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  • ALDERSBROOK: Council warns school over climbing wall - Epping Forest Guardian

    CLIMBING NEWS - Google News
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:04 am
    ALDERSBROOK: Council warns school over climbing wallEpping Forest GuardianBy Dominic Sutton » A PRIMARY school has been told to apply for retrospective planning permission for a wooden climbing wall, after neighbours complained about it to the council. Aldersbrook Primary School in Ingatestone Road began building the and more »

  • VIDEO: Boswell and Sim - The Gathering

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    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Stuck at work? Want to get psyched for the weekend? Here's a short film of Greg Boswell and Will Sim climbing the second ascent of The Gathering, (VIII,9), Coire an Lochain, Cairngorms. The film was made by Jenny Crook - thanks for sending it in Jenny!

  • training variables and bouldering

    Rockclimbing.com Forums | Climbing Information | Technique & Training
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:35 am
    When I used to lift weights, I experienced first-hand the difference that planned, deliberate, informed manipulation of training variables can have

  • Very stiff downturned shoes

    Rockclimbing.com Forums | Climbing Disciplines
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:18 pm
    Hey all, I am looking to make an addition to my shoe harem. Being a decent sized dude (175 and 6 feet), I like to wear pretty stiff shoes when I

  • Costa Blanca – Approach Changes

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    Alan James - Rockfax
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:01 am
    The following updates have been sent in by  Stu J – many thanks. We have checked them against our current notes based on the work we are doing for the new guide but they haven’t been checked on the ground. Sax – Penas del Rey Same description as book until 1.8km but stay on the tarmac road, follow this road past the old bridge (now blocked off), until you go over a new bridge. Then over the new railway, turn immediately left (virtually back on yourself) onto a dirt track and follow this to rejoin the old track. Drive towards the crag, there is parking for a few cars at a…
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  • ALDERSBROOK: Council warns school over climbing wall - Epping Forest Guardian

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:04 am
    ALDERSBROOK: Council warns school over climbing wallEpping Forest GuardianBy Dominic Sutton » A PRIMARY school has been told to apply for retrospective planning permission for a wooden climbing wall, after neighbours complained about it to the council. Aldersbrook Primary School in Ingatestone Road began building the and more »

  • Pub’s photo display to mark 20 years of climbing centre - Sheffield Telegraph

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:27 am
    Sheffield TelegraphPub’s photo display to mark 20 years of climbing centreSheffield TelegraphTHE proximity of the Peak District National Park has long been a magnet for serious climbers and many of the sport's biggest names have settled in Sheffield. Now that link is being recognised by Kane Yeardley, owner of the newly-refurbished Broadfield and more »

  • Streaking Celtics climb back to .500 mark - Enterprise News

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:29 pm
    USA TODAYStreaking Celtics climb back to .500 markEnterprise NewsThey put together a four-game winning streak to climb back to the .500 mark (9-9) for the first time since the first week of the month. The latest piece of the turnaround came on Friday night when the Celtics handed the Indiana Pacers a 94-87 loss at Rapid Reaction: Celtics 94, Pacers 87ESPN (blog)all 961 news articles »

  • The National League Central Farewell Tour: Chicago Cubs Edition - Climbing Tal's Hill

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:16 pm
    Climbing Tal's HillThe National League Central Farewell Tour: Chicago Cubs EditionClimbing Tal's HillAs the Astros prepare for their final season in the National League, Climbing Tal's Hill begins a series of articles previewing the teams of the NL Central. We're calling it The National League Central Farewell Tour. The first stop on the tour is and more »

  • Thorny issues: Climbing roses are full of spite and malevolence come pruning time - The Independent

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:03 pm
    Thorny issues: Climbing roses are full of spite and malevolence come pruning timeThe IndependentThe roses that will need pruning in the next couple of months are the stiffer, more upright climbing roses with big flowers that look like Hybrid Teas. Climbers of this kind mostly flower on growth made in the current year. Pruning in winter or early and more »
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  • VIDEO: Boswell and Sim - The Gathering

    UKC News (mailto:news@ukclimbing.com)
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Stuck at work? Want to get psyched for the weekend? Here's a short film of Greg Boswell and Will Sim climbing the second ascent of The Gathering, (VIII,9), Coire an Lochain, Cairngorms. The film was made by Jenny Crook - thanks for sending it in Jenny!

  • Hazel Findlay Climbs El Oraculo (8a+/b)

    UKC News (mailto:news@ukclimbing.com)
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:50 am
    After a month's rest from climbing over the Christmas period, British climber Hazel Findlay nipped down to El Chorro in Spain to regain some lost rock-fitness. On the last day of her trip she redpointed the steep limestone sport route of El Oraculo (The route is graded 8b, but see Hazel's thoughts below). Hazel stated on her blog: "... After having almost a whole month of rest over Christmas... I found that my strength wasn't too bad, but I just didn't seem to be able to recover, even on...

  • Bonington Collection Goes Public

    UKC News (mailto:news@ukclimbing.com)
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Following a generous grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and additional funds from the British Mountaineering Council ( ), the Mountain Heritage Trust (MHT) has finished a two year project to preserve and provide access to the personal papers of Sir Chris Bonington, one of Britain's most outstanding mountaineers and expedition leaders. This funding enabled the MHT Archivist and valued volunteers Tony and Pat Williams to catalogue and make accessible this fascinating collection to...

