-
Sad Smoky Mountains Ignition: A Call for Action
Climber Alberto Peruffo is planning a sky-wide protest against the Chinese occupation of Tibet…
-
130 Kilometers an Hour in the Wrong Lane
Smuggling climbing hardware onto planes, destroying rental cars, and climbing excellent limestone routes–the second part of an adventure series on Spain by photographer and writer Traveler Taj Terpening.
-
Filming Towers
There’s really only one thing I can ever expect when I get to shoot a video with Rob Pizem: suffering.
-
Return to the Outdoors, Part I: Conrad Anker
Conrad Anker shares some of his earliest memories from Wyoming’s Teton Crest.
-
Climbing = Protest
China may have succeeded in closing Mt. Everest for its Olympic Torch bid, clearing the peak of any possible protesters or demonstrations, but it can’t censor the rest of the world.
-
Video: The Ice Climbing Polar Bear
Watch Bernard as he epics during a free solo WI5+ climb.
-
Black Diamond Whippet Self Arrest Ski Pole: Added Security
Having spent numerous ski tours climbing and skiing steep, bulletproof terrain, I found myself wanting some added security in the often-precarious ski mountaineering environment. The latest model of the Black Diamond Whippet provided what I was looking for.
-
Jamalots, Putty Nutz: Great April Fools Spoofs
In a strange bout of jubilation, maybe I should share a blog that isn’t mean. Just as I was starting to think that nothing climbing-related on the internet was funny, thanks to friends in the climbing industry who also happen to have far too much time on their hands, I was introduced to these…
-
Inspirations, Part IV: High Conquest
Royal Robbins shares his inspiration: High Conquest. “It’s basically a history of mountaineering, but its most salient point is that the ‘high conquest’ of the title is not truly getting to the top of the highest peaks; it’s the conquest of those weak and timid parts of ourselves we don’t want running the show.”
-
The Starter Jacket: What Were They Thinking?
Being a certified gear whore isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but being a gear whore in Jackson, Wyoming–where rent is unfathomably exorbitant–is certainly frustrating. You see, I live in a crawl space.
-
Facing Obsession
Follow Robert Jasper and Stefan Glowacz during their obsessive attempts to climb the the 1000-meter Forgotten Wall on Cerro Murallon in Patagonia.
-
Marmot Alpinist Pro Gloves: Warm and Dexterous for the Big-Thumbed
“Man, I wish my thumbs were bigger.” Testing these gloves is, unquestionably, the only time in my life I have uttered that phrase. The Marmot Alpinist Pro glove has, far and away, the largest thumb of any glove I’ve ever worn. I don’t know how to rectify this fact with the rest of my impressions…
-
Chess. Bridge. Tug of war. Climbing?
If this is climbing in the limelight, sign me up–i don’t think it could get any more humorous.
-
CiloGear Dyneema(R) 45 Pack: Lighten Your Load
Winter mountaineering: some people love it. But rarely do I picture the clear summit days with perfect cramponing and one-swing ice. Instead I think of the long and cold nights, my sleeping bag stuffed with everything I don’t want to freeze. I consider days at a stretch in the tent, arguing over a magazine before…
Home »