Kirkpatrick's Climbing Notes

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How outdoor institutions destroy themselves
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After several months away from podcasting, I had to pull one together today based on a question about a Denali expedition that’s leaving tomorrow (it’s…
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Back in 2008, I wrote a short piece in my blog titled “Ode to a piss bottle”, which I’d like to think was a classic in pee bottle literature, no doubt…
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Below is another extract from my upcoming book on top rope soloing (TR soloing) called On the Line. Before you can pick the best tool on the market, you…
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Walking and Talking
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A conversation with Hazel Findlay
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An extract from On the Line book
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"For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message…
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Keeping your hands warm and your fingers nimble in the outdoors is a perennial issue, a problem that afflicts the human body in both sub-zero and above…
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The following article looks into the subject of facemasks for use in extreme weather environments. Hats, hoods and Balaclavas The hood is a detail of…
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Hi Everyone. I’m currently working on a new instalment of my ‘By a Thread’ series, this time on the subject of face protection, but while I’m working…
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The Scorpion Catch
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