Sad News – R.I.P. Kurt Albert
Sad news today on the climbing front. The man, the myth, the legend – Kurt Albert – has passed on. Kurt fell 18 meters from a via ferrata in Bavaria, Germany. Kurt was 56. Kurt was a BAD ASS. Here’s an old flick of Kurt and Wolfgang Gullich crushing in Yosemite. Kurt Albert -significant ascents [...]
Zanskar Odyssey
When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary summitted Mt Everest for the first time in 1953, they were supported by a huge expedition force of porters, sherpas, cooks, financers, meteorologists, beauticians, politicians and a few others - full on Himalayan expedition style. Apparently, it takes many people to get up those giant mountains. Fast forward 57 [...]
Alex and The Crucifix
Back in June we reported that Alex Honnold had free-soloed The Crucifix – a 5.12 route on Yosemite’s Higher Cathedral. Well, Alex has finally done a little write up about it for La Sportiva. Read about it. The Obligatory disclaimer from Alex: “I was told to add a disclaimer to this essay, so that no [...]
Skylining
Woah. We’ve seen some big budget rad stuff before, but this takes the cake. Julien Millot, Tancrède Melet, Seb Brugalla, Antoine Moineville, and Seb Montaz have taken highlining to new levels in the French Alps. Complete with beautiful helicopter footage, HD quality and unprecedented scenery, Skyliners will be available as a free full length movie [...]
Camming History 101
And now for a bit of a history lesson. Stéphane Pennequin has nuts. He also has cams. He also has every single device in between. Stephane has amassed a huge collection of all things rock climbing gear related at his Nuts Museum in Ajaccio, France. Check out Stéphane’s article Clockwork Friends which details the evolution [...]
Safety Check
Ahhh, daisy chains. They seem so convenient, but as we all know – THEY’RE FOR AID CLIMBING. The folks at Black Diamond have taken the time to address a potentially fatal issue involving daisy chains. Take a look, pay attention and don’t use daisy chains for cleaning sport anchors! From the folks at BD: Share [...]
The Ronnie Dickson Project
Ronnie Dickson is a rock climber. Ronnie Dickson has one leg. Ronnie Dickson is stronger than you. The proof: Share this post:
Triple Crown 2010
The Triple Crown is a series of bouldering comps at three of the premiere boulderfields in the Southeast United States. The series kicks off in the fall beginning with Hound Ears in Boone, NC, moves on to Horse Pens-40 in Steele, AL, and then concludes at the Stone Fort in Chattanooga, TN. Hound Ears Bouldering [...]
InnerView #2 – Arno Ilgner
Deep in the heart of Dixie, tucked between hills and hollows, monsters tower over hidden valleys and forests, waiting for suitors. Enter Arno Ilgner – slayer of beasts, tamer of minds. Arno has pioneered new terrain through some of the steepest and most difficult rock in the East. With his first free ascents of most [...]
