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...Tower Leaning Tower is a steep and nice wall that is usually climbed in two days. We bivvied at the base of the route and did it in one day, satisfied and reassured of our ability to aid climb. ...
This is the very interesting story of Organic and the way they create bouldering crashpads from scratch. Thanks All Climbing for bringing the video it was really interesting to
Nothing say the ultimate climb like the Everest! And sure you can't really go there on your own for a joy climb but still you can read about the story of other people that have done it,
...und, not a ledge. - The belayer is close to the weight of the leader. - The belayer stands close to the base of the wall, not 15 feet back. - The leader puts in bomber pro close to the ground that has...
Laugh if you want but I am working on building a climbing gym in my stairway to my basement. From the cement at the bottom of the stairs to the ceiling is over 18' the thop step to the ceiling is abou
...orry man buy the book i guess wrote: : Hi all, : Does anyone know what happened to the climbing database that used : to live at http://www.rocknroad.com/ ? (After the book of the : same name ...) ...
We've just added a climbing areas database to our site. It allows a climber to perform a search through 20+ years of both Climbing and Rock and Ice magazine issues for information on climbing areas wo
...ack left to the bottom of the obvious dihedral proved to be very exciting, but we were both soon at the base of the 'obvious left-facing dihedral.' Ben's pitch was about 130 feet long. The third pitch...
...kerjack on TableRock for the following two reasons (his words) 1) an old rhodo bush in the crack at the base of the second pitch chimney which made a solid anchor is long gone 2) people are slinging a...
...ticular style of helmet offers the most amt. of protection for all the sports mentioned. * experience-based suggestions/comments on particular models. * pointers to any published articles on this ...
I think it's based on Spice Girls designs. Real cute, I think. Good look (for young ms.'s, anyway) Consider upgrading to the Newton. It's a far better shoe than the Hueco
...ss than that (grin) and it was my fourth TR set-up. I told him that I was trying to be safe and careful based on the advice of the ng and other climbers I have met. I also said that I think people ove...
Hi Guys, I'm going on an expedition to Everest Base Camp in a year's time (ages I know, but I have to get prepared now!). The climb will also involve climbing Pokalde Peak (just over 19,000ft). I am
...o keep people on the one or two access trails, what can we do to help it? Specifically, the area at the base of the cliff and moreso underneath the prime bouldering is rather muddy. Several people hav...
... new climbs. For example if you abseil down clean the climb, look at the climb closely, then get to the base and climb it do you think it ends up making a huge difference on setting the climb or does ...
I am looking for a utah based or neighboring state based Aid climber. Not only would I like to learn some aid basics, but we also have a desperate need for it in the caving community here.
... month's meeting of the Blue Ridge Section of the American Alpine Club (AAC), we'll show a unique video based on historical 'home move' footage of the 'The First Ascent of Yerupaja' in Peru in 1950. D...
... and the holes sealed. But remember, climbers have been known to spread nasty rumors about each other based on nothing more than their own envy of others' accomplishments. So, you've got to make sur...
...'t know........' So we left at 6:00am. The new highway 74 cuts the drive to 3 1/2 hours. We were at the base and geared up before 11:00 but we were behind a party of three bucketheads......shit! Now I...
...y, my buddy Wolfe and I were watching this Golden Eagle. The eagle was gliding back and forth along the base of Main Wall several hundred feet below. It then caught a thermal, where without flapping i...
...y I'd like any help on finding the start of the route to avoid killing daylight wandering around at the base. Also, I'm fine with the easy unprotected sections, SO I'd rather not take too much gear. W...
...e Queen mother. You have committed a heinous act. You marked the center of your rope with a cat urine based marker, and this in turn made your shoes offensive when you stepped on it. Then you whinne...
...ld opium pipe Inhale deeply and hold: 'Scary things' is when an argument's life is sustained solely based on a battle of semantics. I'm confused. I thought climbing was an up-lifting experience ...
Gday all, does any have any beta on Tarpu Chuli, heading over there late Sep and heading to Annapurna Basecamp for a week. Any info would be appreciated Jason Lindley
If you get to the base of Tahquitz early, it could conceivable be around 40F, or 4C. Tahquitz warms fairly quickly though. As someone pointed out, Joshua tree is an outstanding destination (and you ca
... hike up, but it was windy and cold and we were shivering in a matter of minutes as we racked up at the base of the climb. We put on every piece of clothing we brought, several layers, balaclavas and ...
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