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Crag Etiquette: A complete guide for complete dickheads

Posted onJanuary 30, 2018AuthorRyanLeave a comment

The climbing community is small and well-connected. Forget six degrees of separation, there are barely two in any local scene. If you want to cultivate a reputation as a total [Read More]

CategoriesEnvironment, Opinion, Random MusingsTagsaccess, Climbing, community, crag, dickhead, etiquette, Leave No Trace, LNT, responsible use

The Yosemite Principle

Posted onJune 6, 2017AuthorRyanLeave a comment

“Climbing El Cap is fucking dope. But you can expect to be pissed on by another party at least once. Maybe even shit on. It’s part of the experience.” – [Read More]

CategoriesEnvironment, OpinionTagsBLM, Denali, environment, Land Management, National Parks, USA, Wilderness, yosemite

Your wilderness, under siege

Posted onJune 22, 2015June 20, 2017AuthorRyanLeave a comment

On the 26th March 2015, the United States Senate voted to pass SA838, a budget amendment which constitutes the first step in allowing the transfer of certain types of federal [Read More]

CategoriesEnvironment, OpinionTagsBLM, environment, government, National Parks, public land, SA838

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La Carretera Alta, Part 11 – The Nefarious Villains of South America

CategoriesColumns, La Carretera AltaTagsLa Carretera Alta, Overlanding, Protect ya neck, South America, TravelPosted onFebruary 19, 2019February 20, 2019AuthorRyan

If you’re planning a trip to South America, you’ll be repeatedly warned of the multitudinous perils ...read more...

The hows and whys of tying in with a Bowline

CategoriesGear, Safety and TechniquesTagsbowline, Climbing, knots, rope skills, Rope Techniques, SafetyPosted onFebruary 10, 2019February 10, 2019AuthorRyan

If you’ve ever wept tears of inadequacy onto a welded knot after a big whipper (or a series of ...read more...

Crag Profile: Piedra Parada, Argentina

CategoriesPlaces, Rock ClimbingTagsargentina, chubut, piedra parada, Rock climbing, South America, sport climbingPosted onFebruary 2, 2019February 6, 2019AuthorRyan

The segment of Ruta 40 which connects San Martin and Bariloche is nothing short of spectacular. The ...read more...

50 Classic Climbs of Australia – Kachoong

CategoriesColumns, Fifty Classics of AustraliaTags50 Classic Climbs, 50 Classics, arapiles, australia, Kachoong, trad, trad is rad, VictoriaPosted onJanuary 29, 2019January 29, 2019AuthorRyan

They say that a picture speaks a thousand words, and if that’s true, then the most loquacious route ...read more...

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