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He got, 'guided' up it by one of the best guides in the world and another amazing climber. Still amazing, but he was in very safe hands. Still got to do it mind, but the actual climbing isnt cutting edge anymore, its actually fairly easy compared to what gets climbed now.
As you say its more the weather and the poor rock for protection.
Teams use to spend a week climbing the route, now fast teams can climb it under a day. This maniac has one of the fastest accents, 2h 40m or something stupid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxqB9T3T004
I doubt id be able to manage it at 60 though, not to mention his fear of heights!
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As you say its more the weather and the poor rock for protection.
Teams use to spend a week climbing the route, now fast teams can climb it under a day. This maniac has one of the fastest accents, 2h 40m or something stupid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxqB9T3T004
I doubt id be able to manage it at 60 though, not to mention his fear of heights!
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Yeah the north face is literally a cliff, ive read in another book that a mountaineer died up that mountain decades ago, and was left hanging on his rope, frozen solid for (dont quote me) years, until they found a way of getting him down :0
Touching the void is about there expedition on siula grande in the perusian alpes, i think thats considered an easy climb nowadays, i think they failed not by climbing alpine style but not taking enough gas
Touching the void is about there expedition on siula grande in the perusian alpes, i think thats considered an easy climb nowadays, i think they failed not by climbing alpine style but not taking enough gas
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touching the void split the sheffield climbers in half, i know a lot of them and photograph them out at stanage and in climbing works, used to see simon in the sheaf view, joy have you heard of simon nadin? hes a mate and ex neighbour he was an excellent climber and was climbing an over hang in the peaks and slipped and fell 10 foot then his last tie of point bit and catapulted him into the face, he put a leg out to stop himself and snapped his leg at a 90 degree angle ouch....
bouldering pics are fun
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all this talk about walking up mountains when this guy does it the easy way
navigate a mountain top
navigate a mountain top
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No Giles dont know the chap. Sounds nasty!
Bouldering shots are really good. I love how the determination and concentration can be captured so precisely.
Climbing takes you to some stunning places, I just wish I knew how to use a camera like you!
Some stunning shots on here you may appreciate.
The first one is a very similar one to the photo of yours at stanage with the head torch.
http://www.ukclimbing.com/photos/top200.html?nstart=0
JD
Bouldering shots are really good. I love how the determination and concentration can be captured so precisely.
Climbing takes you to some stunning places, I just wish I knew how to use a camera like you!
Some stunning shots on here you may appreciate.
The first one is a very similar one to the photo of yours at stanage with the head torch.
http://www.ukclimbing.com/photos/top200.html?nstart=0
JD
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deja vumickg wrote:all this talk about walking up mountains when this guy does it the easy way
navigate a mountain top
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