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... period in Alaska, andclimbers picked many of the big prizes in excellent style, solidifying alpine style as the modusoperandiof mountaineers. After 1985, the focus of the North American climbing community shiftedeast- ward. GeorgeLowe, Barry Blanchard,Todd Bibler, Kevin Doyle, Jay Smith, Michael Kennedy, Steve Swenson, Jeff Lowe, and Alex Lowe (to name just a few) all eschewedthe Alaska Range for the chal- lenges of the Himalaya. Alaska was rela- tively quiet, andfew new routeswereestab- lished on the big peaksduring this time. Luckily for the evolutionists, things got rolling again and alpine ...
... The return voyage back to Cape Town was completed in 16 days. The total distance sailed-Cape Town-South Georgia-Cape Town- was 15,000 kilometers. JOHN R. Moss, Mountain Club of South Africa EUROPE Eiger. A full article on the remarkable solo climb of the north face of the Eiger in winter by Jeff Lowe appears earlier in this Journal. It should be noted that Lowe's good friend, Catherine Destivelle, made the first female solo winter ascent in the late winter of 1992. Stortind Southwest Ridge, Norway. There is a complete article on this climb in Norway earlier in this Journal. OCEANIA ...
... the summit." There's not a bit of concern in his voice over the wind. Charlie himself was unflappable. In Christine he seemed to have found a match. For those of us left behind to mourn their passing, there is some solace that they had each other at the end. Jeff Lowe Johann Wolfgang "Hans" Gmoser 1932-2006 It is beyond the capability of this aging wordsmith to come up with a simple summary of the eventful and productive life of a bril- liant but complex man, who was also a good friend to so many and accomplished so much in the mountains ...
... repeated shortly afterward by Todd Gordon. Equipment should include at least five 1l/2Friends! In SeptemberEarl Redfem and I madethe first ascentof the main north face of Timbertop Mesa via Thun- derbird Wall (VI, 5.9, A3). This had originally been attempted fifteen years earlier by Jeff Lowe andCactusBryan before the mesahadbeenclimbed by any route; the wall had seen at least three even less successful attempts sub- sequently. The climb required 71/2days for the sixteen 165-foot leads. We discoveredthe Lowe-Bryan highpoint on the 12thpitch. We found absolutely no bolts despite having used eleven for aid ...
... Will Gadd has put up standard-defining sport-mixed climbs since the genre was invented, won the X-Games and the first season of the Ice World Cup competitions, and climbed difficult new alpine itineraries at home and abroad. He is author of Ice and Mixed Climbing: Modern Technique.*** From: Jeff Lowe Although what I've read is obviously only a part of a longer discussion, I get the general idea of the respective viewpoints. Personally I like Will's approach the best. Do your own thing with integrity, and communicate the things you've experienced and learned with honesty and humility, humor and ...
... addition to hitting the local crag\, the Shawangunks and the White Mountains, climbers were to be found in Alaska, the Cascades, Wyoming and Yosemite in the western U.S., and in Scotland and the Alps in Europe. The club's winter/\pring lecture was presented by Jeff Lowe in February. His talk, titled "Every Climber Has A Vision," was a look back on a careel marked by accomplishment, In December, Charlie Townsend presented the fall/winter lecture. Charlie discussed his climbs in the Alaska Range, including his first ascent of the east ...
... I spent six hours on the rock from the beginning of the difficulties to reach the summit. I did it all free. The rock was excellent apart from scree on the ledges and the climbing ranged from 5.7 to 5.10 with the average difficulty being about 5.8. JEFF LOWE Yerupaj& East Spur Attempt, 1982. An Italian expedition composed of Ugo Vialardi, leader, Giovanni Boggio, Tiziano Fiorese, Fabrizio Badone and Mauro Penasa failed to complete a partially new route on the east spur of Yeru- paja. The beginning of their route was different from that ...
... pillar and south spur) and nearby south face alternatives attempting to reach Nuptse East (7,804m). It was com- piled using various published records (AAJ, Climbing, Rock& Ice), Elizabeth Hawley's records, and information supplied by Valeri Babanov and Mark Twight. 1986, May: Jeff Lowe and Mark Twight (U.S.A.). Highpoint: 6,400m. 8 days continuous alpine style. Stopped by bad weather. See AAJ 1987, p. 232. 1987, January: Jeff Lowe and Mark Twight. 6,500m. Alpine style. See AAJ 1987 p ...
... XAVIER E~JSKITZA, Pyrenaica, Bilbao, Spain Latok I North Ridge Attempt. Our objective was to make the first ascent, alpine-style, of the 2500-meter-high north ridge of Latok I(7 145 meters, 23,452 feet), so nearly climbed in 1978 by Jim Donini, Mike Kennedy, Jeff Lowe and George Lowe. (See AAJ, 1979, pages 24-28.) We were New Zealander Andrew MacFarlane, Britons Carol McDermott, Andrew MacNae and me. We set up Base Camp at the junction of the Panmah and Choktoi Glaciers on June 5. After acclimatization trips and sitting out ...
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... of the north face of Kwangde Lho, by a new route (ED+ M5 WI6).After spending six days climbing 37 pitches, we reached the summit of the 1,150m face on December 13. The north (Hungo) face of Kwangde Lho was first climbed by Americans David Breashears and Jeff Lowe in 1982, and repeated by a British party in 2001. The route Extra Blue Sky of Kwangde Shar (6,100m) was climbed by the French in 1996, by the Czechs and British in 2000 and again by British in 2001. In addition, a Spanish team succeeded in 1985 ...
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