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"Rollies"
Mountainfest FUN! Sunday night after Matts slide show, we all went to the Bivi. Visiting climbers Matt McCormick, Bayard Russell and Freddie Wilkinson played “Rollies with the Legendary Joe Szot. Well you live and you learn, the boys definately got schooled! “Most of the crowd made it to 4 and some cranked into the 5th […]
Will Gadd – Ice Climbing
Marble Canyon ARC’TERYX Will Gadd Ice Climbing in Marble Canyon from ARC’TERYX on Vimeo.Arc’teryx athlete Will Gadd climbs a thin ice pillar in beautiful Marble Canyon, British Columbia. Find out more about Will Gadd on his Arc’teryx page: http://arcteryx.com/Athlete.aspx?WillGadd
Endangered Species
Video Endangered Species from Matt McCormick on Vimeo. On Friday January, 14. Bayard Russell, Matt Horner and I climbed a line on the “Big Wall” section of Poko-Moonshine in the Adirondacks. The line paralleled the legendary Jeff Lowe route Gorillas in the Mist which hasn’t seen a 3rd ascent since Alex Lowe and Randy Rackliff […]
Endangered Species
Poko-O-Moonshine – Adirondacks, NY 01/14/2011 Adirondack Mountainfest 2011 Story Up-Date 1/20/11 from Bayard Russell True to Mountainfest tradition of establishing new climbs, Bayard Russell, Matt Horner & Matt McCormick established – “Endangered Species” M6+ NEI5+ R. The climb is just to the right of Jeff Lowes legendary line “Gorillas in the Mist”. “It’s so cool […]
Mountainfest 2011
The 15th annual Adirondack International Mountainfest takes place January 14-16, 2011 (this weekend!). This year’s event will kick off with a slide show by Freddie Wilkinson on Friday night. Saturday’s speaker will be renowned Exum guide and mountaineer Mark Newcomb, and Sunday’s entertainment is Vermont’s star climber Matt McCormick. Freddie, Mark and Matt will join […]
Too Warm? Beware!
Dangerous Liaisons Warm spells can create freeze-thaw cycles that are the stuff of new route dreams. But, as NEIce member RAH found last week, underestimating how much warmth is too much could have been fatal. For the whole story, see RAH’s post: https://www.neice.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=56833#Post56833 Another close call last winter at Willoughby for NEice member dpowers. A […]
December 15, 2010
Photo of the Week AAC Grant Deadlines Fast Approaching The American Alpine Club awards more than $50,000 every year for projects ranging from worldwide exploration to local conservation. The application deadline for two of the AAC’s more prominent grants, the Lyman Spitzer Cutting Edge Award and McNeill-Nott Award, is January 1, 2011. Deadlines for other […]
Petzl Lighting Survey
To create and produce an innovative product we must first understand the needs and wants of our customers during their various sports and activities. The following link is a Lighting Market Survey created by Petzl France that will be disseminated and used as they develop future lighting products, packaging, marketing, etc.. It is important that these […]
Full Scottish Conditions
Whitney-Gilman Ridge 12/10/10 Eugene Kwan on a cold but fun day. The approach was burly! – Kevin Kevin Mahoney Mahoney Alpine Adventures www.mahoneyalpineadventures.com
Petzl T-Rated ICE & DRY Picks
In any developing sport, the high end of the equipment spectrum is constantly changing. This is the case in the growing sport of ice climbing. Today’s difficult mixed routes require a delicate touch, and a thin pick is a clear advantage. It enters the ice with greater ease, causes less fracturing, and helps ensure that […]
