I’m a little behind on this news, but Sonnie Trotter is at it again. Apparently he’s redpointing another contender for one of the world’s hardest trad climbs, The Path, at 5.14R. Like the East Face of the Monkey Face in Smith Rock, The Path was originally bolted. Sonnie, however, lead it as a trad route. [...]
Sep 262007
Sep 242007
Despite the ridiculous (rainy!) weather in the general SoCal area this weekend, we managed to get some rock climbing in on Sunday at New Jack City. The weather was perfect – not too hot, but nice and sunny with a little wind and the routes were in general cool and thought provoking. I was really [...]
Sep 142007
It often seems like the mystical realm of “mountaineering” is so far removed from the rest of rock climbing. But that’s not to say that those massive snow-covered mountains don’t hold an enormous allure even if you (like me) don’t really want to trudge up them. And what mountain is more alluring, mysterious, or frightening [...]
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