Gravsports

Right, it's finally spring here in Canmore! I'm almost afraid to say it too loudly, but I think it's really happening. I was act...

Anon--, I don't think there's any argument at all that being lighter will improve performance in many sports. I have never argued th...

I can't decide whether to climb, paraglide, mountain bike, run, kayak, or go speed flying. Hell, the skiing is still pretty good too! An...

I've received a few emails lately asking about "Sports Performance Diets." To sum up my philosophy on food for sports: You are...

Here's a complicated route with difficult gear on bad rock, and the guys keep it together well enough to re-climb pitches multiple times...

The discussion on "Ice climbing is NOT rock climbing" has generally been useful; I learned a few things for sure, and I appreciate...

First, sorry for the delay in posting. I've been on a speaking tour, an 80-hour first aid course and some other busy sports actopm. But ...

Will Gadd note after the below was posted: Please keep the comments somewhat civil and constructive. There is a lot of good information (har...

Last year Andreas Spak and I climbed some big rigs in Norway, along with Christian Pondella and his camera. A few nice shots up here along w...

The Review Issue Way back in the day (mid-nineties) I was the primary equipment reviewer for Rock&Ice magazine. I loved that job f...

Apparently I'm to blame for some recent frostbite. Here's the story, as relayed by a friend, about another friend who is a guide. Th...

A couple of years ago I had a great experience setting routes, climbing, soaking in hot springs and generally e njoying a great competition ...

I tend to geek out on gear pretty heavily, especially when there is some evidence to work with. Reading and thinking on gear is, to me, impo...

February was a tough month to be an ice climber in Canmore, especially compared to 2010. In fact, the whole year has seemed colder and nasti...

A friend of mine calls any situation where the space between your ears stops working a "helmet fire." I love that expression; it...

WG Note--I wrote this a while back, feel it again now, so it's going up: The last week has been high-speed. Articles, coaching, home, li...

On Saturday EJ and I returned from Helmcken Falls. Tim Emmett had to head out a day early due to slideshow obligations in the UK, but we all...

Helmcken Rematch: Tim walked the 1.5 hours into the top, wrapped in to see if the white stuff was ice, it wasn't, back out with a monste...

If you have a Plice that you can tilt the following workout is pretty darn fun. All laps start with the heads of your tools 48 inches off th...

Ice climbing is far more mental than rock climbing, and I mean that both in the sense of, "It's mental mate!" and that ice cli...