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Newsgroups
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Discussion Forums
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mtncommunity.org
- moderated web-based discussion group.
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rec.climbing.useful
- Looking for advice on routes or equipment? Want to discuss your experiences? Tired of all the spams, flames and politics in Usenet's rec.climbing? If you said "Yes" to any of these questions, then this is the place for you. Trailspace's rec.climbing.useful discussion forum is a moderated newsgroup dedicated to rock and ice climbing and general alpine mountaineering. At Trailspace.com.
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relaa.com
- Former rakka.net. A Finnish discussion forum concentrated on outdoor sports.
Websites & magazines
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About Climbing
- Articles and excellent selected links.
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Alpinismus.de
- Portal of Bergsteiger-magazine. Good link collection with descriptions. Quite good collection of suggested tours and very good weather links (European Alps).
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Alpinist
- Alpinist Magazine is committed to celebrating world alpinism and adventure climbing.
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Alpinjournal
- Photo gallery, route tips, news, links and interesting articles. By Michael Pröttel.
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bergwelt.de
- Portal of Olympia Verlag GmbH (Alping - das Bergsportmagazin & Berge)
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Climb Magazine
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CLIMBinfo
- CLIMBinfo is a website aimed at providing information for climbers. Check it out for Weather & Ice Links, latest Climbing Reports as well as hundreds of useful Climbing Links with a searchable database.
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Climbing Magazine
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EverestNews
- "Where Everest climbers come for News." Very good site including expedition news.
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High Sport
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Klettern
- Excellent magazine about all kinds of climbing in German. Many of the stories are wrotten in a funny style, so the magazine doubles as an excellent language course.
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Mountain Zone
- Climbing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding and Photography. Lots of articles and Mount Everest Archive.
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Outside Online
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Planet-Climbing.com
- One of the best climbing websites. Extensive content with High Mountain Sports and High Magazines, featured articles, mini guides to several areas, gear reviews, discussion forum etc.
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Retki
- Finnish outdoor magazine.
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Risk online
- A Russian site covering outdoor activities. RISK Online provides Internet coverage of the biggest projects and expedition such as "Big Walls - Russian routes", all Himalayan expeditions, International Mountaineering Trophy, etc.
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Rock & Ice
- Website of Rock & Ice magazine.
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Slouppi.net
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Steepstone
- Norwegian climbing site. Includes top notch guides for some Norwegian climbing areas. Good site.
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Trailwalk
- Walking, Hiking - Trekking, Backpacking, Lightweight Camping, Outdoor Clothing & Equipment. Lots of gears. Also includes a discussion forum.
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Trekkari
- Information about mountaineering and mountain hiking. Good collection of information concerning the trekking peaks of Nepal.
Articles
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Alppikiipeily houkuttelee amatöörejä
- By Terhi Width at Helsingin Sanomat 8.8.1997.
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Article on mountaineering and climbing tents
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Climbing's newest challenges
- The dawn of a new age in climbing. By Steve Holmes.
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Dirty and Crowded
- Top of the world: Mount Everest dirty and crowded. A sad but true story about what has happened to the big one. At Sydney Morning Herald.
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Eiger Dreams
- Jon Krakauer Climbs the Most Notorious Wall in Switzerland. Adapted from "Eiger Dreams". By Jon Krakauer.
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Eiswände im Klimastress
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Everest - The North Face
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Everestin valloitus
- Uutinen siitä, että uusiseelantilainen Edmund Hillary ja sherpa Tensing olivat ensimmäisenä kiivenneet maailman katolle levisi kulovalkean tavoin. At Iltalehti.
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Gustafsson, Veikkaan!
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Hämähäkki-ihmisiä seinällä
- By Jaana Kantokoski at Vaasan Ylioppilaslehti..
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Ice is nice
- GMMC Ice Climbing Trips.
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Into Thin Air
- By Jon Krakauer.
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Kuoleman huippu
- By Sami Soininen at Helsingin Sanomat/Nyt 29.1.1999.
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Peak performance
- Ed Viesturs has a lofty goal, to climb the world's 14 highest mountains. By Kristin Dizon at Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thursday, June 7, 2001.
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Ropes for Artificial Climbing Walls
- By Matt Hudson.
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Summit's Eve on Annapurna
- The Arduous Days Before the First Summit Ever of an 8,000 Meter Peak Adapted from "Annapurna" by Maurice Herzog. At GORP.
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The Sherpas - men of the mountains
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Wahnsinn auf höchstem Niveau
- At Geo magazin..
