Not a bad idea for gear storage.
Because stairs are lame.
The Northeast Buttress of Higher Cathedral Rock
Awesome photo trip report on SuperTopo from a classic Yosemite Route.
New Route Potential #10: On the coast of Palawan Island, The Philippines
Heh.
Pics from a funky tower I soloed last week. More pics and info here.
This guy free dives into a giant hole in the sea floor and then climbs up the sides of it to get back out. The whole video is pretty cool, and the climbing part stars at 3:00.
![A boulderer’s dream come true? [More pics here.]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s77igmTs1r931g9o1_1280.jpg)
A boulderer’s dream come true? [More pics here.]
Some of My Trip Reports
I’ve been climbing a lot of long, moderate routes lately (my favorite kind of climbing) and here are the trip reports I’ve written up. All of the routes are here in Utah.
- A Solo Ascent of Geurt’s Ridge (5.5, 1,500′) on Mt. Olympus
- Climbing (and Rappelling) Wilson’s Arch Near Moab, Utah
- The 2nd (?) Ascent of Grumpies, Harkonnen Castle, Arches National Park
- My Second Time Up Ancient Art (5.9 C0, 4 pitches)—Topo and Photos
- Climbing Led By Sheep (5.7, 800’) on Aries Butte in Zion National Park
![“Lyle Closs on Albert’s Tomb, Organ Pipes, Mt Wellington, Tasmania Australia 1974” [Source]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3nvqt7BKP1r931g9o1_1280.jpg)
“Lyle Closs on Albert’s Tomb, Organ Pipes, Mt Wellington, Tasmania Australia 1974” [Source]
I just got back from climbing this. That’s my friend on top. Pretty cool, eh?
New Route Potential #10: Devetashka Cave, Bulgaria
This is a pretty crazy climbing wall concept.
Six essential yoga poses for climbers
I’m not much of a yoga guy but I did go to a class last night and I’m nice and sore this morning. I know a lot of people swear by yoga for helping their climbing, so check out this article, try it out, go to a class, and see if it works for you.
