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16th February 2010

Fun, Sketchy, and Freaky “Fossens”

Norway 2010 is wrapping up. It's been a great trip--as always, Andreas Spak and I found insane ice, climbed it, and are destroyed. Christian Pondella came along to shoot some photos, but als... Read more »

13th February 2010

Simple Ice Tricks

Norway! I love climbing in the land of big new routes with my friend Andreas Spak. Yeah!I've done more ice climbing this season than I think I ever have in a season--Norway is just the lates... Read more »

9th February 2010

Some video fun

Here's a little video sports action of the Endless Ascent effort, shot by my friend Scott Milton. Memories, memories! Nice work Scott and team Arc. There are a whole whack of linked videos i... Read more »

7th February 2010

Redstone Winterfest

I just spent two days at the Redstone Winterfest, in Redstone, Colorado. Redstone is a small town on the western side of the Colorado Rockies. I've spent a bunch of days in the area over the... Read more »

1st February 2010

Spray On

I'm just back home after climbing the coolest ice I've ever seen or climbed, anywhere in the world. ... Read more »

27th January 2010

Endless Analysis #3:Nutrition

Stuff I ate: 1/6 of an amazing, salty, peppery, mouth-savoring steak. One slice of pizza. About 10 or 15 Clif Blok packages (love the 3x Sodium!). Two or five Clif Bars of various types, may... Read more »

25th January 2010

Endless Analysis #2:Training

Training for dZi Endless AscentFirst off, today was my first day back on the ice, two weeks to the day since we finished Endless Ascent. I'm losing one fingernail, and the soles of my feet... Read more »

21st January 2010

Stretching: It’s all changing again.

I'm supposed to be writing about the Endless Ascent, and will get back to that, but I keep getting off on tangents. One thing I'm very interested in is stretching, and how to stretch effecti... Read more »

17th January 2010

Mountain Movement

In the last 25 years I've spent a lot of time formally and informally teaching climbing, kayaking, paragliding and a few other sports. I've taught some very diverse groups, ranging from the ... Read more »

13th January 2010

Endless Analysis #1: The Damage Done

PS on the Math--My personal belief is that Pic of the Vic, the route I was on, is at least 40M high as Vince Anderson's excellent guidebook suggests and my personal experience backs up (you ... Read more »

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