IPro Climber Brette Harrington igcina njani ukuba ipholile eludongeni

Umxholo

• Usuku ebomini
• Hlala uzolile, kwaye unyuke
• Ukunyusa amandla
• Ukuya kooMakhulu
• Izinto ezibalulekileyo zokuNyuka zikaBrette Harrington
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UBrette Harrington, iimbaleki eneminyaka engama-27 ubudala yeArc’teryx eseLake Tahoe, eCalifornia, uhlala ejinga phezulu emhlabeni. Apha, ukukunika umbono wobomi njengomntu okhwela iprojekti, kunye negiya ephezulu yokumfumana apho.

Usuku ebomini

"Ukunyuka okuqhelekileyo kum kuthatha usuku olunye ukuya kwiintsuku ezimbini. Enye yezinto endizithandayo yiWest Face of the Devil's Paw eAlaska, indlela endiyitshise ngomlilo nomhlobo wam. Kuthathe iiyure ezingama-26 ukuya nokubuya kunye nenqanaba eliphezulu lobuchwephesha. Ukunyuka kwamatye. Ukwehla yayiluhambo nje ngokwalo, lukhumbuza umnqantsa we-3,280-foot-face ebusuku." (Idibeneyo: Izizathu ezili-9 zokuzama ukunyuka kwamatye ngoku)

Hlala uzolile, kwaye unyuke

"Ndiyayonwabela imingeni yokunyuka nganye, kwaye kwiindawo ezikhohlisayo, ndifunde ukuhamba ngokukhawuleza kwaye ndiphefumle ngokucokisekileyo, okunciphisa intliziyo yam kwaye ndivumele ukuba ndivavanye ubunzima ngentloko ezinzileyo."

Ukunyusa amandla

"Ndenza i-yoga kwaye ndomeleza undoqo wam ngeePilates kuba yindawo yokulawula umzimba. Kananjalo, ngexesha lokunyuka kweAlpine, ndiqeqesha iminwe yam kwibhodi yokuxhoma ukugcina amandla abo enyuka amatye." (Zama ezi ndlela zokuzilolonga zintsha.)

Ukuya kooMakhulu

"Ukuqala kwam ukunyuka kwiindonga ezinkulu kwiminyaka emihlanu eyadlulayo, mna nesoka lam saqala ukusebenzisa ii-portaledges [ukuxhoma iintente] ukuzenza. Sasikuthanda ukubhencwa kunye nokuhlala kwindawo entle eweni. Ngo-2016, sada saya e-Arctic Yenza isangqa kunyuko oluthathe iintsuku ezili-17. " (Ufuna ukuya ekampini, kodwa * hayi * ebusweni benyambalala? Jonga iHipCamp ukukhangela amabala enkampu kufutshane nawe.)

Izinto ezibalulekileyo zokuNyuka zikaBrette Harrington

Ukuba kukho umntu ozazi kakuhle izinto zokukhwela, ngumfazi oxhoma iindonga ukuze aphile. Apha, ukhetho lwakhe oluphezulu.

I-Arc’teryx Alpha uBakha 45 L

Inobunzima obuzii-ounces ezingama-23.6 kuphela, le pakethi yokukhwela eyomeleleyo ikwanokumelana nemozulu. “Lo ngowona bhaka ofanelekileyo wokukhwela ialpine kunye neepitch ezininzi,” utshilo uHarrington. "Inesakhiwo esilula, esilula, esine-emele, njengebhakethi, esigcina zonke izixhobo zam zokunyuka kwaye somelele xa usitsala." (Thenga yona, $ 259, arcteryx.com)

I-Arc’teryx AR-385A Ukunyuka kweentambo

Le harness yabasetyhini ingasetyenziselwa iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokunyuka. Uthi: “Ezi ntambo ndihamba nazo kuyo yonke indawo. “Inamaqhina emilenze ahlengahlengisiweyo, ke iyanela kuwo onke amabala am ebusika kunye neebhlukhwe zam ezibhityileyo zasehlotyeni. Ngapha koko, iyilwe kakuhle intle kwaye intle. ” (Yithenge, $ 129 +, amazon.com) 

La Sportiva TC Pro Climbing Shoe

Esi sihlangu sinyukayo sasenzelwe ukuba senziwe kwigranite. "Sesona sihlangu sinyukayo sokwakha amatye endikhe ndasinxiba," utsho uHarrington. "Ukuqina kwayo kuvumela inkxaso engakumbi yokunyuka ixesha elide, kwaye kulungile ukukhwela i-granite, eyona nto ndiyenza kakhulu." (Yithenge, $190, sportiva.com)

Iiglasi zelanga zikaJulbo Monterosa

Ezi zibuko zelanga ze-polycarbonate ezilula zilungele isenzo sangaphandle. “Ezi zeglasi kuphela endizinxibayo xa ndinyukayo. Uyilo luhle kwaye lulula, ndihlala ndilibala ukuba ndizinxibile, utshilo uHarrington. Ngaphezu koko, kwiimeko zekhephu, iilensi zepolarized ezifana nezi zingundoqo ekunqumleni ilitha. (Yithenge, $100, julbo.com)

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