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Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival
Most of us, understandably, think of Nepal as a place where films are shot, not really where films are watched. But, starting...
Most of us, understandably, think of Nepal as a place where films are shot, not really where films are watched. But, starting...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Blind and Naked
I've heard, strangely, many people remark about Erik Weihenmayer's 2001 climb of Everest that it really wasn't that...
I've heard, strangely, many people remark about Erik Weihenmayer's 2001 climb of Everest that it really wasn't that...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
The Wildest Dream preview screening
The Wildest Dream is a new film on the story of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, starring Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding and...
The Wildest Dream is a new film on the story of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, starring Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding and...
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Thursday Thought: The Mountaineer as Artist
Climbers approach the Hillary Step on Mount Everest. George Mallory is known for his climbing, or, more specifically, for his...
Climbers approach the Hillary Step on Mount Everest. George Mallory is known for his climbing, or, more specifically, for his...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
National Geographic Adventure...is no more...
Some sad news coming today from Steve Casimiro, West Coast Editor at National Geographic Adventure. On his blog, The Adventure...
Some sad news coming today from Steve Casimiro, West Coast Editor at National Geographic Adventure. On his blog, The Adventure...
25 days ago
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: Current..., Everest News, In Memoriam, MountainWorld...
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: Current..., Everest News, In Memoriam, MountainWorld...Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Lost on Everest & "Thin Air" at the American Mountaineering Museum
Mallory & Irvine at the North Col, June 6, 1924. This Thursday, December 3rd, please come on down to the American...
Mallory & Irvine at the North Col, June 6, 1924. This Thursday, December 3rd, please come on down to the American...
27 days ago
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., Current..., Everest..., Everest News
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., Current..., Everest..., Everest NewsJake Norton posted a blog entry
The Basics of Altitude: A Primer on AMS, HACE, & HAPE, Part III
Members of Nepal's cabinet will meet on December 4th in Gorak Shep in an effort to raise awareness about the effects of...
Members of Nepal's cabinet will meet on December 4th in Gorak Shep in an effort to raise awareness about the effects of...
27 days ago
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., MountainWorld..., News, Video
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., MountainWorld..., News, VideoJake Norton posted a blog entry
A new addition...Ryrie Kirk Norton
Some of you may have noticed I haven't been posting much in the past couple of weeks. Fortunately, there's a good reason: On...
Some of you may have noticed I haven't been posting much in the past couple of weeks. Fortunately, there's a good reason: On...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought: On Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a great, albeit somewhat contradictory, holiday. As I write, I can't help but think of Jerome Davis, once the...
Thanksgiving is a great, albeit somewhat contradictory, holiday. As I write, I can't help but think of Jerome Davis, once the...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought: David Rhodes Sparks on Belief
I love religions. The philosophies underlying the great faiths of our world never cease to amaze and intrigue me. In college,...
I love religions. The philosophies underlying the great faiths of our world never cease to amaze and intrigue me. In college,...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
The Basics of Altitude: A Primer on AMS, HACE, & HAPE, Part II
Last week, I wrote about the tragic death of Morgan Boisson, which in turn led me t o a post about High Altitude Cerebral...
Last week, I wrote about the tragic death of Morgan Boisson, which in turn led me t o a post about High Altitude Cerebral...
47 days ago
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., In Memoriam, MountainWorld..., ams
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., In Memoriam, MountainWorld..., amsJake Norton posted a blog entry
The Remotest Place on Earth
On South Georgia in 2004...Felt pretty remote to me! I've been to some pretty remote places...or so I thought. Western Tibet....
On South Georgia in 2004...Felt pretty remote to me! I've been to some pretty remote places...or so I thought. Western Tibet....
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought: The Oft-Forgotten H. W. "Bill" Tilman
I've long been an admirer of Harold William "Bill" Tilman (1898-1977). I first encountered his name - and his legend - on my...
I've long been an admirer of Harold William "Bill" Tilman (1898-1977). I first encountered his name - and his legend - on my...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
The Basics of Altitude: A Primer on AMS, HACE, & HAPE
Altitude has been on my mind a lot recently; my colleagues and I at the American Mountaineering Museum are putting the final...
