I climbed a rock.
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runaroundarooPosted
Thu 19 Jul 2012 1:26am
Tuesday’s Workout Wanda: A complete rest day, for no reason other than “I didn’t fee like running”.
Wednesday’s Workout Wanda: About 2 hours of rock climbing…then I slept thru run group. Oops.
First…got check out my guest post at Oatmeal After Spinning . I met Lauren at the BLEND Retreat in May and have been doing whatever I can to fu ...
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Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 12/15/11
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Jason MartinPosted
Thu 15 Dec 2011 9:00am
Northwest:
--The body of a hiker from New York was removed from Mount Rainier
Tuesday. The body of Brian Grobois, 54, was located by helicopter in a remote
area of upper Stevens Creek drainage on Monday evening. To read more, click here .
--A new guidebook to backcountry skiing in Oregon has recently been released by Mountaineers Boo ...
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Climbing News from Here and Abroad -- August 6, 2009
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Jason MartinPosted
Fri 07 Aug 2009 11:53am
Northwest:
--A hiker reported missing on Mount Pilchuck has been found safe and in good condition. Snohomish County sheriff's Lt. Rodney C. Rochon says the 30-year-old man was located by a search party on horseback at 10:43 a.m. Sunday. The hiker had been missing since the previous day. To read more, click here.
Jens Holsten on Dragons ...
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Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 1/27/11
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Jason MartinPosted
Thu 27 Jan 2011 9:00am
Northwest:
--A snowboarder out of bounds at Revelstoke Mountain Resort was lucky to escape with this life. Revelstoke RCMP Cpl Rod Wiebe says a group of four ducked the operational boundary line in the Greely Bowl. While standing around deciding where to go, a section of snow broke away triggering an avalanche, taking one of the men dow ...
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Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 1/21/10
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Jason MartinPosted
Thu 21 Jan 2010 6:00am
A Special Note:
The former president of the American Alpine Club, Mark Richey, is spearheading an effort to help the victims of Haiti's earthquake. In a letter to the climbing community Richey states that, "along with clean water, food and medical supplies, temporary shelter is desperately needed. Used tents, as long as they are functional, a ...
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Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 9/22/11
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Jason MartinPosted
Thu 22 Sep 2011 9:01am
Northwest:
--The American Alpine Institute
Gear Sale will take place on September 31st and October 1st. Join us in
Bellingham for major deals and free climbing clinics!
Sierra:
--AAI
Guide Chantel Astorga has really pushed the limits over the last year.
Late last summer she soloed Mescalito on El Capitan and last w ...
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Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 10/20/11
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Jason MartinPosted
Thu 20 Oct 2011 9:00am
Northwest:
--The Access Fund has combined forces
with Washington Climbers Coalition for the good of climbers and
climbing access in Washington state. By combining membership, you can
join and receive benefits from both organizations for the cost of one! To learn more, click here .
--The Seattle Times ran an article this week that fea ...
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Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 10/28/10
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Jason MartinPosted
Thu 28 Oct 2010 6:00am
Northwest:
--A Tacoma woman who became lost Saturday on a day hike near Lake Ingalls near Mount Stuart in Central Washington survived three nights in a series of snowstorms by wrapping herself in a plastic trash bag. Search and rescue personnel indicated that 50-year-old Natalya Manko wisely decided to return to the site where she lost he ...
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Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 2/3/11
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Jason MartinPosted
Thu 03 Feb 2011 9:00am
Northwest:
--Three skiers who were out of bounds at Canada's Fernie Alpine Ski Resort survived an avalanche, say RCMP. The resort was called at 2:30 p.m. by a male skier who asked for help in rescuing his two friends. The hill then called Elk Valley RCMP, who were about to deploy with Fernie Search and Rescue, but they were called off w ...
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Rock Climbing: My New Favorite Form of Exercise!
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Anne P.Posted
Thu 12 May 2011 8:27am
Yesterday afternoon, I went rock climbing with my friends Tim and Lindsey!
It was seriously the most fun I’ve had in awhile. My new favorite form of exercise
Tim and Lindsey belong to the Triangle Rock Club , which is a gym that’s entirely for rock climbing. Sweet!
It was basically a huge room with climbing wa ...
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