Rock and Ice is reporting that after several days of rest on El Capitan’s Dawn Wall, Kevin Jorgeson finally sent pitch 15 today. The New York Times says he texted “I’m not holding this train up” to his girlfriend. Congratulations, Kevin! For background, see previous Pied Type post, “The Dawn Wall: Because it’s there.” Jan. 10: For … Continue reading Jorgeson sends pitch 15!!
This week two climbers, Kevin Jorgeson, 30, and Tommy Caldwell, 36, are attempting the first ever free climb of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. They are climbing tonight, in the dark and cold, because they think cold, dry fingers will serve them better than sweaty ones. Tommy is a local … Continue reading Climbing Yosemite’s Dawn Wall: Because it’s there
The Ray Rice story has been prominent in the headlines this week, in both sports and general news. Rice is the NFL star who was caught on an elevator security camera knocking his then-girlfriend now-wife unconscious before dragging her from the elevator and dumping her like a sack of trash. The NFL reacted, belatedly converting … Continue reading Ray Rice: Role model for thugs
There’s a good editorial in the Boston Globe today about LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling; it expresses some ideas that we should be hearing from a lot more sources. Among those I’ve seen, former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came closest to echoing my thoughts when he wrote on Monday: “Shouldn’t we be equally angered by the fact that his … Continue reading Sterling’s remarks were private, protected
Not to be outdone by fellow Olympian Gus Kenworthy, US snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis is also adopting a homeless Sochi puppy. Looks a lot like Kenworthy’s pups, doesn’t it? We’ve a large contingent of athletes in Sochi. Maybe this puppy adoption thing will catch on. Continue reading Another Olympian adopts a homeless Sochi pup
For those interested, here is a picture of the controversial vent on the back of the USA Olympic speedskating “skinsuit.” That’s a significantly larger opening than what I’d first imagined when I started hearing about a “vent.” I was looking for a little slit somewhere, maybe in the armpit. I’m no expert, but this certainly … Continue reading US speedskaters abandon vented suits
