Climbing

Rock (sport, trad, bouldering), Ice, Mixed, Indoor, etc

Moshi Battery in Mountain Hardwear jacket

October 16, 2009 0

Mountain Hardwear jackets provide continuous heat and power to personal electronics

In the Northeast the weather can change in an instant. This time of year temperatures fluctuate +/- 20° F almost daily. Being resistant to bad weather is important in these parts (I see kids in [...]

October 1, 2009 1

VholdR ContourHD 1080P: Hands-free Hi-Def in the Wild

I’ve taken your standard hand-held Sony camcorder on many hell-runs down steeps or through glades and only broke one camera. This point of view (POV) filming let’s me relive snowboarding [...]

September 7, 2009 0

HitchSafe: stash keys for a surf or workout

Surfing in the Summer is quick and easy; boardies, rash guard and off you go. The only problem is there’s nowhere to stash a key (which in wetsuit season goes behind my calf). Surfers, runners, [...]

August 3, 2009 0

Bodies in Motion Keep Personal Electronic Devices Charged

For almost a quarter century, Kinetic watches have kept themselves wound by converting movement into energy. As of 2007, over eight million Kinetic watches have been sold and the notion of harvesting [...]

June 1, 2009 0

Best Deals in Intertown

In the past week I’ve had 4 people tell me how grateful they were that I turned them on to Steepandcheap.com. Steep and Cheap sells gear (I’d describe it as general outdoorsy gear) one [...]

May 29, 2009 0

Polar RS300X with GPS and Footpod – Worth it?

Growing up, I was always a fan of The Hulk cartoons and TV show. My cousin Joe Harnell wrote the theme song for the TV show (song title: ‘The Lonely Man‘) and was kind enough to send me [...]

May 15, 2009 3

Geeks on the Go: PowerMonkey Solar Travel Charger

I always thought it would be cool to roll around in my red Kenworth Semi with my best pal Bear the chimp. Fantasies of BJ McKay aside, having a primate for a best friend maybe isn’t as cool as [...]

April 7, 2009 0

Timex Expedition WS4: Big Size, Big Features

I’ve owned a Suunto Observer for years, a gift from the wife and I love it. With it I can tell which direction I’m headed, altitude, barometric pressure, temperature and of course the [...]

November 18, 2008 0

RIP Dan Osman

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Dan Osman passed away while rope jumping in Yosemite at the Leaning Tower rock formation. I recall reading the rope he used was left out in [...]

November 14, 2008 0

HangTimer: Back-up that Spray with Some Facts Son

Many moons ago I wrote about the Airpod, a device you wear while snowboarding that measures hang time while pulling airs. Now an application for the iPhone does that and adds a few more bells and [...]

October 13, 2008 0

This Thing About Surfing

We had a beautiful weekend here in New England. On Saturday a friend and I headed to the beach with our families with no expectation other than to paddle and keep fit for an anticipated swell later [...]

June 20, 2008 22

Bear Grylls Knife Costs $700

Man vs. Wild star Bear Grylls is no doubt a surviver. Consumption of live snakes, sheep’s eyeballs, decomposing Zebra, still-warm Yak livers and worse, but a man’s gotta eat! He [...]

February 2, 2008 0

Vline Climbing Site Goes Live

Back in November I told readers about the new climbing soft goods company VLINE Climbing, which was started by an old climbing buddy of mine Brandon Gonsalves. Most climbers I know are frustrated by [...]

January 27, 2008 1

Amazon Affiliate Program

A few of us at Bitness HQ have been told that someone learned of a product on Bitness and bought it as a result of our recommendation. So here we are in phase 3 of operation money grab (or [...]

January 9, 2008 0

Parkour – Bounding, Balance, Braun and Balls

You may not know it by name, but you’ve all seen and marveled at the art of Parkour. If you saw the new version of Casino Royale or Live Free or Die Hard, you’ve seen Parkour. The main [...]

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