Hario Coffee Dripper and Stand

I love things that are simple, well made and do the job perfectly. Somehow a nice coffee maker always makes you happy every time you use it 🙂 The Hario Coffee Dripper and Stand are Japanese made (naturally), sturdy, lovely and elegantly practical. I’ve always had a firm policy that any coffee maker I own […]

Auto Belay Machines: Awesome or Terrifying?

Andrew Bisharat, climber and writer extraordinaire, dog papa, crusher at Rifle, and blogger at Evening Sends is one of my favorite people ever! He has never once failed to make me fall on the floor laughing when I read his Facebook status updates. And he not only agreed to write a guest post, but he […]

Cascade Section American Alpine Club

I truly enjoyed your presentation at the AAC Cascade Section dinner last night! You are very articulate, and the intellectual and philosophical content of your presentation was a breath of fresh air for an old man like me who has attended too many mountaineering presentations…. Thanks! Mark Thank you Mark, I really appreciate that! 🙂 […]

Y&Y Belay Glasses

I am a real convert to belay glasses, and Y&Y sent me this pair of Bordeaux Red Colorful Belay Glasses to test out. If you have not started using belay glasses, you should get some immediately if not sooner!! They’re simple to use, they save your neck, and they make it possible to watch your […]

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