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Grand Teton Solo - 2006-07-11 by Tim Shea

Grand Teton Solo An unlikely soloist suprises the author on the Summit of the Grand Teton
Average Rating = 4.61/5 Votes: 18 | Comments: 16 | Views: 5190

Sweet Dreams, Soft Rock, Weak Guide, Huge Adventure - 2006-05-23 by averagejoe

Humorous retelling of a climbing experience with a guide down under. I respect good guides from all parts of the world, but occasionally one enounters a guide that isn't so good. I wrote this years ago so my assessment of grade may have been off.
Average Rating = 4.67/5 Votes: 3 | Comments: 2 | Views: 1991

THE HILL FORTRESS - 2006-05-17 by arjyamaj

One of the not-so-travelled trails in Sikkim...
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2079

Fear and loathing in South-West Tasmania - 2006-05-15 by wesleydouglas

Four Sydneysiders head into the wilds of South-West Tasmania for a mini-expedition of psychologically mammoth proportions.
Average Rating = 5.00/5 Votes: 2 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1117

A California Kid Climbing the Matterhorn's Hornli Ridge. - 2006-04-28 by tslater

My best suggestion is to hire a local guide, not because you can't climb it, but because they will help you navigate it, and you'll go faster. It isn't the climbing that gets you, it's the clock.
Average Rating = 4.00/5 Vote: 1 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1701

A Lot to Learn - 2006-04-11 by devkrev

Keep an open mind, and you never know where you might go.
Average Rating = 4.67/5 Votes: 3 | Comments: 2 | Views: 1651

Ever race to the base of a climb? - 2006-03-20 by Sty Mingersfink

Ever race to the base of a climb? Blackened roar massive roar fills the crumbling sky Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery He hears the silence so loud

from For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica.
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2240


When Love Comes A Calling - 2006-03-17 by a510poser

Story about growing up as a climber in the Pinnacles NM.
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 1054

Rainbow Dancer - 2005-12-30 by okieterry

Story about our attempts on this wonderful route located on the Shield in the Sandia Peaks, New Mexico.
Average Rating = 4.50/5 Votes: 2 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2196

The Australian Climbing Titles: a Photo Essay - 2005-10-04 by philbox

A photo journalist trip report on the Australian indoor climbing titles held recently in Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 4811

The Return of The Original - 2005-09-22 by wesleydouglas

Australian rockclimbing pioneer Enn Truupold, 76, returns to climb an adventure route in the Blue Mountains that he helped establish 52 years earlier. It will be only his second time up the entire route. Rod Smith tells the story ...
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2183

Sgor na h'Ulaidh, the Peak of the Treasure - 2004-12-05 by keithlester

Account of an adventurous solo winter climb in Glencoe, Scotland. Some difficulties encountered, the outcome never certain. Taken from my climbing journal.
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2640

The Lost Bridge in the Lost Valley - 2004-12-05 by keithlester

A trip in search of a lost bridge in the lost valley of Glencoe. Taken from my journal
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 2906

Knockin' on Heaven's Doors - 2004-12-04 by arjyamaj

The Eastern Himalayan region is home to a number of trek routes. This is just one of them... and perhaps the most travelled
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3141

Alone in Pakistan - 2004-11-29 by chrisharkness

Culture shock. Welcome to the big-time; all I wanted to do was climb!
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 4266

Climbing and Kalashnikovs: American Kid in Kyrgyzstan - 2004-11-29 by chrisharkness

How did I, a wandering kid from Northern Minnesota, get here? Rain, solitude, a broken hand, partners I met on the internet, AK-47's, and pristine gargantuan valleys of virgin granite begin to describe my very first climbing expedition....
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3409

Maculated Returns to the High Country - 2004-10-03 by maculated

Maculated returns to the high country, gets cold, lightens her load, and enjoys sushi at the Mobil.
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 4605

Travels With Meaghan - 2004-05-24 by edge

A father accompanies his daughter through her early climbing days, and into competition climbing. Success is not always measured by winning or losing.
Average Rating = 5.00/5 Votes: 3 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3670

It was huge. And black! - 2004-05-01 by maculated

maculated visits the Auburn State Reserve with CaughtInside and Roughster. Hilarity ensues.
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3760

Between a rock and a hard place - 2004-04-17 by keithlester

Castle Ridge, Ben Nevis, Solo scramble
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3908

Slipstream - 2004-03-16 by roninthorne

A visit to Flagstaff, and the surrounding Arizona wonderlands of stone.
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 4504

An Epic Climb - 2004-03-08 by rockram

In December of 2002, Mark (rockram), and James (bighigaz), decided to climb a very big rock... on a whim. Somehow they got through it, and to this day, neither one of them regret their decision to climb that day, though they learned a lot about preparati
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 4690

Snake - 2004-02-29 by livinonasandbar

A tale of two mortals of moderate ability.
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 4503

A Tasmanian Devil of a Holiday - 2004-01-28 by philbox

A group of climbers head to Tasmania to sample some of the incredible climbing areas, and figure out what a loose rock can do to a body!
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 5167

Stellar: A Long Cold Day on the O.R. - 2003-08-22 by scottjetttrad

A one day cold weather ascent of the notorious 10 pitch Original Route 5.10c/AO on Whitesides, North Carolina
Average Rating = 0.00/5 Votes: 0 | Comments: 0 | Views: 3077

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