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2011 Karakoram Expedition, Part II
Loading ...“On a snowy ledge at almost 19,000ft, Janet, Kirsten, and I curl together to wait out a clear, cold night high above the Sakang Lungpa glacier…” The all-women’s team returned from the Karakoram successful but not how they intended.
Adventure in the NW Fork of the Lacuna Glacier
Loading ...“In the winter of 2010, Mark Allen called me about a photo he had come across of a glacier in Alaska of which we had never heard. We determined that it was possibly accessible with skis from the epicenter of Kahiltna Basecamp and by all accounts unknown. With a bit of work, photos lined up to maps, together showing steep terrain and big relief, our excitement built. We planned for the Alaska range in the spring.” The Pirates of Rad returned to Alaska for adventures into the unknown. Here is their story…
Faces at Fourteen Thousand: Portraits from Denali
Loading ...In November, 2010 a friend asked me to join his month-long NPS patrol on Denali. I don’t like sitting in a tent if I’m not sleeping and I hate being cold. I said yes, of course… Mountaineering is a weird sport, both thrilling and ridiculous. We spent 25 days walking and waiting to get to a summit that we stood on for three minutes. Then we walked back down. That sort of elected suffering incorporates patience, determination, ego, grit, money, time, gear, self-reliance, self-absorption, an anti-stir-crazy syrum (in our case, Hearts and Bananagrams). Along the way I tried to meet the people who do this sport. From 14 Camp, meet some mountaineering people…
South Greenland Climbing
Loading ...At the end of a trip, where do our adventures fit into the scope of our lives? In a lifetime, how do our expeditions and climbs and epics all add up? Sarah Garlick shares Reflections on Greenland.
Rocktoberfest
Loading ...[ October 7, 2011; October 8, 2011; October 9, 2011; ] For the 9th year, the Red River Gorge hosts the biggest and best fall climbing festival. Mark your calendars for October 7-9th. More details to come but plan to visit us at the festival! We’ll see you there. Upcoming information can be found here and on the RRGCC site.
River Rocks Outdoor Festival
Loading ...[ September 30, 2011; October 1, 2011; October 2, 2011; October 3, 2011; October 4, 2011; October 5, 2011; October 6, 2011; October 7, 2011; October 8, 2011; October 9, 2011; ] RiverRocks is a fun-filled, family-friendly, environmentally-conscious event that celebrates the Tennessee Valley’s incomparable natural resources, the health benefits of an active, outdoor lifestyle and Chattanooga’s commitment to environmental stewardship and land conservation.
From rock climbing and trail running to kayaking and rowing, cycling and off-road biking, hiking and hang gliding, there is something for everyone, expert [...]
The Courageous Journey: 24hrs of Climbing
Loading ...24hrs of climbing. Straight. Gordon McArthur used his climbing talent and skill in a challenge to support and help raise funds for friends battling their own courageous journey.
Canadian Climbing
Loading ...After a winter spent nursing a nagging shoulder injury, watching my partners get strong and send projects, I half jokingly asked a good friend if he was interested in doing some alpine climbing in Canada in May. Now, May is not known for being the primo month for the big routes; flipping through the seminal tome
Women’s Karakoram Expedition
Loading ...Elation + apprehension: This is my first climbing trip outside N America, above 14,000′, away from the Northeast. And most notably, on an all women’s team.
43 Going On 14a
Loading ...Why does anyone want to project a route? When a route becomes a project it’s just work. But for some of us, it is so much more. 20 years ago I was climbing at Vertical World in Seattle, and told a friend that if I really wanted to, I could climb 5.14a
