http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/2009/09/28/belford-success/ Mountaineering, Technology, Coffee, and Other Essentials Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:25:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/2009/09/28/belford-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1707 Going Light – Gear Updates | Never Stop Climbing Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:08:12 +0000 http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/?p=838#comment-1707 [...] That attempt on Mt. Belford was probably doomed from the start but my choice of gear removed any hope of success that might have existed. Struggling under that unnecessarily heavy pack taught a very important lesson about weight. Being a pack mule on sea-level hikes is useful and relatively painless but every ounce counts when you’re gaining elevation. Alan Arnette and I went back to Mt. Belford a few months later, dozens of pounds lighter, and reached the summit. [...] [...] That attempt on Mt. Belford was probably doomed from the start but my choice of gear removed any hope of success that might have existed. Struggling under that unnecessarily heavy pack taught a very important lesson about weight. Being a pack mule on sea-level hikes is useful and relatively painless but every ounce counts when you’re gaining elevation. Alan Arnette and I went back to Mt. Belford a few months later, dozens of pounds lighter, and reached the summit. [...]

]]> http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/2009/09/28/belford-success/comment-page-1/#comment-1670 Video: Mt. Belford and Mt. Oxford Summits | Never Stop Climbing Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:55:09 +0000 http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/?p=838#comment-1670 [...] video was shot by a guy who climbed Belford a couple of weeks after I did last year. It doesn’t look like he had much more snow to [...] [...] video was shot by a guy who climbed Belford a couple of weeks after I did last year. It doesn’t look like he had much more snow to [...]

]]> http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/2009/09/28/belford-success/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Altimeter Watches – Trials and Tribulations | Never Stop Climbing Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:39:53 +0000 http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/?p=838#comment-265 [...] really liked my Sunnto Core. Really. And then it popped at 14,000 feet on Mt. Belford, filled with condensation, and stopped working. I almost did the same thing by the way but [...] [...] really liked my Sunnto Core. Really. And then it popped at 14,000 feet on Mt. Belford, filled with condensation, and stopped working. I almost did the same thing by the way but [...]

]]> http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/2009/09/28/belford-success/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Changes | Never Stop Climbing Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:48:16 +0000 http://www.neverstopclimbing.com/?p=838#comment-57 [...] Belford Success! [...] [...] Belford Success! [...]

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