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Muta · 03-22-2011, 04:13 PM

Hiroshima, Japan - Miyajima Island

Waitomo Region, New Zealand

Ruttiger · 03-22-2011, 04:25 PM

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Incogneto · 03-22-2011, 04:36 PM

Rio, Sept '08

Phanuthier · 03-22-2011, 04:40 PM

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Rio, Sept '08

Nice snap! Did you do anything special to get that pic?

Phanuthier · 03-22-2011, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyden

We're not hikers in the sense that you'll find us out hiking in Kananaskis every weekend just to be outdoors. But I still enjoy hiking if it means being rewarded with some sort of incredible view that I've never seen before.

There's plenty of hardcore mountaineering you could do down in Patagonia that's for sure. But even for anyone that just wants to see some of the most spectacular beauty on earth and is reasonably fit, there's plenty to enjoy.

Thats awesome, the true outdoorsman is just simply someone who enjoys being outdoors to be outdoors.

Here's a cool mountaineering pic I did. I almost (figuretively) died of exhaustion on this, which is when I realized, I need to get into better shape before I do any more mountaineering.

(Matthes Crest, Tuolomene, California, summer 2010)

Mazrim · 03-22-2011, 04:50 PM

Not far from home...but still one of my favorite pictures I've taken.

At the top of Stanley Glacier in Kootenay National Park, May 2009.

Ironhorse · 03-22-2011, 05:16 PM

Hackberry, Arizona, on original Route 66. Taken March 2009.

Dion · 03-22-2011, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Phanuthier

Thats awesome, the true outdoorsman is just simply someone who enjoys being outdoors to be outdoors.

Here's a cool mountaineering pic I did. I almost (figuretively) died of exhaustion on this, which is when I realized, I need to get into better shape before I do any more mountaineering.

(Matthes Crest, Tuolomene, California, summer 2010)

OMG that's amazing view from up there. My nephew is into that sort of thing and send me pictures like that. Wants me to come down to Denver and says he'll teach how to rock climb.

Knut · 03-22-2011, 05:33 PM

On an eye care mission to Tanzania in 2006. The Kids were having so much fun pretending to beat me up !

Everyone was always smiling there.

cmyden · 03-22-2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Phanuthier

Thats awesome, the true outdoorsman is just simply someone who enjoys being outdoors to be outdoors.

Here's a cool mountaineering pic I did. I almost (figuretively) died of exhaustion on this, which is when I realized, I need to get into better shape before I do any more mountaineering.

(Matthes Crest, Tuolomene, California, summer 2010)

Looks like a really neat area, the closest I've been is probably to Yosemite just SE of there.

You definitely don't need to be in great shape to enjoy the views at Yosemite, you can drive right up to the top and take in an unbelievable panoramic view...

Phanuthier · 03-22-2011, 06:06 PM

^ Yeah, Yosemite is nicer than Tuolomene and is a lot more touristy; Yosemite is like Banff. Tuolomene is more like Kananaskis, there's a lot of cool stuff, but the views are more spaced apart and you usually have to hike to see anything. Tuolomene is usually more for hiking and climbing, versus Yosemite you drive right up to the viewpoint, get out of your car and take a awesome pic.

(Half Dome, the big mountain on the very right... I actually climbed that, thats the one that I got caught on with rain/hail/lightning with lightning hitting Half Dome 7 times while I was on it, holding onto metal chains and a backpack full of metal with granite semiconductor right below me. Thats probably the closest I came to a near death experience, and another reason I'm getting more and more hesitant of mountaineering and alpine climbing.)

cmyden · 03-22-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Phanuthier

(Half Dome, the big mountain on the very right... I actually climbed that, thats the one that I got caught on with rain/hail/lightning with lightning hitting Half Dome 7 times while I was on it, holding onto metal chains and a backpack full of metal with granite semiconductor right below me. Thats probably the closest I came to a near death experience, and another reason I'm getting more and more hesitant of mountaineering and alpine climbing.)

That does sound pretty freaky. Ever seen the video of the dude who solo climbed Half Dome ?

