The exploration of space is largely dependent upon multiple (most often 3) stage rockets for getting payload and personnel into space. There have been numerable successes but there have also been some exceptions. The most recent failure of a Russian rocket losing thrust shortly after liftoff and violently (and spectacularly) crashing back onto the ground […]
Rock/Creek Chattanooga
Chattanooga climbers recommend their favorite Five Ten climbing shoes
Here at Rock/Creek, it’s no surprise that Five Ten is one of our favorite brands. From climbing shoes and approach shoes to mountain biking footwear and casual styles — though is a shoe ever really “casual” if it’s wrapped in Five Ten sticky rubber?!? — we wear ’em constantly. When it comes to rock climbing […]
Photos & Results from the 2013 Rock/Creek Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race
What more can we say that hasn’t been said? Rock/Creek’s Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race…
The Best of Chattanooga in 1 Day
Chattanooga is a bustling mid-size city. Once an environmental wasteland, it has garnered widespread admiration for its turnaround into a beautiful outdoor mecca. In the mid-1980’s, Chattanooga was hemorrhaging citizens. Young people went to college and didn’t come back. Businesses were shutting down. After 5PM, the downtown corridor was deserted. There was no Coolidge Park. The Walnut […]
New Chattanooga sport climbing guidebook on the way // An interview about Chatt Steel
As announced this afternoon on the brand-new Rockery Press site, local climbers…