  • David Lama and Cerro Torre; A Mountain Set Free

    UKC News (mailto:news@ukclimbing.com)
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    In this news report Jack Geldard sums up the recent, and not so recent, events on Cerro Torre in Patagonia, from the contested first ascent claim in 1959, through to David Lama's free ascent of the infamous Compressor Route. So the 'Compressor Route' as it has stood for forty years is no more, with around a hundred of its bolts missing on the crucial upper reaches of the mountain...

  • Kalte Sophie, 8A+, Sarah Seeger

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    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Sarah Seeger, the first woman to climb 8c in the Frankenjura (she has done two), has made an impressive repeat of Markus Bock's Kalte Sophie, 8A+, in Frankenjura, Germany On Marmot's website, Sarah explains that she didn't expect to do it so quickly, and especially not on that day, because the conditions were far from ideal. Hi Sarah, congrats on bouldering 8A+! You were the first and still only woman to climb 8c in Frankenjura. Is the next goal now to do the first 8B boulder, or do you...
 
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  • training variables and bouldering

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:35 am
    When I used to lift weights, I experienced first-hand the difference that planned, deliberate, informed manipulation of training variables can have

  • The perils of training in a commercial climbing gym

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:13 pm
    [Rant] Does anyone else feel like they're swimming upstream when trying to train in a commercial gym? I seem to annoy or get annoyed by other

  • Climbing calories

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:08 pm
    I want to lose some weight via counting calories. The figures I found for climbing seem to be way off (up to 900 for an hour) I wonder if anyone has

  • Back To It

    17 Jan 2012 | 6:09 pm
    I have been on a 2 year hiatus and want to hear what everyone thinks I should do to get back endurance ,strength and over all power . Thank you

  • route reading

    16 Jan 2012 | 4:39 am
    hi all, I was wondering if you guys have any nice drills to improve route reading skills. In theory, it should be possible, given a configuration
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  • Very stiff downturned shoes

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:18 pm
    Hey all, I am looking to make an addition to my shoe harem. Being a decent sized dude (175 and 6 feet), I like to wear pretty stiff shoes when I

  • This look right?

    23 Jan 2012 | 10:48 pm
    this look right? http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n142/Rannix/ANCHORING.

  • New routes please...

    22 Jan 2012 | 7:33 pm
    How often does your local gym change their bouldering routes? I am gradually getting more frustrated with the gym where I climb. It is not a large

  • Route tape vs Colored holds

    22 Jan 2012 | 4:59 pm
    So we can split this from the Worst pics thread I can see the use of tape if you have a wall full of holds and you just cant remove all holds

  • two frenchs climbers

    22 Jan 2012 | 12:28 pm
    Hello,i'm sorry for my English,we are two french climbers.we are engineering students and pahrmacy students we are 21 years old. we go in canada this
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  • Costa Blanca – Approach Changes

    Alan James - Rockfax
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:01 am
    The following updates have been sent in by  Stu J – many thanks. We have checked them against our current notes based on the work we are doing for the new guide but they haven’t been checked on the ground. Sax – Penas del Rey Same description as book until 1.8km but stay on the tarmac road, follow this road past the old bridge (now blocked off), until you go over a new bridge. Then over the new railway, turn immediately left (virtually back on yourself) onto a dirt track and follow this to rejoin the old track. Drive towards the crag, there is parking for a few cars at a…

  • Jonte, Cirque des Vases Rockfall

    Alan James - Rockfax
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:19 am
    We have been sent a report that there has been a big rockfall in the Cirque dse Vases area of the Jonte. All the paths in that area are closed until it has been cleaned up by the local CAF. None of the routes have been affected but the paths below the crag have destroyed. Climbers are requested to keep away for the time being but the local CAF do anticipate that the crag will be fully open again when the warmer weather arrives. The routes affected are from 2) Biotone on page 148 to 11) Une belle dans la tete on page 153 in the new Rockfax guide. Thanks to Martin Harris. Thread on…

  • Bellus – Change in Approach

    Chris Craggs - Rockfax
    21 Jan 2012 | 10:43 am
    Access to Bellus (Costa Blanca) has changed with the improvements in the road network. When following the CV 60 west from Gandia the junction used to access Bellus is No 7 and is signed Montaverner and Alfarrasi. This is 30 km from the outskirts of Gandia. Take the A340 through Alfarrasi and on to Bellus. - Chris Craggs

  • Dorset Nears the Finishing Post

    Alan James - Rockfax
    18 Jan 2012 | 3:32 am
    Work on the 2012 Dorset Rockfax is now moving on rapidly towards the finishing post with the printers ready for the document at the end January (estimated publication date 20/21 February, pre-order offer from 1 February). The book will be the largest Rockfax ever with the route count up from 1616 in the 2005 guidebook to 2075 at the last count (we just added a route which was completed on 14th January so if you have a new route to finish try and do it within the next 4 days). Portland alone has expanded its repertoire by 274 routes an amazing increase of almost 30% in the last 6 years. Much…

