Catalin Daniel Pobega

Cecchinel-Nominè/Boivin-Vallençant- Grand Pilier D’Angle (TD+/ED1)

Jul 23

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Together with Silvia Murgescu, I climbed Checchinel-Nomine/Boivin-Vallencant (TD+/ED1, 5c, A1)  between 02-04 July 2011. Watch below a short film we did with our climb:

This is a 900 m mixed route situated in the NE face of GPA (Grand Pilier d’Angle- 4308 m), that starts from the Brenva Glacier up to the top of GPA. 

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Arpasel-Vartopel (W-E), Fagaras.

May 17

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Location: Fagaras Mountains, Romania
Team: Silvia Murgescu & Catalin Pobega
Date: 14 May 2011

Arpasel-Vartopel is the most technical part of the main ridge of Fagaras Mountains. You can either climb it from West to East (as we did it, and it’s the most demanding) or from E-W.

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Peuterey Integral

May 11

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Topo for Peuterey Integral you may find here.

Peuterey Integral was our big project for the summer of 2010. Jon Griffith inspired us with his film on Peuterey.

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Pose Running Technique

Apr 13

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The Pose Running Method will help you prevent the knee pain.

The movement of the legs results from use of muscle- and tendon elasticity, gravity and momentum/inertia.

Maybe a little off topic as the Pose Method does not apply to sprint, but is very interesting also to see Carl Lewis running in slow motion. 

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Celine Hassouneh

Apr 11

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Sample of shots I did with a Canon 50 mm f 1.8 lens. Celine is my cousin’s daughter from Palestine. Beautiful little girl at the age of one year and seven months !

More photos with Celine you can find on my Picasa.

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Furcile -an epic route. Winter climbing in Bucegi Mountains.

Mar 23

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Furcile (4A, 6-, 5+ A0) is the first “vertical” climbing route opened in Romania, Bucegi Mountains in the N face of Galbenele Wall (250 m height).  It was first climbed in October 1935 by 3 pioneers of our alpinism: Niculae Baticu, Ion Trandafir and Dan Popescu with only 7 pegs ! 

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