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Article: Danish Climber Dies in Mt.Cook National Park
The guide placed a novice snow climber in a position where the only thing seperating them from a 300m fall was their ability to self arrest??? Unacceptable.
The guide placed a novice snow climber in a position where the only thing seperating them from a 300m fall was their ability to self arrest??? Unacceptable.
Article: An Auspicious Infancy: The Earliest Days of the Access Fund
Enjoyed the article! I learned how to construct trails from Jim "There will be no steps in my trail!" Angel, may he rest in peace.
Enjoyed the article! I learned how to construct trails from Jim "There will be no steps in my trail!" Angel, may he rest in peace.
Article: John Scurlock: Peaks of the Northwest
My old stomping grounds. My grandfather managed the North Cascades, and he oversaw their transition from National Forest to National Park, and in doing so led the development of the management plan that designated that area to remain remote, pristine, and wild, not developed with roads and lodges like every other National Park.
At the time, in the post-war baby boom, the Dept of Interior was under heavy pressure from the extraction industries to harvest the vast timber and mineral resources there. With much persuasion and helicopter trips to view scenes like the ones in these pictures, my Grandfather was able to change the mind of the Secretary of the Interior, and convince him that the North Cascades should remain wild for future generations to enjoy.
I have a picture of Gramps on Mt. Rainier in my photos. I'm awfully proud of the man, and he's still kicking it at 97 years old.
If you ever find yourself enjoying the amazing beauty of the North Cascades, whether way out there in the Pickets, or from highway 20 (for which my Grandfather surveyed the route on horseback), say a little word of thanks to Harold "Chris" Chriswell, because he is in a large part responsible that this incredible area is preserved for us and generations to come.
My old stomping grounds. My grandfather managed the North Cascades, and he oversaw their transition from National Forest to National Park, and in doing so led the development of the management plan that designated that area to remain remote, pristine, and wild, not developed with roads and lodges like every other National Park.
At the time, in the post-war baby boom, the Dept of Interior was under heavy pressure from the extraction industries to harvest the vast timber and mineral resources there. With much persuasion and helicopter trips to view scenes like the ones in these pictures, my Grandfather was able to change the mind of the Secretary of the Interior, and convince him that the North Cascades should remain wild for future generations to enjoy.
I have a picture of Gramps on Mt. Rainier in my photos. I'm awfully proud of the man, and he's still kicking it at 97 years old.
If you ever find yourself enjoying the amazing beauty of the North Cascades, whether way out there in the Pickets, or from highway 20 (for which my Grandfather surveyed the route on horseback), say a little word of thanks to Harold "Chris" Chriswell, because he is in a large part responsible that this incredible area is preserved for us and generations to come.
Article: Picking up climbing - Part 1 : Introduction & Overview
When did "free climbing" become synonymous with "sport climbing", and "solo climbing" synonymous with "free soloing"?
When did "free climbing" become synonymous with "sport climbing", and "solo climbing" synonymous with "free soloing"?
Article: Picking up climbing - Part 3 : Basic Indoor and toproping skills.
Jeez, didn't anyone with climbing knowledge proof-read these articles? There are enough errors in these articles to confuse beginners (the intended audience) and possibly even be unsafe. Examples in this one:
"Make sure you buy a good pear-shaped locking carabiner (either screw-gate or locking-gate type)."
Um, a screw-gate IS a locking gate type. What you meant to say was "auto-locking gate type", or perhaps "twist-lock gate type".
"There are also auto-blocking devices out there. These can be excellent for beginners as they will automatically block a fall if a beginner makes a belaying mistake."
Um, a belay device used in auto-block mode is NOT a beginner technique. It is a technique a leader uses to belay a second. You probably meant to say "auto-locking", as in a Gri-Gri.
Jeez, didn't anyone with climbing knowledge proof-read these articles? There are enough errors in these articles to confuse beginners (the intended audience) and possibly even be unsafe. Examples in this one:
"Make sure you buy a good pear-shaped locking carabiner (either screw-gate or locking-gate type)."
Um, a screw-gate IS a locking gate type. What you meant to say was "auto-locking gate type", or perhaps "twist-lock gate type".
"There are also auto-blocking devices out there. These can be excellent for beginners as they will automatically block a fall if a beginner makes a belaying mistake."
Um, a belay device used in auto-block mode is NOT a beginner technique. It is a technique a leader uses to belay a second. You probably meant to say "auto-locking", as in a Gri-Gri.
