I added some random winter themed pictures to the Pictures page. They were taken either out behind our apartment complex or at Lapham Peak State Park. I think they are some of the better pictures I have taken since I got my new camera, but I still have a lot to get better at!

Random Winter Pictures
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Lapham Peak Snowshoeing Pictures
I was pretty lucky to get a set of snowshoes for Christmas and then have it snow 6 inches 3 days later. Last night I headed out to Lapham Peak State Park to test them out. While the aesthetics of the trail were definitely lacking (you can see houses and some major roads for much [...]
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Paul Robinson Flashes Nagual V13
On 12/27 Paul Robinson flashed Nagual (V13) at Hueco Tanks, TX. You may recall seeing Chris Sharma fall off the last move on his flash attempt of Nagual in Dosage 4 when he “couldn’t hold on any longer”. Paul’s ascent is impressive on several fronts considering that previously he had only flashed one V12, Prince [...]

Mike McClure Doing FA of Muerte al Matador (V12)
Check out this video of Mike McClure making the FA of Muerte al Matador (V12) at Swan Falls, ID. Video from climbidaho.com
Famous Climber Ape Indexes
From what I can gather, Theo Merrin has a rather well known home climbing facility. Being that he is located in Boulder, many a strong climber has made their way through his house and left their ape index measurements on his wall. Click the below picture to see some of the names. Check out the [...]

Sending Begins in Hueco
In what is surely a sign of things to come, the season at Hueco Tanks, TX has gotten into full swing with the arrival of Paul Robinson. Since his arrival about a week ago, Paul has sent Esperanza (V14), Algerita (V13), Slashface (V13), Right Martini (V12), Sôl Adûnâmentum (recently opened by Nick Duttle who suggested [...]

Sam Edwards FA of Goldfish Trombone (V13/14)
Check out this video of Australian Sam Edwards establishing one of the hardest problems in Bishop, Goldfish Trombone at the Happy Boulders. Apparently some holds have broken and subsequent repeats by the likes of Sharma, Pringle and Woods have led the grade to rise to V14.
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Horspens 40 Pictures – Black & White Edition
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Updated Ethan Pringle Blog
Ethan Pringle has updated his Climbing.com blog with some more information on his recent exploits. He has given the Sharma project at Clark Mt. a working name of Jumbo Pumping Love which goes along with other routes on that wall (Jumbo Glass, Jumbo Pumping Hate). He also provides a quick recap of his recent repeat [...]
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Video Friday – 2/10/2012
February 10, 2012
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Jimmy Webb’s Climbed 99 Problems And The Island (V14) Was One
February 9, 2012
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Dean Potter On Nat Geo This Sunday
February 9, 2012
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Golden Direct Repeated By Ben Spannuth
February 8, 2012
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Great News From Red Rock
February 8, 2012
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Alex Johnson Climbs Lethal Design (V12)
February 7, 2012
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Low Gravity Week In Fontainebleau
February 6, 2012
News & Notes
Jimmy Webb’s Climbed 99 Problems And The Island (V14) Was One
Ok. Horrible title. Forgive me.
Anyway, Jimmy Webb is about a week into his first trip to Font. Last week he managed that one day ascent of Kheops Assis (V14), and according to his 8a scorecard this week he managed a relatively quick repeat of Dave Graham’s The Island a once V15 but now maybe V14 at Coquibus Rumont. This latest ascent puts him at 99 problems V10 or harder in the past 12 months which is notable for being 99 more V10s or harder than I’ve done in my entire life1.
Golden Direct Repeated By Ben Spannuth
Ben Spannuth, who recently started a blog at LT11, grabbed a rare repeat Golden Direct at the Cathedral in Southern Utah according to his 8a scorecard. Golden Direct was first done in 2008 by Joe Kinder at a suggested grade of 5.14d and was subsequently repeated by the likes of Chris Sharma and Jonathan Siegrist. Having climbed five other routes in the 5.14c/d range in the past 6 months, Spannuth felt Golden Direct warranted a grade of 5.14c.
1 CommentAlex Johnson Climbs Lethal Design (V12)
Alex Johnson gave the highballs in Bishop a break to check out the bouldering in Red Rock, Nevada where she repeated the V12 highball Lethal Design according to her 8a scorecard:
great support crew and tons of pads! long and crimpy. worked out all the moves quick and sent first burn.
Since the start of 2012 she has done some eight V10′s or harder across Yosemite, Bishop and Red Rock.
Update: Climbing.com caught up with Johnson to discuss the ascent
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