Getting in the mood for Alpine rockclimbing!

Ingredients of a good climbing gym

How can a good climbing gym become a great climbing gym? A week ago Dieter, from the new website outdoor-addicts.net, asked me to write an article about it.

You can read my article here:
http://www.outdoor-addicts.net/2013/05/29/what-are-the-ingredients-of-a-good-climbing-gym-what-climbers-think-bart-vaganee/

I also became a co-blogger, so you will regulary see some articles of mine published on this new metablog. So stay tuned!

Aiguille Blanche ski descent

Aig Blanche ski descent from Luca Rolli on Vimeo.

Camalot X4 Update!

Black Diamond will release the new X4 Camalots late May, according to their website. BD previously announced they would be available end April/early May.

 

Steck,Moro and Griffith, attacked by 100 sherpas on Mount Everest!

Apparently, three of the best alpinists in the world where attacked by around 100 sherpas in camp 2 on Mount Everest! Very sad...

There are a lot of different stories about the event and altough it is a completely different story it makes me think of the tragedy on the K2 with Walter Bonatti. I'm not sure if we will ever know what really happened there.

You can read the report of the climbers here:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=68020

Interview with Simone Moro
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=40824&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

The other side of the story:
http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2013/04/30/everest-2013-the-sherpas-viewpoint/

Solitaire

New petzl crampons spotted!

Robert Jasper - Ritter der Kokosnuss from Hans Hornberger on Vimeo.