Altitude has been on my mind a lot recently; my colleagues and I at the American Mountaineering Museum are putting the final...
54 days ago
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., In Memoriam, MountainWorld..., ams
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., In Memoriam, MountainWorld..., amsJake Norton posted a blog entry
Anthropographia - Human Rights in Images
There's an abundance of photography competitions out there these days, from the best fish photos to landscapes and nature,...
There's an abundance of photography competitions out there these days, from the best fish photos to landscapes and nature,...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought: Criticism, Conservation, & Politics by Teddy Roosevelt
I've always been enamored with Teddy Roosevelt. A gallant, eloquent statesman, he was also an ardent supporter of conservation...
I've always been enamored with Teddy Roosevelt. A gallant, eloquent statesman, he was also an ardent supporter of conservation...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Secrets of Shangri La
Cave complex in Upper Mustang, Nepal. He looked like Indiana Jones...really. And, it was probably intentional, a modern-day...
Cave complex in Upper Mustang, Nepal. He looked like Indiana Jones...really. And, it was probably intentional, a modern-day...
62 days ago
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., History, MountainWorld..., Presentations
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: American Mountaineering..., History, MountainWorld..., PresentationsJake Norton posted a blog entry
Hidden Histories of Exploration by the RGS
A few weeks ago, I posted about some previously unseen images from the 1922 Everest Expedition having been found by the Royal...
A few weeks ago, I posted about some previously unseen images from the 1922 Everest Expedition having been found by the Royal...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought: No Child Left Inside
Lila on Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo, at 7 months Last night I was with the First Ascent team at the Eddie Bauer store at Flatirons...
Lila on Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo, at 7 months Last night I was with the First Ascent team at the Eddie Bauer store at Flatirons...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought: Get Travelin' - October 15, 2009
I've always loved to travel...Visiting foreign lands, experiencing new cultures and worldviews, religions and politics, never...
I've always loved to travel...Visiting foreign lands, experiencing new cultures and worldviews, religions and politics, never...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Be First...Get Sponsored
You've heard about the great gear by First Ascent from me recently...Now, Eddie Bauer wants to help you get out and use it....
You've heard about the great gear by First Ascent from me recently...Now, Eddie Bauer wants to help you get out and use it....
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought: Hegel, MLK, Obama, and the Dalai Lama
I definitely tend toward the left side of the political spectrum, and identify myself more as a Democrat than otherwise. But, I...
I definitely tend toward the left side of the political spectrum, and identify myself more as a Democrat than otherwise. But, I...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
First Ascent launches in 183 stores!!
Ed Viesturs on Everest, May, 2009. Photo by Jake Norton. As most of you know, I've been working closely with Eddie Bauer and...
Ed Viesturs on Everest, May, 2009. Photo by Jake Norton. As most of you know, I've been working closely with Eddie Bauer and...
82 days ago
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: Current..., Everest News, First Ascent, MountainWorld...
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: Current..., Everest News, First Ascent, MountainWorld...Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought...Working with Passion
I was reading Colorado Biz Magazine today - which, by the way, is a great publication! - and their article on passion in one's...
I was reading Colorado Biz Magazine today - which, by the way, is a great publication! - and their article on passion in one's...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
The Loss of a Legend: Dr. Charlie Houston, 1913-2009
Dr. Charles Houston, 1913-2009 From Alpinist Magazine This morning, from several people, I heard the sad news that a climbing...
Dr. Charles Houston, 1913-2009 From Alpinist Magazine This morning, from several people, I heard the sad news that a climbing...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Unseen 1922 Everest images and video footage found
It reminds me of that final scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when the Ark is loaded into a crate and wheeled into some basement...
It reminds me of that final scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when the Ark is loaded into a crate and wheeled into some basement...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Turn $1 into $2...and help make $1 million with the Rosenthal Challenge
As many of you know, my wife, Wende Valentine, does some amazing work. No, she doesn't climb mountains (although she has been...
