Ginger Cracks Video – #RRTweetup Red Rocks, NV 2010
Just a casual video. Bit of the approach, climb & view. Bonus points if you can name the music. Ginger Cracks – Red Rocks Nevada from rockgrrl on Vimeo.
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Red Rocks, Nevada #RRtweetup Climbing Trip April 2010
Sometimes the weather forecast lies. I looked at my calendar and the bright red rectangular banner that said “Red Rocks Tweetup Trip” it had changed a bit, gotten longer, gotten shorter, had names added, removed and added again; but it had been there for a while. I looked at the weather report. Rain it said….
Continue ReadingRed Rocks Tweetup Prequel – Video
Weather forecasts were not our friends as we tried to plan for the Red Rocks Tweetup. With my friend Katie coming from Central California and with us still having about a five and a half hour drive to Red Rocks, we really didn’t want the sandstone rocks there to be too wet to climb on….
Continue ReadingCamera Harness Review – The KEYHOLE
As an outdoor adventure photographer I find myself wearing a backpack and sometimes being caught between wanting to have fast access to my camera and wanting it to be secure and comfortable to carry while I scramble around. The folks at Backcountry Solutions have come up with an answer to this situation. They offer the…
Continue ReadingReview – The Buff – Head, Neck, Face Transformer
A few months ago I asked Buff if they were interested in letting me review one of their items. They not only said, “Sure!” but in fact sent me three different types of Buffs! They sent me a UV Buff, a Polar Buff, and one of their newest Buffs, a Wool Buff. Let me back…
Continue ReadingYosemite 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…
Continue ReadingQuick 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…
Continue ReadingHolidays 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,…
Continue ReadingMerrell Siren Sport Omin-Fit Shoe Review
I received a pair of Women’s Siren Sport Omni-Fit shoes a few months ago and have been testing them ever since. By coincidence I also received a pair of the waterproof version of these shoes, the Siren Sport XCR Gore-Tex, Â as well when I went on the Gore trip so I’ll include a few comments…
Continue ReadingStart ’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…
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