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http://io9.com/5650306/the-rough-guide-to-solar-system-mountaineering

.... a whole bunch of FAs just waiting to happen ... the approach would be a biatch though :mrgreen:

This video is breathtaking


Has anyone been to this area??, seems like there are just endless climbing posibilites that include some amazing ridges, snow/ice, rock slabs anything and everything. wow

you've ever gone w/out bathing, presumably for a trip.

I was watching it briefly w/some friends last night, and the point came up that those guys must be RIPE when they get to the surface, although no one seemed to pull away from them when they were up.

Mine, IIRC, was about 12 days up in GNP when I was around 16.

Writing in a thread about owning pages etc, I wrote about whose here. Here, on Summitpost.
And thinking about it, it is amazing and the diversity of the members here is a fantastic thing.

There's such a variety on this site, from those who never get out into the real wilderness, to those who spend days and weeks to get to a remote place and climb there without support or comfort. There's hikers who stay ...

I have 10 days off in April, April 15-25. I'd like to fly somewhere and do some great hiking. I am not a rock or ice climber so I'm not looking to do anything beyond class 3. I am ok with winter conditions (snowshoeing or x country skiing) but I'm not lookign for anything particularly dangerous. Does anyone have any ideas of places that would be nice that time of year?

I am new to packing and preparing meals in the high country. I wanted to know what kind of foods other than dehydrated meals that are easy to prepare and light to pack. Any links or articles would be helpful. Feel free to list some of the meals you prepare while on the mountain. Thanks in advance.

Hi new member here. A very useful site I have used many times but never joined.
A quick Question under the Mountain Conditions on most NE summits I see a link for

Mountain Conditions
The National Weather Service posts forecasts for the above treeline summits at 3 AM every morning; this is useful if planning to traverse the exposed ridge between Bondcliff and West Bond.

It appears that the link is not correct any suggestions ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmjJBu0xiwc

"Joe Simpson has endured several brushes with death and has suffered the loss of many climbing friends in accidents which call into question the exhilarating, death-defying activity to which he has devoted his whole life. Never more alive than when most at risk, he has come to see an attempt on the Eiger, with its hooded, mile-high North Face, as the culmination of his climbing career.

In a narrative which takes the reader through ...

check this thing out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdK2y3lphmE