  • Beginners Guide at the Outdoor Show

    Alan James - Rockfax
    9 Jan 2012 | 1:50 pm
    We have received some advanced copies of our new Beginners’ Guide for Climbers (the main stock is on the slow boat and should be around in a couple of weeks). These advanced copies look great and our in-house target audience tester has got down to using the book straight away. Lydia James-Louwerse testing the new Beginners' Guide for Climbers We will have a limited number of books available this weekend at the Outdoor Show in London on Saturday and Sunday only. You can find Sophie (the author) and myself in the climbing village, probably around the NICAS stand. The book will be…
 
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  • Meeting Reinhold Messner in Salt Lake City

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:08 am
    Last Saturday on day three at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, a large trade show for the outdoor industry, alpinist and climber Reinhold Messner stopped by the FalconGuides booth to peruse the books. Those of us there, including editor John Burbidge, Dennis Jump, and myself, introduced ourselves to the great climber with a mixture of reverence and awe. Reinhold Messner is, after all, a living legend. After a half hour, Reinhold left with a couple books in hand to read on his flight back to Italy....Read Full Post

  • OR Show Day 2: Two New Bouldering Books

    21 Jan 2012 | 5:33 am
    Yesterday was "bouldering day" at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show in Salt Lake City with book signings by two authors of their new bouldering books--John Sherman with the new second edition of his Better Bouldering book and Peter Beal with his new book Bouldering: Movement, Tactics, and Problem Solving....Read Full Post

  • The Outdoor Retailer Winter Market: Day 1 Update

    19 Jan 2012 | 6:35 pm
    The Outdoor Retailer Winter Show in Salt Lake City, running from today, January 19, through Sunday, January 22, at the Salt Palace looks to be the biggest winter show ever with more vendors and exhibitors and more people--over 21,000--attending than any previous winter market and infusing over $20 million in Salt Lake's economy....Read Full Post

  • Climber Jack Roberts Dies After Ice Climbing Fall in Colorado

    16 Jan 2012 | 8:18 pm
    While driving across Colorado today, I heard on the radio that an ice climber had died after a fall on Bridalveil Falls near Telluride in southwestern Colorado. This evening my friends Cliff Powers and Brian Shelton with Front Range Climbing Company called me and said that the climber was our friend, colleague, and fellow guide Jack Roberts. Jack, who owned Jack Roberts Climbing Adventures guide service, also ran a lot of climbing trips for Front Range Climbing in northern Colorado....Read Full Post

  • Book Review of Basic Rockcraft by Royal Robbins

    15 Jan 2012 | 2:13 am
    Through the 1960s, Royal Robbins was one of the best rock climbers in the world and Yosemite Valley was his playground. Royal not only did many major first ascents in the Valley, like the Northwest Face of Half Dome and The Salathe Wall on El Capitan but he also helped developed the Yosemite style and techniques of rock climbing. In 1971, Royal published a slim instructional book called Basic Rockcraft that was the first one to explain the Yosemite way of rock climbing....Read Full Post
 
 
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  • Photo: Mine Mine Mine

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    Me climbing my route... its MINE! Just before the crux, just after "my" two knee bars.Submitted By: gabe14Location: AR : Horseshoe Canyon Ranch and ... : Horseshoe Canyon Ranch : The North Forty : Mine Mine Mine (5.12a)

  • Photo: Silo ice climbs

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:05 am
    Greg Seymour on the ice silo, Jan.2012.Submitted By: Woodchuck ATCLocation: Woodchuck ATC : Silo ice climbs

  • Photo: Silo ice climbs

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:04 am
    Fox reporter/anchorman Patrick Elwood climbs the silo of ice. First attempt!Submitted By: Woodchuck ATCLocation: Woodchuck ATC : Silo ice climbs

  • Photo: Silo ice climbs

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:02 am
    Fox TV remote shot at our ice tower last Wednesday.Submitted By: Woodchuck ATCLocation: Woodchuck ATC : Silo ice climbs

  • Photo: La Sportiva Nepal Evos for Sale

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    i'm running out of captions.Submitted By: J PowellLocation: FOR SALE / Wanted
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  • Video Friday – 1/27/2012

    Narc
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:25 am
    This week’s edition of Video Friday serves as a helpful reminder that when it comes to things “going viral” on the internet there is climbing viral and there is rest of the world viral. Look no further than the Yosemite Timelapse video1 which fortunately is tangentially related to the world of climbing in that was filmed in Yosemite and climbers do make a brief appearance thus allowing me to post it here.  In under a week the video has amassed an amazing 1,100,000 views and counting.  I know I’ve accounted for at least a handful of those views, and I’ll…

  • Kruk & Kennedy Weigh In On Cerro Torre Controversy

    Narc
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:14 pm
    Below is a press release from Jason Kruk and Hayden Kennedy about the recent controversy they found themselves embroiled in down in Patagonia: “As a society we have removed other mistakes, like the Berlin Wall. History doesn’t stop. History is happening right now. Hopefully the bolts are history someday.” – Zach Smith If you are lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Cerro Torre on a rare, clear day, you will understand why many consider it the most beautiful and compelling mountain in the world. Messner called it ‘a shriek turned to stone’. The contradiction…

