It was a year ago I first laid eyes on Mark Twight’s quintessential book “Extreme Alpinism”. Even though my climbing partner gave it rave reviews, it stayed firmly stashed below a pile of text books. Ce’est le vie. When I finally got around to it, I quickly realized this was no ordinary climbing book (like the ones your mom finds on sale and gives you for Christmas…am I the only one?). It made “Freedom of the Hills” seem more like a boy scout handbook. I read it, and was left wanting more from climbing. I knew there was more before I read the book. I suppose I just had never put the thought into what it would take for me to enjoy it. My buddy and I got to thinking that maybe we could dabble in a little extreme alpinism of ourselves. Just a little. Continue reading
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Arm And Hammer
Bells Canyon sits right above Sandy, UT and is home to some amazing water falls, vistas, and granite walls. When Greg first called me and invited me to do the route with him, I was skeptical that I could do it. I told him I was game and that if I couldn’t climb it, I would bring my ascenders so I could at least belay him. We met up on a Saturday morning and began the long approach. Continue reading
Liquid Oxygen
A quick evening in American Fork Canyon yielded these photos. We were able to string up a few routes and enjoy the warm summer evening. Greg got this 3 star 12a without too much effort. Nice work Greg. Continue reading
Castleton On A Windy Day
By: Greg Osborne
If I had known what we were getting into I would have turned around. On the other hand, I’m glad I didn’t. I wouldn’t trade the experience for the world.
This last weekend we all headed down to Castle Valley to climb some towers that have been on our tick lists for a long time. For Tanner, this would be his last desert adventure in years, as he is headed to Honduras for an LDS mission. Unfortunately, Mother Nature doesn’t always cooperate.
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The Bad Days
***Before the hold broke
Today was one of those. Although we were in one of the most beautiful places on earth, everything seemed to go wrong. We were attacked by the worst hatch of deer flies that I have ever witnessed. We almost stepped on a huge rattlesnake. A hold broke on my route, pulling Kate 15 feet up the route and sending me falling 40 feet – breaking lots of tree branches on the way. Even as I looked at Kate, now dangling above me, the only thing I could think about was the deer flies that continued to dig into my flesh. We couldn’t pack up an bail fast enough. Continue reading
Outside Corner
The days are growing longer and warmer allowing us to get out more frequently. Eric and I met up after work for a quick little climb. We have been trying to tick off a lot of the easier multi-pitch trad climbs in the Wasatch. Continue reading
Guest Post: A Woman’s Perspective | 3 Important Lessons About Climbing
This is our first guest post and it won’t be the last. Brooke contacted us wanting to contribute to Climberpost, we liked what she had to say and are happy to share it with you. She is a novice and is working her way into the climbing world. We welcome her to the climbing community and are happy that she felt compelled to contact us.
AUTHOR:Brooke Feldman
Ladies, you might agree with me when I say it is a man’s world out there. A lot of great stories and “ambitious” people are typically men. The avid climbers I know are usually men, but like everything, there will always be a woman, or two, that wanted to do it like a man. I have always been like that. When I was in high school, instead of sitting in the bleachers watching a football game, I was on the sidelines writing down the defensive stats. Then I found rock climbing. Continue reading
Juxtaposition
With most of the contribution team out on climbing trips, I figured it’d be a perfect time to post a few pictures from last season. Continue reading
Past Lives: Prophecy Wall
Neena and I were down south for a wedding this past weekend and we decided to take advantage of it. We were hoping for a good morning multi-pitch climb and we found it. Prophecy Wall just north of St. George has a good selection of 2-3 pitch climbs. We chose a nice 5.9 called “Past Lives”. Continue reading
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer once wrote a book called Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. I always kind of thought that would be a fitting description for any large-scale avalanche that was too close for comfort.
It turns out I was right.
