If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!MountainZone.com reports that the Access Fund is fighting the climbing ban at Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
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From the monthly archives:
April 2005
The Trust For Public Land is buying a popular central Washington climbing area, the privately owned, 40-acre Sam Hill climbing area.
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Chockstone has a pictorial article on the carabiner brake rappel. The also include an alternative method.
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The Friends of Seneca Work Party will be held this year on April 23 reports the Potomac Mountain Club. They are still looking for volunteers.
Update: This event has been canceled with a possible rescheduled date of June 11.
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The University of Idaho Climbing Center recently hosted the third annual Palouse Climbing Festival with 60-70 climbers in attendance including Will Gadd. The University of Idaho claims to have the most comprehensive climbing facility in North America, featuring a 55-foot pillar and a 6,000-foot climbing area.
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An Everest climber argues that Sherpas are undervalued for the work they perform and how they put their lives on the line.
Though scaling Everest has become a lucrative adventure sport, Apa and other Sherpas, many of whom use their ethnic group as a last name, say they are not getting their fair share of the [...]
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A fundraiser for the Potomac River is being held on April 23. As two major climbing areas for Washington D.C. residents are on the Potomac (Great Falls and Carderock), this is a great cause to help protect the river.
Want to learn more about the challenges facing the Potomac River and what you can do to [...]
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The Yosemite Blog has a post on the Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue. There’s a good discussion of an incident report from YOSAR.
A list of recent rescues can be found here.
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Though not a practitioner myself, I know numerous climbers who swear by yoga. This article from beauty-fitness-yoga-source.com covers some of the basics. This should be informational to all of us who haven’t got around to giving yoga a try.
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Climbing reports that Fred Nicole has completed two new problems at Hueco Tanks.
Nicole, who has established three V14 problems at Hueco in a decade of visits to the Texas park, believes both of these new problems are a bit harder. Nicole added that he has put up at least one other new problem elsewhere in [...]
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The 3rd Annual New River Rendezvous will be held this year on May 20-22 at the New River Gorge in Fayetteville, WV.
The Rendezvous is a fun, friendly, down-home three day celebration of climbers, climbing and the New River Gorge. We are presenting a full three-day program that includes comps, clinics, gatherings, dinner, parties, breakfast, contests [...]
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MountainZone.com reports that the Harvard Mountaineering Club is celebrating its 80th Anniversary by undertaking an expedition to the Borkoldoy Mountains in Kyrgyzstan.
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