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 Win a Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 Tent
ENTER NOW for a chance to win a Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 Tent! The winter mountaineering standard for over a decade, Trango tents are extremely refined shelters for two, three and four people. Featuring Atlas Scandium XL poles combined with our four-pole design and including our patented tension shelf for added strength, Trango™ tents excel in the toughest conditions.
 Flash of the Titans
The equinox has passed, gloom descending at 5 p.m.
to make campsite cooking, dish cleaning, cardplaying,
etc. a true hassle. Happily, there’s a new,
powerful, portable lantern, the BLACK DIAMOND
EQUIPMENT TITAN ($79.95, bdel.com). This
veritable mini-sun illuminates a 45-foot diameter
circle with a 250-lumen, non-glaring LED.
 Steady Choppin'
Light makes right in the alpine, but there’s no shortcutting with
your axe — when it’s time to sink the pick or self-arrest, all must
be bomber. The PETZL SUM’TEC ($175, petzl.com) nicely marries
the two concepts in a technical mountain axe that’s also
a fl yweight: 17.1oz for the 52cm shaft, 17.8 for the 59cm.
 Kyle Copeland 1958-2009
Kyle Copeland, 51, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at a Rock Canyon Rehabilitation Facility in Provo, Utah. Few of equal stature would have survived his long battled illness with more bravery and courage. Boulder and Moab became Kyle’s climbing hubs and he moved to Moab, Utah in 1989.
 Cleveland Rock Gym - Cleveland, Ohio
The Top Rope Area is the largest part of the gym and has walls 30 feet high. These walls have ropes that are connected to the top of the wall (hence the name) that are used to as safety equipment and to lower climbers when they've climbed to the top. To climb these walls someone in your group must act as the belayer. Cleveland Rock Gym can provide a belayer, but by appointment only. Visit: www.clevelandrockgym.com
 Carolina Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund Set to Purchase Rumbling Bald West Side Boulders in North Carolina
The Carolina Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund announced today the intent to purchase and conserve the Rumbling Bald West Side Boulders in North Carolina. The Access Fund, the national advocacy organization that keeps U.S. climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment, will provide a bridge loan of $72,000 from the new Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign to finance 90% of the purchase price for the 6.12 acre tract that is currently under contract by the Carolina Climbers Coalition.
 December 2009 - 281
LOS SUEÑOS GRANDES - El Chonta, the monster limestone grotto near Mexico City; WATER WARS - Sink your picks into the sleeper ice of Niobrara, Nebraska; MOUNTAIN MISHAPS - Eight hilarious ways to almost die in the mountains;XA^APA (HALARA) - Greece’s trad-flavored multi-pitch limestone of Varasova
 ICE Climbing Ecrins 2010
France's Ice Climbing Ecrins celebrates 20 years and has become a premiere location for extreme winter sports. Uniting ice-climbing amateurs from all over the world, ‘ICE’ held in the unforgettable valleys of Freissinieres and Fournel, is today a key event for the most passionate of ice-climbers. This year's festival, held from January the 8th - 10th, will offer a wide range of activities including training workshops, ice-climbing initiations and expert level training. Visit: www.ice-climbing-ecrins.com
 Adaptive High Adventure Weekend: Ice Climb and Ski
Experience two of winter’s most thrilling outdoor adventure activities in one long weekend: downhill skiing and ice climbing! We’ll take to the slopes for two days of one-on-one ski instruction at Crested Butte Mountain Resort followed by two days of guided ice climbing in the San Juan Mountains on January 14-17, 2010.
A Sanuk Christmas
12/29/09 - We got your letter. Get your Snuggie, grab Mrs. Claus, and put Rudolf out to graze.. Here he is as asked, founder Jeff Kelley, reading Twas the Night Before Christmas.
How to Wash your Sanuks: Waterfall
12/29/09 - Need to know how to wash your Sanuks, its easy...
HAGGAR AND GRAMICCI SIGN MASTER LICENSE AGREEMENT
12/29/09 - Haggar Clothing Co., makers of Haggar branded casual and dress apparel for men, today announced a new Master License agreement with Gramicci, originator of authentic climbing and outdoor lifestyle apparel.
Colorado Chosen as Site to Showcase Wildlife Crossing Designs of the Future
12/28/09 - As a gift during this holiday season, West Vail Pass, Colorado, along Interstate 70, has been chosen as the official site for the first-ever North American Wildlife Crossing Structure Design Competition entitled ARC.
