Kirkpatrick's Climbing Notes

Bottom Gear

Automobile basics for trips and expeditions

Dec 18 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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November 2025

Invitation to an Orgy

How to not, not climb The Nose

Nov 25 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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Cake

When doing something is perhaps worse than nothing

Nov 20 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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Raising Kids

Tom Evans makes me reconsider taking kids up El Cap

Nov 10 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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Down Punching: A Trip Report for the Shortest Straw (5.7 A4-)

First, before the trip report, a little story.

Nov 4 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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October 2025

Beware of the audience

A letter to Magnus Midtbø

Oct 29 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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Good instruction / Bad instruction

It's easy to take a good teacher for granted, until you meet a bad teaching

Oct 22 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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Nothing to No One

Where does a photo lead your thoughts?

Oct 13 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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The Kill Pause

Before I start this piece of writing, I need to give some background, as this hasn’t been easy to write, but I felt compelled to write it.

Oct 6 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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September 2025

Thoughts on Girth Hitch Equalisation

Hi Andy, love the podcast (when’s the next one?) Also, what do you think about lark’s footing slings at belay stations?

Sep 30 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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Teeth

Here’s a further snippet from up coming book The Beyond.

Sep 25 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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Jigsaw

Mark Ryle / Lesueur route, Petit Dru N Face 2003

Sep 17 • Andy Kirkpatrick

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