by David Sandel | Apr 7, 2013 | Climbing
I have a feeling this will get mixed answers, but I’m wondering how many people from each camp actually exist. Personally, I’d like to listen to music, but it never works out. When I’m outdoors, I’m outdoors. I think music taints the...
by David Sandel | Apr 3, 2013 | Climbing
This post started out as one thing and turned into something completely different. I will likely use this as a building block for future posts. So, rather than trying to re-type a witty intro I had to delete, let’s just get into the meat (slight pun intended). Tissue...
by David Sandel | Mar 27, 2013 | Climbing
A Thought I Think About Climbing Grades Is it possible that there’s a belief out there that your hardest climb has to be your most favorite? I think it’s possible. As much as climbers will say, “climbing isn’t about the numbers,” on the...
by David Sandel | Jan 24, 2013 | Climbing
I’ve mentioned before that I kind of fell off the active lifestyle bandwagon for the past several months while focusing on a new job and a move to Colorado, so I’m making a somewhat earnest attempt to get back to it. I still haven’t climbed anything,...
by David Sandel | Jul 31, 2012 | Climbing
We’ve all done it before. We’ve all picked out some movement, for whatever reason, and proclaimed, “I’m going to do ‘X’ of these every day for the next month.” I find that to be an extremely noble goal, and if you can carry it...
by David Sandel | Jul 17, 2012 | Climbing
If I could go to the climbing gym right now, I would boulder. Why does that matter? Why do I choose bouldering instead of top-roping, leading, campus boarding, endurance climbs….any of those? Simple. Because that’s what I feel like doing right now....
