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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Interview with Dave Pegg of Wolverine Publishing
Interview with guidebook author and prolific route developer Dave Pegg.
Thankful
As I drove north to spend Thanksgiving in Idaho, I thought about all we have to be thankful for. Not just the fact that we live in the most privileged country in the world where anything is possible, but how incredibly fortunate we are to experience the world through rock climbing. I mean, our lamest […]
Contest Reminder – Win a Gri Gri
Only one week left to submit your photos and win a Gri Gri and/or Reverso 3. In typical lazy-climber-wait-til-the-last minute-fashion, we’ve only had one entry so far, so it looks like your chances of winning are pretty good. Once again, all you have to do is send us some photos of your beat up old […]
Redstone Winterfest
Here’s an event coming up this winter that promises to be great fun. I always thought we could use more climbing festivals around here. From the folks at Rock and Ice: Come join Rock and Ice as we celebrate the Redstone Winterfest, February 5, 6, 7. Demo the latest ice gear from Black Diamond, Petzl, […]
Redstone Ice Conditions 11.18.09
Took a drive up the Crystal Valley on Monday. Not much happening yet, but all the ingredients are there. We have had snow, sunny days and cold nights, which usually equals ice in Redstone. I’m betting there will be some ice to climb by the weekend, look in the usual shady spots that come in […]
Contest Reminder – Win a Free Gri Gri
We’ll be posting reminders each week for our How Bad is Your Gri Gri Photo Contest until the submission deadline of December 1st. For those who aren’t familiar, simply submit a photo or two of your worn Gri Gri, and the one most in need of replacing gets a free Gri Gri, courtesy of the […]
Colorado National Monument
Ah November. That magical time of year when the sun is low in the sky, the day’s are short, and the weather is fickle. One day it’s 60 and sunny, the next it dumps a foot of snow. It can make road tripping a little cruxy, as it’s typical to have a weekend with one […]
Adventure Film Festival in Boulder This Week
A quick shout out today for the Adventure Film Festival in Boulder, which runs this Thursday through Saturday. From their website: “Every year the international Adventure Film selection committee chooses over thirty new films from approximately two hundred entries from around the world. Awards Winners in nearly a dozen categories are selected, ranging from “Extreme […]
The How Bad is Your Gri Gri Photo Contest
How worn is your Gri Gri? Many of us keep using our Gri Gri’s even though they begin to show major wear and tear. The most common signs are a big rope groove, and wearing of the cam. So we’ve partnered with Petzl to help promote safety and get those old Gri Gri’s off the […]
Big Piles of Rocks
That’s probably what the Native Americans would have called it. We focus on the trees, and call it Joshua Tree, a climbing oasis in southern California. We got two days in early this week, temps are still in the mid 80’s so we had to scrap most of our tick list and chase shade. Still, […]
Black Diamond Ozone Harness Review
After hanging for six hours on an overhanging wall, with an assortment of hardware pulling from the two gear loops, my legs and waist were in surprisingly good shape considering I was wearing the Black Diamond Ozone harness, marketed as a sleek, sport climbing rig. Somehow, I don’t think BD had multi-hour hang sessions in […]
Main Elk Update
The cliffs around the Pup Tent in Main Elk have seen some major filling in, here’s the updated route list. A big thanks to Jeff Achey for the beta, and all the work he’s put in towards local climbing. Routes listed from right to left. Bolded brackets are the climbs in the guidebook. 5.8** Short […]
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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