August 2007
Tony Lamiche makes first ascent of ‘San ku Kai’ 9a - Tony Lamiche has made the first ascent of ‘San ku Kai’ 9a a route bolted by Yann Ghesquiers in Entraigues, Briançon. The route contains 20 moves in a big overhanging wall.
About the grade Tony said "If it’s not 9a it cannot be less".
Read the full interview here.
Ring of Steall Project Has Been Sent! - Ring of Steall is an 8c+ at the Steall Crag in Glen Nevis.
On Wednesday the 1st of August Dave Macleod climbed the Ring of Steall project at Steall hut crag. On Dave Macleod's Blog he said "when I got to the belay I had to slap myself and confirm with Claire that it had actually just happened and I wasn’t dreaming. In fact, a dream like state was ...
Dyno World Record Controversy - Not too long ago I did an article on German climber Peter Wurth and how he had shattered the recently broken Dyno World Record at the Outdoor Trade Show in Friedrichshaven.
To read that article click here.July 2007
Building Brainpower for Bouldering - Q: I entered my first bouldering competition this summer at a local gym. I was so nervous that I choked on the opening moves of all but the easiest of problems. How do I relax?
A: I know exactly where you're coming from. I can boast that I am the only competitor nervous enough to have accidentally eliminated a starting hold in a professional bouldering comp -- and failed on the very first move. On the other hand, that experience taught me a lot. Learning to win has..
Dyno World Record Broken twice - High flyers from America and Germany broke the world dyno record twice in just over a week at contests in Europe. Skyler Weekes from Denver traveled to the United Kingdom specifically gunning for the five-year-old record leap of 2.6 meters.
Chris Sharma Sends Ceuse Project! - On Sunday July 15, Chris Sharma sent his project in Ceuse, France. His new route Three Degrees of Seperation is just a few hundred feet away from Realization and appears to be about 5.14d.
Michael Reardon Missing - Michael Reardon is now missing after being swept out to sea by a massive wave as he celebrated completing one of Ireland's beautiful cliffs.
Tyler Landman Strikes Again - Tyler Landman is from the UK. Lately he has been crushing every boulder problem in his path. And he has done it again.
Ty has just sent Dreamtime V14. Check out this video...
Harrington Places 3rd in World Cup - Colorado’s rock climbing superstar Emily Harrington has proved once again that she is one of the world’s best competition sport climbers. Harrington finished in third at the World Cup in Zürich, Switzerland. In the final she had actually tied for second with Slovenia’s Mina Markovic, but was awarded third place based on her semifinal result.
This has been Harrington’s best World Cup finish, but she has repeatedly shown she can peak for big events..
Another Day of Climbing at Boulder Canyon - Went down to Boulder Canyon again the other day and fell even more in love with it.
This time we went up to the Avalon area. I was really excited because of the quality routes and not too mention the Tyrolean.
Here is a picture of me crossing the Boulder Canyon River on the tyrolean
June 2007
Classic Multi-Pitch Climbing at Eldorado Canyon - Went to Eldorado Canyon for the first time yesterday to do some multi-pitch climbing with my friend Bryan.
I was pretty excited because it was going to be my first trad multi-pitch experience. I have done two other multi-pitch climbs before, but those were both sport climbs.
Not too mention the fact that I was going to Eldo which I have just heard so much about. To say the least it lived up to my expectations and much more.
A Day at RMNP with Daniel Woods - It seems Daniel Woods is just on a rampage these days.
He recently filmed the dvd Specimen at the Rocklands in South Africa.
Daniel just won the Teva mountain games bouldering competition. He has done the green 45 project which he calls Jade and puts at possible V15.
And now it seems like he is using the hard problems of Rock Mountain National park to train.
Check ou this video of Daniel Woods bouldering up a storm at RMNP.
Bouldering at Carter Lake - Yesterday Nate and I went down to Carter 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 a
little grim, but it ended up being a beautiful day with great views and perfect temperature.
We started the day by climbing some very classic boulder problems like The Seam, Seam 2,
Undercling, and Kahuna Roof.
Taking a rest day in Fort Collins - 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 Collins and hit up the Brew Fest.
Brew Fest is a big festival that Fort Collins holds every year where are a lot of microbreweries from all over Colorado
come and sample out there beers.
It was nice to finally take a break from climbing and enjoy the sunshine of Colorado and the beers they are known for.
Rock Climbing at Boulder Canyon - 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 arrived and were doing a river crossing. We warmed up on a 9 and a 10 and then some
clouds started to roll in and we got rain on for a little. While it rained we still decided to climb and jump on a 12b/c that
was really overhanging and for the most part was dry.
After about an hour the rain had stopped and we had a beautiful day of sunshine.
Bouldering at Horsetooth Resevoir - We cruised out for a late afternoon bouldering session at Horsetooth Resevoir yesterday and all I can
say is wow.
The views were incredible. Check the pictures below and I am sure you will agree with me.
Rock Climbing in Poudre Canyon, Colorado - 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. Be sure to check out the rock climbing pics that we took
up at the canyon.
February 2007
3 climbers Rescued on Mount Hood
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