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Greenland Vertical Sailing: The Devil’s Brew

The Cleanest Line 1 hour ago | Reads 1 (cached version)
“Impossible mais possible après tout.” (Impossible but possible after all.) “I’ve been looking at that wall for twelve years, but I’ve never found any team good enough” –Bob Shepton winner of the 2009 Tilman Medal. Editor's note: When last we...

Accident on Mt. Rainier, Emmons Route, 7/27/2010

Rock Climber Girl - blogging by Sara, a pacific northwest woman who rock climbs yesterday | Reads 1 (cached version)
Early reports are coming in of an accident on the Emmons Route on Rainier yesterday.  Here’s word so far, from King 5. My thoughts go out to the team involved, the climbers’ families, and the other parties on the mountain.  Take care out there.  Will update if there’s anything to be learned from the accident, [...]

Dirtbag Diaries: Go West

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You see, in this world there are two kinds of people, my friend. Those who've never heard of the Dirtbag Diaries, and those who listen. You listen. Here's Fitz Cahall to tell you about the good, the bad and the...

One special climbing trip - Part 1

Alpine Dreams of a Desk Monkey 1 week ago | Reads 2 (cached version)
Diff and I recently had a two week tour of the north west, doing a bit of climbing and a lot of eating. We had a fabulous time and some fabulous weather (as well as some not so fabulous weather - we didn't get that lucky!). It was a trip we can never repeat, but we would love to explore further the places we found and certainly to do some more climbing. It's too much to write up in one post so this is just the beginning....We hired a vintage VW ...

Boring, but brief.

since you asked 1 week ago | Reads 2 (cached version)
I’ve been getting a ton of spam comments on my last post, for which I figure there are two possible explanations: 1) spammers are really dumb (because no one reads this blog and I never post and I ignore the whole keyword thing) or 2) it’s some kind of weird conspiracy of climbing bloggers trying to run me out of the blogging gig. There are no other scenarios in play.Either way, I figure you all deserve the immensely boring update on ...

Greenland Vertical Sailing: Big Wall Island

The Cleanest Line 2 weeks ago | Reads 2 (cached version)
Earlier we told you about Patagonia ambassadors Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva, and their current climbing trip: Greenland Vertical Sailing 2010. Nico and Sean, along with Olivier Favresse and Ben Ditto have stowed aboard Captain Bob Shepton's boat to sail...

Greenland Vertical Sailing: Big Wall Island

The Cleanest Line 2 weeks ago | Reads 1 (cached version)
Earlier we told you about Patagonia ambassadors Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva, and their current climbing trip: Greenland Vertical Sailing 2010. Nico and Sean, along with Olivier Favresse and Ben Ditto have stowed aboard Captain Bob Shepton's boat to sail...

Alaska 2010 with Colin Haley: Dracula and Cassin Simul-Solo

The Cleanest Line 2 weeks ago | Reads 3 (cached version)
Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and I have just come out from a 37-day trip to Denali and Mt. Foraker, which was partially funded by a Mugs Stump Award and the Norwegian Alpine Club (NTK). Here is a report of what we did....

Alaska 2010 with Colin Haley: Dracula and Cassin Simul-Solo

The Cleanest Line 2 weeks ago | Reads 4 (cached version)
Bjørn-Eivind Årtun and I have just come out from a 37-day trip to Denali and Mt. Foraker, which was partially funded by a Mugs Stump Award and the Norwegian Alpine Club (NTK). Here is a report of what we did....

The Princess Cruise - Kate Rutherford and Madaleine Sorkin Free El Cap's Freerider

The Cleanest Line 2 weeks ago | Reads 6 (cached version)
I have approximately 30 bruises, I tried to count them but some blend together, and five gobbles (cuts or abrasions from the rock): one on the ankle, one on each shoulder, a small one on my hand, and a tiny...

The Princess Cruise - Kate Rutherford and Madaleine Sorkin Free El Cap's Freerider

The Cleanest Line 2 weeks ago | Reads 2 (cached version)
I have approximately 30 bruises, I tried to count them but some blend together, and five gobbles (cuts or abrasions from the rock): one on the ankle, one on each shoulder, a small one on my hand, and a tiny...

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