A few months ago, I saw Richard Saunders posting on Taipei Hikers about an upcoming hiking trip to Yushan, Taiwan’s highest mountain at 3952m. Since I knew that it took time to get the permits and even then, it wasn’t a sure thing, I jumped on the chance to climb this peak. At the time, I was quite fit. As the months passed, and the climb came closer, I actually had no idea what to expect. I had some issues with my previous employer, and had started a new job in September, so I honestly didn’t have much time to get back into the gym and running. Before I knew it, the climbing trip was upon me. I took the time off work, and bought some supplies.
Tag: climbing
Japanese HAL Robo-Suit Exoskeleton to Carry Disabled Man Up Mountain
This robotic exoskeleton, like most exoskeletons, can give anyone who wears it a lot of extra strength. Enough strength to carry a paralyzed man up a mountain. At least that’s what’s going to happen with this particular suit.
Read more @ Technabob
NYT Buries Story about Secret Underground Climbing Lair
Apparently, there is a secret underground climbing lair somewhere in Brooklyn. The NYT just redacted a story they did on it. Here is the Google cache on the deleted story. Here are the reasons why they unpublished the story.
Zamberlan Boots
Zamberlan makes great boots. I got the 636 Master GT RR.
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Expedition Boots Redux
I just love these boots. These are expedition style boots from Asolo. They are called the Manaslu GV. Scarpa make a decent pair as well. They are called the Scarpa Phantom 8000. 8000 because they are rated for an altitude of 8000m.a