Category: Climbing
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The Black Bean
I’ve been fighting a head cold this week: just enough to make me tired, but not enough to not be bored in the process of resting. So, in no small part inspired by the comments earlier this week, I’ve been watching a lot of climbing videos. This is a good one. Be sure to stick…
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La Obsesion and the evolution of climbing style
I’m slowly becoming more interested in climbing again, and to that end the following video came across my desk today. I enjoyed it on several levels, but none more than watching Andrada climb La Rambla towards the end. I started climbing in a time of transition, 1993, when indoor climbing gyms were beginning to explode…
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My thoughts on base layers for active adventure
I hesitated to write the footwear article I published last week, for reasons I’ve written about on several occasions, namely that I don’t want to feed the gear obsession that for many perniciously supplants actual experience. Yet the response I got to that article, for quarters expected and not, has been positive and profuse. So…
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All-Pack, finalized
Back in April, I put together a pack almost from scratch, which was to be an all sport and all conditions multi-day and/or technical pack. It still represents my finest design and sewing work to date. Although the larger canvas makes execution a lot easier than with frame packs or clothing. It’s been on two…
Bedrock & Paradox 