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Patagonia Alpinism: One Year in the Life of an Addict Colin Haley has been on a tear. The Seattle local has his climbing roots in the Cascades, but he has been linking up phenomenal climbs around the world. Colin has been spending much of his time playing in the climbing playground that is Patagonia. See … Continue reading Patagonia Alpinism with Colin Haley – Nov 12

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Wilderness GPS slideshow party at Feathered Friends with Bob Burns and Mike Burns Where: Feathered Friends What: ‘Wilderness GPS’ slideshow party & book signing When: Wednesday, November 6th Time: Starts at 7pm Cost: Free! Bonus: Book signing & more! Authors of the bestselling Wilderness Navigation, father-and-son team Bob Burns and Mike Burns teamed up to … Continue reading Wilderness GPS with Mike and Bob Burns – Nov 6

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Waiting on Fairweather

Follow Mark and Janelle Smiley as they pursue climbing the Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.

Words by Mark Smiley

In June we headed for Mt. Fairweather (15,325′), located a mere 13 miles from the Pacific coast in SE Alaska. The Carpe Ridge is the “classic” route on its South Face. This snow, ice, and rock route ascends a little under 11,000 vertical feet from the glacier camp. It’s huge! I would equate it to a remote, steeper, rockier, longer, Liberty Ridge on Rainier.

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Get Your Reel Rock Tour tickets at Feathered Friends The Reel Rock Tour is coming to Seattle this Wednesday and Thursday, October 9th & 10th! You can purchase your tickets at Feathered Friends in downtown Seattle. This is always a highlight of Fall, and tickets always sell out, so get yours as soon as possible! … Continue reading Reel Rock Tour 2013 Tickets Available

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Jesse Huey – Alpinism Crossroads in Pakistan Over the last several years, Jesse has spent a large amount of his time pursing alpine climbing all over the world. Three months ago, Jesse was faced with a difficult decision whether or not to continue on an alpine climbing expedition after terroists murded 11 climbers in Nanga … Continue reading Jesse Huey – Alpinism in Pakistan – Sept 19

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