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Gear list for an 8000m expedition

I just came across the best gear list for an 8000m peak expedition, it’s pretty extensive: http://www.project-himalaya.com/8000m-everest-gear.html In regards to “Glacier Glasses”, it looks like “Cecchinel Cb 4000 Glacier Glasses By Cebe Of France” is a winner — http://climber.org/gear/glasses.html

Pulled the trigger on Canon Powershot SX10IS

Amalfi’s Church at sunset, originally uploaded by MikeSperlak. Ever since I’ve given my Canon S3 to my son I’ve been struggling with our older, smaller, point and shoot Canon sd450. It’s OK for quick snap-shoots but it lacks in two major areas that are very important to me — Wide Angle and Video. Today, I’ve [...]

Think Tank Airport Antidote for Nikon D3 Kit – Review

After traveling with Think Tank Urban Disguise 60 to Italy which required traversing two airports and one smaller commuter plane from Germany to Florence I realized that I needed a small backpack to redistribute the weight evenly between my shoulders and hips. Because as you know, photo equipment gets heavier by the minute once it’s [...]

Working in the thin air of Bolivia Cochabamba

My first experience with high altitude was way before I ever set foot in the alpine territory of San Jacinto and San Gorgonio. In fact it had nothing to do with hiking but everything to do with my job as a subcontractor for USAID. It was year 2000 and the project was called CONCADE and [...]