Wow… just… wow… This is pretty impressive. For those that have seen King Lines, it’s the trad route that Sharma does with his mentor guy (Andy?). Sustained hard 12. And he did it before his 25 song playlist finished.

There are many divergent opinions out there about fr…

I ran across this anchor cleaning walk-through today and while it’s very well put together, I have one pretty serious issue with their advice.

Hopefully some more experienced climbers can chime in, but I’ve always been taught (and taught) that you should never clip into the rap rings or quicklin…

BigUp must have read my post over here. They just released a video from Roctrip with some nice shots of the stars. “50 Words for Pump” and “Thanatopsis” are both featured. The segment with Sean McColl flashing “Thanatopsis” is especially sweet; you can hear all the beta he’s getting…

Here are a few links covering the life and death of Sir Edmund Hillary, who died of a heart attack yesterday in Auckland, New Zealand. Hillary was perhaps the world’s most famous mountaineer, having been the first person (or at least among the first two) to summit Everest. BBC New York Times...

As one of the ways Christmas was kind to me this year, I received the climbing movie “Higher Ground” which I hadn’t previously heard of (and I’m guessing you all probably haven’t either).

Some may stay away because it doesn’t feature the big names of climbing… there’s also no sport, no bouldering and no deep-water soloing. But it does have some …

So now that we have some new blood in the group here, how about a serious discussion topic…

Where and when should we go for a big climbing trip next year? Off the top of my head, places like Squamish, Colorado, Joshua Tree, Yosemite/Bishop and Horse Pens seem like possibilities.

Thoughts? Good/bad times for people?

This is a really well done video of a pretty sweet looking route at the Red (Bob Marley Crag).

Max, any idea what kind of filming/editing techniques they used? It almost looks like it could have been shot on actual film and they have some great angles.

Just ran into this thread on RockClimbing.com about an Omega Pacific Link Cam (red one) breaking after taking a fall. The guy is ok, but it has raised some questions about the safety of these cams. Any traddies out there s…

Here’s the video from this year’s Roctrip at the Red. While these don’t have the same quality as a BigUp Productions or Sender Films video, they’re still fun. (and this one has no Timmy O’N…

I know not everyone turned in their scorecards, but the 2007 Horsepens 40 results (pdf) have been posted to the Triple Crown site. The weekend wasn’t really about competition, but it’s fun to see the names and scores. Congrats to Paul Robinson for rackin…