You know what Jams My Cams? Competition climbing.  At its start, it was literally called "sport climbing" by the Euros, although the English-speakers have co-oped that to being anything with bolts…

You know what Jams my Cams?  Talking. Lets talk about climbing.  More specifically, lets talk about talking about climbing.  Some of us do one more than the other.  Time to dive into the spectrum:Humble…

In an effort to be more positive in the New Year, I wanted to write a few articles describing things I like, instead of those that aggravate me.  But what…

You know what Jams My Cams? Excuses.  I've got dozens of them, none as good as those outlined by John Sherman in his article "The Dog Ate My Belay Plate".  Here…

You know what Jams My Cams?  Chalk bags and all the ways people wear them.I was in the gym the other day and happened to be paying more attention than…

You know what Jams My Cams? Ice Climbing, nearly everything about it save the "climbing" part.I honestly think that the sport of ice climbing is pretty cool, but there are…

You know what Jams My Cams? What grade is that, really? Before, I laid out my opinion on the "actual" grade of a climb.  I think it ought to be…

You know what Jams my Cams?  Climber guilt. Sometimes it's warranted.  Sometimes its just being neurotic. Maybe its the last stale Easter Peeps I found in a cabinet putting me…

You know what Jams my Cams?  Boulderers climbing on the bottom of Routes. Now I am not against bouldering in general.  The fine art of pebble wrestling is a well…

You know what Jams my Cams?   My real job.Now don't go reading that the wrong way, I actually like my job.  Sure, it is hard, the schedule is weird,…