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22nd January 2007

Training and Geekery

Training:The elbow seems to have reached some sort of sticking point; not getting better, not getting worse. I can sort of climb on it if I'm gentle (going at all hard puts it back a step fo... Read more »

21st January 2007

Equalizing belays

The whole concept of equalizing belay anchors has been discussed heavily lately, both over on rockclimbing.com and also on supertopo.com. I've also had some correspondance with Jim Ewing ove... Read more »

20th January 2007

Gear Testing

I've been doing a fair amount of that lately despite my injured elbow. I can still get out for a quick whack on the icicles, so I've been testing new tools, screws and some clothing also, g... Read more »

18th January 2007

Religion and “Wow!”

Thanks for the comments and emails on the Religion topic. I'm getting ready for the show tonight plus some other stuff, but wanted to note that looking for spiritual answers and through that... Read more »

17th January 2007

Slideshow in Calgary Thursday night, Religion

I'm doing a show Thursday (tomorow night) in Calgary as a benefit for the Canadian World Championship Paragliding Team. It's turned into a really well-organized event, 20 foot screen etc., ... Read more »

16th January 2007

Hari Berger by Simone Moro

A friend sent me some words about Hari from Simone Moro. I saw Simone speak at Banff this year, great show, and his words below put a lot of what I've been thinking about into a clearer form... Read more »

14th January 2007

Ouray Results

My girlfriend, Kim is down in Ouray judging and teaching clinics, it sounds like it's the usual fun time, wish I were there! Injuries suck.Anyhow, ... Read more »

12th January 2007

Ice Screw Testing

I met the guys doing some human "crash test dummy" testing with ice screws when I was in Ouray last year. They've put together a nice trailer of hucking themselves off various ice climbs (li... Read more »

12th January 2007

Kandersteg Ice Fest, Travel Round two

Just returned from the Kandersteg Ice Festival, a really fun event in Switzerland. Sean Isaac and I did "Canadian Ice" shows in English to the huge crowd, good fun. Unfortunately there was v... Read more »

8th January 2007

Modern TravelI’m in Switzerland for the Black Diamond Kandersteg Ice Festival, one of the bigger Euro Festivals and always a good time. It’s a really short trip--I don’t like this sort... Read more »

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