  • If Only We Could All Be Failures Like Adam Ondra

    Narc
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:07 am
    Reading about famous climbers it often seems like they never fail, that they send every route they try.  Obviously this is not true, but in the world of high-end sport climbing and bouldering 99% of stories are about success when the majority of anyone’s time as a climber is spent failing.  This is what makes articles like this interview PlanetMountain did with Adam Ondra all the more interesting.  In it, Ondra reviews 9 climbs he has tried and failed on: There are of course many other routes, even in the lower grades, which I’ve failed to climb, but those I’ve talked…

  • Woods & Traversi Getting Things Done On The Frontrange

    Narc
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Over the weekend Daniel Woods was out near Estes Park at the “new” area Nicky’s Boulders to take a look at a few problems recently established by Dave Graham. Woods made quick work of Graham’s brilliant new V14 Memory Is Parallax, which you can see in this video. Jamie Emerson was on hand to record the aforementioned video and share his elitist totally reasonable perspective on the rest of the day’s activities. Meanwhile, at the Flatirons in Boulder, Carlo Traversi was busy putting his legs of lamb to work on a longstanding project. The project, which is on the…

  • The Plot Thickens On Cerro Torre

    Narc
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:04 am
    The plot thickens on Cerro Torre as Kennedy & Kruk’s “fair means” ascent of the Compressor route is quickly followed by David Lama’s first free ascent.  Lama posted this update on his Facebook page: I can’t believe it… For more than three years I was driven by the idea of freeclimbing the Compressor route on Cerro Torre and now this dream has become true! My partner Peter Ortner and I started on January 19th from El Chalten and hiked in to Nipo Nino, our first camp. The next morning we climbed up to the Col de la Paciencia, rested there for a few hours and…
 
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  • Adapt to Your Customers

    Tom Markiewicz
    17 Jan 2012 | 11:08 am
    Tom Preston-Werner, founder of Github, on adapting to your customers and their requests: And that’s the secret. Don’t give your customers what they ask for; give them what they want. via Ten Lessons from GitHub’s First Year

  • Pixelate part of an image in Photoshop

    Tom Markiewicz
    16 Jan 2012 | 3:45 pm
    I recently had to update some screenshots on the StatsMix marketing site and needed to remove some personal information like API keys from the image. I wanted to just gracefully pixelate the data, keeping the image looking nice. I’d done it before, but couldn’t remember what steps to take. After a some trial and error, I figured it out and decided to write these steps down in case I forget (again!) or someone else can benefit from this. Open Photoshop Crop section of image to pixelate Select Filter > Pixelate > Mosaic Set the Cell Size to 3 square Please note, I’m using a…

  • The Black Triangle

    Tom Markiewicz
    16 Jan 2012 | 11:40 am
    Not sure where (or when for that matter) I stumbled on this article, but after cleaning up tons of tabs in Firefox I thought I’d share this: We came to refer to certain types of accomplishments as “black triangles.” These are important accomplishments that take a lot of effort to achieve, but upon completion you don’t have much to show for it – only that more work can now proceed. It takes someone who really knows the guts of what you are doing to appreciate a black triangle. It’s a convenient shorthand metaphor. So feel free to steal the term. And when progress seems a little…

  • Are the Green Bay Packers the Worst Stock in America?

    Tom Markiewicz
    14 Jan 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Great sports franchise, bad investment… It costs $250 a share, pays no dividends, benefits from no earnings, isn’t tradeable and has no securities-law protection. Although the offering document calls the shares “common stock,” they confer almost none of the advantages of a traditional stock. The document warns that buyers “should not purchase common stock with the purpose of making a profit.” via Are the Green Bay Packers the Worst Stock in America? – Total Return – WSJ

  • TextMate Preview Shortcut Trick

    Tom Markiewicz
    21 Sep 2011 | 12:27 pm
    I recently learned a new shortcut within the TextMate editor (used daily for all my text editing as well as programming) that has made me much more productive. You can preview any formatted document (so far I’ve tested HTML and Markdown) by simply holding down ⌃⌥⌘P (control-option-command-P) Here’s an example from within TextMate while working on a Markdown document. The shortcut turns this into this Incredibly useful, especially when working on documentation in Markdown. Do you have any other hidden TextMate tricks?
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  • Winter expedition to Nanga Parbat 2011/2012: Simone and Urubko Acclimatize at Camp 3 – 6600m.

    himalman
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:38 pm
    Story: Simone Moro / Denis Urubko Photos: Matteo Zanga   Nanga Parbat 2011_2012: Simone and Urubko Acclimatize at Camp 3 The North Face Athletes, Simone and Denis, are still in very good shape and the weather is very favourable. This is very positive for their acclimatization. In a direct message from Simone from Camp 3 – 6600 meters, he said: “The weather is still favourable so tomorrow we will try to climb up even further. We think we can reach 7100 meters or even more if we manage. Afterwards we will come back to basecamp to fully recover. “ While the boys are up at camp 3, the…

  • Pakistan wrap-up: climbers push altitude through winter storm.

