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Planet Fear has some terrific photos posted. I’d never before seen Cerro Autana.
The post is a trip report of the first free climb of ‘Rainbow Jambaia‘.
The group was there with Ivan Calderon, the world’s most experienced tepui climber.
see more – Extreme Jungle Rock by Anne Arran
Me? I’d be happy simply to climb Roraima by the standard route.
Where will you find this guy?
Fattest Cities (according to Men’s Fitness)
1. Miami
2. Oklahoma City
3. San Antonio
4. Las Vegas
5. New YorkFittest Cities
1. Salt Lake City
2. Colorado Springs
3. Minneapolis
4. Denver
5. Albuquerque
source – USA Today
Another odd idea.
… According to Topeak, the Bikamper ‘is a personal shelter that utilizes a 26″ mountain or 700c road front wheel in place of tent poles.’ The tent and the fly fold down into tiny 10.2″ x 5.5″ pack, weighing in at 3.59 lbs. …
Uncooped – campergirl – The Bikamper: A good idea?
Friends tell me this is the best climb in CA. May – July.
larger version – flickr – Darcy McCarty
And that it’s quite doable for a non-mountaineer.
The The Mozmonkey Blog is planning for summer 2009, as well:
… Typically the climb and decent will take two days, although, some people do it in one.
Day 1 starts with a 4 – 6 hour hike from the parking lot up to Helen Lake (which is really just a glacier) where you setup base camp. The rest of the day is spent admiring the view, making food (yay, dehydrated meals!) and preparing your day pack for the next morning.
The summit ascent begins somewhere between 12 AM – 3 AM the next morning. You’ll want to start super early while the snow is still firm and solid and get to red banks before the sun starts making it soft and slushy.
When you reach the summit stop to enjoy the view, regain your energy and prepare for the best part of the journey — glissading down the mountain! This literally means you will sit on your butt in the groove created by the people before you and slide down the entire mountain; stopping briefly at base camp to collect the rest of your gear. Not to worry, you will have an ice axe with you as a safety device that will help you regulate your speed down the mountain.
So that’s it, 2 days to get to the top and and 3 – 4 hours down. …
more photos tagged Shasta on flickr
Sounds something like our climb of Mt Adams, Oregon last year.
I just discovered Adventure-Crew.com, a site devoted to adventuring in the American National Parks.
Click PLAY or watch one of their videos on YouTube.
Adventurer Mike Pudlo hikes through White Sands National Monument in Alamogordo, New Mexico without getting lost. See several highlights and learn why White Sands is well, white.
Adventure-Crew.com has 60+ more videos on YouTube. A great resource!
I am getting them via iTunes in the Podcast section. Or watch them on their website: Adventure-Crew.com
The also offer updates by email newsletter, if you prefer. Or RSS feed.
It’s all free.
If you trek in South America, you spend a lot of time at the SAE clubhouses in Cuzco and Lima, Peru.
Hikers and mountain climbers rendezvous there to organize trips.
I’m a Facebook friend of the Lima Clubhouse. They offer many special events for international travelers. For example:
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Location: Lima ClubhouseInterested in trekking, but have no idea how, where, when, with whom to start? Join us on January 14th for “Trekking in Peru 101”. SAE Lima Clubhouse hosts trekking expert, Virgilio Marmanillo, to answer all your questions and concerns. Virigilio has been guiding trekking and adventure tourism travelers for over 10 years in Peru. He’s an expert in the Salkantay, Inka and Choquehuanca trails.
Stop by and learn tips from a pro, find out what you need for your route, and maybe even start prepping for a trekking adventure!
***cold cerveza for sale!!!!***
Cost: free for all
official website – South American Explorers
I highly recommend you join the SAE if you travel in Peru.
Tongariro Northern Circuit is one of our top 10 hikes in the world.
Just next door is the much less tramped Ruapehu Around-the-mountain track.
flickr – larger version – Rich Childs
Maple Kiwi just completed the adventur during the New Zealand summer:
… As you may deduce from the name, the track loops around Mt Ruapehu, an active volcano in the centre of New Zealand’s North Island. Ruapehu hasn’t had any serious indigestion since 1996, but knowing what bubbles beneath does add a bit of excitement to the tramp.
I’m not sure what possessed us to do a six-day tramp after nothing more than day hikes all spring. Luckily we made it through without too much pain.
We began the walk at Whakapapa Village …
read more – Love in a Tent – Ruapehu Round-the-mountain Part 1
I’ve been unable to find a way to redirect every individual blog post from my old host to the same post on the new host.
I guess I will need to send every visitor to any page on the old site to the home page of this one.
Still, you and others are finding it here on WordPress.
THANKS.
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