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i think this one merits some heavy recognition:

http://www.summitpost.org/image/571564/324762/on-the-edge-of-kinder-peak-district-uk.html

I'm rising this topic because the same question comes back for a couple of mountain ranges.
What factors should be considered ?
- Topography ?
- Hydrography ?
- Geology ?
- Culture ?
Apparently none of these fulfill all conditions, and it looks like only a mix of all of them can make a good consensus.
What do you think ?

http://galeria.index.hu/tudomany/2009/1 ... otoi_2009/

(a bit offtopic)

Does anyone out there know of any older climbers (70's or 80's or?) and the routes they are capable of? Maybe there are some here on SP.

Seller told me it was from turn of the century and he got it from an antique shop in Switzerland. He said it was a military man's axe, "AZ" bearing his initials. Can anyone who knows more than me confirm the age/authenticity? It looks like the original sling material on it. Makes a great conversation piece in my office!




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Mine is a freaking mess. This is a frequent source of contention with the female counterpart

Heres some videos of me playing in Crowd Deterrent. cd release show for our split with Creepout from japan. Taken in Cleveland, a lot of friends traveled from all over to it. They've ben around since 97. I've been in them for a few years. they wanna tour japan again and germany but i won't have the money probaly to go out. in these first few videos i'm playing bass with a NC b-ball jersey. ...

I've found a copy of this book in a second hand shop.

I'm kinda low on cash atm, so my question to you: is it really worth reading?

What this member did strikes me as the essence of mountaineering: http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/570647/third-expedition-to-mount-sir-alexander-success-and-epic.html.

There are also a lot of great photographs that go with the climb; it would be nice to see something like them featured on the front page.

Heya

Me and Róbert have been putting to gether clips from the ice climbing festival in Iceland 2009.
This year it was in the West fjords in a valley called Bíldudalur

Here is the video:

http://vimeo.com/7424231

Next years festival 2010 will be in the SE part of Iceland

More info on :
http://isalp.is/component/eventlist/det ... tival.html

Ási