Looking back ... and forward
After a few months of updating this Peakr thing & staying real close to the climbing news I'd like to look back and give a roundup of the ice climbing news. I'll end with two things that have kept my mouth watering for Canada.
Iceland ice climbing expedition
Last week while at the Dalai Lama's lunch I had a short chat with a colleague of my girlfriend and she'd been to Iceland. Somehow I was convinced that Iceland only had one big ring-road around the island but that seems wrong. She crossed Iceland right down the middle. I've always been wanting to go there & the important take-away message from that lunch was that flight prices are becoming reasonable. A couple hundred euros where that same flight was a dozen green ones or so 10 years ago. No need to explain why I'd like to go to Iceland, I guess ...
Wild Underground Ice Climbing in Sweden
With all of my recent CO2 contributions whilst skydiving I start to fear that soon most ice climbing will be limited to a few places if we keep this global warming thing going. Ummm ... maybe a business opportunity: carbon offsets for the outdoor adventure market?
Looking a little through the Peakr archives I found this ...
Some interviews with: Charlie Fowler, Will Gadd & Kevin Shields
One recurring type of news on Peakr is the opening of new lines:
Demanding new mixed line on Ben Nevis, Chamonix sees more mixed activity
And there's always the news that just baffles you: Kevin Shields M10 solo
This year's Banff mountain festival winner was a mixed climbing picture.
As you can see, this Peakr thing is becoming soms sort of a personal bookmarking service & I'm having a lot of fun updating the site. When you're a techie it's good to be away from reading yet more linux & programming stuff. At least at home.
Finally, I'm very much looking forward to Canada & having a go at Polar Circus (Video + Part 2)
Iceland ice climbing expedition
Last week while at the Dalai Lama's lunch I had a short chat with a colleague of my girlfriend and she'd been to Iceland. Somehow I was convinced that Iceland only had one big ring-road around the island but that seems wrong. She crossed Iceland right down the middle. I've always been wanting to go there & the important take-away message from that lunch was that flight prices are becoming reasonable. A couple hundred euros where that same flight was a dozen green ones or so 10 years ago. No need to explain why I'd like to go to Iceland, I guess ...
Wild Underground Ice Climbing in Sweden
With all of my recent CO2 contributions whilst skydiving I start to fear that soon most ice climbing will be limited to a few places if we keep this global warming thing going. Ummm ... maybe a business opportunity: carbon offsets for the outdoor adventure market?
Looking a little through the Peakr archives I found this ...
Some interviews with: Charlie Fowler, Will Gadd & Kevin Shields
One recurring type of news on Peakr is the opening of new lines:
Demanding new mixed line on Ben Nevis, Chamonix sees more mixed activity
And there's always the news that just baffles you: Kevin Shields M10 solo
This year's Banff mountain festival winner was a mixed climbing picture.
As you can see, this Peakr thing is becoming soms sort of a personal bookmarking service & I'm having a lot of fun updating the site. When you're a techie it's good to be away from reading yet more linux & programming stuff. At least at home.
Finally, I'm very much looking forward to Canada & having a go at Polar Circus (Video + Part 2)
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