Archive | August, 2008

Patagonia’s Tin Shed

Posted August 28, 2008 at 5:01 pm · Comments { 0 } ·

Via The Mountain World, we have a brand new time waster from our friends at Patagonia.  They have launched a very cool site called Tin Shed that is supposed to mimic hanging out in the old Chouinard Equipment Company shed.  Inside the flashy site you will be able to read stories, view pictures and watch videos of climbing exploits from all over the globe.  Check it out when you have some free time set aside. Read full details at the Patagonia blog.

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A Few News & Notes Items

A Few News & Notes Items

Posted August 28, 2008 at 8:07 am · Comments { 8 } ·

As usual when we go out of town I fell way behind on my obsessing over what other people are doing in the climbing world.  It took me a few days to get through everything in my reader, but I think I am finally caught up.  Here are a few things that caught my eye, [...]

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Governor Dodge Bouldering Update 2

Governor Dodge Bouldering Update 2

Posted August 27, 2008 at 7:52 am · Comments { 6 } ·

Yesterday was another beautiful and atypically pleasant summer day here in Wisconsin.  Mrs. Narc and I had a good day bouldering out at Governor Dodge where we were able to do a couple more FA’s along with sampling some recent additions to the Dodge. The pace of development at the Dodge has only increased lately [...]

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RMNP Bouldering: Mikala

RMNP Bouldering: Mikala

Posted August 26, 2008 at 8:10 am · Comments { 14 } ·

Going into the bouldering leg of our trip in RMNP, I had pretty low expectations.  The cast from my latest surgery  had only been off for 2 months, I got bouted in Yosemite recently and didn’t feel all that strong during my most recent outing to Governor Dodge.  However, I surprised myself on our first [...]

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RMNP Bouldering: Paul Robinson Working Top Notch Project

RMNP Bouldering: Paul Robinson Working Top Notch Project

Posted August 25, 2008 at 9:35 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Last week I had the opportunity to tag along with Paul Robinson as he worked on an (at the time) unclimbed line in Upper Chaos Canyon, RMNP, CO.

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V12 For Alex Johnson

Posted August 25, 2008 at 6:39 am · Comments { 4 } ·

Alex Johnson has had a very productive month of August since she moved to Colorado.  Yesterday she made the first female ascent of Clear Blue Skies (V12) at Mt. Evans.  I think I mentioned this to someone in the Park last week, but wanted to state it here for the record:  I think Alex will be the first female to climb a V13 in CO in short order.

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RMNP Trip Update

Posted August 22, 2008 at 1:44 am · Comments { 11 } ·

Our trip out west is going very well so far. We are in RMNP right now and it has been cool to see everything that is going on out here. Apparently the ever-humble Tommy Caldwell repeated Freaks Of The Industry (V13) the other day, once again proving his all-around game. A couple of others were [...]

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Yosemite Museum Climbing Exhibit

Yosemite Museum Climbing Exhibit

Posted August 19, 2008 at 8:30 am · Comments { 0 } ·

While in Yosemite we had the good fortune of visiting during the Climbing Exhibit that was on display at the Yosemite Museum. The free exhibit is an incredible journey back in time over the past century of climbing in Yosemite.

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Upcoming Falcon Guide To Colorado Bouldering

Posted August 14, 2008 at 2:03 pm · Comments { 7 } ·

It is with great interest that I have been following the controversy surrounding the upcoming Bob Horan guidebook to the bouldering in Colorado’s frontrange that is to be released by Falcon Press. If you haven’t been following along, the book is causing a stir on multiple levels. The initial firestorm began a few weeks back [...]

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