NewsOK.com Blogs » climbing http://blog.newsok.com blogging community on NewsOK.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Lynn Hill: Tips on effective climbing (video) http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/11/23/lynn-hill-tips-on-effective-climbing-video/ http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/11/23/lynn-hill-tips-on-effective-climbing-video/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:47:36 +0000 bob doucette 150.1201 Fantastic video with great advice. The woman here, Lynn Hill, is obviously an expert and is so far past my own abilities I can’t even see her on the horizon. But her perspectives are true, regsrdless of your abilities. Watch…



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Let scenes like this spark your imagination.

Try to think of those things that fired up your imagination when you were young. What did it for you?

I asked my wife this question. Music always moved her, be it classical or otherwise.…



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Astronomy lovers unite! In Braggs! (This was in Piedmont in '08)

This one’s for all you star-gazers out there. Picked this up from The Associated Press:

BRAGGS — A star party, where the wonders of the nighttime sky, including nebula, star clusters…



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Right decisions are based on wisdom.

Wisdom is based on experience.

Experience is based on wrong decisions…

Or something like that. But I found a Web site that’s kinda cool. It’s called Hiker Hell. It’s creator read the book…



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A little preparation will make the ski/ride season more fun.

As we head toward the winter months, skiing and snowboarding is on the brain. A lot of us will drive to New Mexico, Colorado or other Rocky Mountain states. A few…



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Camping hammocks: The alternative to a tent.

I have friends that swear by them. And others who froze in them. Ed Wardle, of “Alone in the Wild” fame, hunkered down in one while spending a couple of months in the Canadian…



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