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Bouldering at Carter Lake
2007-06-26 20:34:00 Yesterday Nate and I went down to Cart er Lake for a little late day bouldering session.This was my first time down to Carter Lake so I was pretty excited. The weather looked alittle grim, but it ended up being a beautiful day with great views and perfect temperature.We... More About: Bouldering , Erin
Daniel Woods Grabs First Ascent of the Green 45 Project
2007-06-26 19:38:00 Daniel Woods has made the first ascent of the Green 45 project in Chaos Canyon. It took Daniel about 6 goes to send it. This is most likely the hardest problem in Colorado and it appears to be a V15. Daniel Woods called the problem Jade.Chuck Fryberger got... More About: Project , First Ascent , Daniel
Taking a rest day in Fort Collins
2007-06-24 23:40:00 Today I decided that after 4 days of climbing it was time for a rest day.So we decided to head in to Old Town in Fort Coll ins and hit up the Brew Fest.Brew Fest is a big festival that Fort Collins holds every year. A lot of microbreweries from all over Colorado... More About: Rest , Taking
Rock Climbing at Boulder Canyon
2007-06-24 23:17:00 Last Friday we went down to Boulder to do some sport climbing down in the Boulder Canyon. I was pretty excited about it since I have never been down to Boulder and the Sport Park was supposed to have some fantasic sport routes.After about an hour drive we... More About: Rock , Climb , Rock Climbing , Climbing , Bing
Bouldering at Horsetooth Resevoir
2007-06-21 20:20:00 We cruised out for a late afternoon bouldering session at Horse tooth Resevoir yesterday and all I cansay is wow.The views were incredible. Check the pictures below and I am sure you will agree with me.A nice view from down the ResevoirAnother nice shot down... More About: Bouldering , Erin
Rock Climbing in Poudre Canyon, Colorado
2007-06-20 15:57:00 Yesterday after a nice day of traveling I finally arrived in Ft. Collins Colorado .I was so stoked about the rock climbing out here we decided to head up to Poudre Canyon right away. We picked up a few of my friends and rolled out to the beautiful 420 boulders.... More About: Rock , Climb , Rock Climbing , Climbing
Access Fund Boulder Project Video Contest
2007-06-19 03:02:00 Sorry for such a delay in posts but I have been out of town on a rock climbing trip. I will be posting shortly on that tripbut for know check out this Access Fund Video Contest .First check out this video with Chris Sharma as part of Access Fund's Boulder Project ....
Climbing News Update
2007-06-13 15:49:00 Kairn.com reports that Charlotte Durif made the first ascent of 'Mick et le secret de la chambre noire', a 75 meter long 8c that she climbed during her first try. She is now one of only 15 or so women to climbing the confirmed grade 8c.On saturday the 9th... More About: News , Update , Climb , Climbing , Bing
Teva Mountain Games
2007-06-13 02:48:00 Daniel Woods had done it again foks. He ha won his third consecutive victory at the annual Teva Mount ain Games bouldering comp in Vail, Colorado, and Alex Puccio won her second title in a row. The Teva games are an annual extravaganza of so-called climate sports,... More About: Ames
McClure Does True 5.14a Onsight
2007-06-09 00:49:00 I was reading a brief news bit in the most recent issue of Gripped about Steve McClure.The article was talking about McClure's most recent onsight of a 5.14a at Tarredets, Spain.I found it to be interesting because McClure did the route without first hanging... More About: True , Sigh , Sight , Lure
Letting Go
2007-06-07 21:26:00 I am came across this post on Scott Gross's rock climbing blog and thought that you would really enjoy it.My years of climbing experience have endowed me with the ability to simplifiy and oftentimes overcome many of my life's challenges. I'm sure everyone who... More About: Letting
All Free Rope Solo of El Cap
2007-06-07 20:29:00 Canadian Stéphane Perron capped a remarkable string of solo ascents in Yosemite Valley with an all-free rope solo of Free Rider (37 pitches, 5.12d) on El Capitan. Perron spent six nights on the route, leading all but three of the pitches without any falls.... More About: Solo , Rope
Deep Water Soloing and Summersville Lake
2007-06-05 15:39:00 Deep Water Soloing seems to becoming more and more popular these days. With big name climbers being seen in rock climbing dvds deep water soloing in places like Mallorca, Thailand, UK, and more.Sharma has even named his new climbing shoe after his DWS route... More About: Deep , Lake , Ville
Lesson from Thomas Mrazek on The Underground 5.14c/d
2007-06-04 17:38:00 I came across this video of Thomas Mrazek climbing the Underground 5.14c/d quite a while ago. At first glanceI thought it was a sweet route and definitely a sick video, but kinda brushed it off.Well the other day I was checking out some other blogs and ran... More About: Less , Lesson , Round
Dealing with Failure
