Maurice Herzog Dies at Age 93
Maurice Herzog passed away at the age of 93 on December 13, leaving behind a legendary account of a bold first ascent an 8,000 meter peak—the first of its kind.
Diary of Yosemite’s Climber Stewards: On Patrol
Up to 3,000-foot vertical walls, 5,000 routes, 1,200 square miles, 150-180 days of climbing per year and two (count them) two full-time Yosemite climbing rangers. In this installment of the Diary of Yosemite’s Climber Stewards, Climbing Ranger Ben Doyle gets paid to climb El Cap in a day.
Voluntary Wild Country Helium Carabiner Recall
Wild Country issued a voluntary recall of the Helium carabiner on December 10, 2012. Find details in the following press release.
Wired: Climb Disconnected
What happens to the solitary creativity of our pursuit as more climbers perform for a mass audience? Mountaineering historian Andy Selters investigates what may become one of the defining questions of our era.
2012 Bozeman Ice Festival Livestream
You don’t have to be in Bozeman to see the ice tower competition and talks by Hayden and Michael Kennedy, Doug Chabot and others at the Ice Fest! Find the live footage here.
Dirtbaggery, Vol. 3: Surviving Thanksgiving Small Talk
When we meet people for the first time, we ask their name, and we ask them their job. And although I know climbers who’ve adopted unorthodox monikers such as Trout Man, Chongo, Coach or Alf, they have no trouble answering their names. The job category, that one’s often tougher. If you’re like me, you put on a sheepish grin and give a halfway-there explanation, and struggle until failure to explain what you’re doing with yourself and why.
Wild Country Ropeman 3: Recall and Alpinist Tester Observations
After spending several months playing with Wild County’s new Ropeman 3, I began to wonder if I was using it incorrectly. Should it really be this hard?, I wondered. When Alpinist was contacted recently to help spread the word of the recall, I felt relieved that it wasn’t just me.
