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Ok_Associate_1042 t1_j1s7lak wrote

Where the fuck is this? Mordor?

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TritonTheDark OP t1_j1s9ttf wrote

It's the Cirque of the Unclimbables in Northwest Territories, Canada :)

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Ok_Associate_1042 t1_j1syri1 wrote

Incredible photography OP, Canada isn’t on here enough. Beautiful country

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andrerav t1_j1tnzn9 wrote

>Canada isn’t on here enough

Are you being serious now? I would say the opposite -- this sub needs more content from the rest of the world. USA and Canada are well covered here already.

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enterich t1_j1tw3op wrote

r/restoftheworldporn is pretty much dead sadly

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Eswyft t1_j1v1zvs wrote

The same very touristy places from canada are on here a lot. There is a lot more out there that doesnt get upvoted or posted at all.

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TritonTheDark OP t1_j1w94m6 wrote

Thank you!

Although Canada is definitely on here all the time (even if it's mostly the same/popular spots).

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Clinggdiggy2 t1_j1sfp5s wrote

The main wall for the climbing community here is the Lotus Flower Tower, the flat looking one in the middle of the group of 3 on the left. Bucket list climb for sure.

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ptpd t1_j1tj0y0 wrote

I thought it was unclimbable?

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Clinggdiggy2 t1_j1tjfzp wrote

The way the story goes, the mountaineer that "discovered" the range was frustrated he couldn't summit the mountains, as he was a mountaineer not a climber, so he named them the unclimbables. Ironically enough, just over 5 years later it saw its first ascent. It's now considered one of the 50 best climbs of North America,

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jonny_211 t1_j1tmfrt wrote

Pardon my ignorance but what is the difference between a mountaineer and a climber, don't they both climb things?

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Clinggdiggy2 t1_j1toz6w wrote

You're absolutely right, in both instances You're climbing things (even the same mountain occasionally) it's just the means by which you get there. The TL;DR explanation is "climbing" is specifically centered around vertical cliffs, while mountaineering is a more all-encompasing sport focused on sumitting mountains. Basically climbing is more specific than mountaineering.

If you're curious to know more, look into the Yosemite Decimal System, it is how climbs/mountains are rated in difficulty (in the US) and gives a quick numerical value as to how hard a mountain is to summit (via a particular route) and gives a rough idea of what to expect.

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artwarrior t1_j1w9bc1 wrote

It would be so easy to have this info in the headline but nope. What you say moderators ?

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