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The Daily Pennsylvanian has a short article about Ivan Greene and bouldering. The rock climber recounted his six sprained ankles, torn hamstring, ruptured disc and torn shoulder as he led an instruction session yesterday at Pottruck Health and Fitness Center. Nothing terribly exciting about the article except it does give a bit more background on […]
My Rocky Horror Show Climbing in the British Lake District. Hand-holding on high Climbing in India Iowa man tries Everest for 4th time Chuck Huss tries Everest for fourth time. Elderly Japanese climbers are safe Mountaineering club for pensioners have been located after reported missing.
Shady Goings On has started a nice series of posts entitled Rock Climbing A to Z with the first on N for nuts.
A Nepali guide and a Panamanian climber died after returning from Mount Pumori in Nepal. Both of them successfully climbed Mt. Pumori on March 25, but while returning, they climbed 100 meters down and unfortunately slipped and fell down in mountain trench of 500 meter depth which led them to the death. These two climbers […]
I just saw that All Climbing was posted as the “blog of the day”. Any publicity, no matter how small or large is welcome. Thanks!
The following is a list of highly recommended climbing books: Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills Training for Climbing: The Definitive Guide to Improving Your Climbing Performance How to Rock Climb: Better Bouldering (How To Climb Series) How to Rock Climb!, 4th edition (How To Climb Series)
FloridaToday.com (of all places) has one of the funniest descriptions of a gym bouldering area: The high school senior continues to train in the gym’s bouldering section, a cavernous area that looks a bit like the alien bar scene in “Star Wars,” with walls splotched with wild colors and shapes. You have to appreciate any […]
I just received this information from The Mountaineer: The Mountaineer is hosting the first annual Great Adirondack Trail Run on June 25th. The run is a benefit event for the Ausable & Bouquet River Associations and is sponsored by Patagonia as part of their Environmental Benefits Program. Secondary sponsors include Salomon, Smartwool, Montrail, Honey Stinger […]
How to touch Everestâ??s base Himalayan challenge for Everest base camp. Rock climbers have an outlet a stone’s throw away Climbing in the San Diego, California area. Michigan woman sets out to conquer highest peak in the Americas Aconcagua climb to raise money for adventure opportunities for local families. Menno Boermans: Frozen images from Broad […]
The bible of climbing and mountaineering instructional literature is Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills published by The Mountaineers. I’ve read and studied that book cover to cover numerous times and now the experts from The Mountaineers have put out some guidelines for wilderness survival. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has a useful article on the ten […]