Getting ready to wrap up a great week at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Show here in Salt Lake City, but the CampTheSummit team is not heading home yet. Tomorrow morning we depart SLC for Jackson Wyoming where we will gear up and make a 2 day assault on the 13,770 foot Grand Teton. Our
Some will argue Rainier isn’t a big mountain. There are 53 peaks in Colorado over 14,000’ and Rainierstands at 14,411’. True it isn’t Everest big, but it is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous UnitedStates. Serious mountaineers come to Rainier for training. Depending on the route, you’ll gain upwardsof 10,000 vertical feet and spend a good bit of time at altitude. To me, that makes Rainier a big mountain.
For many, rock climbing is about going high. For some, a single-pitch trad or sport route is plenty of vertical gain to please their soul, but for those who crave more, there is multi-pitch and even big wall climbing. From the sheer vertical faces of Yosemite Valley to the Great Trango Tower in Pakistan, big walls exist far and wide to challenge those brave enough to venture into these far reaches of the vertical world.
Rising 29,029 ft (8848m) above sea level, the summit of Mount Everest is the highest point on the planet. Many have climbed this behemoth from the base camp at approximately 12,000 feet, but no one has climbed its equivalent vertical height in one session. That may change when two men from London race one another to be the first person to climb 29,029 feet in a continuous session. The first one to achieve this feat will be recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records™.
Coffee, that mystical bean teaming with encapsulated energy. For centuries, folks have been consuming hot water infused with this bean. For some, it is a means of day-starting energy. Others simply love the rich and bold flavor, regardless people from all walks of life enjoy it.
I sat down on a rock, stuffed my feet into my new pair of boots and stepped into my crampons. As soon as I stood up excitement filled me, After all, this would be my first time ice climbing. Brian handed me the rope and a pair of leashless tool, I tied into
Over the past several months, my travel life has accelerated by leaps and bounds. This has led me to some pretty classic rock climbing, with some pretty fantastic human beings. Say what you will about it, but none of this would have been possible without social networking. All of the travel I have
Some people like gold, some silver, and some of us like brightly anodized or beat up looking climbing stoppers. One person is offering just that. New and used climbing stoppers fashioned into appealing jewelry. Friend and fellow climber Aleya Littleton has recently discovered a knack for constructing necklaces from any piece of climbing
Anyone who focuses even a little bit on climbing wants to climb harder. As I'm sure we all have experienced however, there comes a point when we feel like we aren't getting better. We feel as if we need to change something about how we approach our climbing in order to make a
How to mount your camera to your head on the cheap.