{"id":2964,"date":"2015-01-14T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2018-11-11T21:57:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T05:57:23","slug":"blind-climber-tien-shan-routes-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/blind-climber-tien-shan-routes-kazakhstan","title":{"rendered":"Blind Climber Attempts Tien Shan Routes in Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Climbers\u00a0Erik Weihenmayer<\/a> and Rob Raker went to Kazakhstan’s Tien Shan mountains a goal in mind: Climb the 250-meter tower called \u201cThe Bastion\u201d and a classic rock route called Oktyabryonok, or \u201cchild of the revolution,\u201d named after those born in October, the month of the Russian Revolution.<\/p>\n

The team has to overcome winter conditions and navigate icy rock patches. As a blind climber, Erik has even more of a challenge when his hands and feet go numb.<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/p>\n

For the entire story, head over to the Mountain Hardwear<\/a>\u00a0blog to read \u201cChildren of the Revolution<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Climbers\u00a0Erik Weihenmayer and Rob Raker went to Kazakhstan’s Tien Shan mountains a goal in mind: Climb the 250-meter tower called \u201cThe Bastion\u201d and a classic rock route called Oktyabryonok, or \u201cchild of the revolution,\u201d named after those born in October, the month of the Russian Revolution. The team has to overcome winter conditions and navigate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[352,262,253],"internal-tag":[1674],"class_list":["post-2964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climb","tag-climb","tag-kazakhstan","tag-mountain-hardwear","internal-tag-pre-redirect-climb"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/climb\/blind-climber-tien-shan-routes-kazakhstan","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Blind Climber Attempts Tien Shan Routes in Kazakhstan","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/blind-climber-tien-shan-routes-kazakhstan","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/climb\/blind-climber-tien-shan-routes-kazakhstan"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/01\/PB162237-e1447950949182.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/01\/PB162237-e1447950949182.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000"},"articleSection":"Climb","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Angela Crampton"}],"creator":["Angela Crampton"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["climb","kazakhstan","mountain hardwear"],"dateCreated":"2015-01-14T17:00:30Z","datePublished":"2015-01-14T17:00:30Z","dateModified":"2018-11-12T05:57:23Z"},"rendered":"