Posts Tagged: alpine



Nov 10

Colin Haley Cliff Notes

Sunset on Mount Stuart

Colin Haley is one of the most accom­plished young alpine climbers. He grew up climb­ing the Cas­cades and since has moved to climb­ing moun­tains world­wide. If you are not famil­iar with him you can start by view­ing his blog and some videos of him on youtube.

Last night Colin Haley spoke about gear & win­ter travel at the Moun­taineers in Seat­tle. I cap­tured some notes and wanted to share them for those that didn’t attend. Con­tinue read­ing “Colin Haley Cliff Notes” »



Oct 10

Bring Joe Home

I am deeply sad­dened by the news of Joe Puryear’s pass­ing. He was one of the good guys.

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Sep 10

Clove, Munter, Clove

Just fin­ished post­ing KAF Adven­tures’ lat­est tech tip on how to tie a clove and a munter off a biner.

This tech­nique is very use­ful for multi-pitching in the alpine envi­ron­ment where you may be belay­ing and/or attach­ing your sec­onds to the anchor. Have that nailed? Try con­vert­ing from a munter to a clove — one of my favorite tricks!

Have other ideas for tech tips? Let us know!