The Groove was first climbed by James Pearson in February of this year at a proposed grade of E10 7b. Recently James has re-assessed his grade for this route:
“In hindsight, I think The Groove is actually E11″
Whatever the grade settles at, this is clearly a technically desperate route and a fantastic achievement for both climbers.  [...]

Ever work 19 hours and get two hours of sleep, wake up feeling like absolute crap, yet completey amazing  at the same time because you know you were just a part of something great?

Yeah.  It’s kinda like that.
We had our first Dawn & Relentless photoshoot this weekend, and I can only think of one way [...]

Kevin has been killing it over in England these past couple months.  He has redefined what it means to trad climb in good style.  Pete sat down with him to get some things straight, and here’s what he had to say:
Pete: From an outsiders perspective, it seems that the recent trip of Team America to [...]

Recently, established news site have been reporting on the exploits of “Team America”, the squad of yanks currently hanging out in England and sampling the famous trad climbing there. Alex Honold, Matt Segal and Kevin Jorgeson have all made waves, repeating many of the hardest lines on grit, some in better style and less time [...]

Busy week here at ne2c world headquarters.  We are doing a catalog photo shoot for our Dawn and Relentless clothing line this weekend, so everyone is getting a little crazy, and a little excited.
The shoot is happening here in Northampton.  Tim Kemple is coming out to work with us, which will be fun, TK is [...]

Shoes.  It’s in my blood.  There’s something about having two X chromosomes that stimulates the need for shoes.  It doesn’t matter what type of chick you are: prissy, casual, outdoor badass, TKNY-esque… the possibilities are endless.
There’s a shoe for every foot, and a foot for every shoe.  A few of my latest purchases:
Ladie’s Mizuno Wave [...]

Light the fire of your inner-dork with this old but funny geek-fest from the vault: