Accident Prevention: Communication is Key

Accident Prevention: Communication is Key It’s early August and your friends from the local gym are itching for the cooler temps of Send-tember. It’s decided you all should make the drive out to the National Park and go climb. A prominent rock face with an easy hike out on the backside. There’s only one issue …it’s …

Are Reflex Sights Worth the Cost?

Are Reflex Sights Worth the Cost? A quick look at any modern firearm and you’ll notice something: optics. Modern rifles may not even come equipped with iron sights. Pistols aren’t long for that change either. Many models are being released with an optics platform attached. Popularity doesn’t always mean performance though. While old irons are still …

Unclimbed Routes

Unclimbed Routes: Can You Still Charge Into the Unknown? In this era of V17 first ascents and speed running the world’s highest peaks, you wouldn’t be alone in wondering, “Is there anything left for me?” Nearly two centuries of alpine ascents built the colorful history of mountaineering, littered with stories of peril, success, betrayal, and death…but …