Climbing (March 2014)

Climbing (March 2014)

Language: English

Pages: 84

ISBN: 2:00214559

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Climbing Magazine March 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, I had prepared to be dropped of at the edge of the sea ice, and then travel with a combination of skis, small rafts, and sleds to reach an island and climb. As we sailed through the islands, however, we encountered very little ice. Reaching shore would be easier and faster than I’d expected. cory richards the expedition-Junkie diaries (2 of 7) and everyone that could possibly have information about permission to explore and climb in Franz Josef Land. Every clue eventually led to a dead

except my plastic boots. I stufed my phone and a few Clif bars into the inside pocket of my down jacket. Everything else was in my pack behind me on a small ledge. Huge gust of wind! Whoosh! I fell asleep, in and out of dreams of polar bears and of the sailboat picking me up. When I woke up, a layer of ice glazed the bivy sack and the rock around me. It had been more than 15 hours since I talked to the captain. Wind, WHOOSH! I sat up. My pack had blown of and fallen down the couloir with all my

climb the 30-foot-tall feature. Local and pro Ridgely discovered the Arch a few years ago poking around Google Earth, and it’s now home to about 16 problems and five projects. Ridgely describes the bouldering scene in Hawaii as amazing, saying, “Development has been nonstop for the past four years. Oahu has 41 bouldering zones now, and we haven’t even explored the whole island yet.” The Arch and other nearby areas are subject to closure, so check with local authorities before heading out. FOREST

heard from climbing friends about tery” going, dissolving enough aluminum near the hanger/bolt the terrible corrosion problems there. When Greg attachment point that the hanger sheared of under body weight. Barnes of the American Safe Climbing Association But there is also a social factor. The route was established brought her a broken bolt hanger, she around 1990, amid the “first generation” of sportagreed to do a quick analysis. style bolting that swept across the U.S. During those When Sjong

there are about 20 steeper, unnamed but established routes. beta S e aSon: Climbing can be had year-round, but stick to the north-facing walls in the summer and the south-facing walls in the winter. G e t t h e r e: Take I-25 north from Cheyenne to exit 92. Head east on Highway 26 for about 15 miles, and then turn lef on State Highway 317/Lakeside Drive for one mile to the park. It’s $4/day for residents, $6/day for non-residents. Annual passes range from $33 to $53. See mountainproject.com for

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