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Here’s an update to the Dean Potter’s climb of the Delicate Arch. Dean Potter was interviewed on NPR. Go check it out. And there’s an article on Outside Online which you should read. In the Outside Online article Potter was quoted as saying, “I’m so in tune with rocks and nature. On any rock around…

It’s not often in climbing that we have a controversy that the press deems, “a firestorm,” but somehow they decided that this was one such issue: Dean Potter climbs Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. I got a press release from the Access Fund last week and shortly after a couple of letters to our…

This really sucks. Some guys decided it would be a good idea to trash the boulders at Quartz Mountain by adding spray paint. The State Park is now involved along with the local Sheriff’s department in finding and apprehending the turds responsible. Go to this topic on the WMCC forum or this topic on rc.com.…

I’ve had a few web design jobs lately. Just finished up another one today. So far each job has been through word-of-mouth so thanks to my friends/family for that. I’m not looking to quit my job and take up designing sites for a living. It will continue to be something I do on the side.…

I have scanned my copy of Southern Exposure: A Climber’s Guide to Oklahoma and added it to the website for download. You can find it under the new Guides page. This is the first guide to Oklahoma climbing and still a valuable resource. Though it doesn’t say in the guide itself, I believe it was…

Recently returned from San Diego where we got to climb at several areas: Valley of the Moon, Santee, and La Jolla Cove. Valley of the Moon required an hour-and-a-half drive east of San Diego into the heart of the desert. We then turned south on a gnarly 4×4 road over a rocky pass and drove…

Rock climbing and bouldering are rooted in the idea of exploration, discovery, and adventure but there are plenty of times when you want to spend less time roaming the countryside looking for something to climb and more time climbing. Hence, the guidebook. Climbing guidebooks have evolved quite a bit over the years. What was once…

I can’t let the holiday season pass without mentioning a couple of CD must-haves. These are not for everyone – only those who like rocking. The first one is The Darkness’s new album One Way Ticket to Hell. As good, if not better than their debut album Permission to Land. The second album is from…

I’ve had a few requests for the guide from the 2005 Oklahoma Boulderfest, which includes an overview of the main upper area of Chandler Park. Obviously, not all the problems are listed in this guide so you’ll have to make due with what’s here or fill in the blanks as you see fit. Feel free…

I’m watching the news this morning before heading off to work and they’re talking about the top-10 holiday (dare I say, Christmas?) movies of the season. Of course there was A Miracle on 34th Street , Charlie Brown Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Carol (strangely enough someone made the mistake of writing…