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29th November 2006

Politics (not directly climbing or flying related…)

It's no secret to regular readers of this blog (and thanks to those who have sent in comments on elbows, ropes and falling!) that I really don't like George Bush and his crew of Neocon nutte... Read more »

27th November 2006

More on falling distances…

This discussion on falling distances with respect to clipping position is down there somewhere in the comments column, thought I'd post it as a new entry. I'm getting some email on this as w... Read more »

24th November 2006

More Gear Commentary

Anchors: Cordelette, Sliding X, or? A brief history of anchor building (with lots left out...)When I started seriously climbing in the early 80s most of us weren't thinking all that deeply ... Read more »

20th November 2006

Ice, Elbow, Aerobics

The ice season is in full swing here--it's been a bit of an odd November so far, very warm days (+8 Canadian here today, that's about +50 US) alternating with good periods of colder weather.... Read more »

15th November 2006

Whyte Museum Show

I've been working on a new slideshow for the ... Read more »

12th November 2006

Norwegian Ice Climbing Info, Alberta Ice

I've spent the last couple of Februarys in Norway, home of big ice and crazy potential. I really like the Norwegian vibe and the endless opportunities for big ice. My friend Andreas Spak has... Read more »

10th November 2006

More on clipping

The posts on clipping and falling distances have generated a lot of email. Some graph paper will help in working the various clipping situations; we're all conditioned to think of the fall d... Read more »

9th November 2006

Aweberg wins Banff Festival Award

Finally back at home after the film festival and participating in the film maker's seminar. The festival went really well, good fun, and the latest film we made, Aweberg, won a special jury ... Read more »

4th November 2006

Film Festival, Ice Book Correction.

As walked into the film maker's seminar yesterday I found the way forward blocked by a crush of people along the path. You spend a lot of time at the Banff Festivals slowly moving forward th... Read more »

3rd November 2006

Banff Film Festival, Ice, Training (again).

I really enjoy being involved with the Banff Film Festival every year, it's a great collection of talented and creative people in an environment still small enough that you run into many ol... Read more »

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