Climber lingo got your head spinning like a hanger on a loose bolt? Err … At any rate, what are whippers, dry fires, and Gumbies? How is “free” a verb? Find out with the GearJunkie glossary of climbing terms. If you’re new to the sport, the language climbers use can be incomprehensible. Take this passage for example: “Bro, that whipper puckered me! Thanks for the soft catch. Good thing that placement was bomber. There goes my onsight.” Anyone who’s spent a few days at the crag has probably heard most of these terms. But deciphering their meaning could entail deep dives down Reddit rabbit holes, months of awkward crag inquiries, or a lifetime of commitment to the fringe lifestyle that...
Climber lingo got your head spinning like a hanger on a loose bolt? Err … At any rate, what are whippers, dry fires, and Gumbies? How is “free” a verb? Find out with the GearJunkie glossary of climbing terms. If you’re new to the sport, the language climbers use can be incomprehensible. Take this passage for example: “Bro, that whipper puckered me! Thanks for the soft catch. Good thing that placement was bomber. There goes my onsight.” Anyone who’s spent a few days at the crag has probably heard most of these terms. But deciphering their meaning could entail deep dives down Reddit rabbit holes, months of awkward crag inquiries, or a lifetime of commitment to the fringe lifestyle that...
“The Most Popular Agent” / Drs. Starkey & Palen, via Wellcome Collection When did I become the kind of person who walks a mile along the highway at midnight to meet a stranger at a motel? This is the question I keep asking myself when cars approach on Route 8, the main road connecting Moscow, Idaho, where I live, and Pullman, Washington. Some drivers slow down as they pass, and I wonder if they’re staring at my bright red jacket, which I chose because it makes me feel like James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. I wonder if they can tell what I’m up to. It’s a midsummer Monday, and less than an hour ago, I received a Grindr...
“The Most Popular Agent” / Drs. Starkey & Palen, via Wellcome Collection When did I become the kind of person who walks a mile along the highway at midnight to meet a stranger at a motel? This is the question I keep asking myself when cars approach on Route 8, the main road connecting Moscow, Idaho, where I live, and Pullman, Washington. Some drivers slow down as they pass, and I wonder if they’re staring at my bright red jacket, which I chose because it makes me feel like James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. I wonder if they can tell what I’m up to. It’s a midsummer Monday, and less than an hour ago, I received a Grindr...
“You can tread too carefully,” are the words spoken most seriously by one of the more mischievous servants of the grand new mansion built on the corner of 61st Street and 5th Avenue, trying with all their might to unleash some tension and drama in the downstairs hallways. While upstairs, the residents are basically following the same rules, just with higher brow ways and means. It is a compelling warning though, one that the producers, director, and Julian Fellowes, the creator of HBO’s new series “The Gilded Age“, took in a bit too seriously. The expensive looking series, which debuted on Crave TV here in Canada on January 24th, is directed with a grand scope and vision by Michael Engler...
