Pinnacles Bills Bad Bolts

QuestionDear Robert: Tomorrow Ill be up on one of your routes on Machete, Bills Bad Bolts.  I would be grateful if you would take a few moments and

retirement

Questionwhen do you retire a rope, what guidelines do you use AnswerI honestly think youll know when its time to retire a rope based on the look and feel.

Rock Climbing Classes

QuestionHi Rob, I red through one of you explanations about the various classes in Rock climbing and I am totally bowled out. Now i am very much intereste

BOULDERING

Question YOU SAY BOULDERING IS RATED ON THE V SCALE. WHAT ABOUT JOHN GILL? HE HAD TO FORMULATE HIS OWN SCALE WHICH WAS B1.B2,B3 ECT. AnswerMy Understandin

re: Climbing in Topeka?

QuestionI recently moved to Ks. in Dec. 2007 from Oregon and found a job supervising an indoor wall, I saw your messages about your climbing exp.s and I

Rock Climbing injury

QuestionHi Nicholas, My husband was rock climbing indoors at a gym and the harness broke, he fell approx 30 feet causing serious injuries, he has had sever

multi pich climbing

QuestionSo, ive been lead climbing single pitch sport climbs now for about 9 months Im pretty good at it.  Ive just started trad climbing about 3 mont

no clue what this means

Questiona friend of mine asked me, just to test my knowledge cause he obviously knows, what BARK means in climbing? i have no clue thanks for the help An

Qualification

QuestionWhat type of qualifications are needed to become a climbing instructor? Im curious and thinking of opening a climbing gym in my area, but wanted to

Mount Everest...

QuestionOn Discovery Channel I saw a group of climbers walk by a dead body on Mt. Everest. The body was in full climbing gear and I was wondering if this h

Never used old rope

QuestionI recently purchased some used gear - carabiners, harness, shoes, chalk bags, webbing and the guy also included a never used 150 ft. 11 mm dry mamm

solo climbing

QuestionJeff,  Ive been lead climbing off and on (mainly off) for several years. My problem is theres no climbing near by so I have to plan my trips

hiii

Questionhi jeff hows it hanging? im in school and i wonderd if you could tell me and my pal greg what the rules are to climbing please write back speek to

Ropes/Techniques

QuestionHey Jeff, Aside from some indoor climbing and a few days of rappelling with the military I know little about climbing. I wanted to gear up for some

too unfit to climb?

Questionive been invited to climb (indoors) by a very cute guy, but im mid-30s & pretty unfit in a cardio sense (e.g. can jog for about 3/4 mins maximum).

rock climbing gear

QuestionIs there a right way and or a wrong way to store your cams or friends after you have used them for the day? AnswerGenerally heir is not a right a

Rope and Belay Breakage in Rock Climbing

QuestionHi.  I am doing a piece of work and I am required to find cases where the belay device or the rope has broken.  Would you be able to prov

Rope and Belay Breakage

QuestionHi.  I am doing a piece of work and I am required to find cases where the belay device or the rope has broken.  Would you be able to prov

Retiring Climbing Ropes

QuestionI know that everyone is saying that there is no definate formual for retiring ropes. I manage a camp that has about 10k people in the summer time w

Cochise Stonghold

QuestionHi Jeff, Are there other multipitch bolted routes in the 5.8 to 5.9+ range like Ewephoria at Cochise Stronghold. My wife and I are interested in g