What’s In The Mags: December 2010

The holidays have me a bit behind on things, but here is a quick look at what was in the December issues of both Climbing and Urban Climber.  Climbing #291 has a mostly ice climbing focus while Urban Climber has a feature profile piece on Daniel Woods.

Climbing #291 - December 2010

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What's on the cover:

Adrien Erlandson climbing on Thin Chance in Hyalite Canyon, MT

Featured Articles:

• Soft Kor by Brendan Leonard - 7 Layton Kor climbs that mere mortals can enjoy
• Diamonds in the Dust by Molly Loomis - Climbing in Oman
• Baja Unrequited by Bennett Barthelemy - Epicing while searching for rock in Mexico
• Skills Special:  Steep Ice - Tips from 7 ice climbing experts

Other Notables:

• Hot Flashes from The Eiger
• Off The Wall - Climbing the "Fifty Classics", Paul Ross's 500th FA and more
• Ten Things you didn't know about the early days of Sport Climbing
• Players Profile of...me?
• Tech tips on the dangers of dirty ropes
• Classic Climbs - Dopey Duck (5.9)
• Mileage - Sea-cliff ice climbing in Quebec
• Perspective piece on Dean Fidelman

My Pick:

I don't ice climb but I imagine the Skills Special on ice climbing would be quite helpful for those that are interested.  Otherwise the article about 7 attainable Layton Kor classics is a good place to find your next adventure.

Urban Climber #45 - December 2010

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What's on the cover:

Daniel Woods

Featured Articles:

• La Fore Tranquille by Caroline Treadway - Profile piece on Daniel Woods
• Young Guns 2010 by Jackie Hueftle -  A look at some of the young, up and comers in the sport
• Urban (Climber) Dictionary by Matt Samet and Andrew Tower

Other Notables:

• Profiles of Adam Peters, Jackie Hueftle, Liu Yong Bang and Lizzy Asher
• Getting the most from your home gym
• Homage - Disastrous first ice climbing trips
• Plastic Paradise visits Florida's The Edge climbing gym
• UC pairs up well-known climbing areas with their appropriate adult beverages

My Pick:

It was nice to learn more about Daniel Woods including an interesting anecdote about some of the non-climbing related difficulties he encountered surrounding his send of Jaws II (5.15a) last fall.