Climb of a Lifetime

Rob Gauntlett, the youngest Briton to summit Everest, and his climbing partner James Atkinson were found dead in the Mont Blanc area today.  There is no official word on the cause of the accident as of yet though they were discovered in a couloir on Mont Blanc du Tacul, near Chamonix. The two men had been ice climbing on the east Gervasutti route of the 4,360m mountain yesterday.

Over 13 months in 2007 and 2008, Rob and partner James Hooper traveled from Pole to Pole using only human and natural power; more than 26,000 miles using only skis, dogsleds, sails and bicycles. You can read more about all of Rob's expeditions on his website: http://www.robgauntlett.com/index.php

My condolences to Rob's and James' family and friends.

Dean Potter gave a slide show presentation this Friday at my local climbing gym- Planet Granite in San Francisco. He is a rock star! He really inspires you to get out there and climb!!

Jeep World of Adventure Sports recently aired a show on Dean Potter and his free soloing of the Eiger.



Jeep World also recently aired the 3 week climbing trip of Beth Rodden, Tommy Caldwell and Chris McNamara in the Grand Canyon with their free climb of Grapevine Buttress.