    himalman
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:12 am
    (Newsdesk – http://www.explorersweb.com – Posted: Jan 25, 2012) A blizzard is punishing the 8000ers in Pakistan but that doesn’t stop mountaineers striving for their virgin winter summits. Simone and Denis headed back up on Nanga Parbat today, an overdue airlift was done from K2 BC, and the international team is at work on Gasherbrum 1. K2 The sun came out on K2 yesterday, but only because a fierce wind blew the clouds away. Nick Totmjanin and a few mates who had gone up to fix the route above C2 were forced down in the gale. A heli managed to land in BC and evacuate…

  • Winter Pakistan: Russians rebuild C1 and C2 in blizzard, GI teams in BC.

    himalman
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:48 am
    (Angela Benavides – http://www.explorersweb.com – Posted: Jan 23, 2012) There’s no brake for the Russians on K2, foul food floored Simone Moro on Nanga Parbat, and both G1 expeditions have reached BC. K2: 30 minutes of sun in two weeks It’s an uneven battle on K2. Over the past four days three Russians refixed the rute up to C2, while a second group rebuilt C1 and C2. Conditions however remain extremely tough. “(We have) overcast skies, strong wind, cold – and the forecast predicts the same in the nearest days,” the team reported. High winds also…

  • Dan Mazur – very successful season on Everest and the Himalayan peaks.

    himalman
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:12 am
    Dan Mazur sent me a letter Greetings to you, Mountain Adventurer Himalman Hi this is Dan Mazur, just back from a very successful season on Everest and the Himalayan peaks of Tibet and Nepal with a friendly group of men and women of all ages. I am writing to you from a gorgeous stormy north Pacific ocean side near to high mountains. The 4000 metre / 13,000 foot peaks towering above me are covered with glistening thick white glacier blankets tempting skiers, walkers, and climbers. Down here on the coastline, snow lies heavily in the trees and waves crash on the rocky beach in front of my house.

  • Polish winter expedition to Gasherbrum I 2011/2012, part2. Zimowa wyprawa PZA na Gasherbrum I 2011/12.

    himalman
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:19 am
    Polish winter expedition to Gasherbrum I 2011/2012, part2. Winter expedition starts! The expedition is going to operate from December 2011 to March 2012 and climb via classic route leads from the west side and in the upper parts goes through the so-called “Japanese Couloir”, situated in the highest part of the north-west face. This route is the aim of the expedition, whose main task is to ascend in winter for the first time in history the eleventh highest mountain in the world. Polish winter expedition to Gasherbrum I 2011_2012 – route Polish winter expedition to Gasherbrum I…
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  • Sledding in the Rockies

    Kate
    7 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Sometimes it seems like winter in Colorado is all about extreme sports. On Monday mornings, I hear all about weekends at the terrain park, back country powder and ice climbing shenanigans. Mark and I have never been big skiers, so we usually spend the winter months in a gym or commuting to a desert crag. This year, there has been no escape to the desert, and the gym is getting old. The mountains are calling. Warning sign We pack up our warmest winter clothes and a couple of sleds we found at a garage sale a few years ago, and head up to Rocky Mountain National Park. The old Hidden Valley Ski…

  • The Magic House

    Kate
    28 Dec 2011 | 9:00 pm
    When I was little, there was an amazing place I loved to visit. A giant old mansion, full of hidden passages, a three-story spiral slide and crazy science experiments! We knew it simply as “The Magic House.” And it was one of the first and still one of the best hands-on science museums I have ever been to. This awesome place is still around, only it’s been expanded and grown for the last 25 years, and is now known as The Magic House – The St. Louis Children’s Museum. We managed to fly out and visit the grandparents in St Louis for a few days after Christmas, and…

  • Eagle’s Nest Open Space

    Kate
    17 Dec 2011 | 10:19 pm
    The days before Christmas are quiet in a college town. The streets empty, and the population disperses. For years, our group of young friends has traveled to distant family for the holidays, but this year, with new family members popping up, many of us stuck closer to our own homes. This is why we found ourselves at the sunny trailhead for Eagle’s Nest Open Space just a few days before Christmas, with Doug and pregnant Liz, our own baby and dog, and a plan for enjoying mountain views and blue skies. Since Gabe was born, Mark and I have started to appreciate the local trails and open…

  • Bouldering at Rotary

    Kate
    19 Nov 2011 | 4:13 pm
    Ok, ok, we’re not climbing as much these days. I’ve actually been pretty proud of the amount of time we have gotten on the rock this year, and the fact that we’ve managed to visit most of our favorite places. With the baby in tow, we’ve climbed trad in Vedauwoo, sported it up at Shelf Road and in Estes Park, and even gotten in a bit of bouldering on the historic sandstone at Rotary Park. Ok, well, Mark and I did a little bouldering. Gabe tried out eating, licking, running on, and falling off the boulders. The bouldering at Rotary is notoriously difficult, and Mark and…

  • What I Learned From Gabe This Year

    Kate
    30 Oct 2011 | 5:11 pm
    It’s been a little over a year since the Great Gabe-ini joined our family. I wanted to write this post around his first birthday, but clearly, I am slacking in the blogging department lately. We have a friend and neighbor who loves asking me what I have learned from Gabe each time she sees us. It’s such an interesting question, and she always makes me stop to think and appreciate some of the more subtle joys of having a baby. Gabe is learning new things constantly. It is amazing what new skills he can pick up and lessons he can learn every day. I have really enjoyed and been…
 
