La Cloche Silhouette Trail, Killarney, ON
Last year we hiked into Killarney to the top of Silver Peak. But we always knew the real objective to complete in Killarney was the La Cloche hiking trail. The […]
Ice Axe Leashes
I have experimented with a few types of leashes climbing this season, focusing on which style facilitates lead climbing. I started with the Petzl ice clippers. They were good, however […]
Price Concious Pick Protectors
Really cheap and easy, buy a length of tubing and cut it and use it for pick protectors. I have two technical axes, one basic axe and a spare technical […]
Helmet/Backpack Unity, another easy gear mod
This is a simple gear mod to ease the struggle of packing your climbing helmet in a backpack. Typically, my lid takes up too much space in a small daypack […]
Mount Marcy, Adirondacks, NY
This was our second trip to the Adirondacks. We planned to summit Mount Marcy (elevation 5344′) as a day trip. Due to the 4 hour drive to get there, we […]
Mount Colden via Trap Dike, Winter Ascent
First trip to the Adirondacks and first attempt at a mountain. We drove to the Adirondack Loj to register and park. The plan was to pull sleds into Marcy Dam, […]
Dry Tooling at the Gym
Lucky for me my home gym has a member’s bouldering room. Where we were allowed to put up a series of wooden holds around the room to allow for actual […]
Caramel Coating and the Blue Pillar
I have now been out ice climbing 5 times and it is only January. The main goal right now is to get some miles in, work on the technique and […]
First Climb on Ice
After months of researching gear, talking with experienced climbers, and training in the gym it was finally time to get on some ice. The plan was to head to Calabogie, […]
Training for Ice Climbing Indoors at the Gym
Winter is here and the ice is forming. Hopefully I will be on real ice soon enough, but in the meantime I needed to build up some strength at the […]
3rd Millenia Explorer 