Conditions on les Droites, winter 2011

Amazing conditions on les Droites this past winter.

Jackson/Shea on les Droites, winter 2011



Richard Cranium Memorial Buttress, winter 2011.

The last one for today....

I was finished then saw this one of Will...which I han't seen.

Classic study in good form on steep ice.  One I'll eventually watch a few more times myself.


Will Gadd Ice Climbing in Marble Canyon from ARC'TERYX on Vimeo.

Mt. Cromwell..Canadian Rockies

Mt. Cromwell Elzinga/Miller in a day from Joshua Lavigne on Vimeo.

Les Droites again...but different ;-)

Les Droites North Face from Jiří Šplíchal on Vimeo.

Climbing in Czecho-Slovakia

MATRIX RELOADED - climbing movie full version from BERNARTWOOD on Vimeo.

Typical Cham day out...thanks Charlie ;)

Capucin Couloir from Charlie Boscoe on Vimeo.

News from Shisha Pangma on Ueli Steck...

18/04/2011 - by Planetmountain


"Ueli Steck top speed solo on Shisha Pangma

On 17/04/2011 Swissman Ueli Steck ascended Shisha Pangma (8027m), Tibet in record time.

After a month acclimatising in the Khumbu region, Ueli Steck has kicked off his Himalayan season with a bang: in a mere 10.5 hours the Swissman climbed

Shisha Pangma, at 8027m the 14th highest mountain in the world.

Making the most of the weather window Steck set off from ABC at 5800m at 22:30 on Saturday at 22:30, and climbed the SW Face in 10. 5 hours. 20 hours after departure he was already back in Base Camp. The blitz climb was carried out alone, after his partner Don Bowie's wise forfeit since he did not feel perfectly acclimatised.

Details here:
http://www.uelisteck.ch/en/news/news/230-erfolg-am-shisha-pangma-detailbericht.html

Shisha Pangma is Steck's third 8000er, after Gasherbrum II in July 2009 and Makalu in September that same year. The alpinists have now time to celebrate: they're already focused on the next objective, Cho Oyu (8201m). Naturally to be climbed in Ueli Steck style, i.e. in record time."


Notes from::
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=38082


More on the peak and a previous solo of the Soulth Face by American, Chris Warner, on his 16:40 hour  summit climb.  See Chris' comments (comment section) which made me aware of his climb in 2001.   And the link to his trip report on Shared Summits.

http://www.sharedsummits.com/index.php/Shishapangma-2001.html

http://www.8000ers.com/cms/shisha-pangma-general-info-198.html


Ueli Steck's Project Himalaya from Mountain Hardwear on Vimeo.

Charlie's day out ;-)

Doesn't get much better than this..thanks Charlie!


Chamonix Climbing from Charlie Boscoe on Vimeo.

Messner....

Reinhold Messner Exclusive Interview With the World's Greatest Climber from Rock & Ice on Vimeo.

This is one just for the 2011 Season...good luck guys and gals!

It is mid April..adventure time is here!


Alaska Denali start from Sam Van Brempt on Vimeo.

Too Late......

Late To Say I'm Sorry from Sam Van Brempt on Vimeo.

The Love Letter

Bradley?

This is from last season but worth a look as the new season is just about to start again.


Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman make first ascent of 4600-foot alpine big wall in Alaska from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

BD athlete Kyle Dempster makes first ascent of Mount Edgar's east face—PART ONE from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

It just aint fair.....

As you'll see :-)

Scrappy, Scary and hard...

Me like :)


Endangered Species from Bayard Russell on Vimeo.


http://cathedralstyle.blogspot.com/

Ya gotta like it...

Short, but dang, it looks hard!


Palenville Coronary from Chris Lamme on Vimeo.

Rock'in the new Petzl Ergo!

Ya just gotta love those sticks (trick sticks) on the ice.  They are good..just not that good :)


Gordon McArthur from Karman Line Productions on Vimeo.

Scotland again

Hans Hornberger photo http://cargocollective.com/hans-hornberger


Interview with Ian Parnell from Hans Hornberger on Vimeo.


I can't embed this one but worth a look.

http://www.vimeo.com/13582765

The game?

It is all here.  Check out the ride @ 3:21