Ideal Climber Houses #12: Aescher-Wildkirchli on Säntis (that’s the name of the mountain), Switzerland
![Amazing Mountains #2: Stetind, Norway’s national mountain. The easiest route is 5.6, but the long, multi-pitch 5.10 routes are apparently the real draw. [via]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fff3UXRd1r931g9o1_1280.jpg)
Amazing Mountains #2: Stetind, Norway’s national mountain. The easiest route is 5.6, but the long, multi-pitch 5.10 routes are apparently the real draw. [via]
Everest’s Melting Glaciers [4:21]
Great video showing how quickly the glaciers on Mt. Everest are receding/melting.
Mountain goat I saw a couple years ago on Mt. Timpanogos, Utah.
A Short Talk With a Legend of Rock (Yvon Chouinard)
Great short article from Smithsonian Magazine about Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia and Black Diamond and first ascentionist of many classic rock climbs in Yosemite and elsewhere.
Some interesting passages:
In the 1950s, Chouinard says, there were fewer than 300 climbers in America
and Yosemite National Park estimates that in the park,
climbers log between 25,000 and 50,000 “climber-days” per year.
and
Chouinard thinks that gyms simply don’t replicate the real spirit of rock climbing. “Climbing without risk isn’t climbing,” he says. “And in gyms, there’s no risk. You aren’t leading, and you’re not using your head. You’re just following the chalk marks to the top.”
and
If you follow the chalk marks, you’ll get to the top—but are you really climbing?
![Amazing mountains #1: Chief Mountain (9080 ft or 2768 m), Montana [via]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1vktyr0tP1r931g9o1_1280.jpg)
Amazing mountains #1: Chief Mountain (9080 ft or 2768 m), Montana [via]
We’re not looking for the risks, we’re looking for the rewards.
![Rhumsiki, Cameroon. [via]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1h5pqwSGm1r931g9o1_1280.jpg)
Rhumsiki, Cameroon. [via]
![Can you name what each one stands for? If you need a hint, they’re all listed in the bottom-right corner.[Source]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m151oeGaQw1r931g9o1_1280.png)
Can you name what each one stands for? If you need a hint, they’re all listed in the bottom-right corner.
[Source]
Here are 10 more photos from my various adventures of the past few years. Click on each one for the larger version and a caption. Other sets of my photos are here.
My Book Is Here!
I’m super psyched to announce that my newest ebook is here! It’s called 101 Rock Climbing Tips and Tricks, and it’s $2.99 on Amazon.
It’s a Kindle ebook, but you don’t need a Kindle to read it. Once you buy it, you can read it in your browser, on your Mac or Windows PC, or on a bunch of other devices (including iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, and Android phone/tablet).
I’ve been climbing for 16 years and have done over 200 first ascents, including the second longest sport route in the US. I’ve climbed thousands of pitches, and this book is the distillation of that climbing knowledge and experience. And it’s only $2.99!
And it would be great if you’d share the book on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and wherever else you hang out online :)
So I just went hiking in a nearby canyon to check out some crags. I was hiking along the base of a cliff, looked up, saw this guy, and just about had a heart attack.
And then I took a picture.
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Ba-dum ching. Moral of the story: Buy good gear
