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This news is circulating around this morning. A couple articles below.

Clarus to Acquire Black Diamond Equipment and Gregory Mountain Products

Black Diamond and Gregory Mountain Acquired by Publicly-Traded Clarus Corp

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Google (and other sources) usually point to the Karakoram Highway as the highest highway in the world, with its highpoint being the Khunjerab Pass at around 4,700 meters. It's Wikipedia entry covers its ass by calling it the highest "international highway."

But the Tibet Friendship Highway runs through two passes claimed to be over 5,000 meters and long sections are at over 4,000 meters. The Friendship Highway is just about completely paved now, so it ...

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It'll only get them prep'd/ready for when they hit the South end near the border and start to encounter them human coyotes.

Or, if they decide to head on over to Afghanistan and do some trekking.

Hey guys,
I'm looking to get into some mountaineering, but I really don't know where to start. I have plenty of backpacking experience, but I'd like to get into some more technical stuff. The last thing I wanna do is start with the whole guided deal, however. I like to be as self-sufficient as possible, and I don't have the money for thousand dollar 'drag my ass up' ascents. But, I don't wanna be the ...

I've finally landed a position where I will be able to work remotely. It's a given that I want to spend a month+ every summer on the E Side, but as much as I love Bishop I'm not ready to make the leap to living in a small town year-round. I realize this question has been asked repeatedly but adding a few addn'l criteria:

- Easy access to multi-pitch trad & preferably alpine routes. Tired ...

Here's one...

I'm not sure if a thread like this exists already, let me know if it does as I would love to read a few stories about it.

I've been curious what other people have found during their outdoor adventures that might be interesting. I spend a lot of time hiking in areas that are ripe with dinosaur finds and I always thought it would be awesome to come across a fossil or maybe a treasure ...

Hello All!

It has been some time since I posted, but I have an honest question to ask...

I spoke to a guy today, he was referred to me by a mutual friend that shared with him my previous climbing stories. He has never climbed before but thinks he might like to give Mt. Rainier a try as his first outing. I recommended that he start with something else, perhaps Mt. Washington in the winter ...