The Ultimate Route: 700 Kilometers Around the Hautes Alps
Over ninety-two days, Lionel Daudet succeeded in circumnavigating 700 kilometers around the Hautes Alps province of France, ticking 292 peaks and gaining more than 70000 meters of elevation. Here, his reflections and photographs.
M10+ SOLO IN SCOTLAND–BY ONE ARMED MAN
The other night I got one of those texts that you can tell was written by someone so excited they could hardly hold a mobile phone in their hand. It was Kevin Shields enthusing to me that he had just soloed Fast + Furious in Birnam Quarry.
Kichatna Desire
Sean Isaac, Rob Owens and Roger Strong establish new mixed terrain (ED1 M7 WI5 A1, 700m) on the north face of Kichatna Spire in Alaska’s Kichatna Range.
Arc’teryx Dually Belay Parka: Avoiding Wetness for Winter Warmth
When I first heard of a new truly hydrophobic (no water absorbtion) synthetic belay parka called the Dually Belay Parka from Arc’teryx, I was sure it could not be true. We have all heard the promise before: “This synthetic insulation will keep you warm even when it’s wet.” The disappointment of realizing you are not warm–but in fact cold–sitting in a damp belay parka is true betrayal. This feeling goes away when you realize there is no better solution. Now there is no reason to compromise, or be wet and cold, as the Dually Belay Parka insulates while refusing to absorb water.
I Was Drawn into the Joys of Trouserless Peaking by the Great George Mallory
“At last. Everest has finally been conquered by the Nude Mountaineering Society.”
Climbing by Kayak: A Photo Essay of Greenland’s Tallest Sea Cliff
Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski load their kayaks with climbing gear and an excitement for unclimbed terrain in this mini-adventure to Greenland’s highest sea cliff.