ClimbingNarc.com is arguably the most popular climbing blog out there, with a loyal following that goes into depression when the site goes down for the weekend. I recently caught up with Brian Runnells, the Climbing Narc himself, to talk about the site and being a climber in the Midwest.
March 9th, 2010 | BJ Sbarra | 1 comment | ContinuedInterviews
Interview with Dave Pegg of Wolverine Publishing
Interview with guidebook author and prolific route developer Dave Pegg.
November 30th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 2 comments | Continued
Interview with Andrew Bisharat
Aside from his full time job as senior editor at Rock & Ice, Andrew Bisharat just authored a new book about sport climbing. He’s also a very talented climber, though he’d never admit it. So I recently took the time to found out more about the book, and what else makes Andrew tick. Grab a [...]
October 1st, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 3 comments | Continued
Interview with Rock & Ice Editor Jeff Jackson
We’ve been hoping to get these out on a regular basis, but time sure does fly sometimes! Anyway, here’s an interview with one of the most motivated local climbers we know, Jeff Jackson. Kick back with your cup of coffee on this fine Friday morning and enjoy!
How long have you been in the Roaring Fork [...]
Local Flavor – Interview With Ryan Jennings, Pt 2
Welcome to part two of our interview with local climber Ryan Jennings, an avid ice climber who spends his winters scouring the local choss for new routes. Part one can be found here.
Who were/are your biggest influences in climbing?
Mark Wilford, Duncan Ferguson, Jeff Lowe, Reinhold Messner, Layton Kor, and many others. It’s highly likely [...]
Local Flavor – Interview with Ryan Jennings, Pt 1
What can I say, the new features just keep coming, as each month I’ll be interviewing prominent local climbers. Our first victim local interview is with Ryan Jennings, who grew up in the area, then moved away for a bit before relocating back to the valley with his wife in 2002. Ryan is one of [...]
February 27th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 2 comments | Continued
In my mind it depends largely on the nature of the route as far as whether or not I'd be ...
I like the food recommendations!
When it's warmer, a float down the Colorado is always fun. The benign sections can be ...
Number 5 is hilarious. I very much approve. 
Of course, the Love Muffin! I don't know about Slickrock though, that could also be a trip ending rest day ...
Someone should sanction the Eiger Sanction trailer. Egads, that's some bad editing, filmmaking, acting, ...just bad 
Don't forget the Love Muffin Cafe! Renting a Mountain bike can also be fun. The slickrock is pretty wild. 
Sweet & hilarious, we love to climb because...we just do 
Slabs not fun or cool? Since when?