Vertical Ventures Rock Climbing & Wilderness Programs

08/26/2024

For those of us of a particular era he was an inspiring and larger than life soul and spirit. Cut from a different cloth than most of the rest of us. He will be missed and we wish him godspeed on his next journey.

Tom Brown Jr., who was considered the country’s foremost authority on wilderness survival, and who taught thousands of people how to track deer, fletch arrows, forage for food and generally thrive in the great outdoors, died on Aug. 16 in Neptune, N.J. He was 74. His son Coty confirmed the death, ...

08/19/2024

No right answer but lots to consider.

Opinion by Marek Warszawski: “It’s a wonder more people haven’t died.”

08/09/2024

There's a lot of stupid in the field of rock climbing these days and sometimes land manages contribute to it unwittingly. This might be one of those instances although it's curtsy only up for debate. What isn't up of debate is that a young woman died while ascending a nontechnical cable climb of El Cap in Yosemite. She did o while her father washed helplessly unable to do anything. This is a thoughtful read and we wanted to share it with you.

Jonathan Rohloff is still reeling from the horror of watching his 20-year-old daughter slide to her death off Yosemite's Half Dome. He said his request for more safeguards on the century-old climbing cables that lead to the summit has met with "deafening" silence from park officials.

06/20/2024

Posted again kidlings, it's still hotter than your high school english teacher out there.