Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
New England Ropes Recalls Climbing Lines Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Maxim Apogee ...
Posted in Accident, Gear | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Cuil (pronounced COOL) has been getting a lot of press over the last day because it was founded by some hotshot ex-Google employees and what they are calling a Google killer. Yesterday was their first day online so I decided to check out what all the buzz was about.
Wow, now ...
Posted in Rant | No Comments »
Monday, July 28th, 2008
The idea of being able to do 100 push ups is kind of cool. While it won't specifically help your mountaineering ambitions, it certainly won't hurt them. It is a six week program to go from no push ups to 100 push ups. Check it out.
100 Push Ups
Posted in Training | No Comments »
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
My heart reaches out for the Dutch woman who watched her husband and three children slide to their deaths on Mont Dolent in the Alps.
(Story)
Posted in Accident | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
I recently climbed Mt Rainier via the Disappointment Cleaver with a pair of REI Taku softshell pants and I have to say they absolutely rocked. I'll admit that I was a little nervous about only taking softshell pants on Rainier. The mountain is known for strong winds and fierce weather ...
Posted in Gear | 2 Comments »
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
On my last post I felt bad that I couldn't give a good description of the Fisher Chimney route on Mt Shuksan so I went searching for a bit and found this awesome video. Congrats to them for summitting.
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=XNEenbF0dG4
Posted in Alpine, Pacific Northwest, Video, Washington | No Comments »
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
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I would like to be able to say that I have climbed the Fisher Chimney route on Mt Shuksan. Unfortunately I have not. The mountain said no and I listened.
What I did do though is go all the way to the base of the Fisher Chimney and I'll tell you ...
Posted in Alpine, Pacific Northwest, Washington | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
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I just got back from my nine day Pacific Northwest climbing trip. The first mountain on the agenda was Mt Rainier via Disappointment Cleaver. I envisioned this as a straight forward climb that would go fairly smoothly and for the most part it did and yet my attempt ended in ...
Posted in Alpine, Pacific Northwest, Washington | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
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First off, I am a North Carolina rock climber. I cut my teeth here and have enjoyed every minute off it. I learned the area through the third edition of Selected Climbs in North Carolina which includes all the classics but isn't completely up to date.
A while back I went ...
Posted in North Carolina, Rock Climbing, Southeast | No Comments »
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
I hate the feeling when you are pumped out, run out and then when you try to sink some gear it doesn't fit. As I was watching this video of Katie Brown climbing I got ansy in my chair re-living my own moments just like her's. Check it out.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy42ndIUHrA
Posted in Rock Climbing, Southwest, Utah, Video | No Comments »
