On May 18, a long-standing project of Mike Gibbs and Erik Weihenmeyer came to fruition with a successful ascent of Mt Huntington in the Alaska Range via the West Face Couloir route. Erik and Mike were joined by Rigging for Rescue instructor Dave Shuman. Erik is one of the world's most accomplished blind athletes having [...]
At long last we have managed to get our recent research on aramid fiber friction hitches up on our own website. This research was conducted over the course of multiple testing sessions spread out over approximately 18 months. The testing was limited to two aramid fiber friction hitch make/models: the Bluewater VT Prusik and the [...]
The winter is in full swing in the San Juan's and the back country ice climbing conditions are about as good as they ever get for this early in the season. Many of the classics like Ames Ice Hose, The Ribbon, Stairway, and Skylight have seen numerous ascents in the past couple of weeks. The [...]
It feels odd to be typing this while outfitted in shorts and flip flops. However, winter is never too far away in the San Juan's regardless of the season. In 2015, we will be hosting two different sets of dates for our open enrollment Waterfall Ice Climbing and Rescue Workshop. The first one will be [...]
We are very excited to announce that this autumn we will be hosting an open enrollment seminar in the Shawangunk Mountains. Rigging for Rescue, in conjunction with the Mohonk Preserve, will be offering our very first East Coast-based open enrollment seminar in The Gunks. Long regarded as the East Coast’s finest rock climbing destination, the [...]
All of the Ouray-based Rigging for Rescue instructors also serve as volunteers on the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team. A little over a week ago, our team got a call from the Black Canyon National Park climbing rangers to help in a very large and technical rescue of an injured climber. The climber had dislodged [...]
Recently, we returned from our annual pre-season training with the Denali NPS climbing rangers. Rigging for Rescue has been conducting this training each year since 2001. This year we based out of Valdez, Alaska. The terrain around Valdez is superb and ranges from excellent ice climbs to easily accessible glaciers as well as the famous [...]
Yesterday, we managed to squeeze in a coveted ascent of the rarely formed Ingram Falls just prior to the start of our Waterfall Ice Workshop currently being conducted in Ouray. Looming above the town of Telluride, Ingram Falls is in the same general basin as its more famous neighbor, Bridalveil Falls. However, while Bridalveil faces [...]
Prior to Kevin and I taking on the CDOT rockfall mitigation rigging project, we were enjoying a typical winter in the San Juan's complete with a heavy dose of ice climbing. One of the areas best climbs is the rarely formed Sapphire Bullets of Ice located on the main headwall to the west of Bridalveil [...]
Today, Jan 31, Highway 550 was opened - albeit partially - for the first time since its closing on Jan 13 due to rockfall on the Ruby Walls. I don't believe 18 days is the longest stretch of closure on 550, but it is the longest in quite some time. All of us involved in [...]
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