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Using Mountaineering Headlamps in Freezing Weather

April 6, 2010 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

If you are going mountaineering you have to be aware of the impact on your light of the freezing cold that you will encounter at high altitude. Even if you have one of the best mountaineering headlamps, you will soon find yourself sitting in the dark if you don’t take the cold into account. This […]

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Mallory’s Gear Was Lighter Than Modern Kit

October 16, 2005 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

Talk to people about the legion of climbers racing up the world’s 8000 meter peaks and you’ll likely get a comment that it’s easier now because of modern clothing and equipment. In fact most climbers these days think it’s safer to climb on Everest now than it was in the age of Edmund Hillary and […]

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Gore-Tex Just Got a New Competitor

September 20, 2005 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

DuPont Active Layer Makes its Debut at Outdoor Retailer DuPont must be kicking themselves over having lost Bill Gore, the engineer who once worked for them and then went off to start his own company producing among other things GoreTex, probably the world’s best known waterproof and breathable fabric.Now DuPont is striking back with their […]

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South Africans take Trango Tower

August 30, 2005 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

A little news from my South African compatriots. Well done guys. South Africans take Trango Tower: “South Africans take Trango Tower 29 August 2005 Four South African climbers have overcome treacherous conditions to reach the top of the sheer Trango Tower rock formation in Pakistan. Peter Lazarus (42), Marianne Pretorius (28), James Pitman (36) and […]

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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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