New Routes in the Alps

Posted two new routes in the Alps on Summitpost.org including an interesting video

Re: Personal Websites

by Cy Kaicener » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:52 pm

Grandes Jorasses, new Swedish variation on Pointe Young
http://olovisaksson.blogspot.com -- Olov Isaksson -- Sweden
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/N ... eyid=38624

New Route on the Marmolada, Dolomites
http://www.thenorthfacejournal.com/my-m ... k-climber/ -- Cool Video
http://www.hansjoerg-auer.at -- Hansjoerg Auer -- Austria
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/N ... eyid=38626

http://recordalley.com/Trips.aspx -- recordalley -- California -- Canyonlands pictures

http://allyswinton.blogspot.com -- Ally Swinton -- UK -- updated on the Droites in the (Argentier)

http://johnfrieh.blogspot.com/  --  John Frieh  --  Oregon
http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes ... tt_needle/ -- New route on Alaska's Burkett Needle

http://coldthistle.blogspot.com -- Dane 1 -- Denmark
http://chamconditions.blogspot.com -- Charlie Boscoe -- France -- Updated on the Moine Ridge of the Aiguille Verte

A new Slovenian route on K7
http://pzs.si/mediji.php?pid=47 -- Urban Novak -- Slovenia
http://www.planetmountain.com/english/N ... eyid=38628

http://www.mountaintour.ba -- bosnich -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- New Member -- Excellent Gasherbrum 2 Winter Ascent Video

http://andreasfransson.blogspot.com/ -- Andreas Fransson -- Sweden -- Updated on Chimborazo

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MICHAEL BASTIAN HAS ARRIVED IN ANTWERP

GANT by Michael Bastian the Nordic Tales collection hit the stores, these pictures are taken from the windows of the GANT Flagship Store in Antwerp, Belgium. Follow me through the Scandinavian woods, click here for all the looks.

PREPPY DANDY FALL/WINTER 2011

Finally, Mr. Hackett unveiled his look book on Facebook, check here for more great "Preppy Dandy" looks. How about a 3 piece green suit........Swag it! 

Interesting Topics on the Mt Sanjacinto Forum

http://mtsanjacinto.info/search.php?search_author=CY+Kaicener

Links and banner exchange (from my website)
http://www.hiking4health.com/?page_id=56


Ellen's Skyline trip report
Met the Craigmeister, Hengst Joe, Kathryn and 11 other intrepid souls at the museum for a 4:35 AM start. As soon as I stepped out of my car, I could feel the heat and humidity. My headlamp died on the way up to the picnic tables -- this happened on my last Skyline too, maybe it's an omen Most of the hikers were first time Skyliners. I led, Craig kept track of everyone front and back and Kathryn was trail sweep.

At the top of Shade Rock, the sunrise (hidden in clouds) looked like a large blaze in the Chocolate mountains -- absolutely gorgeous. The group stayed together nicely -- only one person turned back at Shade Rock. The play of sunlight and clouds on the Coachella valley and San Jacinto was marvelous and of course my new camera was at home. The Dynamic Duo caught us at the very beginning of the Never Ending Ridge and went on ahead. The heat was oppressive -- it felt like the oxygen had been sucked out of the air.

We took a lunch break in the trees above Flat Rock. Patti passed us, looking like she was out for a stroll. By comparison, I looked rode hard and put away wet Started up through the manzanita and started the never ending process of wiping the sweat out of my eyes so I could see. Took a short rest and picture break at the Thankyou Jesus Rocks at the beginning of the traverse. The shade and cooler, pine-scented air were revitalizing. Took pictures at Coffman's -- the first timers really enjoyed this awesome view -- before grinding up the final 400 feet to Grubbs Notch.

We regrouped in the tram bar and enjoyed celebratory beverages, then cabbed back to the car and continued to recover at Las Casuelas. It was a great day with old and now new friends.

Miles of smiles,
Ellen

OCTOBER 1ST.

Okay guys it's October 1st, time to clean your "White" Bucks and put them away. We had fun, see you next Summer. (pic. via Hudson Bay Co.)

RUGBY IS BACK ON THE ISLAND

I hear you thinking...... "again a post about Rugby?"  Yes, again I found these pictures on their Facebook page and as you maybe already know I really like the way they visual merchandise their products. How simple a piece of garment may look the VM team of Ralph knows how to get it "alive" These pictures are from the recently opened Rugby Store in London. See for yourself and enjoy!!

Foreign or Exotic?

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Shappi Khorsandi, a female British-Iranian stand-up comic says that "Exotic means the same thing as foreign, except you don't dislike it."

Exotic conjures up images of the far east or the New World. It is exciting colourful, sensuous and maybe a bit sexy. Foreign means something from another culture, but the word somehow lacks the exciting emotive power of the other word.

I am convinced that the English pronounce the word 'foreign' with a certain acidity. When we say the word 'foreign', there is a slight tightening of the mouth and a subtle narrowing of the eyes.

I have mentioned before about the different reactions of British and Americans to shoe removal in Scandinavia and the Far East. Expatriates in Japan and other Asian countries usually love removing their shoes and often bring the custom back, while many expatriates in Scandinavian countries find it really irritating. I suspect that the exotic/ foreign distinction at work.



When a tourist in Thailand has to go barefoot in restaurants and guest houses in Thailand, it is exotic. It is a taste of the colourful and sensuous east. On the other hand, when the same person is on a business trip to Norway and his Norwegian business partner makes him walk about the house in socks, it is foreign. Just like all the other foreign things he hates like undercooked steaks in French restaurants, bossy German policemen, overpriced everything in tourist areas and disdainful Italian waitresses.



Foreign is different, but it has a familiarity to it. Shoes-off in Japan reflects the beautiful alienness of that whole culture, shoes-off in Sweden just reminds you of those irritating fussy people back home (like me) who make you take your shoes-off to protect their carpets.

Nevertheless, we have to challenge our prejudices. We may find that steaks served very rare can be pleasently different. We may find that Germans do have a sense of humour and those Italian waitresses are quite pretty even if they think you don't deserve to be in their restaurant. And you may find that even if Nordic people are fussy about their floors, it actually makes a lot of sense taking shoes off.