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News & Notes – 12/29/2009
Nalle Hukkataival’s Ninja Skills
Video of Nalle Hukkataival and Kuutti Huhtikorpi bouldering in Ticino, Switzerland and Maltatal, Austria

Paul Robinson Arkansas Update
Battling through pretty terrible sounding conditions in Arkansas, Paul Robinson managed the first repeats of Welcome To Fight Club (V13) and Lost In The Hood (V14).
Jonathan Siegrist, American Gangster In Yangshuo
Jonathan Siegrist, fresh off an impressive fall trip to the Red River Gorge, makes fast work of several hard routes in Yangshuo, China.

Cool Video Of Lauren Lee Sending The Present (5.14a)
Check out this nice video of Lauren Lee sending The Present (5.14a) at the Gorilla Cliffs outside St. George, Utah.
Beth Rodden On The Road To Recovery
Beth Rodden shares her story as she recovers from a torn labrum

2 V13s For Brion Voges In Hueco Tanks
Brion Voges has done 2 Chris Sharma V13s in Hueco Tanks with sends of Diabolique and Full Throttle. Prior to arriving in Hueco he stopped in Arkansas to send One Inch Pinch (V12) and Bloody Knuckles (V11). Brion has really raised his game in the past 24 months as all of his V12 and harder sends have come during that time period.
Only The “Highest Caliber Of Wood Grained Sandstone” For Paul Robinson…
It seems like an annual tradition at this point that each winter some of America’s strongest boulderers make their way to Arkansas to sample the untapped sandstone that can be found there. Recent winters have seen the likes of Daniel Woods and Dave Graham leave their mark with a number of double digit FAs. This winter looks to be no different with Paul Robinson making his first trip to Arkansas.
Adam Ondra Flashes V14 In Switzerland
Another week, another impressive piece of news from Czech youngster Adam Ondra. UPDATED with a link to video of Daniel Woods doing the problem as well as additional details.
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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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