by toddforney | Jul 31, 2019 | Adventure Online
The climbing season in Pakistan isn’t quite over yet. As we noted yesterday, there are a number of climbers still on Gasherbrum II and looking to bag the summit on that mountain. For now, the weather remains clam and clear, which is allowing access to the top, even as...
by toddforney | Jul 31, 2019 | Adventure Online
Liz and Jamie from Followtheboat face tough conditions on their passage top Pulau Enggano – should they press on or turn back? Sailing can be one of the most serene of pastimes, skimming across the oceans in a light breeze on gentle undulating seas. But offshore...
by toddforney | Jul 31, 2019 | Adventure Online
Ditching the “2” in their iconic belay device’s name, Petzl has updated this assisted-braking classic by expanding the range of ropes it can accommodate: from 8.5mm to 11mm. In other words, what was formerly the Grigri 2 is now just the Grigri (it has the 2’s smaller...
by toddforney | Jul 31, 2019 | Adventure Online
If you have tubular webbing that’s been damaged, don’t throw it away! Instead, slide it over your anchor-building cordelette as protection when wrapping trees or rough rocks. The webbing will take the beating (or tree sap), and your cordelette will stay fresh and...
by toddforney | Jul 31, 2019 | Adventure Online
A couple of years back I shared a wonderful video of a couple that got closer to one another by learning to mountain bike together. The idea was that if they shared some adventures they would bond more tightly as well. That idea seems to have worked, because...
by toddforney | Jun 29, 2019 | Adventure Online
MacLab Slab finds the best rock on the massive feature south of Rundlehorn on Mount Rundle. Some of the route was first explored in the fall of 2018 during the Banff Centre Mountain Fest by David Smart and Brandon Pullan. They returned in June 2019 to fully equip the...
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