With the winter climbing season now in full swing, teams are working hard Nanga Parbat, where several squads are hoping to complete the first winter ascent of that 8000-meter giant. While they gird themselves for the challenge [...]
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Showing posts with label Alaska. Show all posts
Winter Climbs 2014-2015: Lonnie Descends on Denali, Progress on Nanga Parbat
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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Winter Climbs 2014-2015: Lonnie Dupre Summits Denali!
Posted by Unknown on Monday, January 12, 2015
The winter climbing season is barely underway, and we already have our first successful summit of the new year. Yesterday, polar explorer and mountaineer Lonnie Dupre reached the top of Denali in Alaska, bringing an end [...]
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Winter Climbs 2014-2015: Updates From Nanga Parbat and Denali
Posted by Unknown on Monday, January 5, 2015
Now that the holidays are officially behind us, and we're all returning to a more typical routine, it seems fitting that we start a new week with an update on the winter climbing expeditions that are underway in Pakistan [...]
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Winter Climbs 2014-2015: High Winds and Extreme Cold on Denali
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Just a very brief update from Alaska today, where Lonnie Dupre has been waiting for the arrival of the New Year, while preparing for his major challenge ahead. His plan is to make a solo-summit of Denali in January, which [...]
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Winter Climbs 2014-2015: Teams Gathering in Pakistan
Posted by Unknown on Monday, December 29, 2014
Just a quick update on the winter climbing expeditions that are either now underway, or are preparing to begin. With the new season just over a week old at this point, most of the teams are still making their way to the [...]
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Winter Climbs 2014-2015: The Season is Underway!
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, December 23, 2014
This past weekend officially marked the first day of winter here in the northern hemisphere, which means it is time for the winter climbing teams to start their expeditions as well. While some are waiting until after the [...]
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Winter Climbs 2014-2015: K2 Permit Issues Resolved, Three Teams Head to Nanga Parbat
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, December 18, 2014
With the winter climbing season now just a few days away from officially beginning, things are really starting to get interesting. It now appears that we will have a team on K2 after all, and no less than three squads are [...]
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Winter Climbs 2014-2015: Lonnie Dupre is in Alaska
Posted by Unknown on Monday, December 15, 2014
As I write this, winter is now officially just six days away from starting. That means, a number of climbers are preparing to depart to the Karakoram and Himalaya to take on some big peaks during the coldest, most challenging [...]
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Video: The Unrideables - Alaska Range (Trailer)
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, December 9, 2014
If the ski video I posted earlier today wasn't scary enough for you, check out the video below. It is a trailer for an upcoming backcountry ski and snowboard film called The Unrideables, which takes a look at the sport of speedflying. In the case, the [...]
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Video: Heart of Alaska
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Filmmaker Bjorn Olson has launched a Kickstarter campaign to make a documentary about an adventurous family that walked and packrafted for three months in the Alaskan wilderness, covering 800 miles (1287 km) in the process. That in and of itself is pretty [...]
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Video: The Ridge
Posted by Unknown on Friday, November 21, 2014
Shot in Denali National Park this past spring, this video gives us a dramatic look at a long, and treacherous, mountain ridge. The slow, meandering pace of the clip gives the mountains an almost sinister quality, as if it is daring viewers to just try [...]
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Winter Mountaineering 2014: Lonnie Dupre to Return to Denali
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Although we will be closely following the efforts of climbers on both K2 and Nanga Parbat this winter, not all of the major climbing expeditions will be taking place in the Himalaya. Polar explorer and mountaineer Lonnie [...]
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Video: Sanctuary
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, November 19, 2014
If you're looking for a bit of serenity in the middle of a hectic week, this video just might do the trick. It features some lovely timelapse imagery shot in Colorado, Alaska, and Canada over this past summer. When mixed with soothing music, it is three [...]
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Expedition Alaska Joins Adventure Racing World Series
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 3, 2014
Over the weekend, there was big news for fans of adventure racing, as it was announced that Expedition Alaska, a major new race taking place next summer, has joined the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS), making it [...]
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Video: Bear Encounters in the Tongass National Forest
Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 27, 2014
Located in Alaska, the Tongass National Forest is a vast wilderness that spreads out across more than 17 million acres. It is a wild, untamed, and temperate rain forest that is home to numerous species of wild animals, including the majestic brown bear. [...]
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London2London Update: Sarah Begins Cycling Stage Across North America
Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 5, 2014
It has been quite some time since we last checked in on Sarah Outen and her London2London Via the World Expedition. You may recall, Sarah set out from London, England back April of 2011 on her attempt to circumnavigate [...]
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