Posts Tagged ‘rock climbing’
Zion and Red Rocks | November 2010
November is often a good time to travel out of New Hampshire because it’s getting too cold to rock climb, it’s not cold enough for consistent ice climbing, and the snowpack is too low for skiing. Here are a few photos from a personal climbing trip I took to Zion National Park, Utah and Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada.
Read more...October Flight
I took a scenic flight over the North Conway, NH area on October 13, 2010. I bid on and won this flight during a silent auction at a Kismet Rock Foundation fundraising event. Perspective from the Diamond DA40 plane:Photo details: Canon 5D w/ 16-35mm f/2.8 lens @ 16mm, 1/1000s @ f/5.6 and ISO 200. The…
Read more...VMC Direct Direct
Andy Tuthill leading the 2nd pitch (5.10+) of the VMC Direct Direct on Cannon Cliff in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. Photo Details: Panasonic Lumix LX3, 1/400s @ f/4 and ISO 200.
Read more...The Beast
You probably won’t find this technique in a basic rock climbing book. Erik Eisele stashing his helmet to facilitate upward progress in The Beast (5.11+) chimney on Cathedral Ledge in New Hampshire. The second photo gives a better perspective of the route. Photo Details: Canon 5D w/ EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM lens at…
Read more...Cannon Bolts
Most rock climbers know to be cautious when climbing on Cannon Cliff, but this is underscored when you see loose talus with bolts in place. Taken in September of 2004, this photo shows some talus below Cannon Cliff in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire. The climbers are Jennifer Tennican and Will Mayo, we were heading up…
Read more...Nobody Walks in LA
Bernadette Regan on Nobody Walks in LA (5.9). December 15, 2009. Joshua Tree National Park, California. Photo Details: Panasonic Lumix LX3 in 16:9 ratio format, 1/800s @ f/5.6 and ISO 80, basic B&W conversion in Photoshop.
Read more...60f & Sunny or 35f & Rain?
I’ll take 60f & Sunny. I just returned from a two week climbing trip in California and Arizona. While there were a couple days with cool and cloudy weather, the trend was highs around 60f and sunny. New Hampshire has greeted my return with 35f and pouring rain, at least the ice climbing will be…
Read more...Touchstone Vertical Panoramic
This photo is of the rock climbing route Touchstone Wall (V 5.8 C2 or 5.13b) on the Cerberus Gendarme cliff in Zion National Park, Utah. The route mostly follows a crack system in the middle of the photo, you’ll probably be able to pick it out. Photo Details: 3 vertical photos taken with Canon SD800…
Read more...Sail Away
February 7, 2006. Andy Hale on the classic 5.8 crack, Sail Away, in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Photo Details: Nikon D70 w/ 17-55mm f/2.8 lens @ 55mm, 1/250s @ f/5.6 and ISO 400 w/ +1 exposure compensation.
Read more...Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters
*Update* Sarah’s book Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters won Best Book in the Mountain Exposition category at the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival! Flakes, Jugs, and Splitters is A Rock Climber’s Guide to Geology by Sarah Garlick. This is a great book if you are a rock climber, geologist, or just interested in the processes that…
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