Tag: rock
Simply Gorgeous: Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
The Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico are home to the spectacular Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Carlsbad Cave is the primary attraction of the park and…
Tips on effectively anchoring your sailboat
A sailor’s worst nightmare is waking up in the middle of the night to find that the boat is dragging her anchor and heading straight…
Successfully climbing Aretes and avoiding falls
A sharp, vertical edge that simply juts out from the face of the cliff is known as an arete. These are not only an aesthetically…
Hang in there: The most common types of climbing handholds
Every single rock face that you’ll ever attempt to climb will involve a variety of different grips, or handholds. Handholds are the parts of the…
Festival season: Searching for meaning in the new millennium
Festival culture is going viral. Although it used to be a psychedelic trip for freaks on the fringes, each year more and more millennials are…
Risk Tolerance- a free solo story
Last weekend I met a man who lived on the edge. He lived just like he climbed, free solo, nothing to hold him back. Freedom…
Need a New Carabiner- How does $335 for the Deluxe Sound
We’re talking about ‘The Gatekeeper’ and is it over designed a work of art or just a good Carabiner? It seems to be a bit…