It comes as no surprise that Nathan Kutcher is back at it in Southern Ontario. Not long after his victory at the Ouray Ice Festival, Kutcher headed to Diamond Lake in Ontario with his sights set on the long standing right leaning crack system that finishes on the large dagger at the top. The impressive 35m (115 ft.) of overhanging runout rock [...]
Here… It’s just about that time, the long awaited 2012 Smuggs Ice Bash is coming up this weekend! Be sure to make it out to Petra Cliffs, here in Burlington, VT, on Friday for the Ice Bash kickoff party at 6 pm to start off the festivities right. Josh Worley and Matt McCormick have been working hard setting some kickass routes [...]
Last summer, New England natives Mark Richey (president of the AAC from 03-06) and Freddie Wilkinson, along with Steve Swenson (current president of the AAC), embarked on an expedition to the Karakoram region in Eastern India with hopes of making the first ascent of Saser Kangri II (7518 m.); the world’s second highest unclimbed peak. At that same time, Kristin [...]
Polartec has announced the recipients of their 21st annual Challenge Grant, and 2 out of the 6 expeditions being funded by it are being led by Northeast climbers and alpinists. New Hampshire might be the ashtray of the Northeast (well, except for the White Mountains and Story Land), but it is home to some gifted athletes and visionaries. Among the [...]
I’ve had the opportunity to drink from many a reusable water bottle. It’s not because of my PhD in gear reviewing earned here at Climberism University, but instead my penchant for losing every one I get my hands on. Left a bottle at a crag? Check. On a bus in Nicaragua? Check. At my friend’s house who claims he never [...]
Discombobulated has got to be one of the coolest words out there. Just say it out loud. Don’t worry if you’re at work, everyone there thinks you’re crazy anyway. Pat Goodman put together this video of Janet Bergman climbing Discombobulated (5.11a) at the New River Gorge. Janet and her husband, Freddie Wilkinson, live in the White Mountains and have been putting up [...]
Maine native Dave Graham has been sending ridiculous problems for quite some time now, so it comes as no surprise that a new video is out showing him sending Memory is a Parallax (V14) out near Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Infamous for its absolutely brutal crimps, the problem has sent many climbers walking away nursing their fingers. Not [...]
We’re getting psyched for another epic weekend here in Vermont! Sunrise Adventure Sports, Alpinist, NEice, and yours truly Climberism are sponsoring the 6th annual Smuggs Ice Bash from Friday to Sunday, January 27-29. I was in the Notch a couple weeks ago with -15 degree temperatures, but the ice was mighty fine. Temperatures are looking a bit more friendly for [...]
