Climbing
A Technical Break
Chateauvert – Taking a break from the technical Verdon to explore southern France’s sport climbing crag After spending two solid days in the Verdon (catch up on that trip here), we opted to move on to the rather famous Chateauvert for some pumpy sport climbs. The sub two-hour drive to Chateauvert was uneventful. We had … Continue reading
Se Bon!
The Verdon Gorge – Europe’s answer to me missing Yosemite Arriving via Ryanair pretty late in Montpellier on Wednesday, we quickly equipped with our steed (thanks Hertz for the upgrade to a Golf TDI) and were off to get the 2-3 hour drive to the Verdon out of the way so we could catch a … Continue reading
Entering a Chalk Free Zone
Dahn Region, Südpfalz – exploring one of the local sandstone cliff crags Having just moved to Germany from the United States and still in the juvenile stages of friend development, it is monumental when you meet a fellow female who like you, climbs! This beautiful moment occurred last week and I quite eagerly made, borderline … Continue reading
Klettern im Ettringer Lay
Stemming, jamming and dancing in a basalt quarry turned crag – Ettringen, Deutschland. A week of rainy weather in Germany is not uncommon; however, it can really cramp your climbing lifestyle. This past week was filled with intermittent rain and grapple showers making all climbing limited to pulling plastic at an indoor gym. This isn’t … Continue reading
Meeting Redpoint’s Birthplace
Exploring Frankenjura, birthplace of the redpoint and the world’s first 5.14d, and how to communicate in German when you klettern. Being in Germany, a climber must spring forward at the opportunity to pay a visit to Frankenjura. Frankenjura is not only the birthplace of the “redpoint” (rotpunkt), a term now ubiquitous with free climbing, but … Continue reading
Climbing in El Potrero Chico
Everything you need to know about planning your next climbing trip to El Potrero Chico. I recently returned from spending 10 glorious days climbing in El Potrero Chico (EPC for short) and it was an amazing and CHEAP trip. The area boasts climbs, mainly sport climbing, anywhere from 1 to 23 pitches on superb limestone for … Continue reading
Red River Gorge Cranking
Climbing in the Red River Gorge is not for the faint of heart. Jump to: Quick Reference Guide: Red River Gorge The Red River Gorge in Kentucky is a climbing mecca within a short drive from many metropolitan areas. Lucky for us, we happened to be in Dayton, Ohio for business which is about a … Continue reading
Love Letters from Potrero Vol. 3
Volume Three. Climbing tales from El Potrero Chico – The limestone climber’s multi-pitch mecca. Well rested and recharged, we were at it again. Temperatures were still in the 90F range for our fifth day on the rock, but dropped drastically to the mid 70s by our sixth and final day. CLIMBING DAY FIVE: SATORI (5.10c) … Continue reading
Love Letters from Potrero Vol. 2
Volume Two. Climbing tales from El Potrero Chico – The limestone climber’s multi-pitch mecca. Rest day two has crept up on us already and with temperatures approaching 34C today, we don’t mind being force-fed a pool lounging day at La Posada. Truth be told, the pool may be our only means to bathe as it … Continue reading
Love Letters from Potrero Vol. 1
Volume One. Climbing tales from El Potrero Chico – The limestone climber’s multi-pitch mecca. Buenos dias amigos! We arrived to some interesting weather in Monterrey, MX – rain and hail. This is quite unusual for an area boasting temps averaging 70F this time of year. Transportation from the Monterrey airport went flawlessly. We were greeted … Continue reading