2007-06-01 16:13:00 No matter who you are or how long you have been climbing at some point we all have to deal with failure.It was this past weekend on a trip to foster falls that I had todeal with some of my own failures. You see I set out on this trip with two projects that... More About: Failure , Ealing , Lure
Important Site Updates
2007-05-31 15:06:00 Have you seen our new photo of the month page? How about our guest author Sal Zullo's dedicated article page called 'Sal's Corner'?We added these two pages last month and people are loving them.You can check out the photo page here and submit your climbing... More About: Site , Updates , Import
Teva Mountain Games
2007-05-29 17:46:00 The 2007 Teva Mount ain Games returns to Vail, Colorado May 30 - June 3, 2007. Professional and amateur athletes will converge upon the mountains and rivers of Vail to compete in six sports and ten disciplines.Be sure to check it out.Events ScheduleTuesday,... More About: Ames
La Rambla Videos
2007-05-25 18:57:00 La Rambla has been seeing a lot of attention lately.I decided to put up a few videos of some of the ascents I hope that you enjoy.Chris Sharma redpointing La Rambla 9a+Ramon Julian redpointing La RamblaTags: rock climbing, rock climbing videos, chris sharma,... More About: Videos
Auer Free Soloed 'The Fish' 33 pitches
2007-05-25 18:40:00 Austrian Hansjörg Auer has free-soloed the legendary route 'The Fish ' on the South Face of the Marmolada in Italy, completing the 900-meter 5.12c in just under three hours. The 33-pitch Via Attraverso il Pesce (aka The Fish) was established in 1981 and is famed... More About: Free , Pitch
15% Off at Backcountry
2007-05-24 15:02:00 I know all of us at heart are obsessed by and love climbing and outdoor gear.Whether it be shoes, fleeces, jackets, kayaks, rope, or whatever you like you need to check out this deal.Backcountry is doing a special discount where you can get 15% off (some restriction... More About: Count
ATS Outdoor Adventure Film Festival
2007-05-23 14:58:00 Join us for the Festival in the ParkWhen5.26.07The ATS Outdoor Adventure Film Festival celebrates the best that adventure has to offer. Spend a day with us as we learn new techniques,explore new technologies, watch the best adventure films of the year, and... More About: Film Festival
How Important is Community
2007-05-23 14:40:00 Last night I went in to the climbing gym for a rather quick climbing session.It was during this session that I realized how much I love our climbing gym. You see the Tallahassee Rock Gym is definitely not the biggest climbing gym, the best climbing gym, we... More About: Community , Unity , Comm , Import , Unit
Angie Payne Sends Castaway in Poudre Canyon
2007-05-22 22:19:00 Definitely check out this video of Angie Payne as she sends Castaway V11 in Poudre Canyon.Tags: rock climbing, bouldering, poudre canyon, angie payne More About: Send , Away , Ends
Rock Climbing Photo of the Month
2007-05-22 04:39:00 As the month starts to wind down we are getting ready to chose our next rock climbing photo of the month.If you have not already check out the photo of the month page be sure to do so. Also, make sure you submit your rock climbing photos to the photo of the... More About: Photo , Rock , Climb , Rock Climbing , Climbing
Pro Tips Series
2007-05-22 04:37:00 Hey everyone,Just wanted to let you know that the Pro Tips series is no longer available. For whatever reason the videos were taken off of youtube. If you didn't get to see them I am sorry they were great videos.I did write brief notes on them so be sure... More About: Series , Serie , Erie
Russian Parkour
2007-05-18 05:39:00 This russian climbing video is different from regular climbing but is definitely crazy. I saw this parkour video today and thought that you would really enjoy it. So here we go: More About: Russian , Parkour
Top of Teewinot
2007-05-16 16:25:00 Here is a cool rock climbing photo of my friend Thomas. He is on the top to Teewinot in the Grand Tetons.Looks a little bit sketch up there to me.
Summit Roxx Climbing Till You Drop
2007-05-16 16:21:00 Summit ROXX - Climb Till You Drop !When and Where?20 May 2007 @ The Summit Climbing GymSummit ROXX returns this year with a slight twist to the successful competition format in 2006. The competition format will besimilar to last year, where the emphasis is on... More About: Summit , Bing
New River Rendezvous May 18-20
2007-05-15 15:08:00 The 5th Annual New River Rendezvous is May 18-20.WHAT IS THE RENDEZVOUS ALL ABOUT? The Rendezvous is a fun and friendly three-day celebration of climbers, climbing and the New River Gorge. Gather with friends, relax, compete, play, laugh and climb here in the...
How to Climb Strong on Slopers
More articles from this author:2007-05-15 04:35:00 In this video Steven Jeffery teaches how to climb well on slopers.Training yourself to climb well on slopers takes time, but is worth it.Enjoy the video More About: Tron , Climb , Strong , Limb 1, 2, 3 |
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