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Weekend Warrior – Videos to get you STOKED!!!

Image from Google Well, boys and girls, winter is upon us (at least here in the Pacific Northwest). The calendar may say it has a while yet, but there are a couple ladies - Mother Nature and La Niña - who say otherwise. We had our first Winter Weather Advisory Wednes...


Expedition, Course and Workshop Availability Update

Image from Google We've added a new Denali West Buttress expedition starting May 8 to May 28th. Full West Rib Expedition: We've changed our Upper West Rib to a Full West Rib. This expedition will depart the main Kahiltna at 7,800 feet and turn up the seldom visited NE...


Halloween 2011 – Trick or Treat?

A Rare Treat in New England Leaves Winter Enthusiasts Wondering if it was Really a Mean Trick.  Article by Rich Palatino     It was only slightly over a week ago that I found myself sitting above Reppys Crack. While bringing up my part...


Grivel’s G20 Monopoint

The crux of the Croz Spur, photos and content courtesy of Dave SearleSo I had a problem.... I had just bought a brand new pair of scarpa 6000's and I didn't have a crampon to fit on them. I prefer using Mono points for mixed climbing and I knew that if...


What’s Up with Rock Shoes?

Image from Google You've heard it before and you'll hear it again. It happens all over the country with a carbon copy of the same clueless individual at the climbing shop. "Dude, you need shoes that hurt," he tells you. "They should be at least two sizes too small ...


Shoshala Trishul direct, a tribute to Giovanni Quirici

The film documenting the last expedition carried out by Giovanni Quirici and the ascent of Shoshala via the new route Trishul direct together with Elie Chevieux and Yannick Boissenot.


April and May Expeditions on Denali and Foraker

Interested in a Alaskan wilderness expedition? Consider an early season climb on Denali's West Buttress, West Rib Routes or on Mount Foraker. Expeditions in late April and early May offer increased challenge because of the colder temperatures yet in e...


New route in Peak Cavern

Pitch 1 (wet 7c+) of Ring of Fire during the first ascent in Peak Cavern. All pics Triple Echo Productions. The other shoot I just finished with Triple Echo for the BBC was even weirder than the Handa adventure! The director Richard Else m...


Scarpa 6000 double boot review by Dave Searle

High in the Dru Coulior all photos courtesy of Dave SearleThis is Dave's first gearreview on Cold Thistle, but hopefully not the last. Dave and a few other Brits are living and climbing hard in Cham. Likely more good alpine clim...


Outdoor and Climbing News from Here and Abroad – 11/3/11

Northwest: --Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will be holding a meeting in Spokane to discuss the proposed plan for managing the state's confirmed wolf packs in Eastern Washington. To read more, click here. --A California man hiking th...