Rock Climbing
The First Ascent of a Sport Climb
by Jon Tierney
When preparing for a recent climb my clients were asking the usual conversational questions which vary from climbing tales and politics to life in Maine or the "best places to get lobstah?"
by Jon Tierney
The profession of climbing guide might become wearisome through repetition, but the guide is more than a mere machine for climbing rock and ice slopes...
by Jon Tierney
When a member of your party is injured in the backcountry, one seeks a balance between the dangers of providing too little care and the risks of providing too much...
Climbing 101: Top-managed belays
by Jon Tierney
Bombproof! Bombproof! The belay must be bombproof...
Classic Rock: Climbing Clifton and Acadia
by Jon Tierney
The east coast has some of the best cragging in the US, and a respectable number of beautiful lines are found right here in Maine...
Mountain Medic - Shoulder Dislocation
by Jon Tierney
Surfing your favorite hole and pop goes your buddy's shoulder!
by Jon Tierney
Rope making technology and rope craft evolve over time...
by Jon Tierney
It's 4:00 a.m. and we are listening to Green Day on the radio- something about "gotta climb that mountain."
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