Category: Climbing
A Day at Stanage Edge – Super 8 Film
I’ve completed and uploaded another video from the trip to England. This one is of a day spent climbing and exploring Stanage Edge; a world famous gritstone area in the heart of The Peak District. Unfortunately, we only had a day to experience the wealth of climbing in the area, and this was only enough…
Back to Basics – Knots & Webbing – Climb Safe
I am rethinking the safety of something I’ve been doing for YEARS. Specifically, knots – the use of them, the strength of them, the validity of them. There’s a handful of knots that we learn early on in our climbing days and once we learn them we don’t give much thought to how or why…
"O-Face" – A Day of Hand Drill Bolting on Lead
Saturday morning and the cruise control was set at 80 mph heading down the turnpike towards the Wichitas. I just picked Jerel up from the McDonald’s rest stop half way between OKC and Chickasha. He was taking a much-needed break from his classes and work in order to belay me on, “O-Face” a route I’d…
Jimmy Forester
Horrible news as we learn of the death of a friend and long-time Wichita Mountain climbing icon Jimmy Forester. Details are still coming in but what is known is that Jimmy fell while soloing a route in El Potrero Chico, Mexico on November 24. At this point we don’t know the exact cause of the…
Uploaded – Quartz Fall Gathering 2006 Pics
The 10th Anniversary of the Quartz Fall Gathering was held on November 3 -5. There were quite a few climbers and the weather was nice the entire time. On Saturday many got up early and warmed up on the boulders near the parking lot before heading to the main wall. The afternoons were dedicated to…