Great Rides: White Rim In A Day
Since October’s the best month of playing outside I’ll end it with one more classic ride: The White Rim in a day. I did this a few weeks back with…
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Can You Taper And Gain Fitness Simultaneously?
ClimbTech Removable Bolts for Rock Climbing from ClimbTech on Vimeo. I did a birthday challenge test run this weekend. It was, unfortunately, harder than expected. Now I need to start…
First Female V14
With October sending season in full force how about the first female V14 for your weekly Psyche? Congrats to Tomoko Ogawa for completely her three-year project, Catharsis, at Shiobara, Japan,…
The Chill Pill: The One Drug You Should Be Taking
I review studies almost everyday. Most are on food, exercise, or supplements and how they might better your life. But there’s one topic, far less popular, that’s a constant theme…
60 Year Old Climbs 14a
Think you’re getting old? It’s all a number. 30 years ago there were no 5.14s in the world so what’s this guy’s doing, at age 60, is the sports equivalent…
Salt & Sugar: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Silent killer or manna from Heaven? What’s the straight dope on the role of salt and sugar in your diet? These nutrients, so vital for sustaining life that historical lore…
Road Bike Party
So much on the agenda that I almost forgot about a Psyche for this week. For shame. Well, here’s a good one that takes no intro and is a nice…
A Tale Of Cyclists And Dope
As a cyclist and long time fan of the sport it’s a fascinating morning. The Lance Armstrong saga finally played out yesterday when 11 of his former teammates came clean…
When To Deviate From The Plan
This is a follow up post to my training article that appeared in Dead Point Climbing Magazine last month. I’ve been on the plan myself so here are some observations…
The World’s Hardest Climb…
…just went down. Not so shockingly to Adam Ondra (congrats, man!) I wasn’t going to put this here until the full video came out but then I saw the above…