IPro Climber Brette Harrington Imgcina Kanjani Ephakeme Odongeni

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• Usuku Empilweni
• Hlala Uzolile, Futhi Ukhuphukele Phambili
• Ukunika amandla phezulu
• Ukuhambela Abakhulu
• I-Brette Harrington's Climbing Essentials
• Buyekeza kwe-

UBrette Harrington, umsubathi we-Arc’teryx oneminyaka engu-27 ozinze eLake Tahoe, eCalifornia, uhlala ehlezi phezulu emhlabeni. Lapha, ukukunikeza ithuba lokubheka impilo njengomuntu okhuphuka kakhulu, kanye negiya eliphezulu okumenza afike lapho.

Usuku Empilweni

"Ukukhuphuka okujwayelekile kimi kuthatha usuku olulodwa kuya kwezimbili. Enye yezintandokazi zami yiWest Face of the Devil's Paw e-Alaska, umzila engiwusebenzise ngomlilo nomngani wami. Kuthathe amahora angama-26 ukuya nokubuya nezinga eliphakeme lobuchwepheshe ukugibela amatshe. Ukwehla kwakuwuhambo nje ngokwakho, okukhumbuza ubuso obungamafidi angu-3,280 ebusuku." (Okuhlobene: Izizathu eziyi-9 Zokuzama Ukunyuka Kwamadwala Njengamanje)

Hlala Uzolile, Futhi Ukhuphukele Phambili

"Ngijabulela izinselelo zokukhuphuka ngakunye, nasezingxenyeni ezikhohlisayo, ngifunde ukunyakaza kancane nokuphefumula kakhulu, okwehlisa izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yami nokungivumela ukuthi ngihlole ubunzima ngekhanda elingaguquguquki."

Ukunika amandla phezulu

"Ngenza i-yoga futhi ngiqinisa umnyombo wami namaPilates ngoba iyindawo yokulawula umzimba. Futhi, ngenkathi yokuqwala i-Alpine, ngiqeqesha iminwe yami ebhodini lokulenga ukuze ngihlale nginamandla okuqwala amatshe." (Futhi zama lezi zivivinyo zamandla zokukhuphuka kwamadwala amasha.)

Ukuhambela Abakhulu

"Lapho ngiqala ukuqwala izindonga ezinkulu eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, mina nesoka lami saqala ukusebenzisa ama-portaledges [amatende alengayo] ukuze siwenze. Sakuthanda ukuchayeka kanye nobusha bokuphila ebusweni bewa. Ngo-2016, saze sathatha i-portalage yethu saya e-Arctic. Biyela umqansa owathatha izinsuku ezingu-17." (Ufuna ukuya ekhempini, kodwa * hhayi * ebusweni bewa? Bheka i-HipCamp ukusesha izindawo zokukhempa eduze kwakho.)

I-Brette Harrington's Climbing Essentials

Uma ekhona owazi amagiya amahle okugibela, ngowesifazane olenga ezindongeni ukuze aziphilise. Lapha, ukukhetha kwakhe okuphezulu.

I-Arc'teryx Alpha Backpack 45 L

Lesisisindo esingama-ounces angu-23.6 nje, leli phakethe eliqinile lokukhuphuka futhi limelana nesimo sezulu. "Lona ubhaka ophakeme kakhulu wezintaba eziphakeme nezindawo eziningi," kusho uHarrington. "Inomklamo olula, osindayo — oyindilinga, onjengebhakede — ophethe zonke izinto zami zokugibela futhi ohlala isikhathi eside uma ungawudonsa." (Thenga, $259, arcteryx.com)

I-Arc'teryx AR-385A I-Climbing Harness

Leli bhande labesifazane lingasetshenziselwa izinhlobo ezahlukene zokuqwala. "Ngiletha leli bhande ngihamba nalo yonke indawo," esho. “Inamaluphu emilenzeni alungisekayo, ngakho ingena kuzo zonke izendlalelo zami zasebusika kanye namalegging ami amancane ehlobo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inomklamo onethezeke kakhulu futhi oshelelayo.” (Ithenge, $ 129 +, amazon.com) 

I-La Sportiva TC Pro Climbing Shoe

Lesi sicathulo esikhuphukayo senzelwe ukwenza i-granite. “Yisicathulo esintofontofo kunazo zonke sokukhuphuka edwaleni engisigqokile,” kusho uHarrington. "Ukuqina kwayo kuvumela ukwesekwa okwengeziwe kokukhuphuka okude, futhi kuhle ukukhuphuka kwegwadle, okuyinto engiyenza kakhulu." (Ithenge, $190, sportiva.com)

Izibuko zelanga zeJulbo Monterosa

Lezi zibuko zelanga ze-polycarbonate ezingasindi zilungele isenzo sangaphandle. “Lezi yizibuko kuphela engizigqoka ngenkathi ngikhuphuka. Idizayini ikhululekile futhi elula, ngiye ngikhohlwe ukuthi ngiyigqokile, ”kusho uHarrington. "Futhi, ezimweni zeqhwa, amalensi amenyezelwe afana nalawa angukhiye wokusika ukukhanya." (Ithenge, $ 100, julbo.com)

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