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Caribener Selection - The DMM BOA Big Gran Daddy!
... strong biner. The 30kN Boa is the – yes, and you’ve guessed it – ‘Grandaddy’’ of lockers'.
It has impressive gate closed strength and is robust enough to cope with the toughest of rigging scenarios. And yet, because it has an I-Beam construction, it is still impressively light.
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Julbo Explorer White Cameleon
... Photochromic + antifog treatment. Protection is progressive from Cat. 3 to 4 according to sunlight.
HIGH-TECH FOR THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS
The highest mountains and extreme conditions bring out the best in these sunglasses that have been developed in collaboration with the elite climbing school in Chamonix.
The Explorer takes glacier sunglasses to the next level: ...
In the beginning
Last Thursday (29/11) I was visiting my parents in Manchester. The conversation turned to my life and I informed them of how much I hate my job and need to figure out what to do with my life. Not long after Garibaldi (Dad) piped up after a bit of quiet time on his iPad and suggested going to Thailand. 24 hours later the flight was booked and I had quit my job. Count down 5 days!!! Garibaldi really wasn't ...
Everest - The North Col Route
... Mount Everest. This is the route where George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were lost close to the summit in 1924.
They were last seen below the Second Step. Whether they made it to the top remains a mystery to this day.
Climbers can drive to base camp at 17,000 feet. From there, it's a 14 mile ...
Everest - The South Col Route
This is the southeast ridge route through Nepal. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed this route when they became the first to reach the summit in 1953.
Jon Krakauer climbed this route in 1996, when several climbers were killed in a storm
high on Everest and became the ...
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