Mark Twight Apparently Was Also Experiencing Hallucinations…
Mark Twight apparently was also experiencing hallucinations (or just a bad memory) as he appears to have confused two passages from Snow in the Kingdom.
Mountain Hardwear Women’s Quark: The Every-Day Outerwear
In spite of the plentitude of masculine, heavy-duty shells on the market, I spent this past summer testing the women’s Mountain HardWear Quark jacket. Why, you ask, did I eschew various men’s models in favor of the women’s Quark? Because it’s extremely light, and Mountain HardWear touts it as the lightest (9 ounces), truly waterproof raincoat on the market.
Hidden Luxuries of Nanga Parbat?
A recent perusal of Mark Twight’s self aggrandizing (not to mention downright brilliant) “Kiss or Kill” brought me to the following passage, in which Twight references partner Barry Blanchard’s out of body experience on the mountain: “I assumed it was a benign hypoxic hallucination, remembering a story in which Ed Webster saw a taco truck pull up next to him on the South Summit.”
HOW ARE THESE PEOPLE PAID TO WRITE ABOUT CLIMBING?
“They should have signs and stuff and trash cans outside,” said Pham, who climbs regularly in the safety of a San Francisco gym. “I don’t think they even clean your rocks off for you out there.”
Tomaz Humar: What’s Up, Alpinist?
This is the first time I’ve see Alpinist late to post news. An outstanding climb was done by Tomaz over a week ago.
2007 Bozeman Ice Festival
Alpinist, proud sponsor of the 2007 Bozeman Ice Festival, presents this feature film highlighting last year’s events.
TRIP REPORT: NEW ROUTE IN NORWAY’S EFJORD AREA
The climb starts upon the saddle of “The Worlds Sva” which is a obvious feature easily seen from Highway E6, about 2km north from the ferry. The dihedral system is the most spectacular part of the wall. Approach from the road took us about half an hour.