Choosing the Right Rock Climbing Rope

November 30, 2019 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: rock

The type of climbing you engage in dictates the type of rope you need to buy – this ensures that you have the right equipment to use for the job at hand. Choosing the right rope is not a one-type-fits-all proposition, there are certain factors that you have to consider in order to ensure that you are making the right choice. Your choice of a rock climbing rope is one of the most important decisions you will make because not Read More

The Rock Of Hautepierre by Gustave Courbet

November 28, 2019 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: rock

This magnificent painting of the Rock of Hautepierre is an outstanding example of Gustave Courbet’s command of landscape painting. Everything about this painting is firm and as solid as a rock. The scene of the rock is set in the shade rather than in full sun. There is enough daylight to see everything clearly it just is not directly in the full light of day. However, there is an advantage to this and I believe that the artist knew full Read More