Mt Whitney 4/28 T/R Plus San Gorgonio T/R

Two snow day climbs this weekend in difficult conditions

http://calicokat-hiking.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-28-2012-work-schedule-and-weather.html?spref=fb

Mt Whitney

http://mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=3538

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Mt Baldy - Iron Traverse + Skyline Trail

The meetup group have two great hikes today

http://www.meetup.com/Hiking-Coachella-Valley/events/55804742/

http://www.meetup.com/Hiking-Coachella-Valley/events/60397922/

http://www.meetup.com/Hiking-Coachella-Valley/events/calendar/#calendar

http://mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=3526   --  Skyline May 5





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Everest and Annapurna Updates on Summitpost

Follow the latest updates on the websites of three climbers now in the Himalayas

Annapurna

Everest

http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/personal-websites-t2819-1860.html


Ellen and Sally on Skyline (Mt San Jacinto)

http://mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=3532



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Annapurna Breaking News - 12 Climbers On Top

i2 Climbers have reached the summit of Annapurna.  There have been avalanches there.

http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?id=20778


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Running the Marathon at 101 Years old + Personal Websites

BBC News - London will be final marathon for 101-year-old

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17765170

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A 101-year-old runner has told the BBC that this Sunday’s London Marathon will be his last long distance race.

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    A 100-year-old Briton has become the world's oldest marathon runner. How was it possible?

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Personal Websites Thread from Summitpost

http://jeffmercier.blogspot.fr/ -- Jeff Mercier -- France -- Great photos and video update

http://mikeylikesrocks.com/blog/ -- Mikey Schaeffer -- USA

http://www.alpineessence.com/ -- Samuel Johnson -- Alaska

Climbing in the Wadi Rum Desert of Jordan

http://www.supertopo.com/tr/Climbing-in-the-Wadi-Rum-Desert-of-Jordan/t11398n.html

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Climbing in Post- Conflict Dangerous Countries - Secretcompass Blog -

This blog pushes adventure climbing to the limits in dangerous hiking countries

http://www.secretcompass.com/
http://www.secretcompass.com/life-adventure

http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/climbing-in-post-conflict-countries-t61868.html

Himalayan Video -  Broad Peak and K2
http://www.goclimbamountain.de/videoclips.php?artid=5&search=&page=&catid=#01id5

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Doreen Has Now Ascended Skyline 267 Times + Snow Creek Accident

Congratulations to Doreen for the most times up the Palm Springs Skyline Trail

 http://www.mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=3508

 http://www.mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=3508

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  Mt. San Jacinto Message Board: Hiking, Climbing, Camping, Trails, & Weather

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SNOW CREEK ACCIDENT
A climber took a fall on Snow Creek,  Thank God he is okay


http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=61770

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Re: San Jacinto via Snow Creek - Snow Conditions?

by SierraSummits » Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:14 pm

First, DWA monitors this message board for mentions of snow creek. I know this because we had to down climb after I took a hard fall and needed to make a direct route back to the car. The caretaker was not happy to see us at 2am in the morning. Ultimately, I think he was mildly sympathetic and even gave us a ride our car on his snowcat, but that was after he called the cops on us and we had to wait 30 minutes and explain to the palm springs police what we were doing trespassing. Luckily, they didn't seem to care very much and joked around with us before letting us off with a warning. My climbing partner and I also received notices of trespassing in the mail this week.

Conditions high on the mountain were tough. Brutal post holing and good bit of mixed climbing. Be prepared for the route to take longer than you expect, which was ultimately our downfall. We had planned for a day and half and when we realized, after hours of route finding and bushwhacking on the approach, and then getting cliffed out around 8000 feet, that there was a strong chance we might not make the last tram down. We both were averse to another night on the mountain as we had obligations the next day. Unfortunately, down climbing proved to be tricky, and I took a 50 foot fall down a partially dried up waterfall over class 4 / low 5 rock. Amazingly, I didn't break anything and was able to very painfully scramble out over the next 12 hours before spending the next three nights in a hospital with a massive hematoma on my left leg, too many cuts and scrapes to count, and a mild concussion that would have been death had I not had a helmet on.

