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mountainsandwater.com - 4 days ago
To Be Brave by Royal Robbins: A Review
— mountainsandwater.com — Last fall, Royal Robbins, perhaps the most prominent name in American rock-climbing, released the first volume of... his autobiography , My Life. To Be Brave is one of the most interesting and important forays in the genre of climbing autobiography that ... (more) To Be Brave by Royal Robbins: A Review

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"Manning Up"

Published 8 days ago by petergbeal@hotmail.com (Peter Beal) at Mountains and Water

The spring-like weather last weekend has brought out many more climbers (I think there were two rescues last week in Boulder and Eldorado Canyon). As I go through my warmup circuit at Flagstaff, I have been encountering more than a few nervous boulderers out there. One of the more common ...
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Climbing Outside

Published 11 days ago by petergbeal@hotmail.com (Peter Beal) at Mountains and Water

The weather finally cleared up on the weekend so I was able to boulder outside. The snow has been so persistent that only very sun-exposed features at Flagstaff were climbable. Saturday especially was the day that the crowds really hit the mountain, not climbers so much as beer-drinking high ...
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M&W Three Years On

Published 16 days ago by petergbeal@hotmail.com (Peter Beal) at Mountains and Water

Somewhere along the line, I forgot how long I have been writing this blog and realized that it has been just over three years. Over that time I have gone a lot of places, discussed many topics, met many interesting people, and developed ideas for larger writing projects. It has been a difficult ...
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CORE Trailer

Published 19 days ago by petergbeal@hotmail.com (Peter Beal) at Mountains and Water

CORE Official Trailer from Chuck Fryberger on Vimeo . My review of Chuck's previous film Pure is here . An interview with Chuck is here . Chuck is a great cinematographer/director/producer and I am hoping his new film is up to the same high level. World premiere in Boulder on April 7.
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mountainsandwater.com - 16 days ago
Matt Samet Interview Part 2
— mountainsandwater.com — In this installment, Matt Samet describes what the job of editor-in-chief was like. For anyone who has... wondered what goes on behind the scenes in print media, this is a great introduction to the realities of the position. I know it certainly opened my ... (more) Matt Samet Interview Part 2

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mountainsandwater.com - 25 days ago
Matt Samet Interview Part 1
— mountainsandwater.com — For the next couple of weeks I will be talking and corresponding with Matt Samet, longtime climber... and until recently, editor-in-chief at Climbing magazine. Give the trends in climbing journalism, the current economic climate, and the historical ... (more) Matt Samet Interview Part 1

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Green 5.14? Not so sure

Published 29 days ago by petergbeal@hotmail.com (Peter Beal) at Mountains and Water

Last week I received the new issue of Climbing described as the "Green Issue." I believe strongly in climbers, and of course the industries that supply them, making sure that the environment is the first priority. However I was surprised to see a large amount of space devoted to the concept of ...
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