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‘Free Solo’ Picked Up the Oscar for ‘Best Documentary’ at the Academy Awards Last Night

Alex Honnold, El Capitan, free solo, yosemite, California,

“Free Solo” won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 91st Acadamy Awards ceremony last night in Los Angeles, CA. The documentary, directed by husband and wife team Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, gives a unique insight into rock climber Alex Honnold’s mindblowing quest to perform a free solo (no harness or safety ropes) ascent of El Capitan […]
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Experienced Climber Fell to Death on Technical Central Gully Area of Mount Washington, NH

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The Forest Service has announced the death of a climber who was hiking up a moderately difficult snowy and icy area on Mount Washington, NH the highest peak in the Northeast. 37-year-old Jeremy Ullmann of Somerville Massachusetts died on February 10th after a long sliding fall in the Huntington Ravine area. Snow Rangers from the Mount Washington Avalanche Center responded to […]
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Futurelight: The North Face’s New Waterproof And Breathable Fabric.

The North Face has released a new fabric technology, and it’s seriously sweet.  The outerwear company debuted their new Futurelight line at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it looks pretty amazing. The team at North Face has blended breathability with waterproofing in an innovative way. Futurelight achieves both waterproofing and breathability by way of microscopic holes in […]
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To Help Clean Up Bodies, Trash, and Human Excrement, China has Cut Everest Permits by a Third

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The world’s most famous mountain is also one of the dirtiest. Trash and bodies are left season after season in the high-altitude landscape. So for this spring climbing season, China has cut the number of climbers allowed to attempt Everest by one third. That leaves 300 hopeful climbers with summit permits from Everest’s north side. You might also like: 71,000-Pounds of […]
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University Student Dies in 1,600-Foot Fall While Climbing Ben Nevis, UK’s Highest Mountain

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A climber has died after falling more than 1,600ft on the UK’s highest peak, Ben Nevis. The man was climbing the Scottish mountain with a fellow climber from Cardiff University Mountaineering Club, who miraculously survived the same plunge with just a couple of broken bones. The pair, in their 20s, were scaling Tower Gully on the mountain’s North Face and were […]
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