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La Carretera Alta, Part 3 – Margaritas and Multipitches

Posted onApril 19, 2018April 19, 2018AuthorRyanLeave a comment

Imagine, if you will, the following scene… Having spent the entire day climbing Mexican limestone, you rest your weary body on a tattered boulder pad, surrounded by monolithic walls awash [Read More]

CategoriesColumns, La Carretera AltaTagsClimbing, El Potrero Chico, Hidalgo, La Carretera Alta, Mexico, Nuevo Leon, sport climbing

La Carretera Alta, Part 2 – Up hill and down dale

Posted onMarch 13, 2018AuthorRyanLeave a comment

Our luggage was prodigious, piled high in the doorway of the Melbourne Airport departure lounge. One of the duffels was splayed open like the carcass of an olive drab ungulate, [Read More]

CategoriesColumns, La Carretera AltaTagsClimbing, La Carretera Alta, Overlanding, pinnacle sports, Travel, USA

Climbing Insurance for Australians and other Mythical Beasts

Posted onJanuary 18, 2018January 18, 2018AuthorMorag StewartLeave a comment

So, you’re looking forward to your next big international climbing trip… imagining what gear you will take, what crags you’re gonna hit up, the other dirtbags you’re gonna hang out [Read More]

CategoriesColumns, La Carretera AltaTagsAustralian, climber, Climbing, insurance, international, long-term, PDS, Road Trip, Satan, trad is rad, worldwide

La Carretera Alta: The Budget

Posted onDecember 4, 2017April 2, 2018AuthorRyanLeave a comment

For those who might be interested in embarking on a South American overlanding/climbing adventure of their own, this document will provide a comprehensive list of our expenses. We’ll start by [Read More]

CategoriesColumns, La Carretera AltaTagsbudget, Climbing, costs, expenses, La Carretera Alta, Overlanding, Roadtrip

La Carretera Alta, Part 1 – The Turtle

Posted onJuly 5, 2017July 5, 2017AuthorRyanLeave a comment

Like a fleeting vision in a clouded crystal ball, the needle of Las Vegas’ Stratosphere Casino appeared intermittently in the brown haze. Furious winds whipped across the streets, carrying the [Read More]

CategoriesColumns, La Carretera AltaTagsClimbing, drive the americas, Road Trip, Travel, USA, van, vanlife

It’s actually happening… La Carretera Alta goes live!

Posted onJune 11, 2017AuthorRyanLeave a comment

As some of you might be aware, Morag Stewart and I are planning on an epic 2018… We’ll be driving through South America on the ultimate climbing road trip odyssey. [Read More]

CategoriesColumns, La Carretera AltaTagsadventure, Climbing, Climbing Magazine, La Carretera Alta, Road Trip, Travel, Van Life

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La Carretera Alta, Part 3 – Margaritas and Multipitches

CategoriesColumns, La Carretera AltaTagsClimbing, El Potrero Chico, Hidalgo, La Carretera Alta, Mexico, Nuevo Leon, sport climbingPosted onApril 19, 2018April 19, 2018AuthorRyan

Imagine, if you will, the following scene… Having spent the entire day climbing Mexican ...read more...

Gear Review: La Sportiva G2 SM’s

CategoriesGear, Gear reviewsTagsalpinism, Boots, Double Boots, G2 SM, Ice climbing, La Sportiva, mountaineeringPosted onApril 4, 2018April 4, 2018AuthorJosh Worley

Whoever said you can’t climb technical routes in double boots has not worn the La Sportiva G2 SM. ...read more...

In Praise of Grovelling

CategoriesOpinion, Random MusingsTagsClimbing, grovelling, thrutching, trad is radPosted onMarch 26, 2018March 26, 2018AuthorRyan

In his book, 9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes, Dave MacLeod argues that the best climbers ...read more...

50 Classic Climbs of Australia – Groove Train

CategoriesColumns, Fifty Classics of AustraliaTags50 Classic Climbs, australia, Fifty Classics, Grampians, Sandstone, sport climbing, Taipan Wall, Victoria, Well 'ardPosted onMarch 21, 2018April 4, 2018AuthorRyan

When I started compiling this list, it was my intent to showcase the huge variety of climbing styles ...read more...

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