by Tanager | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
image – Amari Pavati Dear Climber, Thank you! Being a tiny human on a wall, 10 feet, 100 feet, or 1000 feet above the ground, feels so solitary. My thoughts above moves and foot placements, my dreams and aspirations, my fears and anxieties, are mine alone....
by Tanager | Apr 3, 2019 | Climbing, Travel
“Ooh! What a cute undercling, perfect for my right hand! And look! A matching high foot just below, I’ll put my left there and that will set me up to go big up left.” The rock looks blank up that way, but as I follow through the move, pushing hard with my leg and...
by Rob Strand | Feb 4, 2019 | Art
Adrian Eisenhower is a painter (young master), teacher, and one of the most compassionate friends anybody could hope to know. He’s a philosopher, deep thinker and endearing poet. Adrian wields a keen sense of humor anyone with a working mind can readily...
by Chick Holtkamp | Dec 27, 2018 | Climb Cleveland History, Community
During the Climb Cleveland construction phase we wanted to obscure the window glass so gawkers wouldn’t become too much of a distraction as we built our climbing walls. This is a photo story about the storefront windows at Climb Cleveland. Our...
by Tanager | Apr 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Part One: Mental Struggles on the Wall Two weeks before my flight back to the US in April 2017, a small crew of awesome women and I walked up to one of the walls above our camp to get on a route called Daddy Cool. For all of us, the first goes went superbly well....
by Jolie Higazi | Mar 28, 2018 | Climbing
Laura climbs Annunaki (5.11+) Emily climbs Annunaki (5.11+) Crack climbing offers a unique climbing experience in which rather than grabbing and holding onto ledges in order to climb, climbers wedge a part of their body — whether that’s fingers, toes, a hand, or a...
by Eamon O'Brien | Mar 20, 2018 | Climbing, Travel, Trip Reports, Video
Eamon and Ben take on southern Thailands steep limestone. For two weeks in February of 2018 we head out on an adventure to discover what Tonsai and Railay have to offer. Check out the video here! Arrival Our flight touched down approximately 6:00 am Thai time....
by Rob Strand | Mar 16, 2018 | Community
How/when did you get involved with Bike Cleveland? I was actually involved with the cycling community for many years before Bike Cleveland was created. Bike Cleveland evolved out of several early advocacy groups including Cleveland Bikes, Walk & Roll Cleveland,...
by Rob Strand | Jan 3, 2018 | Climbing, Guest Setter
Introducing Tanager, a climber with just one name and a ton of adventure packed into her young life thus far. She came up to Cleveland after spending the fall season sport climbing in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky to visit her Grandma here in Ohio for the holidays....
by Chick Holtkamp | Dec 20, 2017 | Climbing, Travel
Gallery (click to scroll through) Moonlight Buttress, Zion National Park, Utah By Chick November 5-8, 2017 On Sunday morning, Reese and I flew to Las Vegas to drive to Zion National Park to climb Moonlight Buttress. Moonlight is nearly twice as tall as Terminal Tower...
