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Two days hiking, mountaineering and a little bit of climbing with my son.
We departed yesterday morning and started our little adventure at Bristen Kohlplatz. We hiked up to the Etzli hut SAC, which is currently closed for renovation.
After an hour break we climbed up the east ridge of Rossbodenstock and trained alpine climbing, rope handling a.s.o. The climb it self is nice and not too challenging. Ideal terrain for training. We were able to leave the climbing shoes in our backpack.
And the Best: Nobody else there thanks to the closed hut.
After that we picked up our luggage and finally found a nice spot for the night.
As both of us were quite exhausted this morning we opted for the shortest option and did some climbs at the climbing garden Spillauplatten before descending to the bus stop.
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/92715/ Nima Purja’s friend recalls finding his body after avalanche | BBC News #bbc #BBCNews #BreakingNews #BroadPeak #BroadPeakAvalanche #mountaineering #news #NIMS #NimsPurja #NirmalPurja #WorldNews
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🎒🏞️ The Smithsonian traces backpack #design from a two-million-year-old practice to Ötzi’s hazel-and-board frame around 3300 BCE, then follows improvements through a #CivilWar cavalry officer’s patented canvas-and-metal pack, a #Duluth #canoe-hauling design, #aluminum-frame #mountaineering models, and the nylon #JanSport that made the #backpack a school staple. Roughly 450 million are sold annually.
#backpack #history #invention #hiking #science #socialstudies #engineering #innovation #industrialdesign #school #outdoors #otzi
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Nirmal Purja: How a generation of record-setting guides died in a disaster which klled a climbing legend
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ge4dnj80o#Nepal #MountainClimbing #Mountaineering #Sherpa #NirmalPurja
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Some snaps from this week's "Arista del Campanitas" scramble.
Feeling inspired, I'm drafting a blog titled "Treading the Fine Line Between Scrambling and Rock Climbing" — exploring that gloriously confusing grey zone where our discipline labels overlap.
First image traces the approximate route; the rest capture the kind of scenery that makes you forget your legs are burning.
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What a day yesterday. Lasting memories of that one for sure. Las Campanitas ridge to Veleta. A complex, dramatic route done without fuss or drama. Here's one with Linda at the summit of Salón 3325m with other members of our group scrambling up the right hand ridge
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Reading discussions about yesterday's Grossglockner news (about the Austrian whose girlfriend died of hypothermia close to the peak of Grossglockner in january and who has now been charged with grossly negligent homicide) I think that maybe we have to remind people that:
- It's a 3798 m mountain (12 460 feet). It's dangerous in a windy winter night, but it's not the Mount Everest death zone when it comes to height and oxygen and the risk of high altitude sickness. Don't know why people would bring up Everest as a comparison.
- It's absolutely not relevant what the law says in other countries or what the law "typically" says in someone's opinion. It's only Austrian law that matters here.
- Just because other people were murdered in the mountains doesn't mean that was the case here. The case was investigated and the authorities decided to indict him for grossly negligent homicide so they don't think there was an intention behind it.
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Had a good nap. About to start making wonton soup for family dinner.
I plan to rewatch this #documentary after cooking. It was the 1st documentary I'd watched about high altitude #mountaineering. I first saw it in 1990, at a friend's place - he was an avid mountaineer. After hearing stories from one of my clients about her past big mountaineering experiences yesterday, I wanted to rewatch this amazing film.
I highly recommend viewing this old #DocFilm if you're interested in learning more about mountaineering & the pioneers of high altitude summit climbs.
The Hard Way - #Annapurna South Face (1970)
It took them 2 months to reach the summit. 1 day to get back down to base camp.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ASs95G49OjIFeaturing: Chris Bonington, Martin Boysen, Mike Burke, Ian Clough, Nick Escourt, Tom Frost, Dougal Haston, Mike Thompson, Don Whillans
Director: John Edwards
Producers: John Edwards -
"He always told his own son that if he were to climb, he’d climb as an athlete, not a guide. If Nima was going to risk it all, he would risk it for his own dreams." —Gloria Liu for National Geographic.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/manaslu-nima-rinji-sherpa-nepal-mountaineers
#longreads #climbing #mountaineering #sherpa #writing #nonfiction
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CW: climbing accident (fatalities)
Wow. Really bad climbing accident out in Washington at the North Early Winters Spire, three people died when a rappel anchor failed and they all fell down a steep couloir. On the face of it, strikingly similar to the infamous Sharkfin Tower tragedy back in 2005 which also killed three people.
#Climbing #RockClimbing #Washington #Seattle #Mountaineering #Alpinism
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A Short walk up Cwm Bychain and Mynydd Sygyn
#Eryri #hike #adventure #snowdonianationalpark #MudandRoutes #walkinguk #mountaineering #hillwalking #discovercymru #visitsnowdonia #walk #snowdonia #outdoors #hiking #walking #visitwales #gogleddcymru #cymru
https://www.mudandroutes.com/routes/snowdonia-walks-mynydd-sygyn-2/ -
Often regarded as the best route up #CaderIdris
#Eryri #hike #adventure #snowdonianationalpark #mountainlife #MudandRoutes #walkinguk #mountaineering #hillwalking #walk #snowdonia #ukhikers #mountains #outdoors #hiking #walking #visitwales #cymru -
People are small 11
Thought this made a nice contrast to yesterday's snowy scene.
#Glyderau #tryfan #YGarn #mountain #eryri #snowdonia #SnowdoniaNationalPark #mynydda #photo #photography #digitalphoto #hiking #HillWalking #PeopleAreSmall #mountaineering #GogleddCymru #NorthWales #canon6d #landscape #
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People are small 11
Thought this made a nice contrast to yesterday's snowy scene.
#Glyderau #tryfan #YGarn #mountain #eryri #snowdonia #SnowdoniaNationalPark #mynydda #photo #photography #digitalphoto #hiking #HillWalking #PeopleAreSmall #mountaineering #GogleddCymru #NorthWales #canon6d #landscape #
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People are small 11
Thought this made a nice contrast to yesterday's snowy scene.
#Glyderau #tryfan #YGarn #mountain #eryri #snowdonia #SnowdoniaNationalPark #mynydda #photo #photography #digitalphoto #hiking #HillWalking #PeopleAreSmall #mountaineering #GogleddCymru #NorthWales #canon6d #landscape #
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People are small 11
Thought this made a nice contrast to yesterday's snowy scene.
#Glyderau #tryfan #YGarn #mountain #eryri #snowdonia #SnowdoniaNationalPark #mynydda #photo #photography #digitalphoto #hiking #HillWalking #PeopleAreSmall #mountaineering #GogleddCymru #NorthWales #canon6d #landscape #
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People are small 11
Thought this made a nice contrast to yesterday's snowy scene.
#Glyderau #tryfan #YGarn #mountain #eryri #snowdonia #SnowdoniaNationalPark #mynydda #photo #photography #digitalphoto #hiking #HillWalking #PeopleAreSmall #mountaineering #GogleddCymru #NorthWales #canon6d #landscape #