News of General

"I do a lot of public speaking (demotivational only—there's far too much motivation in the world already), and all these Everesteers are clogging up the market. I can handle losing a speaking opportunity to somebody like my friend Warren MacDonald (he lost both his legs under a huge rock and still climbs hard—book him!), but losing to a neophyte flatlander who was almost carried up Everest by one of my cash-strapped guiding friends? That hurts."Classic ...

Just wondering if anyone knows the rough tempature in the ADKS for the month of September. I will be hiking Mount Marcy the first week of Sept. Thanks

Does anyone can post a pic of it :?:

Since a recent trip to the Red River Gorge back in May I have been hard at work using my free time to edit all the footage i brought back. Below are the links to those videos and if you have any feedback feel free to spill your guts. Feedback has been helpful for me since I am new to video. I have more videos in the works so check back on my vimeo page ...

I am thinking of doing some exploring of enchanted gorge and surrounded areas. Given the higher snow level this year I am a bit concerned about too much water in the canyon. Has anyone been in the area recently or have an indication of conditions???

I'm thinking about doing a monthlong expedition and having friends and family pledge money to certain charities for miles travelled, peaks climbed, or meters climbed, etc. I am interested in using a website that would allow me to post a proposed trip and the charities I would like to help. Has anyone heard of a site that allows people to use an already planned mountain expedition to raise money for a good cause?

Does anyone ...

A couple of weeks back I posted the first part of my video from Pennsylvania's highest point, this is part two.

Like I said before, I am doing these videos for a fundraiser, so you can ignore the first little bit. The rest of the video gives you an idea of the view from the top.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Summitupusa ... I8X7GUnZjI

Saw "The Widest Dream" in San Francisco last evening. It is very good , is low-keyed compared to most recent Everest t.v. and movie shows, and has outstanding views of the Second Step from different angles.I now think that in Noel Odell's last sighting of Mallory & Finch they were ascending the Second Step as he first thought.
Does anyone know whether Mallory had any pitons with him ?

Does anyone know if Giorgio's book ('The Prisoner of Eiger') has been printed in English?