People: Christian Bale causes ruckus in China
He should’ve brought the batmobile. While in China promoting “The Flowers of War,” a war drama set in 1930s Nanjing, Christian Bale tried paying a visit to activist and attorney Chen Ghuangcheng, a blind man who’s been under house arrest since his release from prison last year on charges of damaging property and disrupting traffic [...]
Close to the edge
A shy, intelligent man: Scott Johnson mountain-climbing in the US state of new Hampshire in 1988, four months before his death. Source: Supplied THE subject line from the email jumped off my screen: "Scott Johnson Murder CONFESSOR!" I was on holiday with my son, and the last thing I expected was a confession to a [...]
Chautauqua a balm for mind, body
To describe Boulder’s Chautauqua Park as simply a park is to slight it somehow. That’s because it offers more than a place to feed and exercise your body. It will take care of your mind and spirit as well, with everything from folk concerts to films to “conversations with extraordinary people” throughout the year. Look [...]
Pennant can silence the Gunners
Jermaine Pennant faces his former club Arsenal this afternoon at the top of his game, according to Stoke assistant manager Dave Kemp. Pennant has travelled a long road since 1999 when he joined the Gunners as a prodigious talent but the winger now seems content at the Britannia Stadium. The 28-year-old has played a big [...]
Play Climbers
Kids Play Equipment for Home Entertainment & Exercise Kids play equipment has been a childhood favorite for most every child no matter how old they may be now. Memories are associated with fun and adventurous equipment such as slides, swings, hand bars, teeter totters and merry-go-rounds and are often the earliest memories many people have. [...]
Stephen Palermo: The “Sport” of Climbing
First off, its been a loooonnng time since my last post so I’m going to try to do a quick recap of what’s been happening. The SCS comp went really well! There were a ton of talented climbers there and the setting and atmosphere was awesome! I have also continued training with Adam McKenzie and [...]
Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
3 daughters, 3 births, 3 days ST. CLOUD, Minn., March 30 (UPI) — St. Cloud, Minn., grandparents Mike and Joan Benda welcomed three new granddaughters within three days of each other this month, family members said. Their oldest daughter, Katie Larson, 30, gave birth to MaKenna March 14 in Minneapolis where she lives with husband [...]
Climbing equipment review – Mammut Spark 9.5
Next Friday I’m heading to Singapore. My girlfriend has work out there, and I can basically work from pretty much anywhere, provided there’s a decent web connection. so for the next 3 months I’m going to be sampling the sport climbing of Singapore’s only outdoor crag, a quarry called Dairy Farm. I’ll also hopefully sample [...]
Basic Rock Climbing Gear Equipment
HarnessUsing the right tools not only make climbing easier, but also safety. Some of basic rock climbing gear (See Customer Review here) equipment including: rope, webbing, carabiner, harness, belay device (Sticht plate, ATC, Gri-Gri, Figure Eight), Descenders (figure of eight, saving eight, ATC), Ascenders, protection devices (nuts, hexcenters, spring loaded camming devices), sewn runners, helmet, [...]
The Basics of Rock Climbing Gear – What You Must Know
February 12th, 2011 / No Comments » Having a complete set of rock climbing gear is one of the keys to having fun in this sport safely. Although rock climbing isn’t classified as an extreme sport per se, it still involves a greater risk of danger than other sports because of the heights rock climbers [...]