This year three condor chicks were born in Grand Canyon National Park shattering previous records for the National Park’s condor recovery efforts. One of the chicks was found dead outside of its nest, but the remaining two are still enough to set records. One of the two survivors has already began fledging and taken flight, [...]
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July 14th, 2011
Magnetic Carabiners Coming in 2012
Black Diamond has rolled out a new locking carabiner that looks to be easier to use than traditional screwgates or Petzl’s ball-lock-thing that never really took off. You can see the basic principle at work toward the end of this short video, but essentially two small magnets push apart when the gate is open, then [...]
Go to Magnetic Carabiners Coming in 2012October 5th, 2010
Greg Hill Hits 1.5 Mil
Greg Hill has hit 1.5 million on his way to 2 million vert for the year. The above video offers a look at some of the gear he’s using in his attempt. I can’t help but think he gets a free piece of gear every time he mentions a brand name. I hope so; that’s [...]
Go to Greg Hill Hits 1.5 MilSeptember 13th, 2010
Utah’s Powder Mountain is ‘Expanding’
Powder Mountain stretches across Utah near Ogden with 7,000 acres of mostly low-angle skiing. While its skiable acres are immense, most of that acreage comes as part of two sides of a canyon accessible only by traverse. A bus picks you up and drives you back to the resort, and then another big chunk of [...]
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