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• Episode 123 Tengboche

  
  The Rest of Everest Video Podcast (iPod/AppleTV) — Authority: 109
  Episode 123 TengbocheThe Wheel Keeps On Turning. We did make it to the little town of Tengboche last night and took a tour of the monastery there this morning.It really is wonderful to get to spend some time in a monastery up here, so far away from the chaotic urban landscape back in Kathmandu. It was a totally ...
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• North Face Coming To US Theaters January 29th

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 562
  A few weeks back I posted a link to a trailer for an upcoming film called North Face which recounts the efforts of German climbers circa 1936 to conquer the unclimbed North Face of the Eiger. Now, a few more details on the film, including a release date, have emerged. The film is set to hit American theaters on ...
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• Which Side of Everest is Most Dangerous?

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 562
  Alan Arnette has written another interesting and insightful piece on everyones favorite Himalayan peak, Everest. The story is entitled The Deadly Side of Everest and it takes a statistical look at which side of the mountain is the most dangerous to climb. When breaking down the numbers, over the past few years, ...
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• Joe Simpson Solos New Himalaya Route

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 562
  Joe Simpson, best known for writing such books as Touching the Void and The Beckoning Silence , has solo climbed a new route in the Himalaya, according to this report from the British Mountaineering Council . Simpson, whose story of survival on Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes has proven inspirational to ...
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• Oregon may require locator beacons for Mt. Hood expeditions

  
  Outposts — Authority: 581
  The recent death and disappearance of three climbers on Oregons 11,249-foot Mt. Hood has revived debate about requiring mountaineers to carry personal locator beacons on the mountain. Following an eerily similar incident in 2007 -- one climber was found dead and two others never located -- the Oregon Legislature ...
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• Snapshots of Antarctica from Chris Davenport

  
  The Outside Blog — Authority: 575
  Chris Davenport and a team of skiers, who just spent a few weeks ski mountaineering in Antarctica, returned Stateside yesterday, but not without some eye-catching bounty. Here are the latest pics of the teams first descents from Davenports point-and-shoot.  The Sphinx, center, is a 1,700-plus-foot smooth face ...
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• Stob Coire Nam Beith

  
  Sterling Adventures — Authority: 120
  With a forecast for cold temperatures and reports of good winter climbing conditions the previous weekend, Matt and I headed north on Friday night to see what we could find. from Stob Coire Nam Beith at Sterling Adventures
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• Mt. Hood Update: Rescue Turns To Recovery

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 562
  Sad, but not entirely unexpected, news from Mt. Hood, where it was announced yesterday that rescue efforts were being abandoned for two missing climbers, as hope faded that they could be found alive. SAR teams called off efforts to locate Katie Nolan and Anthony Vietti, who have been missing since last Friday, when ...
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• Scottish Avalanche Information Service kicks in today

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 444
  Scotland’s Avalanche Information Service (SAIS), operating out of Glenmore Lodge near Aviemore in the Cairngorms, opened  today for the 209-2010 winter season.Providing situation reports and probability assessments,  it covers:Glencoe, in the county of ArgyllLochaber (Nevis range)Creag MeagaidhSouth ...
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• Everest 2010: An Interview with Phil Crampton of Altitude Junkies.

  
  Himalman's Weblog — Authority: 129
  Author : Kraig Becker It feels a little odd to be writing about the Everest 2010 season before Christmas, but when our friend Alan Arnette has already launched his coverage , I’m just trying to keep up. As regular readers know, Alan has the best coverage of Everest that you’ll find anywhere, and it looks like ...
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• Search effort for missing climbers on Mt. Hood suspended; becomes recovery mission

  
  Outposts — Authority: 581
  The Clackamas County Sheriffs Office announced this afternoon that the search for two climbers that have been missing on Oregons 11,249-foot Mt. Hood since Friday has been suspended and is now being handled as a recovery effort. "One of the most difficult decisions I have to make as Sheriff is thedecision to ...
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• Mountain Research Fish Tail Mod Parka

  
  LIMITEDHYPE — Authority: 595
  Hands down with the exception of the M-65, the M-51, otherwise known as the fish tail mod parka has to be one of our favorite military-inspired jackets. With its roots firmly planted in the 60’s, when this style of jacket became popular in UK mod subculture because of their practicality, quality and relative ...
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• Officials say chances are slim that missing Mt. Hood climbers are still alive

  
  Outposts — Authority: 581
  Officials believe it is unlikely that the two climbers missing since Friday on Oregons Mt. Hood are alive, reports Oregon Fox Television affiliate KPTV . An authority on mountain survival spoke with family members of the missing climbers Tuesday and told them that the possibility of Katie Nolan, 29, of Portland, ...
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• Ski Acclimatization on Aconcagua, Part 2

  
  TetonAT.com — Authority: 121
  Randosteve skis with glaciers in the Horcones Valley.The weather forecasts we were getting off of the satellite internet connection at Plaza de Mulas continued to show unsettled weather for the upper elevations of Aconcagua. Unsettled weather means average winds at about 80mph, with stronger gusts, and temps rising ...
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• Malaysia’s Mt. Kinabalu makes Guinness record through protected pathway

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 723
  Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia), Dec. 16 (ANI): Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu now holds the Guinness World Record for having the highest via ferrata or protected mountain pathway in the world, at 3,776 metres above sea level. Via ferrata means iron road in Italian, reports the New Strait Times. It is basically a protected ...
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• Episode 122 Nice Lens, Baby

  
  The Rest of Everest Video Podcast (iPod/AppleTV) — Authority: 109
  Episode 122 Nice Lens, BabyPhoto Geeks. We left Namche this morning and resumed our upward progress. Along the way Chris broke out his Lens Baby and we had a blast shooting video with it.As Chris has always said, one of the best reasons to join one of these photography workshops is that you get to play with everyone ...
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• Archival Rock Climbing

  
  Archival Clothing — Authority: 118
  I started rock climbing when I was a pup of 8, but Im afraid that it was already the age of neon tights and other unfortunate synthetics. However, as I browsed the climbing section of the Eugene Public Library, I came across quite a range of alternative climbing garb. Himalayan Climber, by Doug Scott, was one of my ...
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• Mt. Hood Update: Bad Weather Hampers Efforts

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 562
  A quick note to update everyone on whats going on out in Oregon, where two climbers remain missing today, after failing to return from a summit attempt on Mt. Hood last Friday. Search and Rescue efforts have been further hampered today with the onset of inclement weather, which has resulted in whiteout conditions on ...
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• Everest 2010: An Interview with Phil Crampton of Altitude Junkies

  
  The Adventure Blog — Authority: 562
  It feels a little odd to be writing about the Everest 2010 season before Christmas, but when our friend Alan Arnette has already launched his coverage , Im just trying to keep up. As regular readers know, Alan has the best coverage of Everest that youll find anywhere, and it looks like hes going to surpass himself in ...
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• Severe weather may halt search for missing Mt. Hood climbers

  
  Outposts — Authority: 581
  Whiteout conditions may prevent search and rescue crews from continuing efforts to locate two climbers missing on Oregons Mt. Hood since Friday. Officials told Oregon Fox Television affiliate KPTV that "crews remain on standby" as the situation is being assessed almost hourly. Authorities are still hoping that ...
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