Author of post :  Blake Herrington.

Last summer I joined my friend Sol Wertkin on a new route in Central Cascades of Washington State.
I wrote an article about our trip, and it was just published in the Washington-based outdoorsy magazine, Adventures Northwest.If you are in the area, you can get a copy of this magazine for free at places such as climbing, hiking, biking, or paddling shops, as well as supermarkets and college campuses.
I scanned the article and posted it online, visible by clicking these thumbnail images:

The climbing world (Colorado …

Rock climbing gear can be expensive, but you can buy in these small packages as your skill improves.
by Mike
ROCK CLIMBING GEAR LIST — This is a simple rock climbing gear list of essentials you will need to get started climbing. You will also want to add to this list from the Basic Gear List.
Bouldering
• Climbing shoes
• Chalk Bag & Chalk
• Crash Pad
• Toothbrush (for cleaning chalk encrusted holds)
• Snacks & Water
Indoor Climbing
• Harness
• Chalk Bag
• Belay Device & Locking Carabiner
• Climbing Shoes
• Backpack
Sport Climbing – Same as Indoor Climbing, but …

Weight: 2 pounds, 2.7 ounces
MSRP: $500
La Sportiva has created another fine technical boot with the new Batura. I’ve used the Nuptse in the Himalaya, the Nepal Top all over the North Cascades and Ouray, the Trango Ice Evo and Women’s Trango Evo GTX in Patagonia and at home in the San Juans. I’ve been happy with all of these La Sportiva models, which tend to fit narrow feet, like mine, especially well. I’m psyched on the new Batura because it fills the gap between the warmth of the Nuptse, as …

In Pakistan last week G1 and Broad Peak had remarkable ascents and Nanga was summited as well. Over the hills; China reported that it will open Tibet but restrict Everest (for environment concerns this time), while the Lhasa torch relay turned a showdown for local political leaders who vowed to destroy the Dalai Lama – according to the (few) reporters allowed to watch.
Other big stories: ExWeb’s interview with Ueli Steck; Alex Gavan’s five cents and some cool polar projects, for no good reason at all – other than the old …

A wide range of equipment is used during rock climbing. The most popular types of climbing equipment are briefly described in this article. The article on protecting a climb describes equipment commonly used to protect a climber against the consequences of a fall.

Contents

1 Rope, cord and webbing
2 Carabiners
3 Quickdraws
4 Harnesses
5 Belay devices
6 Rappel devices (Descenders)

6.1 Figure eight

6.1.1 Rescue eight

6.2 Rack

7 Ascenders
8 Protection devices

8.1 Nuts
8.2 Hexcentrics
8.3 Spring loaded camming devices
8.4 Tricams

9 Indoor training equipment

9.1 Grip savers
9.2 Fingerboards
9.3 Campus boards

10 Specialist clothing

10.1 Climbing shoes
10.2 Belay gloves

11 Miscellaneous equipment

11.1 Helmet
11.2 Tape
11.3 Haul …

The MARABUT tents were successfully used by the following international expeditions into the Himalayas:
two Winter Expeditions to Nanga Parbat (8.125 m) in 1997 and 1998, headed by Andrzej Zawada – generally believed to have pioneered the concept of making winter ascents onto the Himalayan summits.
Winter Expedition to K2 (8.611 m) in 2003, headed by Krzysztof Wielicki, one of the very few mountaineers who can proudly claim the “Crown of the Himalaya” (i.e. having climbed all mountain summits above 8.000 m in altitude) to their credit.
Polish-Italian winter expedition …