Archive | March, 2009

John Sherman Blog On DPM

Posted March 31, 2009 at 6:53 am · Comments { 0 } ·

John Sherman has joined the ranks of bloggers at the Deadpoint Magazine website.

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Climbing Video: Bernd Zangerl From Dirt Grows The Flowers (V15) 2nd Ascent

Climbing Video: Bernd Zangerl From Dirt Grows The Flowers (V15) 2nd Ascent

Posted March 30, 2009 at 4:18 pm · Comments { 5 } · Photo: Radovan Capec

Video of Bernd Zangerl repeating Dave Graham’s From Dirt Grows The Flowers (V15)

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Temporary Closure At Hueco Tanks

Posted March 30, 2009 at 1:06 pm · Comments { 2 } ·

The Grenade Boulder, home to the classic Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive (V2) at Hueco Tanks’ North Mountain, has come under a temporary closure due to nesting wrens.  Read the full story at Climbing.com or the El Paso Times.

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Desert Southwest Spring Break Update

Posted March 30, 2009 at 7:33 am · Comments are closed · Photo: Keith Ladzinski

Last week was a pretty big week for the areas in the desert southwest as some of the best climbers in the world descended on the areas stretching from St. George, UT to Las Vegas, NV and beyond.

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New Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition Website

Posted March 30, 2009 at 6:08 am · Comments { 0 } ·

The Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition recently launched their new website.  Check it out for access news and free topos to areas like Poudre Canyon.

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Rewind DVD Contest Winner

Rewind DVD Contest Winner

Posted March 30, 2009 at 1:43 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Pardon the delay, but I have finally selected a winner from the recent Rewind DVD Contest.

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From Dirt Grows The Flowers (V15) Repeated

From Dirt Grows The Flowers (V15) Repeated

Posted March 27, 2009 at 12:46 pm · Comments { 5 } · Photo: Radovan Capec

Another of Dave Graham’s longstanding unrepeated testpieces sees a 2nd ascent this week.

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Tips For Climbing Dates

Posted March 27, 2009 at 10:25 am · Comments { 0 } ·

The irreverent climbing blog Pimpin’ And Crimpin’ has some hilarious tips for your next climbing date.

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Be Careful What You (Sort Of) Wish For

Be Careful What You (Sort Of) Wish For

Posted March 27, 2009 at 7:35 am · Comments { 15 } ·

As climbers we spend most of our time concerned about avoiding injuries to our precious upper body extremities, most importantly our hands. Injuries to seemingly non-essential climbing tools like our legs are usually not at the forefront of our minds. In fact, I often argued with Mrs. Narc that I would rather have a leg injury than an arm injury. This was at the time that she was spending 6 weeks on the couch with a broken ankle so she was nonplussed to say the least. After the events of last week in Rocktown, I’m starting to come around to her point.

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