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  • Avalanche Shoveling Technique

    Jason Martin
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    One of the most overlooked techniques in avalanche rescue is how one shovels.  This is the most time consuming part of any avalanche rescue. The following video was put together by Backcountry Access, a company that develops avalanche beacons, shovels, probes and backpacks. Following is a review of the key points from the video: Technique for Rescue with One Person Start downhill of the probe strike. Make the hole approximately a wingspan wide. Begin shoveling 1.5 times the burial depth downhill. Save energy by shoveling snow to the sides of the pit. Once you have dug down to a point…

  • Annual Benefit Dinner - American Alpine Club

    Jason Martin
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:52 pm
    The American Alpine Institute just received the following press release from the American Alpine Club: American Alpine Club Announces One-of-a-Kind Boston Giveaway  Enter by February 6 for a chance to win special AAC Annual Benefit Dinner prizes and access Golden, CO—Today The American Alpine Club—dedicated to knowledge, inspiration, conservation and advocacy for the climbing community—released a chance to win a prize package so unique that it cannot be bought. The giveaway will offer one winner the following items, redeemable in Boston at the 2012 Annual Benefit Dinner on March…

  • Climbing and Outdoor News from Here and Abroad - 1/26/12

    Jason Martin
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Northwest: --Hope is fading for the four individuals that have been lost on Mount Rainier for twelve days. Their was a brief reprieve in the storms on Monday and searchers were out all day.  But the storms returned on Tuesday and the search has been limited since then.  To read more, click here and here. --An Olympic National Park scientist says the park’s glaciers have shrunk by an average of 15 percent since the 1980s, with one completely disappearing. Research found that Ferry Glacier, one of the park’s 60 largest in 1982, disappeared from its rocky niche in the Bailey Range.

  • Mountain Conditions January 25th

    Tim Page
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    NORTHWEST:  -- Roads, Routes, Trails -- --Banks lake, Devils Punchbowl conditions. Don't forget your bullet proof vest. Nevermind the deathcicles why are they shooting at us? For the full story and more conditions beta click here: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1054444 Ice Conditions Thread on Cascade Climbers Forest Service Road and Trail Conditions Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Statewide Ski and Snow Report Route and Conditions from Mt. Baker Rangers: Mount Baker Climbing Blog. --Weather and Avalanche-- Avalanche…

  • Miley Cyrus Rock Climbing Parody

    Jason Martin
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    When we found this online, Andrew had to put his headphones in.  He couldn't even stand the parody version of this song. But it is kind of funny. Enjoy: --Jason D. Martin
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  • Weekend Conditions January 27-29

    Carrie
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:29 am
    Weather conditions for this weekend are looking fair. Snow and rain showers are expected to return to the area Saturday night. In the meantime expect some chilling winds and blue sky.The mountain is as dangerous as it is beautiful, start early, come prepared.Don't forget to register if you are camping or going above 10,000 ft. Help us help you.

  • Weekend Conditions Januray 20-22

    Carrie
    20 Jan 2012 | 1:19 pm
    Inclement weather continues here on the mountain complete with park wide closures yesterday, today, and possibly tomororw. Before you leave home check out:Park and Park Road ClosuresThe WeatherAvalanche ConditionsDont Forget:The 10 essentials They saved some lives this weekTire chains (they are required see previous post)If in doubt there is always another day to come play. Stay warm!

  • MLK Day Weekend

    Climbing Rangers
    14 Jan 2012 | 12:13 pm
    A storm cycle moving through the northwest over the MLK Day weekend will bring some much-needed powder to the slopes of Mount Rainier. The park was reopened to the public on the 6th of January following a terrible tragedy. Registration and climbing passes can be acquired at Paradise before heading out. Because there is no climbing ranger on-duty to help climbers through the registration process, please take a moment to read the registration rules here. Also, be prepared for severe winter weather. We offer a list of online resources hereWe hope you have a great holiday weekend - see you on the…

  • Loss of a Friend

    Climbing Rangers
    5 Jan 2012 | 3:21 pm
    On New Year's Day Mount Rainier lost a friend. The climbing community's hearts and thoughts are with the Anderson family. The park will be closed at least through Friday, January 6th. Please see the national park's website for further details

  • Pangbuk Ri

    Climbing Rangers
    27 Nov 2011 | 1:22 pm
    Lead climbing ranger David Gottlieb and friend/former climbing ranger/Pacific Northwest hard-man Chad Kellogg put up a harrowing, spectacular, and unprecedented ascent of Pangbuk Ri in Nepal (pictured to the right). Starting their climb early on 10/10/11, they summitted and returned to basecamp in an epic 50 hour push. Read the full trip-report on Chad's blog here, and see some awesome photos and short video from David's blog here.With decent weather over the long weekend, lots of backcountry snow enthusiasts were out playing. The NWAA (Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center) started posting…
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  • Climbing Gear For the Future: What’s Your Fantasy?

