Friends
Jim Bowers - http://www.synrockholds.com/
The man who needs no introduction. He's responsible for getting me, and then Ieva into climbing in the first place. You have to check out his utopian pictures from climbing in Virgin Gorda; besides being a total machine (and the best guidebook author ever), the man sure knows how to have fun. Buy his holds. Synrock rules.
Dave Seasholtz - http://www.hikebikeclimb.net/
Dave has a great site on lots of good outdoor activities in central PA. He also has up-to-date ice climbing conditions for the local areas! This can save you an hour-long drive. Tons of cool local ice pictures, too.
Jason Klophaus - http://thisamericanstrife.blogspot.com/
Jason's a good friend of ours from State College, PA. He's crazy strong, and a frickin' riot, which you'll gather from his blog.
Jason Babcock - http://shuksancycles.com/
Jason builds custom bicycles out in beautiful northwest Washington. Be sure to check him out if you’re in the market for a road/cyclocross bike that’s well made and actually fits you. While you’re at it, be sure to talk to him about all of the crazy adventures that he’s been on.
Ivo Ninov - http://www.stonemonkeys.moonfruit.com/
We met Ivo a couple years ago in the Valley, and we always look forward to seeing him again each time we get to spend time there. It's always cool to hear what he's been up to.
Todd Gordon - http://www.joshuatreeclimb.com/
Todd has been putting together an incredible resource on Joshua Tree climbing at this website. This is becoming his brain dump on the area, which is great because his knowledge of the area is encyclopedic; you'll get first-hand beta about the area that you won't get from the guidebooks. If you do any climbing at J-Tree, you should really subscribe to his site — the information is priceless, and Todd's a fabulous guy to boot. Support his cause! He's got a new son to feed!
Barbara (Mom) Perkons - http://rubberbandcurator.blogspot.com/
Ieva's Mom's blog. She's the curator for the world's best rubber band museum, which is where the blog name comes from.