The latest from MLI
………………………………………………………………………………………………… Big wall climber, Mark Smith, presents a slideshow of his route, Wings of Steel, the most controversial climb on El Cap. Journey back to 1982 and experience sabotage, starvation and slander as they put up arguably the hardest aid route on El Cap. The climb, trashed by locals as being a “bolt ladder” proved [...]
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On Sunday, October 24, MLI volunteers scrubbed, drilled and brushed clean four new routes on our “private reserve” climbing area near Smith Rock State Park. The most spectacular line runs up the spine of a free standing column then steps across a void to end thirty feet up at a set of anchors. From here [...]
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Shoshon Tama-Sweet, current Board Chair of MLI, is featured on the cover of Christianity Today. The article highlights his work fighting human trafficking in Oregon and working to provide a safer environment for our young people to grow up in. Check out the full article Here.
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Our family was just evacuation from Big Lake Youth Camp due to the Shadow Lake Fire burning just a few miles away near Mt. Washington. MLI has often partnered with BLYC and this weekend Les was helping out with a family camp. All told, nearly 500 people were evacuated from the Big Lake area on [...]
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If you have ever wanted to learn the secrets of mountaineering, or just hone your skills while developing great friendships, then join us this September for a weekend adventure to Mount Daniel. On this beautiful climb, you will learn the essentials of ice ax use, non-glacial snow travel, camp craft and how to thrive as [...]
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Escape the city and come embrace the snow and ice of the mountain. Enjoy this one day skills class covering the basics of ice axe and crampon usage, roped travel and crevasse rescue.
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After a month of work, travel and adventure in Nepal. The expedition has concluded. The team returned in high spirits having enjoyed the incredible views of Annapurna Base camp and the two week trek to get there. The attempt to climb Tent Peak was thwarted by deep snow and high avalanche risk. The high point [...]
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After one of the longest non-stop flights in the world (18hrs) the team made it into the beautiful airport of Bankok, then proceeded along the Himalayan giants to our destination of Kathmandu, Nepal. At the airport we were met with warm greetings and marigold leis from the Independent Trekking Guides team, Jagat Lama and Chet [...]
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Gear lists are checked off and the planes begin boarding Thursday, March 17. Off to Kathandu and then up to Kumari where we will be working to build a septic tank for the Kumari Hospital project. Then off to the Annapurna region to trek and climb 18,677′ Tent Peak. Follow our progress with our satellite [...]
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On the Verge played to a full house at the Portland REI store on Wednesday night. Thanks to great promotions by Janet, Brian and the REI team, there was standing room only for the third showing of the film in Portland. Like the hot tea that was shared, warm-hearted individuals donated over $300 for the [...]
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