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Recall on Maxim Ropes

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 and Maxim Pinnacle Dynamic Climbing [...]

Gear List for Mt Rainier via Cuil

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 this is where everyone points [...]

One Hundred Push Ups

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

Dutch Woman Watches Family Die on Mountain

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.

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REI Taku Softshell Pants

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 after all and this was [...]

A better video fo Fisher Chimney – Mt Shuksan

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.

Mt Shuksan – Fisher Chimney

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 a little about that because [...]

Mt Rainier – Disappointment Cleaver Part I

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 failure.

From North Carolina my climbing [...]

Selected Climbs in North Carolina

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 to Laurel Knob to climb [...]

Katie Brown on Tombstone – The Fall

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.

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