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21st November 2009
Normally there's a lot of ice in the Canadian Rockies by this time of year. And, in general, there is enough now for most people. But I need dead-vertical big chunks of it, and there's not m...
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17th November 2009
Tomaz Humar recently died in Nepal. He was a character. Some of my friends thought little of him, others quite a lot, and both were right. A good ...
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11th November 2009
Climbing a lot of routes in a day is fun. I've done some engaging one-day linkups over the years, ranging from climbing the Diamond on Long's Peak and paddling Gore Canyon in a day to climbi...
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8th November 2009
First off, congrats to GM, who just won a drytooling competition down in Colorado Springs. Nice one. I've been heckling/coaching GM a bit over the last few months, nice to see him succeed.No...
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5th November 2009
Early winter in the Rockies is a dangerous time of year; we're all fired up to get out in the snow and on the ice, but the situation is often pretty dynamic. Two good climbers from Canmore r...
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4th November 2009
Today was my first day of ice climbing. I've taken my tools for a walk a few times and done some scouting, but due to travel, weather and some other lame excuses today was my first day out. ...
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31st October 2009
I was out for a hike in the mountains yesterday and saw these tracks. Five or six animals, lots of deer in the area, hmmm... I'm going with wolf.The temperatures around here have absolutely ...
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29th October 2009
I often hear comments such as, "I only climb/fly/paddle/walk/whatever for myself." While this is ultimately true, the same people always immediately know their best onsights, longest distanc...
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28th October 2009
I'm over the pig flu and back training, hopefully climbing a lot more soon!My bud Kelly Cordes put some ...
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22nd October 2009
cool climbing video if you haven't already seen it. The Power of Youth!...
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