The Shoe JORge
We’re kicking off a new feature here at The SEND. We’re sure you all know the type – the consummate gear hoarder, the climber who just HAS to have the newest gadget, the next high tech piece of equipment. We know about 500, but one in particular stands out. His insatiable desire to climb in [...]
Welcome the South’s Newest Crag – Deep Creek, TN
So you’ve probably sampled the fine bouldering at the Stone Fort(LRC) in Tennessee, but did you know about its rope climbing cousin? No, not Leda, we’re talking Deep Creek here. Located just north of Stone Fort, and sculpted from the same immaculate sandstone, Deep Creek sits above the Cumberland trail and is home to the [...]
Patagonia Wrap-Up
Our good buddy and climber extraordinaire, Josh Finkelstein, has a nice write up detailing his, as well as the rest of the monkeys’, season in Patagonia. Weather windows were elusive and short, but much got done. Check out slowandheavy for the full spray down. Highlights include first ascents by Mikey Schaefer and Kate Rutherford on [...]
Messner
From wikipedia: “Reinhold Messner (born September 17, 1944) is an Italian mountaineer and explorer from South Tyrol, often cited as the greatest mountain climber of all time. He is renowned for making the first solo ascents of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and for being the first climber to ascend all fourteen “eight-thousanders” (peaks over [...]
