Bouldering Pad National Security Alert
I got some funny looks and inquiries at the airport the other day as I carried my bouldering pad slung on my shoulder. I guess TSA was also concerned as I had this notice of inspection inside the pad upon arriving home. Ha ha ha! I bet they had no idea what it was used for and were probably sorely disappointed to open it up and just see a picture of a hand drawn phoenix on a foam pad.

March 13th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Classic!
thankfully, we don’t get that issue here in Europe…..yet
Only ice axes and crampons cause problems.
March 16th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
wow. maybe the people searching bags were lazy and wanted an easy item to search.