These days, more often than not, someone in a climbing crew of craggers has a speaker. If you want the biggest and the baddest – you should probably check out the Big Turtle Shell (BTS) Wireless Speaker from Outdoor Tech. Retail: $229.95 Last spring we reviewed the original Turtle Shell, which is about a fourth…
“This stillness to which all returns, this is reality, and soul and sanity have no more meaning here than a gust of snow…[mountains] serve as a mirror to one’s own true being, utterly still, utterly clear, a void, an Emptiness without life or sound that carries in Itself all life, all sound. Yet as long…
The Mammut Sensor is a perfect name for a rope that encourages safety in the way it feels and handles. Retail: 60 meter, 10mm: $299.95 70 meter, 10mm: $319.95 I’ve climbed on Mammut ropes more than any other brand, and they have proven to be reliable and long lasting. They handle well, and typically hold up…
Green, jasmine, earl, chai and black. Tea. I love it all! A day of climbing ice, I pack my thermos with hot herbal tea and honey. by Amy Stevens For a day of rock climbing I pack my thermos with ice tea and lemon. I had yet to find the perfect vessel for a full…
Light is Right! is the new slogan for today’s alpinism. We pare down the grams in our clothing, sleep systems, and carabiners…but is it worth going light on a rope? After all, the rope is the major non-redundant link in the belay system; if you’re a climber, you probably trust a rope 100% with your…
The good times are moving fast these days, zipping by as we fly through space on this big ball of rock. As a writer it is my job to record, to pause, to go back in time, if only slightly, and squeeze the juice out of divine moments, and leave produce something special for those…
For a climbing slipper priced under $100 the Evolv Addict may be the best out there. The Addicts are a comfortable and durable shoe and one that will surely compete with the Five Ten Moccasyms. Retail: $99.00 You can’t write about the Addicts without noting how similar they are to the Five Ten Moccasym (retail…
In the Last Pitch section of the new Climbing Zine, there’s a great, sentimental piece, written by Mallory Logan. Titled “The Mom Crux” Logan waxes philosophically about the parallels between climbing and motherhood. She writes, “Wide-eyed and confident you step into the unknown to find your own way. Whether on lead or cradling a precious babe in…