/Movie//Rhodes, Ullrich and Earle reap the wind!
— 28/02/10
Great little film by a group of young Brits experiencing what makes Patagonia the ‘eater of men’.
/Technique//Winter advice
— 26/02/10
Hi andrew sorry to trouble I am going to ben Nevis this weekend and want to do no 3 or no 4 gully or gardyloo only done grade 2 up to now on Dow crag easy gully in winter can you offer any safety advice due to the weather or just general advice going with my mate who has done mont blanc in the…
>Read full story/Movie//Cutting edge exped film making by renan ozturk
— 25/02/10
Came accross this remarkable series of films by film maker and climber renan ozturk and I thought I’d post them in order for anyone who’s missed them. I’ve also fired off an email to Renan for an interview.
Hope you enjoy them….
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/Review//Petzl AZTAREX
— 23/02/10
I must admit that I’ve never been a real fan of the Petzl AZTAR, finding them a bit old fashioned, which means you can’t use them leashless, a major drawback for any tool. Instead I was a big time Quark user, finding that although they look top end, they worked well on all types…
>Read full story/Movie//Reason to test
— 17/02/10
/Movie//The Great Chimney
— 10/02/10
/Book//Cold War: The structure
— 28/01/10
As I’m setting off along the long road to book number 2 (Cold Wars) I thought I’d share some background to the book as it develops, starting with one of the most imporant factors in writing an exstended story; structure.
When I look back at writing Psychovertical I think it’s…
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/Movie//Promo for Stephen Venables tour
— 22/01/10
Been beavering away with Final Cut pro this week doing a short promo for Stephen Venables’ upcoming UK tour ‘In The footsteps of Shacklton’. Stephen’s a great writer and story teller so check the Speakers…
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/Gear//Trackstars with attitude
— 22/01/10
It took a long time for the rest of the world to cotton on - or maybe that should be ‘not cotton on’ - to stretch woven trousers, and for many years Mammut cornered the market in super tough mountain pants made from shoeller fabrics; a market…
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/Technique//Aiding across roofs
— 20/01/10
Hi Andy just wondering whether you would consider writing a short piece for your website about the technique for aid climbing on a roof or big overhang. We managed to completely fail up at Thor’s Cave yesterday (although admittedly the hangovers, ice, mud and fog may have had something…
>Read full story/Movie//Glacier Skiing Safety video
— 19/01/10
/Climbing//The School: No4 Buttress, Coire An Lochain
— 15/01/10
Lochain is a honey pot for aspiring Scottish mixed climbers, and although detractors will point out that it’s nothing but a road side crag, and tame in comparison to many other full value venues, as a testing ground or lab for mixed climbing there is probably nowhere better. In my mind,…
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/Expression//Dieter Rams: ideas on good design
— 14/01/10
If you’re looking at buying some new gear this winter, or have some design ideas, or even looking for a way to approach life itself, then here are a few tenets for industrial designer Dieter Rams.
Good design…
Is innovative
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/Expression//The process - exploiting the disabled for personal glory
— 13/01/10
I’ve had this blog hanging around on my computer for a week or so, not sure if I should post it, thinking I may come over as being an offensive wanker, and that I should maybe just stick to writing about gear. But then I read Stevie Haston’s…
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/Gear//Hagan Nanook appraoch skis
— 11/01/10
I can remember about ten years ago, when Salamon Snowblades first appeared on the market, telling the UK rep Pete Rostron how great they would be for climbers, if only they had a simple heal lift binding. Every time I saw him I’d…
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