{"id":586,"date":"2009-01-05T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allclimbing.com\/?p=586"},"modified":"2009-01-05T11:29:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-05T18:29:00","slug":"andy-kirkpatrick-blogs-and-twitters-his-eiger-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allclimbing.com\/andy-kirkpatrick-blogs-and-twitters-his-eiger-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Kirkpatrick Blogs and Twitters His Eiger Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In what is truly a great example of using new media tools for expedition reporting, Andy Kirkpatrick<\/a> is blogging<\/a> and posting updates to Twitter<\/a> on his solo ascent of the North Face of the Eiger.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, as of yesterday, it looks like he is retreating:<\/p>\n Starting this morning I put my solo belay device upside down. I didn\u00e2??t even have the energy to sort my rack and in my mind the eiger stretched on to heaven. Regardless, thanks Andy for sharing your adventure with us. I hope we can look forward to more climbers using innovative ways of keeping us posted and engaged from a distance.<\/p>\n
\nTrying to solo the eiger has required all the skills and tricks i have. But finally it comes down to knowing when you\u00e2??re beat. Its time to bail.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n