It is so cool to see more and more women out on the crags these days enjoying sport lead climbing. There are so many strong women climbers today; Ashima Shiraishi, Sasha Digiulian, Lynn Hill, Daila Ojeda, and Alex Puccio – to name a few. In the past couple of months I have also seen several women climbing groups developing, advertising …
Nylon and Dyneema both have different qualities, strengths and weaknesses.
A Joshua Tree Classic trad route. First accent was made by Chris Wegener and Roy Naasz in 1973. Climbers from all over the world come to Joshua Tree National Park to experience world class climbing and often wait in line for this awesome route to become available. White Lighning offers a variety of moves …
Carlos working a set of moves on sport lead. He is strong, determined and wears mega cool pants!
Chris working the route on sport lead. He is looking for and calculating the next set of moves before reaching the next bolt. I believe he mentioned something about “Jurassic Park” music going on in his head at that moment… Haha… Climb on!
Everything you do has a teachable moment. Between most articles written, there isn’t much (if any) out there with information on “additional” climbing partner safety checks during lead climbing. We gathered some feedback and a few miscellaneous items that often get missed and want to share them with you. Additional things you can add to your climbing partner checks …
Arturo lead climbing the 10s. When it comes to lead, he will take anything you put in front of him – no questions asked. Climb on!
Jose showing us his awesome lead climbing skills. We just KNOW, outdoor sport climbing is going to become one of his new favorite hobbies. Great job Jose!