It might be a child, a mate, or even a colleague from the office: few other things can match the bonds you can build in a two man bass fishing boat. Cast your mind back on your most important co-angler days, or look ahead at the unstinted joy you would feel at making an accomplished [...]

Ropes are essential to most styles of climbing and learning to select and use them is part of the basic education of any beginning climber.
Climbing rope is composed of a semi-elastic nylon material about 10mm thick. It’s designed to secure, but also provide some bounce in order to slow an accidental descent gradually. But apart [...]

Climbing actually covers a wide range of different activities. Everything from bouldering, to free soloing, to sport, trad (traditional), aid and even alpine or ice climbing is enjoyed by those who all call themselves climbers.
Bouldering is one level of climbing. While requiring less gear and, to a degree, less training, bouldering may be relatively simple, [...]

Curing Salmon Eggs
If you are fishing for large game fish, cured salmon eggs are the perfect bait. Largemouth bass, pickerel, muskellunge, salmon, lake trout and other large fish species love them. Here’s how to cure salmon eggs to use as bait. When you remove the eggs from the salmon you are cleaning, keep the egg [...]

Images of climbing bring to mind ropes, pitons and other gear. But what the climber wears is also of vital importance - in the Latin sense of the word ‘vital’, meaning ‘life’. In climbing, clothes aren’t just a matter of style or comfort, they’re protective gear as well.
Climbing clothes start from those closest to the [...]

The popular image of the risk involved in something as dangerous as mountain or rock climbing is that of falling. But, in fact, because of superb gear and long experience, falling is actually among the least likely events. They do happen, but many other injuries involved with rising are much more common.
Pulling your body up [...]

When you’re out on the mountain, health problems happen. Injuries, illnesses and other issues occur. Often, professional help is a long way and a long time away. It’s important to be able to treat minor conditions to keep them from becoming major. It’s important to deal correctly with serious issues to minimize the odds of [...]

Climbing, whatever your preferred style, is a strenuous activity. That is, after all, why so many pursue and enjoy it. Pushing yourself to the limit is a big part of the thrill. But doing that is only rational when you’ve prepared your body properly. Otherwise, it’s just self-inflicted punishment.
The foremost thing to do before any [...]

Taking a class on climbing is the surest, quickest way to ramp up for the real thing. Experienced teachers can help novices learn the basics of protection, safety, technique and assessment. They’ll provide useful information about first aid, health risks (such as AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) and Frostbite), what clothing to wear and many more [...]

Fish finders are now valuable tools for recreational fisherman.  This is because of they help anglers to continually find fish, plus they are easy to use and very convenient. There are many manufacturers of these devices today, including companies like Eagle Electronics and Hummingbird. Fish finder reviews on the internet are usually the best way [...]