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→ “It Felt Surprisingly Easy”∞

Posted July 3, 2013 at 9:16 am · Comments { 1 } ·

Jimmy Webb, in an interview DPM about his flash of Sky:

It felt surprisingly easy. Yet that’s how most flashes at your limit should feel. It’s that wild moment where everything comes together perfectly and your left standing there wondering what just happened.
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→ Context On Nanga Parbat Massacre∞

Posted July 2, 2013 at 9:45 am · Comments { 1 } ·

Steve Swenson gives some fascinating context surrounding the massacre at Nanga Parbat’s basecamp the other weekend:

I’ve been on eleven climbing expeditions to Pakistan.  Although the Country has been destabilized by the war in neighboring Afghanistan, sectarian violence, and a growing insurgency, I have always told my family and friends that the areas where we go climbing are safe.  The Karakoram and Himalayan mountains in northeastern Pakistan are stunningly beautiful, and contain a significant number of the world’s greatest mountains including K2, the world’s second highest.
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  They attract mountaineers and trekkers from all over the world, and.
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were a safe haven from the terrorist violence that has afflicted other parts of Pakistan.  All that changed on June 22nd, when Pakistani militants killed ten mountain climbers at the Nanga Parbat base camp.  I will try to summarize the events that led to these killings and how this might affect mountaineering and trekking groups in the future.

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→ Rescue On Leaning Tower∞

Posted June 26, 2013 at 1:24 pm · Comments { 7 } ·

Since there was a fair bit of bad news from Yosemite this season it’s nice to see this bonus El Cap Report detail the successful rescue of a climber off of the Leaning Tower:

It started with a call from a solo climber, who fell on the West Face Route.  He injured his lower back and didn’t feel he could make the overhanging rappels to the deck.  YOSAR swung into action early in the morning.
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Thanks, as always, to Ansel Tom Evans for his reports from the Valley once again this season.

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→ Lead Now Tour∞

Posted June 26, 2013 at 9:12 am · Comments { 7 } ·

Best of luck to Paige Claassen and Jon Glassberg as they get underway with their ambitious effort to raise $120,000 for charity as part of their 12 month tour around the world:

Lead Now is a global tour to inspire people through rock climbing.  With a one month deadline in each country, professional rock climber Paige Claassen pushes women’s climbing standards around the globe to inspire people of all cultures to lead a life of adventure.
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Through CrowdRise the Lead Now team raises money to enable women and children to sustain their own communities while solving diverse social problems. Each month, Lead Now releases a video episode of the past month’s adventure of culture, climbing, and community.
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.  First stop is South Africa where Paige will be raising money for the Room to Read charity.

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→ Missing Urban Climber∞

Posted June 25, 2013 at 9:11 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Peter Beal:

There, I said it. I miss Urban Climber. It’s been about a year since that much-maligned magazine was put to sleep and I hate to say it, but I wish it was back, or at least something like it.
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I can’t say I saw a post like this coming,

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→ Gunmen Kill Climbers In Northern Pakistan∞

Posted June 23, 2013 at 9:44 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Terrible news out of Pakistan:

In one of the most brazen attacks on foreigners in the country in recent years, militants killed nine tourists and one Pakistani on a mountaineering expedition in northern Pakistan on Sunday, according to the country’s interior minister.

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→ Please Continue Instagramming Your Amazing Life∞

Posted June 20, 2013 at 8:07 pm · Comments { 1 } ·

Semi-rad:

Please share photos of your new baby, recent trip, day hike, birthday cake, rock climb, sunrise, cute dog, dirty feet, amazing meal, inspiration, and happy moments. I will double-tap that, and click “Like,” and I will be happy for you just a tiny digital bit.

Don’t mind if I do.

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