    Steph Davis
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:09 am
    Hi Steph! My name is Tom, I’m a Product Design student at Pasadena Art Center College of Design. I’m currently working on a project thats focus is on developing protective gear for the year 2017, in class we were told to pick a sport to design some awesome gear for. I recently got into climbing (about a year ago) and have a huge passion for it (thanks for the inspiration), so naturally I chose climbing as my subject matter. I was wondering if I could pick your brain and ask you a few questions regarding challenges you face, safety measures, and overall hopes for the future of…

  • Moving to Moab

    Steph Davis
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:16 pm
    Hi Steph, I am writing you because I am having a hard time finding any other information on moving to and renting in Moab. I am sure there are supposed to be governmental/department of tourism programs set up, but I have been hard pressed to find them ( maybe you could work on commission). No Moab area craigslist, either!? I am a climber/artist/farmer/traveler and I am looking for a spot to rest(mainly my little truck) for a bit. I’ve been to Moab a couple of times and Castleton and IC and I love it. Are there any resources you know of to find/rent rooms? It’s cold and staying in…

  • Earthlings

    Steph Davis
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
    Steph, Last night I watched the documentary Earthlings that you had mentioned in a previous post on veganism. Yikes! I work in a Level 1 Trauma Hospital and have seen some pretty horrific things but I think the scenes from Earthlings disturbed me more than any thing I have seen in real life. Five months ago I decided to stop eating meat after I saw your site and am thankful I made the switch. I’ve seen several documentaries over the years on the topic of meat production but Earthlings really seemed to jolt me into the reality of it all. Thank you for including posts about veganism on…

  • Wingsuit Dreams

    Steph Davis
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:28 am
    Steph! My name is Jared — hello from Connecticut!  I’m writing to you after feeling inspired by a dream, your book, and all of the people who have written to you in the past. My dream involved us climbing and flying wing-suits.  It was one of the coolest and most satisfying dreams I have ever had.  I have been rock climbing for two years, but the nerdy truth is that once I saw the movie Point Break when I was a kid, I’ve knew I wanted to do skydiving.  Seeing advancements in technology and rigs, I then discovered wing-suits were the ultimate for me.  I’ve been tandem…

  • Ankles and Elbows

    Steph Davis
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:15 am
    Hi Steph! First, I love your blog–you’re awesome! I admire you as both an athlete and a vegan. I’ve been climbing [indoor] since January (I live in Louisiana and there are no rocks anywhere) and I have been vegan since March. I found your blog searching for other vegan climbers… Unfortunately, courtesy of an overly enthusiastic dismount from a bouldering problem I completed in the gym last night, I am dealing with a pretty serious ankle sprain. I heard it pop when I landed on the crash pad… it makes me wince just thinking about it. There are no fractures…
 
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  • North Face Verto S4K GTX Review

    Jon
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:58 pm
    The North Face recently asked me if I wanted to review a pre-release pair of their new Verto S4K GTX boots.  Without hesitation I said yes because everything I had read about the Verto S4K GTX’s sounded fantastic.  The boots did not disappoint.  My one sentence review of these boots is that I will never be a good enough climber to use them to their full potential.  These boots were designed to climb, and they were designed well. The first thing I noticed about the S4K’s was the aggressiveness of them.  These boots were made for alpine climbing.  They are most definitely not…

  • The Tooth

    Jon
    5 Jan 2012 | 9:50 pm
    The weather would have made The Tooth an exciting climb.  

  • Snowshoeing to The Tooth

    Jon
    30 Dec 2011 | 2:17 pm
    While the weather made it difficult to hike to The Tooth it did make for some dramatic photos.  

  • Hiking to The Tooth – Alpental Valley

    Jon
    27 Dec 2011 | 6:51 pm
    Hiking to The Tooth in moody weather  

  • MSR EVO Snowshoe Review

    Jon
    21 Dec 2011 | 9:53 pm
    View Larger Map Last weekend I cooked up the idea to go climb The Tooth’s south face.  I say cooked up the idea because the weather didn’t cooperate sufficiently to actually do any climbing.  This outing though provided me with my first experience with snowshoes and I have to say I feel silly for not owning a pair yet. The snow on the hike to The Tooth was all around manky.  It was wet, heavy and deep enough to post-hole to mid-thigh.  To combat this mankiness I rented a pair of MSR EVO snowshoes from REI.  The snowshoes were only 22″ and with a pack I was pushing 200…
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  • Running Down the New Year in Tuolumne

    Lizzy
    6 Jan 2012 | 10:39 am
    Last year, I’d already gone skiing twice before Christmas. This year… the difference is like night and day. Despite a record snow year last season (and an accompanying unusually late opening), Tioga Road is still open. It hasn’t been open this late in the last 30 YEARS!!! While this is bad news for the ski season and probably for the California water supply, it does provide a uniquely special opportunity to visit Tuolumne Meadows during the winter (without having to ski in for miles and miles). Given some rather radical running goals for 2012 (Tahoe Rim Trail 50k and the…

  • 2011 – Yearly Review in Photos

    lstefurak
    2 Jan 2012 | 1:10 pm
    To start off the new year I wanted to share some photos from our very fun 2011. I’ll be writing a reflective post but don’t hold your breath. Enjoy the pictures! - Luke   January – Sport Climbing January causes chilly belayer syndrome   Wet weekends are good for craft projects February – Skiing Epic snowstorm en route to skiing.   Great ski conditions at Kirkwood   March – Indian Creek A happy Lizzy after sending Sacred Cow.   Luke onsights Extra Lean April – Vegas vacation and the first Yosemite Tweetup! Count the climbers.

