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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Humor
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Choss
So a couple days ago I got the developing itch and headed out to investigate a cliff I had wondered about for some time now. The setting is superb, and the rock appeared to be rather featured and climbable. It actually looked quite good and unique. So I set an anchor on top and rappelled [...]
Vail & Redstone Ice Featured in North Face Athlete Videos
It’s mid winter, might as well keep the ice climbing stoke going! The North Face just released two new videos profiling their athletes Emily Harrington and Sam Elias, with some sweet footage shot at Vail and Redstone. It’s also cool to get some insight into how each of them approaches the sport, as they are [...]
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