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More pictures from todays climb of Long Peak. It was full on
More pictures from todays climb of Long Peak. It was full on winter conditions with deep snow in spots but temps in the 30s, no wind and no clouds. Th...

Best viewed in HD. What do you do when you are impatient for
Best viewed in HD. What do you do when you are impatient for winter to arrive? Go ice climbing of course! Jim and I went to the Ptarmigan Fingers in R...

Another photo of my K2 climb. Please remember you can still make a
Another photo of my K2 climb. Please remember you can still make a donation to the Alzheimer non-profits for research and a cure. Visit my site for de...

Spent the last 24 hours eating, resting, hydrating and shaving!
Spent the last 24 hours eating, resting, hydrating and shaving! OK, well maybe not the entire 24 hours but enough that I’m feeling human again. Toda...

Just a quick update. I will post a full summit night report plus a
Just a quick update. I will post a full summit night report plus a full trip report when I can. We are all back in K2 Base Camp safe as of 8:00pm July...

We are now at K2 Base Camp. We had an incredibly clear view of K2.
We are now at K2 Base Camp. We had an incredibly clear view of K2. It is more majestic than I remember seeing it live. Teams are reporting good progre...

Talking K2 dreams with young, old and sometimes those who have
Talking K2 dreams with young, old and sometimes those who have nothing to do with climbing at all. A wonderful day in Skardu with Rick Sylvester, two ...

Today’s climb was up a semi-technical ridge of 13,250’
Today’s climb was up a semi-technical ridge of 13,250’ Bancroft Peak in Colorado. The ridge starts mellow but has a couple of knife edges made mor...

Best in HD. K2 is extremely technical meaning you climb steep rock
Best in HD. K2 is extremely technical meaning you climb steep rock pitches with packs, huge 8000m boots, down suits, mittens and use jumars to ascend ...