Totem Photo Contest

Totem Photo Contest

Looking for photos or videos of you using your Totem. Extra points if you show a cool way of using it. Everyone who submits a photo that is chosen for sharing in social media will receive a set of Totem decals. Totem t-shirts and a few Totems will also be given away, based on some…

Totem turns 15

Totem turns 15

Time flies when you are having fun. It has been 15 years already since the Totem was introduced. I have especially enjoyed all the different ways users have come up with to use the Totem to solve rigging problems. Rewarding indeed. In honor of the 15th anniversary, we are updating the instruction sheets to reveal…

1200 Feet of Rope
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1200 Feet of Rope

Posted on a forum, “Someone left a lot of rope in Mystery Canyon”. Several people inquired, “What do you mean, a lot of rope.” “A lot. Like some hand lines on the entry gulley.” The post was on the Monday after an ACA Canyon Rendezvous in Zion National Park, so some were wondering if anyone…

Forever Loyal
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Forever Loyal

For several years back in the 90s I taught a wide range of outdoor courses for an Arizona-based retail chain called Popular Outdoor Outfitters. When they decided to add climbing gear they asked me to make a trip to the Outdoor Retailer Show, which was held in Reno Nevada at the time. I came back…