Steven ClaggettMaking Climbing Safe Makes it NeitherI’ve been seeing a disturbing trend in the climbing gear industry, specifically in a select few of the products that are being made, the…3 min read·Nov 28, 2017--1--1
Steven ClaggettWhat’s Your Bullshit Excuse?My biggest bullshit excuse is that I work better under chaos. It is my excuse for being messy, it’s my excuse for procrastination, and it’s…2 min read·Mar 19, 2016----
Steven ClaggettHow A Socialist Became The Best-Worst OptionIf there is a buzzword in America, it’s freedom. Yet I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of what freedom means, particularly in…5 min read·Feb 4, 2016--1--1
Steven ClaggettCoffee Shop LessonsAs the man walked out of the coffee shop, he walked with the happy swagger of someone who had just purchased a hot drink on a cold day…4 min read·Jan 28, 2016--1--1
Steven ClaggettThe Brotherhood of Sisyphus.If success breeds success, how do you succeed when you have not yet succeeded? Those of us struggling to find our feet look at people who…3 min read·Jan 23, 2016----
Steven ClaggettLife, and ClimbingI saw an add not long ago for a climbing chalk that spoke of the euphoria experienced when “your grip does more than you thought it could”…3 min read·Dec 3, 2015----
Steven ClaggettWhat makes us right?A few minutes ago I heard about the attacks on Paris. So far, reports have the count at over a hundred people who have been murdered…3 min read·Nov 14, 2015----
Steven ClaggettPolice do not carry firearms for personal protection…The idea that they do, I think, is one of the big misnomers which has led to the rogue cops we have seen saturating the media. The purpose…4 min read·Nov 13, 2015----
Steven ClaggettThe MasterpieceI woke up at six to a text from my buddy. “She died at around 4 this morning” was all it said, but that abbreviated text was filled with…5 min read·Nov 3, 2015--1--1
