Photos of Iran — adventures on Alam Kuh
Photos from our adventures in the Alam Kuh massif in the Alborz Mountains northwest of Tehran
Month: June 2013
Positive sign in the nuclear standoff with Iran?
The AP reports the Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov as saying that Iran is ready to stop its twenty-percent enrichment of uranium. However, Lavrov was vague abou...
Iran – what happens next?
According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States and the European Union plan to press Iran on the nuclear issue in the wake of Hassan Rohani’s elec...
The Iran elections – the morning after
Lots of purple in the streets of Tehran last night. News sources are reporting major celebrations in Iran in response to Hassan Rouhani’s decisive victory...
More on the Iranian election
Following up on yesterday’s post about the Iranian election. 1. An AP summary of the electoral process in Iran. 2. AP report on the election, which looks ...
The Iranian Election
Having visited Iran twice, in 1999 and 2011, I’m particularly interested in news from the country. Here’s the BBC story on the election being held t...
Gorgeous hi-res geologic map of Yosemite’s El Capitan
Here’s an interesting article about the gorgeous geologic map of Yosemite’s El Capitan produced by Roger Putnam, a veteran Yosemite climber and mast...
GEO Magazine covers the Hump — CNAC, ATC, Moon Chin, Joe Rosbert, and No. 58’s crash
The June issue of GEO magazine has my article about the Hump Airlift on its cover -- a great platform from which to stump for China's Wings and laud the pioneer...
Video of Shaken, Not Stirred
Eddie Phay posted a 22 minute climber’s-eye video of an ascent of Shaken, Not Stirred on Vimeo. Crazy cool to watch their ascent and have it feel so famil...
Color film of New York in 1939
Here’s a wonderful 2:50 minute film made by a French tourist in New York in 1939 — and it’s in color! (Great soundtrack, too.) Cars, dresses, ...