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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Sonnie Trotter’s New 5.14 R
As reported on Climbing.com, Sonnie Trotter has climbed a new 5.14 that is a contender for one of the hardest trad lines in the world. The route is located at Lake Louise in Alberta and climbs 130 feet of overhanging seams and crimps up a quartzite face. It was an old sport route project that […]
Dirtbag Diaries
Most folks have probably seen mention of this in other places, but I just listened to some episodes for the first time and really enjoyed it. The site is the Dirtbag Diaries, and they are “bringing you untold stories of climbing, skiing, mountain biking and the pursuit of happiness.” I think the whole dirt bag […]
New Western Slope Guidebook
It’s official, a second edition to the Western Sloper guidebook is in the works. While many folks will be interested in the new routes that have been done in Rifle, the book will also feature many of the local climbing spots that have been developed over the last couple of years, some of which are […]
Rifle in the Glenwood Post Independent
The Glenwood Post Independent has been running a series of articles about climbing at Rifle Mountain Park in the last couple of days. The articles focus on different aspects, from a general overview of the climbing, to one on a local climber who is obsessed with the place, one on a climber who lives there […]
Think Globally, Climb Locally
Matt Samet wrote a great editorial in the latest issue of Climbing Magazine about climber’s and their impact on the environment. I’ve talked before about how climbers as a group are guilty of being all high and mighty about the environment while at the same time driving large SUV’s for hundreds of miles to Indian […]
King Lines is Awesome – Reel Rock Film Tour
Last night we attended the first showing of the Reel Rock Film Tour, and King Lines, the the new movie from Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer. The Outdoor Retailer trade show is often used as short of a pre-screening for these films before their official premiers in the general public, and it’s always fun to […]
Choss, Bees & Outdoor Retailer
I’m up in Salt Lake City for the Outdoor Retailer trade show to meet with some clients and see what new gear is on the horizon. I’ll be sure to post if I come across anything interesting. It’s actually not too hot for SLC this time of year, which is a nice change from the […]
Climbers Have No Respect – WTF?
Recently a friend and I were having a conversation about climbers and the general selfishness and lack of respect that seems to be so prevalent in the climbing community today. We got on the topic after reading an article in a recent issue of Climbing magazine about a wall at the Red River Gorge that […]
The Gear Junkie – Outdoor Gear Reviews
I came across The Gear Junkie the other day, a blog run by Stephen Regenold, a nationally syndicated columnist who created the site to go along with the writing he does for the newspapers. The focus of the site is on outdoor gear reviews and the trips he takes as an adventure journalist. In the […]
Bulldog Creek Dog Walk (IV WI 4+)
Hayden Carpenter and Tom Bohanon recently repeated an obscure ice climb on the south side of Mt Sopris. Given a brief mention in Jack Robert’s ice guide, Bulldog Creek Walk is described as being 100 meters of WI 4. What they found was seven pitches of ice in a remote setting that makes for one […]
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