Winter may be coming but you can still get stoked on rock climbing, especially now that Reel Rock 13 is coming to Salt Lake City. Reel Rock is an outdoor adventure film tour and festival with a focus on rock climbing. The tour brings the best climbing and adventure films of the year to audiences…
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Climb Notch Peak in Utah’s West Desert
If you look west from the small town of Delta, UT, the impressive summit of Notch Peak is nearly impossible to miss. At 9,654’, Notch isn’t the tallest mountain in Utah, or even in the House Range, but this limestone monster does have some exceptional features awaiting those who come to explore it. Rising 4,450’…
Mystery Ranch Scree backpack review
Open up my gear closet door, and you’ll be caught in an avalanche of backpacks. There are way too many different sizes and styles of packs for various outdoor uses. From backcountry skiing, to mountain biking, hiking, urban adventures, and climbing, you can spend thousands of dollars matching a pack for every activity. So why…
Summit West Grandaddy Mountain in the High Uintas
Grandaddy Basin is a gorgeous area on the southern slope of Utah’s High Uintas Wilderness. There are enough streams, lakes, and trails to keep you busy for a week, but if you only have time for one hike, I highly recommend a summit of West Grandaddy Mountain. The route is not difficult, the views are…
Rock climbing the Red Rock Wall in BCC
As rock climbing becomes ever more popular, crags in the cottonwood canyons are getting more crowded. Approach a spot like Challenge Buttress or School Room on a weekend, and be prepared to wait for your turn on the rock. But if you don’t mind going off the beaten path a bit, you can find quality…
Ogden Climbing Festival this weekend
Check your rope and harness and chalk up those hands, because the tenth annual Ogden Climbing Festival is this weekend, April 7th and 8th. Presented by Black Diamond, the festival is an opportunity to take your climbing skills to the next level with multiple clinics taught by pro rock climbers. You can learn everything from the…
Nathaniel Coleman: Salt Lake’s Rising Rock Star
In 2017, when the USA Climbing’s Open Nationals is held in Salt Lake City, the defending champion will be Salt Lakes own, Nathaniel Coleman. Taking 1st place on the podium at the USA Climbing Bouldering Nationals in 2016, was a dream come true for Coleman, who has been climbing competitively since he was in the…
Get stoked to climb with Black Diamond Spring Film Tour
Spring is most definitely here in Utah, and if you are a rock climber, chances are you’ve already taken advantage of the warm weather and hit the crags several times already (unless you’re a hardcore skier like me and can’t let winter go just yet.) Still, there’s no better way to get stoked on climbing…
Ice climbing the Willard Canyon Waterfall
Willard Canyon is a remarkably rugged canyon that’s home to a beautiful cascading waterfall that usually ices over in late December or early January, offering an easy yet adventurous climb. I am a total rookie when it comes to ice, but I live in Willard and have always had this route on my adventure bucket list….
Dish & DU/ER “No Sweat” Pants review
Finding the perfect pair of pants, you know, pants you want to wear every day no matter where you are or what you are doing, is the ultimate challenge. For outdoors people, that challenge is even more difficult because we need pants that perform when we are throwing ourselves at the mountains. Well, Dish &…