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Daughter and Dad Joyineering in Nepal – Part 1
“In a world where we can be and do anything, be kind and do good.” This is a quote from my daughter, Lilliana Libecki. It is the source of passion and organic enthusiasm for all the work we are doing...
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Daughter and Dad Joyineering in Nepal – Part 2
We are ten days into our humanitarian/mountaineering expedition and our expectations have been exceeded, actually above and beyond what we could have imagined. The joy, smiles, laughter, beauty,...
View ArticleHow do You Train: Mike Libecki
(Photo Keith Ladzinski) This is how I see it: training is training for training, it never ends. Every big climb or expedition, ends up being training for the next one ahead and so on, it’s a...
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Mountain Hardwear Signs Title Sponsorship Deal with Psicobloc Masters
Mountain Hardwear is pleased to announce a new multi -year partnership with the Psicobloc Masters, to sponsor the annual event, bringing a new level of excitement to the world-class competition. The...
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Daughter and Dad Joyineering in Nepal – Part 1
“In a world where we can be and do anything, be kind and do good.” This is a quote from my daughter, Lilliana Libecki. It is the source of passion and organic enthusiasm for all the work we are doing...
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Daughter and Dad Joyineering in Nepal – Part 2
We are ten days into our humanitarian/mountaineering expedition and our expectations have been exceeded, actually above and beyond what we could have imagined. The joy, smiles, laughter, beauty, magic,...
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Save Red Rock
“Every time I’m there, I fall a little bit more in love with Red Rock Canyon. The rock looks different at all times of day and I’m blown away by the beauty of the place,” says Kyra Condie, a 20-year...
View ArticleKyra Condie Wins Psicobloc Masters
The sun had just set on Utah’s Olympic Park. A wave of orange and red gave way to the night sky as spotlights beamed across the arching 55-foot wall perched atop the Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle...
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Totality in The Tetons
Words and photos by Angie Payne. In the summer of 1996, my family rented an RV and drove west from Ohio to tour some of the National Parks. I have a vivid memory of wading into Jenny Lake, at 11 years...
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The Unclimbed Peak
The following is a dispatch from Mountain Hardwear athlete, Garrett Madison, sent on November 4, the day after his team completed a first ascent in the Nepal Himalayas. Yesterday at 9:15 AM the...
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A Climber’s Guide to Oatmeal
Anna Liina Laitinen is a professional climber from Finland and the newest addition the Mountain Hardwear climbing team. When she’s not climbing 5.14 or training at her local gym, she’s adding to her...
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5 Questions With Anna Liina Laitinen
Get to know the newest member of the Mountain Hardwear climbing team, Anna Liina Laitinen. Favorite rest day activity: I started taking pictures because I wanted to document the experiences I had...
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First Ascent in the Fjord
Written by Mountain Hardwear Athlete, Mike Libecki People often ask me, “Out of all the places you have been, what is your favorite?” The answer is difficult, but Greenland is definitely the most...
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Welcome To The Upper Peninsula
Words and photos by Mountain Hardwear athlete, Freddie Wilkinson. Ice climbing demands special character… and the residents of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are nothing if not characters. They...
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Tim Emmett’s Top 5 Climbs
From pioneering deep-water soloing to climbing some of the most difficult ice climbs in the world, Tim Emmett is without a doubt one of the most versatile climbers out there. We sat down with Tim to...
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Era Vella
Written by Mountain Hardwear climber, Tim Emmett. It’s taken me three months to get here and I have three days to go. Three months of discipline – going to bed early, waking up early, going for runs,...
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Climbing and Creating
By Mountain Hardwear climber, photographer and filmmaker, Jon Glassberg. All photos by Jess Talley. Since I started climbing at age 11, my whole world was consumed with traveling, competing,...
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Same Mountain, New Eyes
Written by Whitney Bolland. All photos by Alex Buisse. In one sense, Vivian Bruchez’s passion for big mountain skiing is no surprise. Bruchez, youngest of three, was born and raised by ski...
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Inside the 2019 USA Climbing Combined Invitational
What to know about this format and what’s ahead—with a word from the champ and Mountain Hardwear athlete Kyra Condie All photos by Jon Glassberg / Louder Than 11 Every competition is a show of...
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Moonlight Buttress
Written by Ethan Pringle. Photos by Francois Lebeau. Trying to onsight Moonlight Buttress had been a goal on my bucket list for years. It’s one of those routes you see pictures of and think, “WOW”!...
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