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[10 Mar 2009 | 8 Comments | ]
posted by wig

We have absolutely no idea what twitter is. At all. It seems stupid. Tell a bunch of people what we’re doing? Why? Can’t I do that on facebook already without having another place to sign in? Why give status updates to a bunch of people that don’t really care anyway. (more…)

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[9 Mar 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
posted by wig

Saw this on Facebook today and figured I might as well spread the word since the apparently jobs are hard to find these days or something.

Click this and work at Metolius!

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[7 Mar 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
posted by limit

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[4 Mar 2009 | 9 Comments | ]
posted by bronco

Yep, you heard me right, Prana! Prana has been making fully functional aesthetic clothing for climbers for the past 16 years. You’ve seen their poster boy sporting the Prana logo from Spain to Bishop and everywhere in between. Not to mention Prana’s other atheletes: Steph Davis, Katie Brown, Paul Robinson, Alex Johnson, and a host of others. Let’s be honest here, Prana makes THE male go-to short for climbing, the Mojo! I’ve never known a male climber worth his salt that hasn’t at one point in time owned a pair. They’re the real deal! (more…)

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[3 Mar 2009 | 8 Comments | ]
posted by bronco

In the illustrious words of Rodney King, “Why can’t we all just get along?” I think about this often when paroosing internet forums, blogs, and climbing websites.  Has anyone else noticed that climbers can really be self righteous bastards?  I mean, we have the ‘Trad is Rad’ crowd, the ‘I boulder because its the purest form of climbing’ dudes and dudettes, Alpinist light is right elitist, and sport climbing ego-maniacs.  We all  tend to think that are little niche of climbing is by far superior to all the other punter wannabes out there. (more…)

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[2 Mar 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
posted by limit

Places like Mountain Gear and REI sell little packages of gear that they consider to be essential to get you started in say sport climbing or big walls or bouldering. Basically they bundle together gear than an idiot with half a brain would know to buy and give you a 2% discount. Don’t get me wrong, I think this is wonderful. Unfortunately, this kits don’t contain the small, yet essential accessories you need to look and talk like everybody else at the Buttermilks.

Dreads: Growing your hair out is a pain in the ass. If you want instant cred among the boulders, just clip these fake dreads to your noggin, and BAM you instantly look more in tune with the energy of the rocks. Peppering you sentences with words like “chakra” “centered” and “mudra” couldn’t hurt either.
WEED: Boulderers talk about weed the way most people talk about March Madness. If you want entrance to 70% of the conversations in Hueco, Bishop or RMNP, you’re going to have to know your Northern Lights from your Pineapple Express. A subscription to high times should put you well on your way.
The Camcorder: At some point in every boulderers career, they decide they are the third Cohen Brother. If you want to look like you really know what you’re doing, get your paws on this badboy from Cannon.