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Don’t get me wrong… I don’t hate fun, but some of the absurd captions on climbing.com are more ridiculous than Tuesday Night Bouldering. Here’s one I read today in Two Quick Ascents of The Fly: “Video still of Kevin Jorgeson about to soil his trousers while falling from the top of The Fly (V14) at Rumney, New Hampshire.” First of all, did The Fly get downgraded from a route to a boulder problem? Probably. Anyway, here are some other caption and headline abominations from the same site.

Lowe Alpine Summit Attack 30 Hyperlite: A Solid Little Pack

by Angela Hawse

In my decade-long quest to find the perfect little pack, one that has all the right features and none of the bells and whistles, this one comes as close as it gets. The Lowe Alpine Summit Attack 30 Hyperlite is the only pack I’ve owned that’s been spared the knife and trimming that my other packs have been subjected to. It may not be the beefiest, but as long as it lasts, it’ll be comfortably on my back.

Late-Season Mixed Climb Snagged on Cathedral Ledge

by Hillary Procknow

Return to the Outdoors, Part II: Steph Davis

by Alpinist Magazine

Steph Davis shares a story about one of the wild places she loves: Utah’s Canyonlands.

Between Storms, Mendenhall Towers Get New Mixed Line

by Katrina Mohr

Hardrock Mining–Re-think; Reform

by Alpinist Magazine

The Outdoor Alliance, a national coalition of human-powered recreation organizations, is urging outdoor enthusiasts to support proposed reforms of the 1872 Mining Law.

Opinion of a Chinese Reader

by Anonymous

Some young people, like myself ten years ago, thought the west must be filled with idealism, democracy, prosperity and fairness. Well, if I have to put one adjective on how western media has reported the riot, the only word I can think of is “prejudice.”