Different kinds of carabinersSaturday, July 2nd, 2011 with No Comments »

During the time I’ve been climbing, I’ve bumped into many kinds of carabiners and quickdraws. I have gradually built a certain view on them, especially what comes to ice climbing. As a result, while waiting for the next season and upcoming Outdoor Show, I thought to write down my thoughts about them + my experiences [...]

Racking slingsTuesday, May 3rd, 2011 with Comments Off

Someone at rockclimbing.com asked about how to rack slings nicely. While this is not a big secret, and most of you probably are already aware of it, I decided to put up short instructions post about it. Here’s how I do it: Method one (+slightly faster, +slightly easier to undo, +can be used on short [...]