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My first experiment of video editing...
The video is about the climb on the Buscaini Route on the Tour Ronde North Face Erik Goussev and I did....I hope you will enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwsTN4BwP0

Just thought I'd share this. It kind of is climbing related:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMsdRdgZ16k

I just saw this documentary:

Anthony Geffen's documentary exploring the mystery of famed British adventurer George Mallory, who -- along with fellow climber Sandy Irvine -- perished while attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest back in 1924. Eight years after discovering Mallory's preserved body in one of the most treacherous areas of the mountain, American climber Conrad Anker teams with British mountaineer Leo Houlding to retrace Mallory's footsteps on the North East Ridge ...

Need a job? Check it out. The NPS is hiring.

Well I climbed Cadair Idris on Sunday and it was a shock to the system I can tell you!!

But I made it :) It took me 3 hours to climb up and 2 and a bit hours to descend.

If someone had warned me first of the scrambling involved and the horror of reaching one peak and thinking I had summited to then seeing I had ...

I know we've had threads on this in the past - it's always a good thing to consider.

I have come to the realization that while I enjoy being outside, exercise, the company of others, big views, and a challenge; I have an unusual drive that pushes me to do the climbs I do. I enjoy logistics. Organizing people and materials, planning camps and trimming gear lists down, and then watching it all come together ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FrOx6LqTns

A video of Matterhorn Hornli ridge climbed for me and a friend.
I hope you like it!Please rate and comment!

If I buy a bear canister, do I just keep it in my tent with me? Or do I then put it in my pack and hang it from a tree as well?

Do they prevent scents from getting out, or are they just made to keep the bears from getting in and ever realizing any food rewards?

I have long debated posting this photo. There is something in the sky that I cannot identify. The object is left center of the photo just above ridge line. Maybe someone here would know.I took it up in GNP about three years ago.



It looks like a nose cone of a rocket to me. Weird though huh?

Just ran across this cool depiction of the relative heights of Earth's mountains; it sure would be nice if there was a better explanation of the image so I could understand when it was created and what exactly is depicted, but nonetheless, it looks like something that would look very nice on the wall in my office!

Edit: Probably helpful if I add the link:

http://blog.pictopia.com/