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Alaska!!! Ham & Eggs on the Moose’s Tooth
In 2014, I had a trip to Alaska planned, to climb the Ham & Eggs route on the Moose’s Tooth. However, icefall closed down the glacier landing access, and the trip got cancelled. I scheduled another trip to Moose’s Tooth for May of 2015, and kept my fingers crossed, hoping for good conditions. The trip […]
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Climbing Communication and Commands
Go to a climbing crag anywhere in the United States, and you’ll hear a chorus of climbers yelling, “On Belay’” “Belay Off’” “Take’” “Climbing,” “Climb On,” etc. These communications work fine on a short route, with no wind, where you can easily see and hear your partner. However, on a long route, where wind and […]