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…
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Continue ReadingRed Rock Canyon National Conservation Area “It’s snowing,” a woman to my right called out. I smiled, thinking, “Aha! There’s another climber who showers folks with a light dusting of chalk!” Then I saw the white flakes floating from the sky. They melted a moment later on my face and hands. What!?! We were in…
Continue ReadingI’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…
Continue ReadingThis spring I’ve been heading out to Joshua Tree for more weekend only trips than ever before. So far it’s turned out great and we’ve been able to climb with different groups of friends (and crash their campsites). I’m not caught up in terms of posting pics but here’s a video I made of the…
Continue ReadingJust 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.
Continue ReadingSometimes 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 ReadingWeather 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 ReadingNow that the JTreeTweetup is just around the corner I’ve been getting a few questions about Joshua Tree and what camping there will be like. I thought I’d do a series of posts on this. While you can find a lot of information online about Joshua Tree National Park, my posts will highlight a few…
Continue ReadingWe’re doing it folks! Plans are made, flights are booked. When: November 13 – 15th, 2009. (Though some are coming early) Where: Joshua Tree National Park, California. Hidden Valley Campground is where we’ll be aiming for. Who: Mainly members of the climbing community on Twitter but also some friends and family. Climbers of different interests…
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