Life Cycles: Trailer

by: Caroline Treadway

May 22, 2011

Who knew time lapses and bikes could go so well together. Check out the trailer to Life Cycles, a cinematic, visual adventure into Canadian mountain biking. Not your average bike movie.… Read More

National Climbing Championships - April 1 and 2

by: Caroline Treadway

March 28, 2011

This coming Friday and Saturday, the national sport and speed climbing championships will be held at Movement Climbing and Fitness in Boulder, Colorado. The winners will divvy up a $6,000 cash purse and earn a spot on the US Climbing Team, determining which American climbers will compete in the Inte… Read More

The Zanskar Odyssey: Part 2 - Destination Basecamp (+Vid)

by: Abbey Smith

March 27, 2011

Last fall Colorado climbers Abbey Smith, Jason Kehl, Pete Takeda and Mick Follari journeyed to the Indian Himalayas in search of adventure, a fresh perspective, and the most aesthetic boulders in the world's greatest mountain range.… Read More

The Zanskar Odyssey: Part 1 - Into the Unknown (+Vid)

by: Abbey Smith

March 24, 2011

Last fall Colorado climbers Abbey Smith, Jason Kehl, Pete Takeda journeyed to the Indian Himalayas in search of adventure, a fresh perspective, and the most aesthetic boulders in the world's greatest mountain range.… Read More

Best Finger Injury Treatment

by: Abbey Smith

March 12, 2011

Chinese Medicine acupressure ring for finger pulley and tendon injuries.… Read More

3 Ways to Outsmart Spring

by: Caroline Treadway

March 09, 2011

I know it's Spring, but seriously, it's still cold outside. The sun feels warm, especially after months of vitamin D deprivation, but step into the shade and you're right back to winter. It's tricky to properly prepare for Spring adventures. Whether you're sport climbing at a local crag, hiking into… Read More

Best Climbing Bites

by: Caroline Treadway

March 04, 2011

Crag food can be cruxy. Go too light and you'll crash. Eat too much and you'll be digesting for the next two hours below your project. Consuming the wrong food can quickly sabotage the perfect climbing day, and throw you into a total tailspin. Performance snacking is the secret to sustained power on… Read More

Do you live in a plastic world?

by: Abbey Smith

March 03, 2011

The award-winning documentary "Bag It" chronicles the life of a plastic bag from cradle to grave.… Read More

'Reach' Trailer

by: Caroline Treadway

March 01, 2011

Nathan Bancroft, 24, wanted to make a different kind of climbing film. It took about seven months, and he called it 'Reach'. Bancroft's feature-length climbing debut is as much about hard bouldering as it is about the visual landscapes climbers often get to experience. With a fresh and creative eye,… Read More

Review: Mammut Stratus Hybrid Jacket

by: Caroline Treadway

February 24, 2011

Last week, I test drove Mammut’s Stratus Hybrid jacket during a week-long ice climbing adventure in the mountains of Colorado. Every day, from early morning until night, we searched for big icicles to climb, which meant long hours in very cold, wet conditions, with temperatures ranging from the te… Read More