must : "The one who did without bivouaquing the Livanos pillar at Archiane could consider the big North walls…" …Bruno Fara, Climbing years 1970), that is in the Vercors as in Dolomites, then in the 1950s and 1960s, there were much less French climbers there.
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