Climbing

Edelweiss Athletes Bronwyn Hodgins, Jacob Cook, and Angela Vanwiemeersch, along with friends Kelsey Watts, Jaron Pham, and Zach Goldberg-Poch took a trip to Greenland in August of 2022. For 65 days, they kayaked the west coast of Greenland and climbed granite cliffs rising out of the Arctic Ocean. This is a short film highlighting one of those climbs.

It is important to choose the correct type of rope when you are climbing. This blog describes the three types of dynamic climbing ropes and why you might need one over the other.

Grivel and Edelweiss Athlete, Stefan Hadeed, shares his experience trying to find a new route to climb on Mount Hooker in the Wind River Range. He describes how he loves that climbers are always students of the craft, and that it's a labor of love.

Edelweiss Athlete, Josie McKee, shares her experience with making goals to reduce performance anxiety and frustration when climbing.

It has been 4 years since the accident. My passion for climbing is now at an all time high. It has been a year and a half since COVID upended my life (and the world in general). I actually have a better quality of life than before. It has been 6 months since a major ankle surgery and my longest hiatus from climbing in over 15 years. And I am climbing better than ever.