Climber Confessional: A Lesson in Backing Up Your Systems
Fuuucckkk I heard Don groan 15 feet below me. I had just led an old-school 5.9 gear line, and...
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Category: Campfire
Campfire: Falling Star
The following post is a Campfire: a short story of 110 words or less and one photo. Want to take...
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Campfire: The Small Sounds of Climbing
The following post is a Campfire: a short story of 110 words or less and one photo. Want to take...
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Campfire: Dirtbag Romance
If you like Piña Coladas Pabst Blue Ribbon, And going weeks without rain. If you are into yoga,...
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Campfire: On Failing
You get back up after yet another fall. It feels so clumsy. The thing that matters most is that...
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Campfire: To Climbers — Thank You
It’s a spot. It’s a catch. It’s a ride to the crag. It’s sharing your crash pad, your shoes, your...
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Campfire: The Fight is Within
We spend our lives in cities and in cars, with phones and computers ever-clouding our perception...
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Campfire: An Unexpected Obstacle
Tiny turd pellets rained down as I groped for the next jug. What in the world? A scratching sound....
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Campfire: Ascension
Know thyself. Looking from a distance, there is no question who is present. Who is commanding. But...
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Campfire: Anchorless
Mud oozed between my bare toes as I peeked over the cliff edge—twenty feet down, maybe more....
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Campfire: Climbers Get Closer
Skaha Bluffs, BC. My brother had taken a fall and tore up his fingers, everyone was sore, covered...
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Campfire: Daring to Fail
Sometimes, when I’ve failed on a route ten times already, and the crux just needs a bit more...
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