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Climbing Past My Pregnancy Stigma

Posted February 10, 2014 at 7:37 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Excellent first post in a series by Beth Rodden who is expecting her first child soon:

When I first found out I was pregnant, I did a ton of research to see what other climbers experienced, and didn’t find a lot out there. I want to help change this in the climbing community, to help make it an open discussion.
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If you research running while pregnant, the resources are endless from novice runners to professionals; but climbing while pregnant is a topic I couldn’t find much information about. I also want to share some of my personal inner worry and questioning as I think it’s something a lot of women go through, regardless of if they are climbers or not.
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It feels hard to open up about such a personal topic, but I know it would have helped me immensely if I had found a blog like this.
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Check out the rest of the series, including an interview with Lynn Hill, on Rodden’s blog.

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→ Terje Haakonsen: Why I Still Hate The Olympics∞

Posted February 6, 2014 at 8:41 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Pro Snowboarder Terje Haakonsen is not a fan of the Olympics:

If anything I feel even more strongly about it today. When I was younger, I was just thinking about snowboarding, but now I see the bigger picture and the other stuff that goes on.
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The whole thing is corrupt – the IOC is run by a few people, when in reality it is something that should be owned by the whole world and to benefit sport, not just to make them money.
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Considering how much of a disaster the upcoming Sochi games are from a financial, humanitarian, animal welfare and even human hygiene perspective, maybe climbers should think twice about wanting to get our sport involved in the Olympic circus in the first place.

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→ The True Story of the Carderock Killing∞

Posted February 5, 2014 at 7:51 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Great reporting by Sid Balman, Jr.
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on the bizarre alleged murder that took place at Maryland’s Carderock at the end of 2012.  The piece does go off the rails a bit and the end, however:

There has been much soul-searching among Carderock climbers and more than a tiny bit of hand-wringing by national climbing groups concerned that this incident might somehow be interpreted as another sign that the heyday of traditional rock climbing, and the largesse of the industries that support it, may be drawing to a close.

I’m not sure how a story of a man with a history of drug abuse and mental instability allegedly killing another man reflects in any way on the state of climbing or the industry as a whole.

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→ Fire Hits The Grampians…Again∞

Posted January 30, 2014 at 7:51 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Another year of fires in Australia:

How long the northern Grampians will remained closed is anyone’s guess. Parks Victoria will have to go in and assess the damage and replace any critical infrastructure.
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In the meantime, it is important that climbers not climb in closed areas.
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Last year quite a few climbers ignored bans on climbing and bouldering in the Victoria Range, a fact that did not go unnoticed by Parks Victoria, and we have already heard reports that climbers have been found by Parks staff climbing in Summerday Valley.
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→ Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2014 Climbing Report∞

Posted January 28, 2014 at 2:33 pm · Comments { 0 } ·

On a more serious Outdoor Retailer note, Splitter Choss has their usual lowdown on a few of the new items shown off during the recent Outdoor Retailer Winter Market including a new line of crashpads from Petzl:

Petzl has a new crashpad, the Alto. In typical Petzl fashion, it’s tricked out to the nines. First up, the pad is zipped up on three sides, which means any gear you put in it cannot fall out.
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Then, when you unzip it, the cover then flips over to the side with straps, and seals them inside so they don’t get dirty.
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You then throw the pad down, straps up, which allows it to lie flatter.
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Also, several velcro straps make it easy to covert to a chair, which everyone does with crash pads anyway. There are two sizes, retail currently stands at $280 and $399, though they are working on bringing those down by the time the pads launch in the fall.

The prices seem high and zippers seem like more of a pain than they’re worth on a pad, so it will be interesting to see how these pads perform once they’re released.

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→ The Death Of Plaid?∞

Posted January 28, 2014 at 7:27 am · Comments { 1 } ·

Dark times:

For the past three Outdoor Retailer shows, I’ve blogged about the longstanding prevalence of plaid shirts in the outdoor industry. This year, I was burned out; I didn’t want to talk about plaid any more.
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But as I walked the red-carpeted runways of the show last week, I realized I wasn’t alone—lots of people have had their fill of plaid and are ready for a change.

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→ 10 Questions With Access Fund Executive Director Brady Robinson∞

Posted January 23, 2014 at 10:36 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Nice interview with Access Fund Executive Director Brady Robinson by The Adventure Journal:

I think if climbers took a moment to learn more about what we do, how much we accomplish, and how small of an organization we actually are, a lot more people would join and see their $35 membership as a bargain. Fact is, the majority of our funding comes from individual climbers. If climbers didn’t support us, we wouldn’t be here, period. One of my favorite things is when a climber who has known about us for a long time, and thinks we’re big and powerful, comes to visit our office. There is often a look of surprise and slight disappointment on their face – they can’t believe how small we actually are but they don’t want to offend me by saying so.
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So funny. We definitely punch way above our weight, which I’m really proud of.
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We are doing a lot with a little, so climbers should be confident that their money is being used wisely.
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