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- Envers hut: Le pont de soupirs 7/08
- Blåmannen: Ultima Thule winter 2/08
- El Capitan: The Nose 10/07
- Leaning Tower: West Face 10/07
- Half Dome: Regular Northwest Face 10/07
- El Capitan: East Buttress 10/07
- Higher Cathedral Rock: Northeast Buttress 10/07
- Washington Column: South Face 10/07
- Nutcracker & Kor-Beck 10/07
- God Tang (Peak 6013) 8/07
- Ye Zi (Peak 6042) 8/07
- Manse (Peak 6355) 8/07
- Mont Blanc du Tacul: Aiguilles du Diable 7/07
- Aiguilles du Chamonix: Traverse 7/07
- Aiguille du Midi: Frendo Spur 7/07
- Baugen: Hollenderan & Halvmånerisset 6/07
- Blåmannen: Ultima Thule 6/07
- Life in El Chalten 2/07
- Fitz Roy: Franco Argentine route 2/07
- Guillaumet: Couloir Amy 2/07
- Costa Blanca 12/06
- Olhava winter fun 12/06
- Les Droites: Northeast Spur 9/06
- Aretes de Rochefort: Traverse 8/06
- Matterhorn: Schmidt route winter 2/06
- Mont Blanc du Tacul: Gervasutti pillar 8/05
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Author Archives: Sampsa Jyrkynen
Norway Ice Climbing
After having failed with ice climbing on the Alps we headed for Norway which has most roadside ice anywhere. Some people say the weather is rather poor in Norway but in my experience it’s always been good. In 2010 we … Continue reading
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Matterhorn: Winter Approaching
In January we had a plan of ice climbing in the Alps with Teppo. It didn’t go quite as planned, though. The foehn wind kicked in just before our departure and trashed our ideas of ice climbing. The forecast had … Continue reading
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Wadi Rum part 5: Logistics and tips
I decided to make this article series quite comprehensive since I had quite a lot of trouble finding information before our departure. The general map of the area. The red “A” is Wadi Rum, Wadi Rum is located in southern … Continue reading
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Wadi Rum part 4: Barrah Canyon
Once we had done the Hammad’s Route on Jebel Rum we were running out of days. We decided we wanted to see the Barrah Canyon. According to the guidebook there were supposed to be superb routes of around 100m to … Continue reading
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