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- Posted by Steve T on May 1, 2013 10:00 AM
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Southern Appalachia Mountain Tour by Bike: 825 Wonderful-Miserable-Unforgettable Miles
Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
Entries filed under 'George Anderson'
Milestone: Yosemite's Half Dome First Climbed on This Date in 1875
It was on this date 136 years ago that Half Dome, that massive granite bulb at the northeast end of Yosemite Valley was first climbed. On Oct. 12, 1875, a Scotsman named George Anderson made the first ascent of the 8,842-foot summit, using a rope he fixed on the route's final 400 feet after hand-drilling an estimated 40 holes and inserting spikes equipped with eye bolts to hold the rope. Just 6 years earlier fellow explorer Josiah Whitney had declared Half Dome "perfectly inaccessible, being ...
Posted by T.D. Wood on October 14, 2011 5:24 PM & Tagged Climbing, George Anderson, Half Dome, Yosemite and national parks | permalink | Comments
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John Muir's Birthday: A Date to Reflect on the Literary Gifts of a Famed Conservationist
April 21, 2013 06:00 AM -
'What's Your Denali?:' Thinking About the Glass Ceilings of the Outdoors
May 03, 2013 12:15 PM -
Southern Appalachia Mountain Tour by Bike: 825 Wonderful-Miserable-Unforgettable Miles
May 01, 2013 10:00 AM -
Need Inspiration for Bike to Work Day? REI's Bike-to-Work Regulars Share Their Stories
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Is It Ever a Good Idea to Stretch? How About Cooling Down? Recent Studies Offer Clues
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Need Inspiration for Bike to Work Day? REI's Bike-to-Work Regulars Share Their Stories
May 15, 2013 10:30 AM -
John Muir's Birthday: A Date to Reflect on the Literary Gifts of a Famed Conservationist
April 21, 2013 06:00 AM -
'What's Your Denali?:' Thinking About the Glass Ceilings of the Outdoors
May 03, 2013 12:15 PM -
Is It Ever a Good Idea to Stretch? How About Cooling Down? Recent Studies Offer Clues
April 26, 2013 12:44 PM -
A Cool Mother's Day Story: Climbin' Mamas Remind Us Why We Love Our Moms
May 10, 2013 12:30 PM
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