| After 3 glorious almost fall-like days, it rained pretty good last night. And then we had literally torrential downpours this afternoon. I lived in Florida for many years, lived through a bunch of hurricanes, and this really felt similar. It was scary windy and the rain was so heavy I couldn't even see the cliff from my back door. The NWS put out a flood watch and tornado warning through 8pm.
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| AVALANCHE DREAMS: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing and Life |
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| Louis Dawson describes his life in six sections with each one representing a different era of his life. The forty-three short chapters flow smoothly and keep the reader wanting to explore one more episode at each reading. |
| All ice is dangerous.
Grade 4 pillars are pumpy.
Grade 5 pillars are pumpy and dangerous.
Except for certain rare days of triple-high biorythms and favorable planetary alignments, grade 6 is beyond reach. |
| —Dougal McDonald |
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Al Hospers climbing, Brian Post belaying on a beautiful fall morning.
Rapid Transit, Cathedral Ledge |
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V-thread ice anchors are an easy, secure and inexpensive rappel anchor for ice climbing. In this article I will describe how to make the anchor, how to use it, what kind of gear is needed, and how to make your own tool. Everything about v-threading is easy and they have become popular at ice crags all over the world. |
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