It’s that time of year again. The entries are in and you can check out the contestants in the 2010 Reel Rock Filmmaking Competition. There are some quality entries, along with some not so great ones, but regardless this is the perfect way to waste some time on a Friday afternoon.
The deadline for voting is [...]
Humor
Reel Rock Filmmaking Competition
Things to Do While Waiting to Climb
So let’s say you have 6 hours to kill before guiding some clients on Wall Street. A reasonable objective might be the North Chimney on Castleton, with your friend who has never climbed the tower. The climbing is moderate and you should have plenty of time to get up and down quickly.
May 13th, 2010 | BJ Sbarra | 4 comments | Continued
A Note From The Seedy Underbelly of Climbing
Climbing is great, and we all know it. At any given moment, any of us could spin a lengthy, eloquent soliloquy about the stronger connections we feel with nature, our partners, and ourselves when we climb. But let’s face it. Not all is unicorns, rainbows, and lolly pops.
April 27th, 2010 | Tristan Higbee | 7 comments | Continued
The End of Outdoor Climbing?
Sunday afternoon in Boulder. We could have gone to Eldo, and climbed a couple of cold, chossy pitches, but it was much easier instead to head over to the new Movement Climbing + Fitness gym. My third day in a row there, I couldn’t help but wonder if this ultra-modern facility signals the end of [...]
January 19th, 2010 | BJ Sbarra | 12 comments | Continued
The Future Of Sport Crag Development
And I thought a crowbar was a little industrial at times. Check out this awesome video (posted on Mountainproject.com a few days ago) showing a helicopter using a wrecking ball to clean a gigantic loose block off a cliff in Norway that threatens the road below. And then they even wash off all the debris! [...]
December 23rd, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 2 comments | Continued
William Shatner is A Rock Climber
This one comes to you thanks to the Backpacker Blog, some funny videos with William Shatner and climbing, including a hilarious remix (the last one). Have a great weekend everybody!
September 11th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 3 comments | Continued
Sand Booting
I recently partook in a humorous event that led me to coin a new term: “sand booting.” So what are we dealing with here? Well, take your standard sandbag, but mix in the possibility of finding booty and you’ve got sand booting. Here’s how it plays out:
A confident looking party asks for your input on [...]
Colorado is a Sea of Choss
That’s right, you heard me, I said our state is covered in choss. I know we like to think we have better rock climbing than California (or anywhere else for that matter), but the ugly truth is we are surrounded by less than perfect stone. Don’t believe me? Lets take a look at some of [...]
August 13th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 5 comments | Continued
My Day in the Life of a Woman Climber
As a member of the male species, I’ve always wondered what really goes on in the world of women, especially at the cliff. How do they approach hard climbs? What do they talk about? And what happens at the end of the day after the climbing is done? I decided to take my investigative skills [...]
August 5th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 7 comments | Continued
Pimp and Crimp This
So I have to hand it to the guys over at Pimpinandcrimpin.com, I think they’ve been doing a great job on the blog recently, coming up with some genuinely funny stuff that’s had me laugh out loud more than once. I’d probably get some weird looks from my coworkers, if I had any. Here are [...]
May 28th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 0 comments | Continued
Castleton Tower Exploited For Car Commercial
Back in 1964! I came across this hilarious video of a Chevy car commercial from 1964 that was filmed in Castle Valley. It feels like a b-rated movie, but I bet it had a lot of people oo-ing and ah-ing back in the day.
Check it out:
Climber’s Guide to the Public
If you’ve been a climber for any length of time, you’ve no doubt had some awkward conversations with the general public about it. When it comes to public awareness of our sport, at least in this country, the average citizen is woefully uneducated about climbing. Here’s a list of some of my favorite things I [...]
April 29th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 6 comments | Continued
Choss Master vs Choss Monkey
Choss Master – a person who enjoys climbing on choss…. Now just a second there, professor. I feel I need to take a moment this morning to clear up a misconception that is spreading in the climbing world. After bailing off a climb in Red Rocks recently, I later referred to it as “the chossiest [...]
April 14th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 0 comments | Continued
Ground Breaking 5.14 in Glenwood Canyon
A ground-breaking new line was recently completed in Glenwood Canyon, with 15-pitches of climbing up to 5.14c. Redpointed last week by Tommy Caldwell, the line tackles a difficult and steep section of cliff to the left of Michael Kennedy’s popular route, the International.
Mr. Caldwell was recently seen in Glenwood getting a spa treatment at the [...]
Yeah, but you'd need a 30' or 40' stick at the City! 
ha, coming off a 2 week climbing trip, climbing only the t-radest lines, i took a break from nuts and ...
Someone buy Sam a cordless grinder. Sheesh dude, retire the boltcutters! 
We took a couple photos of you guys on shan's phone, I will try to post them on facebook today, ...
Sounds like a post I wrote the last time I visited smith rock. That place can be pretty humbling. You ...
Great review Tracy! 
FYI, the Hadley Gulch Trail is open as of the beginning of August 
Dude. These things look freaking awesome. I want a pair. 
Washing the rope will remove, or mostly remove, whatever dry treatment was left on the rope. I thought someone sells, ...