Just a quick post to give a shout out to some friends of mine who summited or are very close to summiting a mountain peak. First off Jeremy, who I’ve known because of Twitter and because of two Climbing Tweetups (JTreeTweetup and Red Rocks Tweetup), he just summited Mt. Kilimanjaro and is now preparing for [...]
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My Top 4 Tips for Climbing in Warm Weather
Summer is upon us, at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere any way. Depending on where you are that can mean hot and humid, hot and dry, scorching hot, or hot and thunderstorms. Can you still get your climb on?
I’ve found myself climbing in all of those conditions in various parts of [...]
New Climbing Designs, New Shirt Colors
I’ve added new graphic illustration designs to my climbing & outdoors shop.
Some of you might be able to guess the references I used (hint I made them based on a photo I took last year at a memorable bouldering session). If you give up, the answer is at the top of the thumbnail page of [...]
Yosemite Half Dome Hikers Need a Permit
Yosemite National Park has moved to a permit system for hikers going up Half Dome on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and holidays while the cables are up. Rockclimbers going up a technical route and not entering the subdome area will not need permits to descend. Backpackers will receive a permit as part of their Wilderness [...]
Quick Shots - Echo Cliffs January 9, 2010
Last Saturday I went out to one of the local crags, Echo Cliffs which is a cliff formation in the Santa Monica Mountain range. It was a beautiful day and had the added treat of being the second time I got to hang out with Teri, one of the climbers I know on Twitter. We [...]
Holidays and Wild Guesses
So there are a few trends going on right now, one is about “10 years ago” and the other is, well, the expected “end of year” musings.
I thought I’d write a short piece about both and bring you up to speed on a few things I’ve been doing.
I haven’t posted in a while, I got [...]
Start ‘em Young - Mountain Biking?
Ok, not exactly mountain biking, but a bike that can get kids biking a bit earlier than when I started (I think I started around 7).
I went to an art show curated by a friend of mine the other day and the subject of kids and outdoor activities came up, apparently she’s got her 4 [...]
Climber’s Guide to Joshua Tree Camping - Part 2
In Part 1 of my Climber’s Guide to Joshua Tree Camping I shared a map I created, I’ve since updated it with a free wifi access coffee shop, a convenient gas station and a place to rent camping equipment so be sure to check it out again.
Now I’ll get to the Packing Question. What to [...]
Gore Experience More Blogger Summit Part 2 - Testing, Competition & Play
Day 2
The Moisture Transfer Rate Equation
After breakfast in the hotel the next order of the day was a visit to the Gore facilities in Elkton, Maryland. This is an actual testing and production plant so occasionally we were not allowed to take photos, such as on the production floor where laminate was being made (the [...]
Community: Biking Versus Driving
An exasperated driver next to me exclaimed, “Really!?! Guy, really!?!” I had pushed the pedestrian crosswalk button and a car had stopped about 3 feet away from the painted lines - right in front of the other driver who was wanting to make a left hand turn. I only heard this driver because his window [...]