A short clip from Nick Bullock and Andy Houseman's trip to Beinn Eighe last Thursday to climb "Blood, Sweat and Frozen Tears"... I'll leave it to Nick and Andy to fill you in on all the details at their blogs : )
Nick's - here & Andy's - here
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Saturday, 19 March 2011
North 3 - Waiting
Ben and the guys are currently waiting for weather conditions to improve - hopefully there will be a window Monday so they can fly on to the start point. Below are the 2 latest videos from the guys
Keep up with all the latest here
Keep up with all the latest here
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
LLAMFF 2011 Preview part 4 - Katie & Tark's
ME Pro partners Katie and Tarka L'Herpiniere will be lecturing at the Canolfan at 10am on Sunday morning so make sure you get down there and check them out!
From the Great Wall of China to Rivers of Ice
In 2007, Tarka L'Herpiniere and his partner Katie-Jane became the first to walk the length of the Great Wall of China from West to East, a journey of more than 3,000 miles (4,300km) which took them 167 days. The expedition took them through rural China and remote, dramatic and inhospitable landscapes. They survived the heat of the Gobi desert and -35C in snowy mountains.
In August 2009 Katie-Jane and Tarka set out on an extraordinary and demanding journey to be the first to traverse the complete length of the Southern Patagonia Ice Cap without the aid of kites or support. Those who have visited Patagonia will know that the wind blows so hard it drops you to your knees and the snow can bury you alive. It is a compelling story of how they trekded along ice fields, river networks and crevasse-laced glaciers. Accomplished speakers, Tarka and Katie-Jane will bring alive the hardships and the dramas of the challenge (their tent failed during a terrifying storm) and give an insight into one of the most beautiful and wild parts of the planet.
From the Great Wall of China to Rivers of Ice
In 2007, Tarka L'Herpiniere and his partner Katie-Jane became the first to walk the length of the Great Wall of China from West to East, a journey of more than 3,000 miles (4,300km) which took them 167 days. The expedition took them through rural China and remote, dramatic and inhospitable landscapes. They survived the heat of the Gobi desert and -35C in snowy mountains.
In August 2009 Katie-Jane and Tarka set out on an extraordinary and demanding journey to be the first to traverse the complete length of the Southern Patagonia Ice Cap without the aid of kites or support. Those who have visited Patagonia will know that the wind blows so hard it drops you to your knees and the snow can bury you alive. It is a compelling story of how they trekded along ice fields, river networks and crevasse-laced glaciers. Accomplished speakers, Tarka and Katie-Jane will bring alive the hardships and the dramas of the challenge (their tent failed during a terrifying storm) and give an insight into one of the most beautiful and wild parts of the planet.
More info available at the LLAMFF site here
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
North 3 - Countdown
We've just had an email in from Andy to let us know that Ben will be dropped (weather dependent) on the Arctic ocean tomorrow afternoon at Cape Discovery on the Canadian coast to start his solo North Pole expedition.
Below is another great video from The North 3 Team as they prepare in Resolute.
For progress and updates head to www.bensaunders.com
Below is another great video from The North 3 Team as they prepare in Resolute.
For progress and updates head to www.bensaunders.com
LLAMFF 2011 Preview part 3 - Stu and Twid
ME Pro partners Twid Turner and Stu McAleese will be at LLAMFF this weekend make sure you check out the Baffin Big Walls lecture at The Canolfan at 12pm on Sunday 20th
"Baffin Big Walls 2010" Lecture
Mike 'Twid' Turner and Stu McAleese (IFMGA Mountain Guides) climb Big Walls. Between them they have over 30 Expeditions to the greater Ranges. The specialize in climbing in extreme locations, appalling weather conditions and suffering! They will talk about some of their recent first ascents in Alaska, Patagonia and in particular on Baffin Island this year. Their capsule style of Big Wall climbing involves many days living on these huge walls (21 days in one push in Baffin). Twid and Stu teamed up 10 years previously to climb Big Walls. Their first climb 'Off the Wall Bonkers!' a first ascent in the remote Kitchatna Spires in Alaska, resulted in a 15 day lonely wait on a glacier for a light aircraft pick up. Since then they have regularly made first ascents in appalling cold, windy and uncomfortable places. Join the team talking about their climbs, epics and sanity!
Full festival ticket and programme information available here
"Baffin Big Walls 2010" Lecture
Mike 'Twid' Turner and Stu McAleese (IFMGA Mountain Guides) climb Big Walls. Between them they have over 30 Expeditions to the greater Ranges. The specialize in climbing in extreme locations, appalling weather conditions and suffering! They will talk about some of their recent first ascents in Alaska, Patagonia and in particular on Baffin Island this year. Their capsule style of Big Wall climbing involves many days living on these huge walls (21 days in one push in Baffin). Twid and Stu teamed up 10 years previously to climb Big Walls. Their first climb 'Off the Wall Bonkers!' a first ascent in the remote Kitchatna Spires in Alaska, resulted in a 15 day lonely wait on a glacier for a light aircraft pick up. Since then they have regularly made first ascents in appalling cold, windy and uncomfortable places. Join the team talking about their climbs, epics and sanity!
Full festival ticket and programme information available here
Monday, 14 March 2011
LLAMFF 2011 Preview part 2 - Andy Turner
Heading to LLAMFF this weekend??? then make sure you check out Mountain Equipment Pro Partner Andy Turner at The Canolfan at 4.15pm on Saturday 19th March'11.
photo: lwimages"Andy Turner Lecture"
Andy Turner grew up just outside Manchester and didn’t start climbing until he was 25, having been a competitive road cyclist up to that point. Despite being a relative latecomer to the sport he quickly realised that winter climbing was where his talents lay. He is now best know for pushing the limits of onsight Scottish winter climbing including new routes such as The Secret (IX,9) on Ben Nevis and the first winter ascent of Sassenach (IX,9) also on Ben Nevis. In winter 2009/10 he also found time to squeeze a few routes in, in North Wales including the second ascent of Wales’ hardest route Cracking Up (IX, 9).
Andy will be at the festival fresh from another busy winter 10/11 season which has seen him cover everything from repeating amazing routes such as The Hurting (XI, 11) to new routing in Lofoten, Norway just a week ago.
You can read more about Andys latest trips over at his blog here
LLAMFF 2011 Preview part 1 - Keith Partridge
The Llanberis Mountain Film festival 2011 gets underway this Friday 18th March'11. Along side a wide selection of films and lectures you'll be able to catch some of our Pro Partners and Friends such as professional cameraman Keith Partridge
Keith Filming on the Eiger for the BBC"Life And Times Of An Adventure Cameraman"Keith Partridge’s ‘office’ is as unusual as his commute. As one of the country’s most experienced adventure cameramen his journey to work may well kick-off with a heart-stopping abseil through vertical jungle, a helicopter winch-line onto an icy mile-high mountain face or a close encounter with some of the world’s most iconic wildlife. With camera in hand he has made the most challenging, spectacular and remote places on the planet his ‘office’ during his freelance career working for the major broadcasting companies including the BBC, Discovery and Channel 4.
This sideways look at the ‘extreme’ will take us on a journey through a variety of projects and extraordinary locations with stories from behind the scenes. In this ‘how did they do that’ presentation we’ll examine just what it takes to capture the essence of adventure from some of the most outrageous situations and camera positions imaginable. This presentation carries a health warning to all those of nervous disposition and sufferers of vertigo.
Keith's lecture takes place at The Canolfan at 7pm on Saturday 19th
tickets and more information available here
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