Read More 7 minute read The hows and whys of tying in with a BowlineByRyanFebruary 10, 2019 If you’ve ever wept tears of inadequacy onto a welded knot after a big whipper (or a series… Read More
Read More 8 minute read You’re doing it wrong: Lead Belaying with a GrigriByRyanDecember 3, 2018 In September, a pair of local climbers had a bit of a scare when the leader took an… Read More
Read More 4 minute read Gear Review: Scarpa Maestro Mid EcoByJosh WorleyNovember 22, 2018 There’s no doubt about it – La Sportiva’s TC Pros have been the premier crack climbing shoes since… Read More
Read More 5 minute read Crag Profile: Socaire, ChileByRyanOctober 22, 2018 Just below the Tropic of Capricorn, on the edge of the shimmering plains of the Atacama salt flats,… Read More
Read More 6 minute read La Carretera Alta, Part 8 – And then I saw an Armadillo…ByRyanSeptember 27, 2018 At Desaguadero, a dishevelled border town on the shores of Lake Titicaca, we were given a classic Peruvian… Read More
Read More 7 minute read A Climber’s Guide to Field MeteorologyByRyanSeptember 18, 2018 Deep within the vast, purgatorial dominion of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, weather is a matter of the… Read More
Read More 5 minute read La Carretera Alta, Part 6 – A Tale of Two ValleysByRyanJuly 23, 2018 Though profoundly beautiful and deeply interesting, Bolivia is a challenging country to travel through. Among the myriad difficulties… Read More
Read More 5 minute read Climbing Gym Staff Personality Types: A definitive guideByRyanJune 16, 2018 This is a follow-on from a scholarly article I wrote almost three years ago about the employees frequently… Read More
Read More 5 minute read Crag Profile: Suesca, ColombiaByRyanJune 6, 2018 There are two iconic features which characterise Suesca – the first is the railway, and the second is… Read More
Read More 6 minute read La Carretera Alta, Part 3 – Margaritas and MultipitchesByRyanApril 19, 2018 Imagine, if you will, the following scene… Having spent the entire day climbing Mexican limestone, you rest your… Read More