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5Point Film Festival Wrap Up, Cheez Doodles & All
I had a sneaking suspicion before, and this year’s event confirmed it: the 5Point Film Festival really is my favorite happening of the year here in Carbondale. This year each night had a distinct feel to it, keeping it fresh and exciting for us festival-goers. Thursday offered up a huge variety, from shorter, action-oriented films [...]
Top 5 Reasons To Come to the 5Point Film Festival
Despite a winter that just wont quit, it really is spring, and in Carbondale, that means it’s time yet again for the annual 5Point Film Festival. Every year I look forward to this event, and every year I’ve come away even more impressed than the time before. Do you want to be inspired? Do you [...]
April Contest Post – Use Your Feet!
(Leave a comment below for a chance to win a new pair of shoes from Evolv!) How many times have you been at the crux of a route, only to hear your friends shouting encouragingly “Use your feet!” In the back of your mind, you’re thinking, I AM using my feet, my legs are on [...]
Contest Post – Road Tripper’s Dilemma
It’s been some time in the making, but I’m happy to announce a new monthly contest here on the Splitter Choss. Each month, there will be a featured post with a series of questions that you can comment on to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win some sweet gear. The contests [...]
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. [...]
Help Out a Friend, Get Some Cool Stuff
I wanted to take a pause from climbing today to help out a friend. His name is David Rasmussen, and he’s a local woodworker (and avid climber) who’s studio burned to the ground back in the fall. He lost over $100,000 worth of equipment, didn’t have insurance, and has been trying to get his feet [...]
A Little Water Would Be Nice
Back in January, when we were climbing outside every weekend, there was a lingering thought in the back of our minds. Basking in the sun on a warm winter day, it was hard to think of much besides the route at hand, but we all knew the weather we were enjoying could have dire consequences [...]
A Week Without Choss?
Well, despite my best intentions, something I thought would never happen did: I didn’t get a single post up this week. Granted, I was out guiding, camped at Twin Lakes on the east side of Independence Pass, but I thought I was prepared with my netbook and wireless card. Unfortunately, a slew of technical errors [...]
Welcome to SplitterChoss 4.0
As some of you may have noticed, the site got a bit of an upgrade last week. I mostly wanted to get a new homepage that allowed access to more of the content on the site, and presented it in a more organized manner. This thing has been around for almost seven years now (!!!), [...]
2012 5Point Film Festival
It’s hard to believe, but this year’s 5Point Film Festival is less than three weeks away! If you’ve been to one in the past, you already know what an incredible event it is. If you haven’t been, let me just say it could be one of the most inspiring weekends of the year. The organizers [...]
2012 Bird Closures for Indian Creek
From the Friends of Indian Creek: The 2012 Wildlife Closures were passed on to the Friends of Indian Creek on Thursday, March 29, 2012. It appears the BLM will be enforcing closures at the Cat Wall, Reservoir Wall, Slug Wall, Public Service Wall, 75 Cairns Wall, and The Wall for nesting raptors. Various species, including [...]
Win a Petzl Helmet…Again!
Back in the fall, we ran a contest where you could leave a comment about why or why you didn’t wear a helmet while climbing, and you were entered to win one from Petzl. We had some great responses, and it looks like the folks at Petzl liked the idea so much they are doing [...]
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 [...]
The Overwhelmingly Massive Winter OR Climbing Report
I’ve been going to the OR show for many years now, but I’ll never forget the first time I walked into the Salt Palace, completely overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of all that was going on around me. These days, it just fades into the background, as I hop from appointment to appointment, saying [...]
Introducing the Idaho Mountain Festival
City of Rocks is one of my favorite climbing areas, and now there’s another reason to visit this incredible spot: the first annual Idaho Mountain Festival, coming September 27th to 30th. In the words of the organizers: “The Idaho Mountain Festival will offer a four day event where climbers, as well as trail runners, can [...]
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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