Showing posts with label alpine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alpine. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The Zanskar Odyssey: High Alpine Bouldering in the Hidden Himalayas

The Zanskar Odyssey showcases climbers Pete Takeda, Abbey Smith, Jason Kehl and Mick Follari as they tackle an expedition into the Himalayas in search for high alpine bouldering.

The first trailer is more of a mock-trailer and is quite well done and humorous.



Next is the official trailer for the movie.



Finally, here is the movie in five parts.









Monday, March 21, 2011

Mount Bradley, Alaska - First Ascent

Black Diamond athlete and AMGA guide Mark Allen joins Graham Zimmerman on a first ascent of an alpine big wall on Mount Bradley Alaska. Further notes and photos of the trip can be found here.

Mark Allen and Graham Zimmerman make first ascent of 4600-foot alpine big wall in Alaska from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Make Your Own Alpine Quickdraw

Former AAI Guide Michael Silitch shows how you can put together a simple but effective quickdraw out of a sling and two carabiners.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Alpine Layering System and How to Choose Gloves

Check out both of these excellent clothing videos by Phil Ershler and sponsored by Outdoor Research.