In 2008 Arc’teryx was first to market with a new way of building a climbing harness. Petzl had developed a similar technology with the Frame Harness, but it did not offer the weight savings present by the Arc’teryx’s Warp Technology. A few months after the release of the R320 and companion models, I heard a [...]
We had an interesting situation our last day at Smith Rock that I thought it might be interesting and informative to share and get people’s opinions on. Before I jump into my little narrative, the basic question is this: If you are cragging and you see people doing something that is pretty clearly unsafe, what [...]
When planning our Spring Break climbing trip to Trout Creek and Smith Rock in Oregon, we didn’t anticipate becoming Team Gimp + Lizzy. We also didn’t plan on repeatedly epic-ing on the ~48 hours surrounding our planned departure and initial climbing day in Oregon. But what climbing trip really goes exactly as it’s planned? So [...]
Friday morning I rolled out of bed and wandered over to the window. Streaks of rain glided down the glass like tears. Somehow it seems every weekend in 2010 has been filled with rain. I can remember some pretty days of bouldering back in January and February surrounded by weeks of fog, wind, and weather. [...]
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