I knew this whole Dawn Wall climb was big when President Obama started tweeting about it. In case you’ve been living under a rock (or on one), Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgenson recently completed the world’s most difficult rock climb, the Dawn Wall on the 3,000-foot monolith, El Capitan in Yosemite. by Luke Mehall, publisher of…
A line graph showing the hipness of my sunglasses over the years would look like the jagged silhouette of the Teton Range. Peaks and valleys jutting up and shooting down, marking my level of caring, fashion sense or in most cases my singleness and desire to get a girlfriend at the time. Review by Shaun…
To dirtbag or not to dirtbag, that is the question. The technique of dirtbagging is one that can only truly be learned by experience. Let’s face it, money is time, and to climb requires money. If don’t have much, then you may want to earn some on 원엑스벳. However, every lifestyle climber knows a trick…
The Mutant 28, by Osprey, packs the essentials for a minimalist looking to get into alpine, ice or vertically mixed endeavors. Thoughtfulness, through design and testing, have put purposeful features to work, creating a pack that can do big things in a little package. Retail: $130.00 Reviewed by Al Smith III, co-founder of The Climbing…
For us posting this video, is a case of “I don’t always (fill in the blank) but when I do…” We pride ourselves on original content, we are the Outkast of the climbing world (if you don’t know about the musical act Outkast, check em out. Basically they ensured their legacy in the hip-hop game…
It’s amazing that climbing El Capitan in Yosemite is no big deal for a lot of people: routes that originally took parties days, even months to climb, can be done in just a few hours by elite climbers. For yours truly and my partner Dave Ahrens climbing El Capitan was a big deal, a life…
For once, I’m actually psyched to “leave it on,” as their ad campaign suggests. For climbers and skiers, the best characteristic of a jacket is not noticing it while it’s on, so you can focus on the task at hand. Then afterwards you realize, oh yeah, I was warm the whole time, but I’m not…
Westcomb’s Tango Hoody is a formidable layer for a variety of conditions, with a lot to love in a simple, straightforward package. Having received this jacket in the late fall, a bit past prime time alpine climbing season, I chose to test this jacket in a similar environ – the backcountry and nordic trails in…