Popular California Climbing Areas Near Bishop Closed this Spring due to Record-Breaking Snowfall The unprecedented snowfall in the Sierra Nevadas has created problems for individuals looking to climb popular routes in California. Although the nearly 700 inches of snow that the Northern and Central California ski resorts have seen has been a welcoming sight for skiers and snowboarders, the climbing community of the area is unfortunately not as happy. Related: 2022/23 is Now […] Climbing Matt Scribner | April 3, 2023 0 Comments
8-Year-Old Boy Sets Out to Become Youngest Ever to Scale Yosemite’s El Capitan, CA This week, a father and son duo initiated an attempt to climb El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California. The feat would make the 8-year-old boy the youngest person ever to climb the world-renowned peak. Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, you don’t have to be a climber to comprehend that El Capitan is a challenging […] Climbing Nick DeRiso | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
Young Climber Survives 80 ft. Fall in Yosemite National Forest, CA Climbing With Friends 21-year-old Anna Parsons is an outdoor enthusiast and was enjoying what she loves to do most on August 1, 2022. She had no idea what would happen that fateful day. She just arrived in the U.S. two days earlier with her friend and classmate, Jack Evans. They were marine science students from New Zealand on their way […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
Maria Kittl: The 89 Year-Old Rock Climber It’s not every day someone comes across an athlete with as much commitment as Maria Kittl. The eighty-nine-year-old Austrian has such a passion for rock climbing, she does it every week. “When I see a steep wall, my heart starts to sing,” says Kittl. According to Forbes, climbing can lead to “flow state experiences.” A flow state is when you have […] Climbing Breya Bergom | July 22, 2021 0 Comments
Massachusetts Man Dies in Climbing Accident at Rumney Rocks, NH A Massachusetts man was killed in a climbing accident on the Rumney Rocks in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire on Friday according to NH Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division. NH Fish and Game wrote in a report: On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 4:20 PM crews from Rumney Fire Department, Rumney Police Department, Plymouth Fire Department, […] Climbing SnowBrains | September 30, 2020 1 Comment
Via Ferrata: The Most Exciting Summer Adventure At Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC After skiing at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia for the past 15 years of my life, I thought I had covered all of the heart-stopping terrain that the mountain had to offer, but I saw it in a whole new light this summer when I found myself on their Via Ferrata, hanging on a swinging suspension bridge over […] Climbing Lucy Ferneyhough | August 25, 2020 1 Comment
Trip Report: Climbing in Indian Creek, UT Adventure Summary: crack climbing, desert camping, citations, scuba diving, and canned tamales. The two best state highways in Utah are highways 210 and 211. They are coincidentally numbered one right after the other even though they are located on two different sides of the state. Highway 210 is the road that runs through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to righteous ski […] Trip Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 16, 2019 0 Comments
Black Diamond Fall 2019 Gear Swap Black Diamond is a full-service climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry ski shop located at the Black Diamond factory headquarters in Salt Lake City. They’ve been there since 1992 and ship nationwide and internationally. Black Diamond sells an assortment of outdoors gear ranging from climbing equipment, apparel, backcountry ski gear, and much, much more. They also make quality skis. Black Diamond’s staff […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 5, 2019 0 Comments
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