  • Lizzy’s 2011

    Lizzy
    23 Dec 2011 | 1:03 pm
    I have a tendency to forget how awesome a year I’ve had by the time December comes around. I’ve always been one to shoot for the stars with my goals, which often means I fall a little short. I also live with Luke, who, as you may have been reading, has been doing a lot of awesome climbing this year, which may make me feel a little lacking in comparison. But let’s get serious. It has been a really incredible year, I’m more psyched than ever on various parts of my crazy life, and here are some of the highlights: I trained semi-seriously, pretty much the first time ever,…

  • TNF Endurance Challenge, Always a Learning Experience

    Lizzy
    16 Dec 2011 | 11:20 am
    Compared to last year, I was set up for success this year at the TNF Endurance Challenge half marathon. Last year, I was just recovering from some pretty bad IT band issues, but this year I’ve been blissfully (*knock on wood*) injury free. Last year, my longest training runs were 9-10 miles, and there were very few of them. This year, I ran several 13-18 mile runs in the mountains. I have definitely noticed the tradeoff between speed (last year) and endurance (this year), but at least my recovery time after long runs is almost unbelievably fast these days. We pre-ran the half marathon…

  • Sweet Gear Review: Tag Lines and Haul Bags

    lstefurak
    13 Dec 2011 | 2:09 pm
    Many people associate haul bags with aid climbing, Yosemite, and El Capitan. But I think that haul bags are just as useful for free climbers, especially when you are trying to add a bit of comfort or climb closer to your limit. When climbing multi-pitch routes, you are often going for hours at a time and the weight of all of that food and water really adds up. Typically climbers split this up into backpacks but they can become quite heavy. A few extra pounds may make the difference between sending the crux pitch, or following a pitch clean. Having a haul bag (of the right size) can allow a…
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  • 15 Jan 2012 | 5:50 pm

    admin
    15 Jan 2012 | 5:50 pm
    Oh. My. Gosh. I have missed this feeling so much. In fact, I see now that I took it for granted. But, not anymore! I am talking about the way your body feels after you have spent the day rock, or, as my case may be, ice climbing! Oh, sweet, sweet, arm and whole body fatigue, how I have missed you! Since my injury August 17, 2011, I haven’t been able to rock climb, or really do much of anything. It has been really hard for me. I have felt not in-control of my life, really helpless, and like I have been living someone else’s life. But today, things have finally started to turn my…

  • 2011 Reflections

    admin
    31 Dec 2011 | 3:47 pm
    Reflecting is an important element for growth. When I look back on 2011, I see an overwhelming theme: Communication. Positive communication is so important, and knowing not everyone communicates in the same way is just as crucial. There have been many instances in my professional and personal life where a breakdown in communication has been present for me in 2011. I had the opportunity to listen to a webinar in November through the OIWC given by Life Coach Amy Magyar called “That Little Thing Called Stress”. Amy gave some terrific advice on effective communication. One of the gems…

  • Review: The North Face Etip gloves

    admin
    18 Nov 2011 | 7:47 pm
    Yes, being a blogger and a social media slave means I always want to stay connected (go ahead and groan, we all have our flaws!) But my hands get cold in the fall and winter and regular gloves will not work on my iPhone. So what’s a girl to do but get technology-friendly gloves. I recently bought The North Face’s Etip gloves and I have to say, they are pretty sweet. I usually wear a lightweight stretchy glove in all but the coldest weather, so instead of buying Mountain Wear’s Power Stretch Gloves or Outdoor Research’s PL 150 Gloves, like I have in the past, I invested…

  • Rosie’s Toesies Review

    admin
    9 Nov 2011 | 8:00 am
    I have a weakness for body care products, especially high quality ones; I am my mother’s daughter in this respect! I recently had the chance to try an amazing product that I think a lot of readers who climb would like to know about. It’s made by Riveting Skincare and it’s called Rosie’s Toesies. I think it is probably the best foot creme I have ever tried. My feet get pretty calloused from jamming them into my climbing shoes and then playing on rocks, but after injuring my ankle and not be able to even get my foot wet for 6 weeks, the amount of dry skin and callouses…

  • 2 Weekends, 3 Great Lakes

    admin
    26 Oct 2011 | 9:52 pm
    Freedom! After spending about two months at home healing, I couldn’t wait to take a road trip, so I took two. My ankle is still not completely healed, I am able to walk ~ slowly and was prescribed to ride a bike by my doctor, Dr. Kadakia (aka Dr Awesome!) My boyfriend and I decided to take two weekend trips and explore areas of Michigan that I have never been before. Our first trip was an overnighter in Tawas which is on the shore of Lake Huron. I have spent a lot of time up north on the west side of the state, but never the east side. Tawas was a pleasant surprise. We were car camping…
 
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