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The Most Famous Ice Axe Belay Ever

April 14, 2010 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

Anyone who has been around mountaineering for any period of time will have come across the name of Peter Schoening, a real legend of American mountaineering. He spent a life on high mountains and was famously on Everest in 1996, an ill-fated year in which scores of mountaineers died on the mountain. But he is […]

Filed Under: Ice Axes Tagged With: belay, K2, mountaineering, self-arrest

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South Africa’s Otter Trail in the Tsitsikamma National Park in widely regarded as the country’s best hiking trail. And it is with good reason: the spectacular trail winds along the edge of the coast, offering plenty of opportunities for swimming. Each of its huts has spectacular views of the ocean.

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