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that´s what it´s about IMPACT. No IMPACT then no research grant! IMPACT is what counts these days if you want research money from the government. IMPACT means financial benefits, practical use, instant success - all those buzz words that the bean counters like to use to justify themeselves! If Kepler, Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, Boyle, Darwin or Einstein were alive today and looking for a research grant from the British government they´d fail the IMPACT test.

More of a wilderness topic...

How thick does ice have to be on a frozen lake for it to be considered safe to walk on? I ask this because today I walked across my first frozen lake. It wasn't for fun, rather walking across it happened to be the most direct route to where we were going (it was Mitchell Lake, in the Indian Peaks, Colorado BTW). I knew the ice was solid because this ...

Does anyone have a clever solution for securely displaying parking passes on motorcycles? Parking in the Angeles NF requires an Adventure Pass or a National Parks Pass, but there's no entrance kiosk. thanks

I hated pop like this growing up but I actually like her and her music...maybe I'm just more agreeable now. When I first heard of her I read her Wikipedia page and was shocked to know that she actually had some serious talent as a kid.

So yeah I do like her alot and I am not afraid to say it.

this is depressing

As I remember Bachar could barely watch Yabo’s shakey freesolo of Spiderline at J-tree. If given the opportunity to watch someone FS (even something historic like Alex Honnold doing Half Dome, yikes), I’d pass. Curious if you could watch someone freesolo :?:

The Wildest Dream is an upcoming movie about Mallory and Irvine's disappearance on Mt. Everest in 1924. One would think that the mountain featured prominently on the website would be Mt. Everest, but it sure does not look like Mt. Everest. What is it? It looks like something in the Mont Blanc Massif, but I can't place it.

I don't know if you guys were aware, but the UN General Assembly has identified December 11th as International Mountain Day.

The American Alpine Institute is doing a series of events (rock rescue clinics,a party, slideshows) in Bellingham to celebrate the day and to raise money for the purchase of the lower Index Town Walls to turn it into a permanent climber's park. If you're interested in the event, check out the following link:

http://www.aai.cc/imd ...