Sep 27th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Just after completing the second ascent of Kilimanjaro's Breach Icicle 25 years ago, Scott Fischer and Wes Krause realized that they were hooked on adventure. Since then they have faced grizzly bears, walked among lions, rode avalanches and made first ascents, founding Mountain Madness to provide the highest quality experience for beginner and advanced mountaineers and trekkers alike.
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Mountain Climbing Course Brings Skills From Experts
Sep 27th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Just after completing the second ascent of Kilimanjaro's Breach Icicle 25 years ago, Scott Fischer and Wes Krause realized that they were hooked on adventure. Since then they have faced grizzly bears, walked among lions, rode avalanches and made first ascents, founding Mountain Madness to provide the highest quality experience for beginner and advanced mountaineers and trekkers alike.
Coming ...Video: 'Wild Love' And The Adventure Stories We Rarely Share
Jun 30th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Here at Gadling, we often tell stories of adventure: of traveling to far-off lands and meeting fascinating locals and sampling unpronounceable foods and returning home with bug bites and slipper tans and tales to be told over cocktails at dinner parties.
But the stories we less often share are the stories of what we sacrifice for those adventures: the patterns we disrupt, the worries we ...
Five uses for carabiners (besides climbing)
Sep 4th, 2011 at 12:00PM:
I'm a big multi-tasker. I'm also tiny, cheap, and a "lite" traveler. Even when I'm going on the road for a couple of months, I somehow manage to cram it all in my backpack. I use a daypack for carrying my essentials (passport, credit cards, cash, documents, sunblock, sunglasses, water, etc..), but it's only so big. At 5'2" I don't like to haul around something the size of a parasitic twin.
...Video of the Day: Wile E. Coyote in 127 Hours
Mar 14th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
127 Hours tells the story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, who had a boulder fall on his arm and trap him in a canyon in Utah. It's an epic tale of survival and a harsh reminder that adventure travel can be gravely dangerous. The film features some gruesome scenes, including Aron cutting off his own arm to escape. Thankfully, this parody starring Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner is ...
Standing on Top of Borneo
Mar 4th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
Think what you will of Borneo, but there are no orangutans at 13,000 ft.
While the tropics of Malaysian Borneo may conjure sweaty images of the Kinabatangan River, or perhaps an exotic proboscis monkey roaming the primate sanctuaries of Sandakan, the air on the slopes of Mt. Kinabalu is too brisk for such jungle fantasies. Riverbanks covered in rafflesia are replaced by frostbitten slabs ...Video explains a climb up Everest
Mar 4th, 2011 at 8:00AM: At 29,029 feet (8848 meters) in height, Everest is the tallest mountain on the planet, and a significant challenge to any high altitude climber. For years, the mountain has held sway over the general public as well, despite the fact that most of us have no idea what it actually takes to reach to the summit. The video below helps to put it all into perspective however, demonstrating the process ...Eight dead in Japanese mountain climbing accident
Jul 19th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Eight older hikers turned up dead, so the Japanese police executed a raid on Amuse-Travel Co. They suspected the tour organizer of negligence, as the mostly sixtysomething crowd met an untimely end thanks to hypothermia on Mount Tomuraushi on Hokkaido. Another old hiker died alone on the same mountain at around the same time, with a tenth on a different mountain on Hokkaido. The police haven't ...Half a century atop El Capitan
Apr 21st, 2009 at 3:00PM: Fifty years ago, Yosemite National Park's El Capitan was climbed for the first time. Today, we celebrate that milestone with a continuation of the initial effort. Let's face it, nobody will ever be first again, but you can still be part of the tradition.
Once upon a time, El Capitan was thought to be insurmountable, due in large part to a 3,000-foot granite cliff. Warren Harding assembled a small ...Summiting Mt. Whitney: A Photo Gallery
Jan 14th, 2008 at 12:01PM: At 14,496 feet, Mt. Whitney is the tallest mountain in the continental United States. It has always been a dream of mine to climb Whitney and last summer I finally had the opportunity thanks to my friend Patti who collected $15 from me and my friends and applied for a permit. Unfortunately, the date we finally received from the Forest Service was the same weekend I was going to be in Alaska ...
