I have to bring you this story about facing fear of heights that attacked the bloger while rock climbing.
He was climbing the rock when one friend had the safety rope and then looking dow...
The Arete Mountaineering Club was originally was formed in April 1960 by Tom Colley and the late Brian Hathaway. Within 5 years a thriving walking and climbing club of some 40 members had been esta...
Vacationer RV Resort in El Cajon, California might be just the place you are looking for if you want to combine a vacation with rock climbing and you like the area.
In a column about the place S...
Coming across the blog of the Rockbrook Camp describing rock climbing activities for young teens.
High ropes course climbing is the first step in our rock climbing program progression. Here you...
Just found another post of a female climber describing a climbing experience with male hardcore climbers. in a paragraph that I felt was taken from my personal experience on various occa...
A Prusik is a friction hitch or knot used to put a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving, rope rescue, and by arborists. The term Prusik is a name ...
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 d...
T he American alpine institute - climbing blog had gathered together for us resent news from around the world about climbing and climbers, such as:
A team was sent to the south side of mount Ada...
The Poudre Canyon is a narrow verdant canyon, approximately 40 mi long, on the upper Cache la Poudre River, called the "Poudre" for short, which locals pronounce as "Pooder" in Larimer Cou...
Christine Chan brings the story of a friend she met in Argentina that climbed Mt. Aconcagua:
It usually takes 12-13 days to climb to the top. The first few days looked like a big dust bow...
One of my favorite climber is this bloger here in a story of climbing the North Ridge of Mount Baker in January with zero visibility and risk of avalanche he was lucky to avoid.
Here is...
If you feel a sensation of “popping” or “crackling” at your shoulder as you reach for that gaston or jug you might be experiencing the start of SIS- Shoulder Impingement Syndr...
How to join three anchor points into a pre-equalized anchor with a cordelette. After securely inserting three pieces of gear into a crack you have several options for joining them together into one...
Wow it was fun!
I'm just back from Yosemite.
Been there for a week with few friends and have done some great climbing.
I finally took a week off from work to be able to do some climbing inst...
Eldorado Canyon State Park is part of the Colorado State Park system. It is located in Boulder County near the city of Boulder. The park consists of two areas, the Inner Canyon. Eldorado Canyon i...
I've read Liz post about first time learning crack climbing and other new skills and it made me think about the first time that I had to climb with ropes.
I think I was in high ...
Though climbing is something that you can do on your own it is still a great thing to do with a partner/friend, someone to back you up and support you or just have fun together. For beginners it'...
Crack climbing requires subtle and strenuous technique where only the hope of mastering lies in experience. All crack climbing invloves either jamming or torquing the limbs or body inside ...
If you enjoy scenic views of deep river canyons or rock climbing, Smith Rock State Park is the place for you. Smith Rock State Park is a state park located in central Oregon's high desert near th...
This site offers animated knots. Sure you can't use it a your guide when learning to make knots or to climb, but still it is a way to examine your knowledge and skill.
The Lippi Selk Bag is a revolutionary new sleeping bag system which allows you the maximum mobility you need whilst keeping warm. This new concept retains the functionality of the traditional sle...
Artful black and white pictures can be found here.
This competition takes place in Singapore and they seems to have just as much fun there as we have in the local climbing indoors competitions...
If you plan to climb cliffs over Europe and The U.K there are few sources of important information.
Climbing in the Peak District can be fun if you plan in advance and take the weather into ...
With the weather changing it is the perfect time for all those climbers that have waited to climb the North Cascades. In fact the American Alpine Institute - Climbing Blog reports many climbers...
Bendan recommend ordering climbing shows and equipment from Europe.
I have heard all kinds of opinions on this issue.
Climbers take a lot of interest in their gear and for a very good reas...
In July Colorado climber, cyclist, runner, and all-around endurance nut Bill Wright was more than halfway through an attempt to climb Longs Peak once a month for a year. Dougald from the mountain w...
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 reall...
It is funny that I follow RockClimberGirl' s blog regularly and somehow found this amusing post on All Climbing .
I say amusing not because the issue of Top 10 reasons to rock climbs with gi...
Bouldering is an amazing thing. It’s like a strength and agility puzzle, where you have to figure out how to get your body from point A to point B without touching the ground. It has all the Zen q...
Found the post at Rock Climber Girl and it didn't take me too long to know the answer. At least for me as interesting as it sounds this Discovery Channel Casting is not something I would cons...
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