Beth Rodden has climbed a new route - Meltdown - in Yosemite. Not a bouldering story I know but E11 is big news. Meltdown being the third given such a grade. Rhapsody and Cobra Crack being the other two.
Full details from UKC and Climbing.com.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Free Tibet
Sounds like a dream, doesn't it? A free Tibet. Or even a Tibet without torture. We (me and Jenny) have be wondering about how to support the Tibetans and I've happened upon the Sad Smokey Mountains project. Italian artist and mountaineer, Alberto Peruffo, has setup the SSM project in protest of the ongoing situation in Tibet. You'll find details here: http://www.sadsmokymountains.net/.
The protest is going to take place on 8 August 2008, my 35th birthday, to coincide with the opening ceremony of the Olympic games. Ban Ki-moon won't be attending it would seem, neither will any other world leader with any integrity. Here in Ireland we don't have any significant peaks, Carrauntoohil wouldn't qualify in my humble opinion. I suppose if we got enough smoke off the top of the Dublin Mountains to be seen across the capital it might be good enough.
However to really make an impact (i.e. get on national television) it would have to be a significant structure or building in Dublin with a roof that is attainable.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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