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Adventure Racin’

Thanks to The Gear Junkie , this weekend I got to experience my first ever Adventure race. For those of you who are unaware, an adventure race generally consists of two elements: orienteering/navigation, as well

By patrickgensel|July 12th, 2010|Categories: Adventure|Tags: adventure race, Explore Park, Patagonian expedition race, Roanoke, The Gear Junkie, trail running, Virginia, Wenger|0 Comments

Passive and Active Protection, The Benefits

Anyone who is involved with the sport has likely heard the terms passive and active protection, but may wonder what does that all mean and what is better. Well I will begin by saying that

By patrickgensel|July 12th, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: Active Protection, Black Diamond, Camalots, camp, Cams, climbing, Passive Protection, Stoppers|Comments Off

New River Rendezvous Ocho Loco

On Thursday my crew and I will be packing up our climbing and camping gear and heading southwest to the famous New River Gorge for a long weekend of camping, climbing and an all out

By patrickgensel|July 11th, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: climbing, Fayetteville, New River Alliance of Climbers, New River Gorge, New River Rendezvous, Ocho Loco, Waterstone Outdoors, West Virginia|Comments Off

Key Climbing Terms

Ever head to the gym or crag and hear some terms thrown around that you may not quite understand? well i've compiled a list of some of the more common ones and defined them. Abseil

By patrickgensel|July 10th, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: Belay Device, Black Diamond ATC, Climbing Glossary, Climbing Terms, Petzl GriGri, rappel, Rock Climbing|Comments Off

Update from the South Summit

Quick video update I shot this weekend while sitting on the south summit of Seneca Rocks in West Virgina. Seneca 4th of July weekend update from Patrick Gensel on Vimeo.