I saw it at Banff Film Festival, has to be one of the craziest climbing videos out there.

Clip of it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICBrXUuwvgg

Phanuthier · 03-22-2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyden

That does sound pretty freaky. Ever seen the video of the dude who solo climbed Half Dome ?

I saw it at Banff Film Festival, has to be one of the craziest climbing videos out there.

Clip of it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICBrXUuwvgg

Oh yeah, Alex Honnold? I actually met him, he's friend of a friend. He is kind of socially awkward and a bird weird. The scarier one he did was Moonlight Buttress in Zion. At least Half Dome is granite, the rock is super solid. I tried climbing in Utah, that crap is brittle and the last thing you want when you are solo'ing 1000 ft up is having a hold or foot break. Up until 10 years ago, Moonlight Buttress was thought to be impossible to climb with a rope, let alone solo'ing it.

Kybosh · 03-22-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Phanuthier

Oh yeah, Alex Honnold? I actually met him, he's friend of a friend. He is kind of socially awkward and a bird weird. The scarier one he did was Moonlight Buttress in Zion. At least Half Dome is granite, the rock is super solid. I tried climbing in Utah, that crap is brittle and the last thing you want when you are solo'ing 1000 ft up is having a hold or foot break. Up until 10 years ago, Moonlight Buttress was thought to be impossible to climb with a rope, let alone solo'ing it.

Someone soloed Moonlight Buttress? Dude. . . .

tete · 03-22-2011, 09:05 PM

Odd, the photo I originally posted looks so washed out here - it's so vibrant on my iPhoto.

One more from me because I just love the glow of this photo:
Chapter House, St. Remi Museum (formerly monastery), Reims France
December 2010.

normtwofinger · 03-22-2011, 09:14 PM

Great Wall of China

Outside Chang Mai, Thailand

TylerSVT · 03-22-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mazrim

Not far from home...but still one of my favorite pictures I've taken.

At the top of Stanley Glacier in Kootenay National Park, May 2009.

Is that the hike you do from Stanley Mitchell Hut?

It looks almost exactly like it.

cmyden · 03-22-2011, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Phanuthier

Oh yeah, Alex Honnold? I actually met him, he's friend of a friend. He is kind of socially awkward and a bird weird. The scarier one he did was Moonlight Buttress in Zion. At least Half Dome is granite, the rock is super solid. I tried climbing in Utah, that crap is brittle and the last thing you want when you are solo'ing 1000 ft up is having a hold or foot break. Up until 10 years ago, Moonlight Buttress was thought to be impossible to climb with a rope, let alone solo'ing it.

Cool, is there a video of that?! Apparently he did it in 83 minutes too.

Just Googled, and it might be in the First Ascent video series. Need to get that.

Mazrim · 03-23-2011, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TylerSVT

Is that the hike you do from Stanley Mitchell Hut?

It looks almost exactly like it.

Nope, Stanley Mitchell Hut is in Yoho. Kootenay National Park is on Highway 93. Stanley Glacier is about 15km from the BC/Alberta border. You park at a stop on the highway which is at the bottom of the hanging valley you see in the picture.

Phanuthier · 03-23-2011, 03:15 AM

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Someone soloed Moonlight Buttress? Dude. . . .

Yeah, pretty much the biggest mind blowing thing I can think of, anywhere.

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Originally Posted by cmyden

Cool, is there a video of that?! Apparently he did it in 83 minutes too.

Just Googled, and it might be in the First Ascent video series. Need to get that.

On Sender Films website, you can actually get a good deal by buying First Ascent and Reel Rock. Both are worth it. First Ascent for Alex Honnold's solo (Moonlight Buttress and Half Dome), the death of Johnny Cobb and Micah Dash, and Dean Potter's free base of the Eiger (sp?) ... Reel Rock, Chris Sharma climbing a badass dike, Uli's speed ice climbing, Paul Robinson working Lucid Dreaming, Daniel Woods working The Game (I actually saw Daniel Woods when I went to Hueco Tanks to climb, apparently the same day, he did the first ascent of House of Doom) ... both totally worth it.