Tag: climb
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Post Successful Mount Kosciuszko Summit
Four summits in one year and one month, pretty damn lucky I know. Mount Elbrus Russia, Europe’s highest peak in June 2019, Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania, Africa’s highest peak in July 2019, Aconcagua Argentina, South America’s highest peak in February 2020 and now Mount Kosciuszko Australia, Australia’s highest peak in July 2020. Getting to the top…
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Mount Elbrus
A QUICK OVERVIEW Mount Elbrus or “Mingi-Tau” the name given to the mountain by the local Balkar people (the Turkic people of the Caucasus region) which translates to “resembling a thousand mountains” is the highest mountain in Europe. One of the seven summits the mountain is actually a dormant volcano located in Russia and is…
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Post Successful Aconcagua Summit
3 summits in 3 continents in less than a year, if you told me that a year ago I would’ve laughed at your face. Africa, Europe and now South America, how many 21 year olds can say they’ve had the opportunity to stand on top of the highest mountain in 3 continents within one year!…
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The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits Review
Written By: Ant Middleton I was first introduced to Ant Middleton by a mate from the UK who I met whilst climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. He recommended me his first book, First Man In: Leading from the Front believing it would be a read right up my alley, boy was he was right I loved it.…
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Ascent Review
Written By: Sir Chris Bonington Sir Chris Bonington’s “Ascent” is an in depth memoir recalled and written from Sir Bonington himself. His whole life is laid out in front of us from his somewhat troubled childhood, his difficulty finding a career, his most notorious climbs, his charity work, his successes, failures and tragedies. Sir Bonington…
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The Eight Seven Summits
The eight seven summits, a group of eight mountains that span across the globe, challenging thousands of individuals each year. Each mountain marking the highest point on each of the worlds continents. From Mount Kilimanjaro and its 5 different vegetation zones in Africa, Mount Kosciuszko a relatively easy day hike in Australia, Denali pulling heavy…
Thomas "The Tank" Dade 