-
Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
General
Climbing Ironies
Climbing seems to be full of things that don’t make sense. A few of the more perplexing paradoxes in our sport: Steep climbs have lots of bolts, but slabs have very few. The steeper a cliff gets, the safer the falls. So why do steep routes generally have bolts fairly close together, while slabs, which [...]
March Contest Post – What’s Your Weakness?
(Leave a comment for a chance to win a sweet new Metolius Contact Hangboard!) After you’ve been climbing for awhile, most people tend to gravitate towards a certain a style. It might be a kind of hold your prefer, movements you enjoy, a rock type you like, etc. As such, it’s not uncommon ton find [...]
Contest Post – Winter Motivation
A big thanks to everyone who commented on last month’s post, the winners have been notified, and if you weren’t one of them, here’s your chance to win some more great stuff! I was working at my desk the other day, and looked out the window, noticing the light was starting to fade as some [...]
A Week of Rest and Thanks
I’m not climbing at all this week, and it feels great. With the arrival of a bunch of snow recently, we are now in the “winter” season, though it’s been fairly warm and dry since the storm. I have to admit, I really enjoy winter rock climbing, if for no other reason than we finally [...]
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 (!!!), [...]
Who Wants Some Free Stuff?
OK, while the search for an online nemesis (and all that sweet, sweet traffic) continues, I guess I’ll have to keep kicking it old school for the time being. So who wants some free stuff? It’s been way too long since we’ve had a giveaway, how about a simple comment on this post and you [...]
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!
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 [...]
Friday Five – Training Day
Hangboards or movement training? Campusing or drinking beer? These are tough questions, and in this month’s Friday Five, we present five articles covering different aspects of training. Hopefully you’ll find some inspiration and take YOUR training to the next level! Alex Honnold writes about the climbers in Poland, and how unbelievably motivated they are, despite [...]
The Great Gym Dilemma
The grades in this particular gym felt two to three letter grades off, and it got me wondering what the majority of folks prefer when the climb indoors, grades that tend towards the soft side, or those on the stiff/sandbagged side.
The Journey is the Destination
Here we are again, the end of another year. A time of relaxing with friends and family, a time of thankfulness and gratitude, for all we experienced over the previous twelve months. Many fond memories, shared with special people, in the most incredible places in the world. The life of a rock climber is a [...]
Friday Five – Inspiration
The second installment of our monthly Friday Five column, this week we’re presenting five things on the web that inspired us and/or gave us something deeper to ponder.
A Time For Thanks
Whether you’re taking off this week to visit some far off destination, or will simply be celebrating at home with friends and family, this is a time for thanks and gratitude.
Chasing The Endless Summer
We were fortunate to chase summer south last week, spending much of it in Red Rocks, and the weekend in Indian Creek. As rock climbers we long for the good weather to last year round, but reality dictates most of us stay grounded in one spot year round.
A Mid Summer’s Daydream
Summer is an incredible time of year, as the snows recede into the high peaks, and the mountains become a playground where you can do anything you can dream up.
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. [...]
-
9/29/12
A Festive Fall Weekend
-
7/11/2012
The 2012 International Climbers’ Festival
Recent Comments