Tips & Tricks

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Will Gadd’s Ice Tips

Will Gadd is in the middle of one of his biggest season’s of pure ice ever, and as such, has offered up some handy tips over on his blog. Here’s a couple that really stood out with my thoughts on each.
“If you get a stuck tool regularly you’re likely placing them both at the same [...]

February 18th, 2010 | BJ Sbarra | 0 comments | Continued
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Winter Rock Climbing in Western Colorado

Every year the sun gets lower in the sky, the temps drop and most folks in the valley switch over to winter sports. Skiing, snowboarding, and for the demented few, ice climbing, replace our rock climbing ambitions until the warmer days of spring find us back out at the crags. But not everyone embraces these [...]

February 12th, 2010 | BJ Sbarra | 3 comments | Continued
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Speed Climbing Tips – Belay Exchanges

by Mike Schneiter
Steve and I had set out that morning on what seemed like an audacious mission for two everyday climbers: 31 pitches of climbing with a few thousand feet of vertical gain, a 5 mile hike and a hitch-hiking return to Yosemite Valley. Our objective of climbing the classic Crest Jewel Direct on top [...]

April 8th, 2009 | Mike Schneiter | 4 comments | Continued
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Backup That Rappel or Else!

Picture this: It’s the end of a long day of cragging. You’ve been pushing it hard all day, and with the light fading you’re anxious to get back to the car and some ice cold PBR’s. You rig the last rappel, a full 30m off the ground, and cast off. Soon after leaving the anchor [...]

February 25th, 2009 | BJ Sbarra | 8 comments | Continued