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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Trips All Year – January & February
Skiers have long had “Turns All Year,” in which they attempt to ski every month of the year. Jeff Cole and his wife Samantha made a New Year’s resolution to get out of their hometown of Boise and go on at least one climbing trip every month in 2013, or “Trips All Year.” This is [...]
Five Ten Canvas Guide Tennie Review
Do they pass the test? With my legs spread and teeth gritted together, I tried to relax, but two questions kept running through my mind. How important is this, really? And, were these the right shoes to wear? Pabst Smear is the most footwork intensive climb at the Black Cliffs, an area known for requiring [...]
Love & Epics in the Middle East
I prayed to Allah for the first time on top of a 500 foot cliff in the United Arab Emirates.
Evolv Geshido Review
Winter has been slow to come to Idaho this year. Instead of sliding down hills, I’ve been climbing in a t-shirt, belaying in a puffy, and taking advantage of the diverse nature of the Black Cliffs to test out the new Evolv Geshido.
Black Diamond Half Dome Helmet Review
Five hundred feet above the sandy Nevada desert, I realized I’d forgotten something: I had yet to start complaining to BJ about the helmet he was making me wear.
New Western Slope Guidebooks in the Works
I wanted to get the word out that there are new guidebooks currently in the works for the Western Slope. Yes, that’s books, plural, because it’s going to be a two part volume. Rifle will have it’s own book (volume 1), and then the rest of the crags in the area will have their own. [...]
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9/29/12
A Festive Fall Weekend
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7/11/2012
The 2012 International Climbers’ Festival
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