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How to Not Organize Your Gear Shed, by Pro Climber Cedar Wright

Text by
Alison Vagnini
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Welcome to professional climber Cedar Wright’s Boulder gear shed, or, as he calls it, his “discombobulated junk show.” It’s also an adventure athlete’s paradise packed into a one-car garage that’s bursting with ice climbing, paragliding, big-wall climbing, and biking equipment stacked in neat—and not so neat—piles.

Welcome to professional climber Cedar Wright’s Boulder gear shed, or, as he calls it, his “discombobulated junk show.” It’s also an adventure athlete’s paradise packed into a one-car garage that’s bursting with ice climbing, paragliding, big-wall climbing, and biking equipment stacked in neat—and not so neat—piles.

Wright is not only an accomplished climber but also a strong paraglider. Last spring, he logged a flight off 18,400-foot Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico.
(Alison Vagnini)

Wright is not only an accomplished climber but also a strong paraglider. Last spring, he logged a flight off 18,400-foot Pico de Orizaba, the highest mountain in Mexico.

“I’m coming and going a lot, and stuff’s getting loaded in and out of my van quite often. The stuff I use less often gets filtered to the back,” Wright says.
(Alison Vagnini)

“I’m coming and going a lot, and stuff’s getting loaded in and out of my van quite often. The stuff I use less often gets filtered to the back,” Wright says.

When we stopped by last fall, Wright had all his climbing gear laid out in preparation for a Moab trip.
(Alison Vagnini)

When we stopped by last fall, Wright had all his climbing gear laid out in preparation for a Moab trip.

His array of first-ascent gear.
(Alison Vagnini)

His array of first-ascent gear.

One of Wright’s most valuable pieces of gear is his around-town cruiser—the black bike with the green grips. “One of the reasons I love living in Boulder is that I rarely get in my car unless I’m going on a road trip.”
(Alison Vagnini)

One of Wright’s most valuable pieces of gear is his around-town cruiser—the black bike with the green grips. “One of the reasons I love living in Boulder is that I rarely get in my car unless I’m going on a road trip.”

Salty chalk bags.
(Alison Vagnini)

Salty chalk bags.

Handmade climbing hooks Wright picked up in the Ukraine. “They’re super bomber.”
(Alison Vagnini)

Handmade climbing hooks Wright picked up in the Ukraine. “They’re super bomber.”

Stuff that doesn’t get used migrates to piles at the back of the garage. Note the home improvement gear.
(Alison Vagnini)

Stuff that doesn’t get used migrates to piles at the back of the garage. Note the home improvement gear.

Fan mail.
(Alison Vagnini)

Fan mail.

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