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Twenty-two Year Old Dies in Rappelling Accident on El Cap
On May 27, Tyler, a 22-year-old from Colorado, died in yet another tragic rappelling accident after a 200-foot fall on the Nose of El Capitan. According to Tom Evans of the El Cap Report, who talked to Tyler’s two climbing partners, Cletis and Ryan, after the incident, all three of the climbers were at Camp VI …
RIP Mike Lundy
Mike Lundy, hiking legend and author of Best Walks in the Cape Peninsula, Easy Walks in the Cape Peninsula and Weekend Trails in the Western Cape among others, has passed away. Mike’s wife, Barbara, posted the below online. Beloved husband, father and grandfather, friend to so many and companion to legions of hikers, passed away …
Cape Union Mart Adventure Film Challenge 2015
Cape Union Mart invites local film-makers and outdoorsmen to contribute to the Cape Union Mart Adventure Film Challenge 2015. The purpose of the Cape Union Mart Adventure Film Challenge is to celebrate the athletes, personalities and initiatives that form part of the South African outdoor community. Cape Union Mart invites local film-makers to submit a …
Tommy Caldwell Fights His Way Up Ice-Covered Crack Line
How do you push some of the world’s best climbers to their breaking points? Add ice to an already burly crack climb. The conditions might have seemed perfect as our four climbers arrive at the summit of Chamonix’s Aiguille du Midi, but on the rock, the reality is very different. Melting ice has trickled its …
Potter and Hunt added an extra-difficult wrinkle
Dean Potter and Graham Hunt added an extra-difficult wrinkle, shooting through a narrow, V-shaped notch in a granite outcropping. There was zero margin for error — a standard that, tragically, the two extreme athletes didn’t meet. Potter, 43, and Hunt, 29, were found dead about 50 yards apart below Taft Point, the 7,500-foot-high promontory overlooking …
Alex Honnold talks to CNN about Dean Potter
Dean Potter, who died BASE jumping in Yosemite National Park, gravitated toward what scared him most, rock climber Alex Honnold tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Click here to view the video Source: CNN
Ethan Pringle Sends Jumbo Love (5.15b)
Ethan Pringle made the first repeat of Jumbo Love (5.15b) at Clark Mountain, California. The 250-foot limestone masterpiece was bolted by visionary Randy Leavitt and first climbed by Chris Sharma in 2008. “It’s just a hard, long, badass line! It’s huge and exposed and pretty much as long as you can find—you get to top …
Dawn Wall – Kevin Jorgeson’s Firsthand Account
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Ashima Shiraishi Sends Open Your Mind Direct (5.14d/5.15a)
13 Year old, Ashima Shiraishi, sent Open Your Mind Direct in Spain, after four days projecting the route. She may be the first female, and the youngest climber ever, to break the 5.15 barrier. [vsw id=”Z1yf51BiRoQ” source=”youtube” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] IMAGE: youtube
Everest – A Tribute to the Fallen
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