Monkey Tales: Episode 1 – “Choss Monkeys on Parade”
The wild Choss Monkeys of Montana revisit Pine Creek’s Succubus (M7+). Originally established by Tom Kalakay and Chuck Swenson, Pete Tapley was the first to free the line in 1998, sandbagging the grade along the way. Since then, the route has morphed seasonally, with a few of the bolts ending up in the talus below, while the grade steadily increases. It remains a local test piece.
Wet Tooling – Deep Water Dry Tooling
Aaron Mulkey was feeling the summer heat, and lack of ice. Luckily, this ice climber wasn’t going to let the high temps or lack of ice get him down. We believe this is the first ever video of Deep Water Dry Tooling (Wet Tooling)!
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir: Compact, But Fragile
In all, the NeoAir’s most impressive feature is its (remarkable) compressibility. On top of that, the outer nylon has a pleasant, grippy-but-not-sticky feel that keeps the pad from sliding around the tent; the entire package rolls nicely when you are deflating it; and it’s more durable than I would have imagined. But there are a few things that keep this from being perfect in my mind.