 PENMEN Cartoons
Updated 10/30/09 - Climbing.com is pleased to present the PENMEN Cartoons by Colorado Springs climber Gary Blehm. Visit his website penmen.com for posters, animations, music videos, games, and more...
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CLIMBING's 2009 READER SURVEY
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 Eastern Sampler: Coopers Rock, McConnells Mill and the Red River Gorge
Photos by Jonathan Vickers - The West Virginia University Climbing Club, along with other local climbers, have been bouldering at Coopers Rock with increasing frequency in the last few years. Coopers Rock is characterized by an abundance of sandstone boulders that provide a variety of problems for any climber. Also shown are a few photos from McConnells Mill State Park in western Pennsylvania. For a change of pace and in pursuit of taller challenges, the club took a hiatus from boulders this year and took an extended trip to the world class sport craggin of the Red River Gorge, Kentucky.
 Interview with Alpinist Adrian Ballinger
Adrian has been living his dream as a climber, skier, and high-altitude alpine guide for over 15 years. He climbed Everest for the first time in April of this year, and the experience will be featured during the next week on the Discovery Channel’s show, Everest: Beyond the Limit. He runs a succesful business making others’ dreams of summiting some of the world’s most dangerous peaks come true. We’ve asked Adrian about what inspires him, what scares him, and what motivates him to continue his quest to push the limit, to define new boundaries, and discover the truth within himself.
 Mountain Weather
Updated 12/30/09 by Michael Fagin - Weekly updates on mountain weather for a different location each week and updated every Thursday. We will cover the following: Alps, Cascades, Sierra, Aconcagua, and more will be added. Lead forecaster Michael Fagin has been providing mountain weather forecasts since the 1970's.
 MATTERHORN MADNESS UNMASKED
It all began back in 2006 when a couple climbing friends and I decided to attempt to climb the Matterhorn. We reserved a guide but a trail climb to test our Alpine skills was first in order. We were led on a 6 hour exhausting half traverse of the Breithorn that challenged us beyond our imagination. We completed the journey but lacking top fitness and more, left us physically drained, mentally down and beaten by mountain. It was determined that we were under-skilled in a variety of mountaineering and climbing aspects there by deemed unsuited for the Matterhorn. I have embraced the notion that rejection is one of the most inspiring sources of motivation.
 GETTING DOWN THE CRUX
Story and Red Rocks wood mural by Sherri Lewis - I avoid alpine starts as if they were a cactus on a climbers’ trail. I never grasped the point of losing sleep to bag a plum route when the low-hanging fruit seemed plenty tasty. But lately this cragger was hungry for altitude, so I made plans to fly from Seattle to Las Vegas before Thanksgiving with the goal of climbing Black Orpheus, an 11-pitch 5.10a deep within Oak Creek Canyon in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada.
 The Making of an Alpinist
Want to know how a kid from Pullman, Washington, became who Reinhold Messner has called today’s best high-altitude climber? Then read Beyond the Mountain ($29.95, patagonia.com), wherein Steve House recounts his rugged path to the pinnacle of modern alpinism. Chock-full of spellbinding adventures, this autobiographical gem reveals as much about the author’s personality and motivations as his FAs.
 Parque Nacional de Basaseachic - Chihuahua, Mexico
Photos by Peter Baumeister, Dierk Sittner, Bert van Lint, Patrick Matos, Mike Brumbaugh, Rob Pizem, Chris Turiano and Luke Laeser compiled from four trips to the area - Being about the size and depth of Colorado's Black Canyon, the immense and expansive area of Candamenia Canyon/Basaseachic hosts very few climbing routes. El Gigante, the major wall of the area, is up to 3000 feet tall and has seen only a few ascents since it's first in the early 90s. The Cascade Wall with Cascada de Basaseachic also only has a few routes despite it's convenient access. Shown in this gallery are photos of the ten pitch Subiendo el Arcoiris (5.13b/c), the monster 28 pitch Logical Progression (5.13) plus a few sport climbs and boulder problems in and around the park.
 Fantastical Fontainebleau
Photos by Jorg Kemner / chacana.net - During Easter weekend 2009 the youth club of Amsterdam's climbing gym De Klimmuur Centraal spent three days in the forest of Fontainebleau to experience the magic everyone is always talking about. The weather was pretty darn good and most of the rain that did fall, fell at night. The forest was a bit crowded at some areas, but luckily there are more than enough boulders for everyone. Because I twisted my ankle a week before departure, there would be no climbing for me — therefore I had all the time in the world to take photos. So this gallery captures the Amsterdam youngsters as well as a few other climbers.
