VT – Presented by the American Alpine Club, the Outdoor Gear Exchange, UVM, and Petra Cliffs
NH – The New England Section of the AAC and International Mountain Equipment present a “Dirtbag Dinner” with climbing legend Fred Beckey.
Join us for pizza and pints during a slide show by Fred Beckey.
Fred’s presentation will feature slides and stories from his most recent book: Fred Beckey’s 100 Favorite Climbs.
Lost: Sense of humility, proper assessment of ability. Last seen somewhere between Canmore, AB and the belay atop first pitch of Whitemans Falls. Lost: Pair of balls. Last seen between 2nd and 3rd screw, pitch 2. Lost: Dignity, pride, ego. Last seen between 3rd and 4th screw, pitch 2. Beer if returned to owner. Found: […]
This Sunday at The Mountaineer!
Up to now we have been flying blind. But that will change. I just finished building a ground station down link that will receive live video from the GoPro. We will be able to see what the camera is seeing as we fly. This will help us better compose our footage and save valuable flight time. I also received my […]
This winter I noticed a magazine advertisement for an avalanche airbag pack that claimed “A 97 percent success rate in real world conditions.” What the advertisement didn’t mention was that people caught WITHOUT an avalanche airbag have an 80 – 90 percent success rate. In other words, most people caught in an avalanche will get a cheap lesson; they will either escape off the slab, grab a tree, dig into the bed surface, ride on top of the debris, it will be a small avalanche that wouldn’t burry them anyway, they could be saved by a beacon recovery or they could just get lucky. Most people caught in an avalanche will survive, which is very good news for all of us.
Tom Nonis, Jeff Previte and myself had hopes of establishing a new route on this impressive peak. I had noticed a very direct line up to the East Summit of Dolence a few years previous and we all agreed this would be our line of ascension. Contrary to popular belief, the weather in Antarctica in the austral summer can be quite pleasant. However, the day of our climb was not.
The latest build in progress Just starting a new build. A small quad copter. I am hoping for more portability, longer flight times and a true FPV (first person visual) experience. Oh, and more power! The photo shows the basic frame and arms. This is a Team Black Sheep Discovery frame. Not easy to get but awesome! I […]
While we are still trying to figure out what makes the helicopters fall from the sky on cold days.. (not good!).. we ended up testing one theory long after the sun went down. Maybe next time, both the chopper and the pilot will have night vision goggles. The first night flight of the WooKong (click […]
“This was supposed to be the easy line. Soft sticks, a fun groove, and good stems made for fun climbing. Somewhere along the way though, everything changed – Now I’m 20 feet out from my last screw snd I’m absolutely terrified.”
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