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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Rab Infinity Jacket Review
Every once in awhile, a piece of gear comes along that really stands head and shoulders above the rest. Whether it addresses some lacking functionality not found in similar products, or just does what it’s supposed to do really, really, really well. The Rab Infinity fits into the latter category, being an incredibly light, extremely […]
Don’t Be Afraid of the Big Loud Monsters
There’s a disturbing trend emerging from the BLM offices in the Northwestern part of this country: they seem to be somewhat opposed to rock climbing on public lands. By now, many people are familiar with situation at Castle Rocks, outside City of Rocks, in Idaho. The BLM implemented an unwarranted blanket climbing closure across a […]
Friday Five – A Mixed Bag
This month’s edition has no theme, just a collection of things from across the web that I’ve found worth reading. I hope you enjoy them too!
Cerro Torre For Dummies (& Non-Alpinists)
Like many of my fellow online denizens, I’ve watched with interest as the Cerro Torre drama unfolded over the last couple of weeks. I’m not an alpinist, and I’ll probably never go to climb in Patagonia, as I prefer trips to places where the weather is good for more than three days out of thirty. […]
Outdoor Research Havoc Jacket Review
The forecast called for sunshine, but we woke to overcast skies that threatened rain. A leisurely morning in camp gave it time to clear, and some friends that came down from Moab reported it was pouring up there. Around noon, it didn’t look much better, but certainly seemed climbable, so we headed up to the […]
Ice Climbing is Adventure
Over the last two years, I’ve been on a hiatus of sorts from ice climbing. Prior to that, I was vigorously pursuing a goal to tick all the major flows in Redstone, and having come within a few routes of accomplishing it, my passion dissipated. Like many, I’ve also struggled with the objective danger of […]
Adventures in Podcasting
It’s hard to believe, but Splitter Choss is going into its seventh year online, and as such, my friend Chris Kalous wanted to record an episode for the Enormocast, to talk about the site, and my motivation for keeping it going over the years. We also discussed the state of online climbing media, why we […]
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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