As many of you know, my wife, Wende Valentine, does some amazing work. No, she doesn't climb mountains (although she has been...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Off to the Rainier Mountain Festival
I'm off tomorrow morning for a few days of fun and photography at the Rainier Mountain Festival. Always a fun event, the...
I'm off tomorrow morning for a few days of fun and photography at the Rainier Mountain Festival. Always a fun event, the...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thought, September 10, 2009
One of the questions we, as climbers, get quite often is a simple one with a remarkably complex answer: Why do we climb? It is...
One of the questions we, as climbers, get quite often is a simple one with a remarkably complex answer: Why do we climb? It is...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Musical tribute to George Mallory
Perhaps music is on my mind since I just saw Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Red Rocks last night. (By the way, it was a great...
Perhaps music is on my mind since I just saw Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Red Rocks last night. (By the way, it was a great...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
1924 Everest video footage
I always love watching archival footage of the 1924 Everest Expedition. I've posted a lot of information over the years on the...
I always love watching archival footage of the 1924 Everest Expedition. I've posted a lot of information over the years on the...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thursday Thoughts
Why climb mountains? The answer cannot be simple. It is compounded of such elements as the great beauty of clear, cold air, of...
Why climb mountains? The answer cannot be simple. It is compounded of such elements as the great beauty of clear, cold air, of...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Thinking outside the box
Clever, and definitely outside the box thinking. Thanks to cartoonist Gary McCoy for this, and to a friend for sending it along...
Clever, and definitely outside the box thinking. Thanks to cartoonist Gary McCoy for this, and to a friend for sending it along...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Skiing (and snowboarding) down Everest
Lots of news out there recently about the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Expedition, which is on Everest as we speak and hoping in...
Lots of news out there recently about the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Expedition, which is on Everest as we speak and hoping in...
Jake Norton posted new photos
133 days ago
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| Topics: everest, eddiebauer, firstascent, jakenorton | Add flickr to your profileJake Norton posted a blog entry
Death in the mountains...Is it what you want even though you're doing what you love?
Why do we always want to nullify the tragedy of someone's death - especially someone who died climbing or in other adventure...
Why do we always want to nullify the tragedy of someone's death - especially someone who died climbing or in other adventure...
137 days ago
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: Everest News, Inspiration, MountainWorld..., Perspective
The MountainWorld Blog
| Topics: Everest News, Inspiration, MountainWorld..., PerspectiveJake Norton posted a blog entry
In Memoriam: Craig Luebben, 1960-2009
I didn't know him well, but certainly knew of him. Amazing climber. Kind-hearted man. Inventor of the Big-Bro, making...
I didn't know him well, but certainly knew of him. Amazing climber. Kind-hearted man. Inventor of the Big-Bro, making...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
We shall not cease from exploration...
In my presentations, I often use a favorite quote of mine by T.S. Eliot: We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all...
In my presentations, I often use a favorite quote of mine by T.S. Eliot: We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Healthcare for $1.00 per person, per year
My fri end Scott MacLennan of The Mountain Fund just posted a great video of his new initiative in the remote Rasuwa District...
My fri end Scott MacLennan of The Mountain Fund just posted a great video of his new initiative in the remote Rasuwa District...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Stephen Colbert chose NOT to climb Everest...7 times!
After my posting yesterday about Ed Viesturs appearing on the Colbert Report, Ben Swadley pointed me to another great video,...
After my posting yesterday about Ed Viesturs appearing on the Colbert Report, Ben Swadley pointed me to another great video,...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Mountain Climbing is Bad for the Brain
Not that this is news to anyone who spends a lot of time at high altitude...or, spends a lot of time with people who spend a...
Not that this is news to anyone who spends a lot of time at high altitude...or, spends a lot of time with people who spend a...
Jake Norton posted a blog entry
Aconcagua article in Men's Journal...and online!
As some of you know, I was on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina as part of the Eddie Bauer/First Ascent expedition back in January....
As some of you know, I was on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina as part of the Eddie Bauer/First Ascent expedition back in January....
