Blog
25th March 2011
The discussion on "Ice climbing is NOT rock climbing" has generally been useful; I learned a few things for sure, and I appreciate Jeff (the videographer) and the guys in the video taking it...
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24th March 2011
First, sorry for the delay in posting. I've been on a speaking tour, an 80-hour first aid course and some other busy sports actopm. But all good!I answer a fair number of questions about ice...
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22nd March 2011
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17th March 2011
Last year Andreas Spak and I climbed some big rigs in Norway, along with Christian Pondella and his camera. A few ...
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16th March 2011
The Review Issue Way back in the day (mid-nineties) I was the primary equipment reviewer for Rock&Ice magazine. I loved that job for three reasons: First, I could get whatever gear I...
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16th March 2011
Apparently I'm to blame for some recent frostbite. Here's the story, as relayed by a friend, about another friend who is a guide. The guide and client are climbing a popular route in K-Count...
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14th March 2011
A couple of years ago I had a great experience setting routes, climbing, soaking in hot springs and generally e...
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8th March 2011
I tend to geek out on gear pretty heavily, especially when there is some evidence to work with. Reading and thinking on gear is, to me, important. I find fewer and fewer systems that work in...
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4th March 2011
February was a tough month to be an ice climber in Canmore, especially compared to 2010. In fact, the whole year has seemed colder and nastier than 2010 by a fair amount, especially February...
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21st February 2011
A friend of mine calls any situation where the space between your ears stops working a "helmet fire." I love that expression; it's so descriptive of the times when we just stop thinking abo...
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