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The Rocky Mountain Field Institute Needs Students for their 2009 Earth Corps program
1/26/09 - In the summer of 2009, the Rocky Mountain Field Institute will select undergraduate students to participate in its Earth Corps program. 1/21/09 - La Sportiva N.A., makers of versatile technical climbing, mountaineering, Mountain Running® and hiking footwear, announces the launch of its 2009 Giving Greenback$ program at this week’s Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City. 1/20/09 - TravelTrac (www.traveltrac.com), a developer of adventure travel and trip sharing domains has released TrekTrac (www.trektrac.com) their premiere no cost travel sharing application dedicated to land based exploration, climbing, hiking, and adventure travel. 1/20/09 - Skram Media Founder & CEO Mark Crowther has announced a significant addition to his sales staff. 1/16/09 - At 23 years old, Honnold has a tick-list of accomplishments that include soloing the Regular Northwest Face on Half Dome in Yosemite Valley (VI 5.12a, 23 pitches), in 2 hours 50 minutes and soling Moonlight Buttress (V 12d, 1200feet) in Zion National Park. Both ascents took place in 2008. 1/13/08 - The American Foundation for Children with AIDS (AFCA, www.helpchildrenwithAIDS.org) announced today that there are only five places left for their first-ever fundraising trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. 1/12/09 - On January 22, 2009, from 5-6 pm at the Winter Outdoor Retailer Trade Show in Salt Lake City, Marmot will be hosting Climbing Magazine’s seventh-annual Golden Piton Awards at the Marmot trade show booth. 1/12/09 - The HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation first attended Outdoor Retailer seven years ago, looking to secure sponsors for its first annual Climb4Life fundraising event. 1/02/09 - There’s more to chalk than meets the eye: and with the blending, baking, crushing and forming involved sometimes it can seem more like distilling whisky than making a simple white powder. 12/30/08 - Jewelry designer Bronwen Lodato is adding three new color options—marina, teal and wine—for the Irish linen cord that strings together the HERA Lotus necklace. 12/30/08 - Firstly the team of 20 British young explorers from BSES aged between 18 and 23 were dramatically rescued from HMS Endurance yesterday when it suffered mechanical failure off the coast of Chile. 12/18/08 - The Rowell Legacy Committee is currently accepting nominations for The Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure which will honor that adventurer whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world. The nomination period ends on December 31st, 2008. 12/17/08 - Rockfax has just published a new book dedicated to the fine climbing around the famous Gorge at El Chorro. 12/16/08 - The Climbing Wall Association (CWA) is forming a climbing wall instructor certification standards committee in preparation for the development of a CWA certification program. 12/11/08 - The mission of the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation is two-fold: to fund scientific and community grant programs and to raise awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms. 12/09/08 - Within the framework of the SWISS INNOVATION FORUM held in November in Basel, coldblack®, the latest Schoeller® technology, was honored as one of nine outstanding Swiss developments. 12/08/08 - La Sportiva N.A., makers of versatile technical climbing, mountaineering, Mountain Running® and hiking footwear, announced that its social media platform, La Sportiva LIVE, has added a new athlete beta section highlighting the achievements of the La Sportiva ambassadors. 12/05/08 - The Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum announced today that climber, photographer and explorer Jake Norton has been named Director. 12/01/08 - Marmot’s ultra-light Mica Jacket has been awarded the 2009 “Best of Adventure Gear” by the editors of National Geographic Adventure Magazine. 12/01/08 - On Sight is a gripping adventure into the world of cutting edge rock and ice climbing documenting what is possible with a ground up, no pre-practice approach resulting in raw, compelling and often frightening footage. Visit www.posingproductions.com for more information. 11/26/08 - Who makes the best tent, sleeping bags or apparel? Cast your vote in the Gearzy Awards on Outdoorzy.com the first social networking website for outdoor enthusiasts. 11/25/08 - A high-quality personal account of a memorable or moving wildlife experience could win one of your subscribers up to $1000 to REI for new gear, while helping to protect and sustain healthy populations of wildlife in the national forest and on Bureau of Land Management lands. The contest will be wrapping up on November 30, 2008 11/25/08 - The Climbing Wall Association (CWA) is pleased to announce that the 2009 Climbing Wall Summit will take place in Boulder, Colorado April 30-May 3, 2009. 11/18/08 - Students from Westminster, University of Utah, Weber State University and Utah State University compete to be the top college climber. 11/12/08 - Omega, the 24th letter of the Greek alphabet, signals the end of something. Climbing gear manufacturer Omega Pacific introduces the Telos keylock quickdraw that’s helping the HERA Foundation put an end to ovarian cancer. |
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