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What Makes Black Diamond Tick: Part 2
Black Diamond was born out of litigation so it's no surprise that the company has a very rigorous approach to making quality gear. They do relentless testing and employ a sizable…
What Makes Black Diamond Tick, Part I
With it's steepled brown roofs and off-white walls, arriving at Black Diamond is like stumbling across a quaint Swiss village. The large company logo displayed on the main…
11 Things I Learned Touring Metolius
WeighMyRack spent a day at the Metolius Headquarters in Bend, Oregon. In addition to a tour, I talked with Doug Phillips, the founder of Metolius. I wanted to share the most…
My First Bouldering Competition
I didn't know the rules of the competition and I didn't want anybody to focus on me (and my performance) but I felt I had to accept the invitation to participate. I was scared.…
Chasing the Weather in City of Rocks, ID
Our original plan was to chase the sun and make sure we picked working locations that were climbing-based. Our first adventure was to City of Rocks, in time for the Idaho Mountain…
I’ll take half a rack, please
It was my first alpine climb and I was going to lead all 4 pitches of the West Ridge of Prusik Peak, rated 5.7 due to an unprotectable slab in the middle of the route. My partner…
WeighMyRack is Officially Launching!
Sure, we've technically been online for awhile, but now we're super excited to officially launch! By the time the party happens ALL trad gear will be up! And ropes and bouldering…
The Headquarters gets a facelift!
[slideshow_deploy id='442'] It was about time to make the headquarters a bit more official! It took about 2 weekends of work to fully finish the job. 1 entire day: cleaning the…
[Ladies] Bouldering in Squamish
Squamish is an amazing sanctuary. I compare it to my time exploring Vermont's backyard, it feels like home in that it's so green and earthy. I've climbed trad in Squamish only a…
A Dash of History: Fay Fuller
Fay Fuller rocked. Sure, she was the first woman to summit Mt. Rainier, but she didn’t stop there. When she wasn’t publishing her column “Mountain Murmurs” for a Tacoma, WA…
Unsafe Beginnings
In college I climbed a bit indoors. After college, my goal was to move somewhere I could climb and explore outdoors. I moved to Seattle, found a house to rent, and started looking…
How WeighMyRack Began
I'm all about stories. It only seems fitting to start with a mini-story of how WeighMyRack started. I'm from backwoods Vermont. Growing up, all family vacations were camping…