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Cog Railways In Austria
Cog railways are the true veterans among the many mountain railways and cable cars in the European Alps. In the late nineteenth century these masterpieces of railway engineering opened up the mountains for...
4 commentsBest Mountain Climbing Books
Best mountain climbing books that everyone, not only climbers, could enjoy.
1 commentK2 Killer
North Side of Killer Mountain.. K2, at an elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) from sea level is the second highest peak in the world, beaten only be Mount Everest which is located in the same region. Known...
2 commentsFamous Mountains
Nature is full of beauty, there are countless things around the world which remind us about the beauty of the world we live in. Truly we live in a beautiful world and out of all these beautiful things,...
17 commentsRock Climbing Helmets: How to Choose the Best Helmet for You
Rock climing helmets: Tips for choosing the right rock climbing helmet on the market for your needs.
0 commentsClimbing Mt. Shasta
Driving around a turn on a road in Shasta, California, I almost jam on the brakes. Oh, my God, I say aloud as I look up into the clouds. I cannot believe the sheer size of Mt. Shasta. This behemoth rises...
4 commentsPetzl Elios Rock Climbing Helmet Review
The Elios is the middle ground in the family of Petzl climbing helmets. Weighting only 350g the Elios is lighter than the Ecrin Roc, the classical helmet for alpinism by Petzl, but not so weightless as their ultralight Meteor III.
0 commentsRed Rock Canyon, the Hidden Treasure of Las Vegas
Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, Nevada Situated just a few miles West of Las Vegas, Nevada is the breathtaking Red Rock Canyon Nation Conservation Area. Red Rock Canyon is the perfect place for those looking toget...
0 commentsArizona High
The skies were a bit cloudy and it was cool in northern Arizona. Yesterday we arrived in a much hotter Page, Arizona where I gave a talk on John Wesley Powell's ascent of Longs Peak, Colorado in 1868,...
1 commentGuadalupe High
After leaving a cold and windy Denver to fly to a supposedly much warmer Texas, we became a bit concerned looking out the aircraft window over southern New Mexico, blanketed with deeply rippled March...
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