It is totally unfortunate that I came to know Stone Age under the circumstances that I was in.  When a group of friends and I got stranded in Albuquerque, New Mexico because of a broken down van , Stone Age Climbing Gym was the beacon  of shining climbing glory that got us psyched despite the grim situation we were in.

I NEVER thought I’d say that The North Face made shit I liked, but I am. I remember working in a gear shop in college and making fun of every last sorority girl that bought a Denali fleece. I knew they made other stuff and they had bad ass athletes on their climbing roster, but that stigma stuck with me until very recently. I’ve had the opportunity to climb and drink with a few of TNF’s elite and after closer inspection found out The North Face is making some seriously …

Some boys from Oklahoma started a clothing company called Avid. I was a little worried at first but after seeing some of the shirts they’re bringing to the table I am nothing short of completely psyched to get some of the first batches of tee’s they’re lifting off the press. It’s kind of a bummer right now that you HAVE to be in Oklahoma to get some of these wonderful designs, but very very soon, if I have my facts correct, you’ll be able to buy clothes through their website. …

In the cold concrete world of Manhattan there isn’t much that satisfies climbers. I mean sure you can go to Central Park and piddle around on the little pebbles they call boulders, but to what end? I never got that much satisfaction from projecting routes with names like Sweat of the Rapist and turning down crack heads that ask questions like “So you’re climbing these rocks? You smoke rocks too?” Never the less there is one shining beacon in the grey mess of buildings, so like a mouse in a …