 Triple Crown 2009: The Stone Fort
Video by Andrew Kornylak - The final leg of the Triple Crown Bouldering Series, presented by Marmot, held at The Stone Fort near Chattanooga, Tennessee on December 6th, 2009. Shown in this video are the festivities held at Urban Rocks Gym in Chattanooga during the snow day and lots of bouldering action at the Stone Fort. For the second year in a row Jimmy Webb finished first overall and Kasia Pietras took the overall win for the women. The goal of the Triple Crown is twofold. First and foremost, the mission is to raise funds for two organizations dedicated to maintaining climbers' access: the Southeastern Climbers' Coalition and The Carolina Climbers' Coalition.
 Whodunit (5.9; eight pitches) Tahquitz Rock, California
A delectable mystery leads to a satisfying cliffhanger - As you rack up in the parking lot below Tahquitz Rock, it’s nearly impossible not to feel the history seeping out of every dignified crack and feature on the granite above. This is, after all, the embryonic loins, the Fertile Crescent, and the cradle of civilized (if you can call it that) American climbing all rolled into one.
 The Teton Ice Park Opens at Grand Targhee Resort
Thanks to Local Support and Sponsorship the Teton Ice Park will officially open Saturday, December 19, at Grand Targhee Resort - It’s been a steep learning curve for local mountain guide Christian Santelices, but his dream became a reality when he climbed on the “KB Wall” for the first time on Sunday. While cold temperatures the past few weeks seemed ideal for making ice, a series of frozen pipes, and miscellaneous snafus have slowed progress.
 Tech Tip - Sport - THE HOT ZONE
BY JUSTIN ROTH - 9 warming tricks for cold-weather cragging - A GUNKS REGULAR IN COLLEGE, I spent many a windy, frigid day
bouldering on the Carriage Road. Fingers and toes would turn to
wood, shoe rubber harden and lose its stick-um, and my psyche grow
brittle — still, I had to climb. Over time, I developed these nine coldweather
techniques, to squeeze every drop of frozen fun from an arctic
sesh.
 BLIND AND NAKED
Video by Cedar Wright - Blind climber Erik Weihenmayer tackles his hardest route to date with Charlie Mace and Brady Robinson — Eldorado Canyon's The Naked Edge (III, 5.11b) — to benefit the Access Fund. First climbed in the Fall of 1962 by Layton Kor and Bob Culp The Naked Edge is now condisdered to be one of the most classic 5.11s in Colorado, and even possibly North America. Support climbing advocacy and conservation: AccessFund.org/join
Updated 12/15/09 with Niles Barnes' 3rd Blog from Threshhold Climbing in Riverside, CA
"As often happens when I go somewhere new, I’m reminded that the climbing community is real and awesome. As soon as I step in the door, I’m given a warm welcome. It’s not long until I’m shooting the breeze with the folks there as if I’m back home at the Red. Part of me likes to think it was the southern charm that did it, but I know the real reason was because, amid the pissing matches that happen on the “instanet” (climbing forums, blogs), climbers actually are a tight, supportive community that is willing to extend a welcoming hand to those passing through." —Niles Barnes
Meet the Team and subscribe to their RSS feeds: Susan E.B. Schwartz; Bruce Willey; Misty Murphy; Martin Gutmann; Sarah Jane Alexander; Sara Lingafelter; Gregory Bahr; Daniel Holz; Niles Barnes; Emmanuel Lacoste; Greg Burns; Erica Lineberry; Kaare Iverson
 At First Light
Cody hiked up the trail that circumnavigated the basalt quarry. He hiked in the dark of the early August morning, rope and gear stowed in his backpack. The creosote steps were far apart, built too tall by city volunteers, and Cody pushed down on the tops of his knees to help his quad muscles as he lurched up the oversized staircase.
 AMPED
By Andrea Sutherland from Climbing No. 280 / Photos by Claudia Lopez, Federica Valabrega and Kyle Queener - THREE WOUNDED IRAQ WAR VETERANS RECOUNT THEIR NEAR-DEATH STORIES AND TRIUMPHANT CLIMBS BACK HOME - Since the start of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, in 2001 and 2003, respectively, nearly 2 million troops have deployed. More than 5,000 have been killed in action, with roughly 40,000 injured.
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