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Wednesday, 23 December 2009Stamford, CT - Located in southwest Colorado, Ouray has plenty of ice terrain where hundreds of the world's most accomplished ice climbers as well as recreational climbers will congregate January 7-10, 2010 for the annual Ouray Ice Festival. Amid the festival-like atmosphere will be the LOWA boots tent, stocked with demo product for ice climbers to check out. Participants will be assured of an ex cellent fit with ice-climbing-legends-turned-bootfitters for the week-end, Freddy Grossiklaus and Ines Papert.
LOWA invites festival participants to demo their world-class, German mountaineering boots including the Mountain Expert, Ice Comp IP and Silberhorn models. After Freddy and Ines help out with boot-fitting, they will be on-hand to share climbing techniques on the mountain. Freddy is a world-renowned IFMGA certified mountain guide, examiner, teacher, ski instructor, and ski touring guide and has taught at Ouray for the past five years. Ines was instrumental in designing LOWA's Ice Comp IP GTX and has, simply put, "kicked ass" in the climbing world with an impressive number of European and World Championships.
The Ouray Ice Festival is an international gathering of ice climbing competitors, gear suppliers, and ice climbers of all levels of competence. Events include competitions, various climbing clinics from beginning to advanced, and the opportunity to check out and try the latest gear while catching up with some of the world’s most famous and experienced climbers.
For more information, call the U.S. LOWA office at 800-335-LOWA.
Source: www.outdoorindustry.org
Tuesday, 22 December 2009This year's Climbing Camp will be in the Matukituki Valley adjacent to Aspiring Hut, from Saturday 2nd January to Saturday 9th January 2010.
It will be hosted by the Otago Section and is a fantastic opportunity for climbers and their families to gather in the mountains for climbing, tramping and generally have fun.
The camp is two hours walk from the road end at Raspberry Flat, which in turn is a one-hour drive from Wanaka.
There is some fantastic climbing in the area; from the easy peaks of Tyndal and Ansted above Cascade saddle to the many climbs accessible form Colin Todd and French Ridge huts, including Mt Aspiring, Mt French and Mt Avalanche.
Tramps in the area includes crossings of the Cascade and Rees Saddle and trips to French Ridge and Liverpool Huts.
Further information and a registration form are below, or you can get it posted to you by contacting Pat Deavoll at the NZAC Office ph (03)377 7595 most mornings during the working week.
Source: alpineclub.org.nz
Friday, 18 December 2009New York, NY - According to the recently-released Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) statement, Climbing Magazine (climbing.com) recorded an average per-issue circulation of 42,343 for the first half of 2009; this delivers 6% bonus circulation over the average circulation stated at the start of the year - equivalent to an additional 23,430 copies.
Climbing's 6% bonus circulation is in contrast to the performance of the number-two magazine in the same category, Rock & Ice. According to Rock & Ice's Statement of Ownership published in its January 2010 issue, the magazine's average circulation per-issue in 2009 was 24,778, 18% short of the circulation commitment made in the magazine’s media kit at the start of the year. Rock & Ice’s shortfall is equivalent to 47,673 less copies in circulation.
Climbing Magazine's average per issue circulation - the only ABC-audited circulation in the category - has exceeded 40,000 copies every year for the last two-years - having grown 19 percent between 2007 and 2009. Over the same period, Rock & Ice magazine-s average circulation has fallen 9% to 24,778.
Source: www.outdoorindustry.org
Thursday, 17 December 2009North Vancouver, B.C., - Management and staff at Arc'teryx Equipment Inc. are deeply saddened by the death of Guy Lacelle at the Bozeman Ice Festival. Sources say Lacelle was swept off a climb by an avalanche that occurred around 9:30 a.m. He leaves behind his beloved wife Marge and his constant companion, his dog Jade.
A two-time winner of the Ouray Ice Festival climbing competition, Lacelle's accomplishments earned him the Banff Centre for Mountain Culture’s prestigious Summit of Excellence Award.
John Irvine, newly-named Director of International Sales, says, "Guy was a great, great person. He epitomized dignity and integrity. His Zen climbing style was peaceful, relaxed, and smooth; and he was always happy and positive. His passion for adventure and drive to see and explore new places and cultures made Guy a real pioneer, and his charming personality made him a pleasure to work with. Guy's real magic was his passion for sharing the sport. He was a regular at the festivals; teaching clinics and passing on his wisdom."
"I am deeply saddened by this loss, yet I will take comfort that I had his friendship, and we at Arc'teryx had the opportunity to work with such a rare and wonderful person," said Irvine.
Read more about Guy Lacelle at www.arcteryx.com.
Source: www.outdoorindustry.org
Wednesday, 16 December 2009Ecopixel LLC has launched a new e-commerce site for Climb High / Mammut Sports Group. At www.climbhighoutlet.com, the completely revamped outlet store offers shopper-friendly features and a sophisticated behind-the-scenes inventory system.
The new Climb High Outlet e-commerce site offers discontinued and closeout outdoor gear at discounted outlet prices. All the gear and apparel are fi rst quality and from the best-known brands in the outdoor industry: Mammut, Patagonia, Marmot, Arc'teryx, Cloudveil, Black Diamond, Mountain Hardware, Osprey, Keen, Isis and many more.
Visitors to the online Climb High Outlet can browse and search for closeout ski gear, discounted climbing gear, discontinued camping gear and backpacks, and discount men's and women's outdoor footwear and apparel, including hardshell and softshell jackets and pants for outdoor pursuits. Shoppers can drill down by size, price or manufacturer, or sign up for RSS feeds. Customers can also quickly create accounts to save and share wish lists.
As a Vermont-based Web development firm, Ecopixel delivers complete Web solutions by creating compelling e-commerce and content management system (CMS) Web sites, maximizing online visibility and search engine optimization (SEO), and offering green hosting.
Based in Burlington, Vermont, the Climb High Outlet was created in order to offer first-quality discontinued and sample products to the outdoor sports community. Additionally, Climb High possesses a unique relationship with the legendary Swiss equipment manufacturer Mammut. Through this relationship, the Climb High Outlet is the official Mammut discount outlet in the United States.
Source: pr-usa.net
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