Need help getting up that 5.15 route?
Gecko climbing shoes might just help the cause.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - "A new type of dry glue designed to mimic gecko feet is 10 times stickier than the gravity-defying lizards, and three times stickier than other gecko-inspired glues, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. .......
A 1-inch (2.5-cm) square of the adhesive can support the weight of a 220-pound (100-kg) man climbing up a vertical surface, but it can be easily lifted and reapplied, an ideal material for, say, a Spider-Man suit."
Clif Bar 2 Mile Challenge
At Clif Bar they state that 40% of all US trips are 2 miles or less and 90% of those trips are by car. I knew a guy once who's trip to work was a mile and he did it every day by car. Kinda silly. Clif challenges everyone to bike once a week to help combat climate change. Doesn't really matter to us what your reasoning is for riding your bike, we think it's great that you're doing it. We joined the Clif Challenge, so should you.
Free Online Mapping
I have always thought there should be free topographic maps. The government created them for the people using our tax dollars, so they might as well be put out there for everyone. Some may remember the once magnificent Topozone. About 7 years ago you could get huge maps on Topozone that you would take multiple monitors if one wanted to view the whole thing. Then they shrank the maps making them much less awesome, and finally trails.com bought the site and ruined the whole thing. I now hate trails.com even more then I already did. May this post run them out of business.
Powder will always be classy.
No mater what color your pants are.
This is just some great classic skiing.
via:Â Telemarktip forum