We woke up to a thickening layer of low, white clouds. After a bowl of Zucaritas con Tigre Toni (frosted flakes) and some instant coffee, we packed up and headed into the canyon, unsure what we’d find. The clouds lifted, and we climbed 2 separate 2 pitch routes up freestanding limestone spires(1,2). We simul-rappelled, then [continue reading]
Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey paints a vivid picture of the land, flora, and fauna of the canyon country surrounding Moab, UT. Thanks Jon for sending it my way. What an amazing book. Please find an excerpt and review below…Water Long enough in the desert a man like other animals can learn to smell water. [continue reading]
The first guidebooks I bought were printed on 8.5x11s and stapled together. They included a few hand sketched topos, sparse beta, and cost about $5 each. Guidebooks have seen a real transformation in the past ten years. New guides looking more like coffee table books with all color glossy pages, photos, and essays by influential [continue reading]
Malcolm Gladwell. I guarantee you will not find many more interesting people on the planet (I mean just look at that hair!). This is something I’ve learned in my recent reading history. I just finished the third and most recent book by this gentlemen. This man is quite literally obsessed with the goings-on within the [continue reading]
The Innovation Algorithm, by Genrich Altshuller is a must read for any engineer/ inventor. It lays out a systematic way of solving problems based on: defining the actual problem, solving technical contradictions, and historical methods/ trends. A portion of the text deals with mental inertia, and how it can make solving a problem difficult. I’ve [continue reading]
Sherman Exposed by John Sherman Have you wondered about the origins of V grades? John Sherman developed this scale in Hueco Tanks in the ’90′s. Sherman Exposed is a book of short stories, with crude humor and a strong voice. The most interesting parts of this book are the profiles of amazing climbers you may [continue reading]
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