

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
Climbers, when’s the last time you inspected your gear? My rope, cams, stoppers, slings and carabiners have been tucked away in the gear closet for 5 months now, and it’s been longer since I closely inspected them. It's generally recommended that you take a good look at your gear at least once per year. Inspecting gear and deciding it’s time to retire it can be tough to do. The stuff isn’t cheap, and it’s hard to say goodbye to your favorite climbing rope or very first harness. To make the ...
Posted by Joe P. on May 2, 2011 4:36 PM & Tagged Climbing, Petzl, Rock Climbing, belay device, cams, harness, ropes and stoppers | permalink | Comments
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