On July 9th, at 1 pm, four local rock climbers who make up the “Raid The North Extreme” adventure race team Kootenay Kaos set out to practice 24-hours of non-stop rope work, orienteering, trekking, biking and paddling in the Slocan Valley, BC. The training involved biking up a 2,000-metre peak and down again, orienteering and [...]
On June 27, at 9 pm, four local rock climbers who make up the “Raid The North Extreme” adventure race team Kootenay Kaos set out to practice night-time orienteering in the backcountry near Nelson, BC. It took 8.5 hours to go from the parking lot of Whitewater Ski Resort and through four checkpoints back to [...]
This is a really good instructional video about how to set up a solid slackline:
Two Nelson, British Columbia residents, prove why they live in the best place on the planet by going backcountry skiing, rock climbing, lake swimming and mountain biking … all in one day and all within 20 kilometres of the city.
Slacklining is wicked cross training for climbing as it requires mental focus, balance and core strength. For many, the first step on a slackline is akin to the worst case of sewing machine leg. Like climbing, progression comes through consistent practice. Unlike climbing, this practice usually involves a few startling slaps to the crotch. Don’t [...]
What better way for rock climbers to cross-train their arms, legs and core muscles than by balancing on an oversized surfboard and paddling?
“Dude, to stick the crux you gotta deadpoint from the crimp to the bomber jug with your right and then hit the gaston to set up for the dyno.” For the uninitiated, listening to climbers share beta is like hearing otorhinolaryngologists discuss acute pharyngitis. Huh? So to help make sense of all the gibberish, here [...]
Why wouldn’t you show your belayer a little bit of respect before starting a climb? They are after all taking on the responsibility of saving your life.
A few years ago, while on a trip to the climbing paradise of Kalymnos, Greece, I was loaned a copy of Arno Ilgner’s The Rock Warrior’s Way. It immediately made an impression because, unlike other training manuals I had read with their “do finger pull-ups until you weep” advice, Arno’s book dealt with the mental [...]
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