A very personal video of solo ice-climbing by Steve House on Bridal Veil Falls, Telluride (not Provo!):
Actually, when watching the “behind the scene” movies on Patagonia blog, it appears that Steve House was secured most of the way, which is reassuring about the sanity of the film maker, Tyler Stableford. (This short movie is sponsored by Canon, promoting the new Canon EOS-1D X camera. Just forget about the price.)
The Banff Centre is home to the Banff Mountain Festival. The photography competition always produces stunning results, as shown by this year winners. Here are two particularly impressive pictures (the one below less for the composition than for the tantalising and ephemeral beauty of the summital arête of Les Grandes Jorasses, I wish I was there!).
 | xi'an on the cartoon introduction to… |
 | Andrew Gelman on the cartoon introduction to… |
 | Julyan Arbel on Himalayan fight |
| xi'an on awalé |
| xi'an on awalé |