This a tough climb and in current conditions you may want to bring a rope and few pieces of pro just in case you need them. Also, make sure to take the legal route avoiding DWA property.

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Top 10 Hiking Destinations in China + Lone Pine Peak Pictures

Click on the numbers to advance on the link below

http://english.cntv.cn/20110602/108238.shtml

Lone Pine Peak Pictures (and Trip Report) by Mark on Summitpost

http://www.summitpost.org/cnrolpp-my-first-accidental-grade-v-climb/784903

The most beautiful places in the world

http://daddu.net/most-beautiful-places-in-the-world/


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2 Short Fun Alaska Mountain Running Videos + Websites

These videos are from Mount Marathon in Alaska

http://mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=3507

http://www.adventureconsultants.com/ -- Guy Cotter -- New Zealand -- now on Manaslu
http://www.explorersweb.com/offsite/?source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adventureconsultants.com%2Fadventure%2FManaslu2012Dispatches%2F&lang=en

http://sierramountaineering.com/blog -- Kurt Wedberg -- California -- Nearing Everest Base Camp
http://theadventureblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/himalaya-2012-updates-from-other.html -- Himalayan Updates

http://www.carlossoriaalpinista.com/ -- Carlos Soria -- Spain -- English translation available
http://www.jesuscalleja.es/desafio-everest/ -- Jesus Calleja -- Spain

http://cys-hiking-adventures.blogspot.com/ -- Cy K -- California -- Mt Marathon videos from Alaska

http://andreasfransson.blogspot.com/ -- Andreas Fransson -- Sweden -- Updated

http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/personal-websites-t2819-1845.html  --  Thread page

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Updated Summitpost Personal Websites

Dru North Face

Re: Personal Websites

by Cy Kaicener » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:11 pm

More action on the Dru North Face
http://jeffmercier.blogspot.fr/ -- Jeff Mercier -- France -- Great photos
http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67024

http://www.summitpost.org/mount-tweto/784586 -- Mt Tweto
http://www.panoramio.com/user/3634618 -- Matt Lemke -- Colorado

http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=39396 -- Amuri Tepui in Venezuala
http://www.xpedition.be/ -- Nicolas Favresse team -- Belgium

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web12s/newswire-dickey-ruth-gorge-frieh-shepherd?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+alpinist%2FEFcn+%28Alpinist+Newswires%29  --  John Frieh &Team  --  Oregon

Cy Kaicener

http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/personal-websites-t2819-1830.html

 

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Skyline Trail (Mt San Jacinto) on April 7 and 14 + Alpine Website

The meetup group has some good hikes coming up this April

http://www.meetup.com/Hiking-Coachella-Valley

Mt San Jacinto

http://www.alpineexposures.com/blogs/chamonix-conditions  --  Jonathan Griffith  --  UK  --  Updated on the Dru - North Couloir Direct

The Dru near Chamonix (French Alps)

Possible Snow Creek  - April 6
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/san-jacinto-via-snow-creek-t61770.html


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Kurt Wedberg's Everest Team Healthy and Moving Well + Websites

I am following Kurt's latest adventure on Everest

Namche Bazar

Eiger North Face

http://sierramountaineering.com/blog/?p=867

http://sierramountaineering.com/blog

http://theadventureblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/everest-2012-and-so-it-begins.html

http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/ -- Alan Arnette -- Colorado
http://sierramountaineering.com/blog -- Kurt Wedberg -- California
http://cys-hiking-adventures.blogspot.com/ -- Cy K -- following the above

http://pullharder.org/2012/04/01/evolution-traverse-beta-and-gear-list-for-summer-and-winter/ -- Ben H -- California -- Update of Evolution Traverse

http://philippegatta.fr/blog/alpinism-north-face-of-the-eiger/  --  Plilippe Gatta  --  France

Video - Trekking to Everest Base Camp with Google Earth
http://theadventureblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/video-trekking-to-everest-base-camp.html

http://www.alpineexposures.com/blogs/ch ... conditions -- Jonathan Griffith -- UK -- Dru North Couloir Direct


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