Archive | April, 2009
Joe Kinder Opens New 5.14d In Utah

Joe Kinder Opens New 5.14d In Utah

Posted April 30, 2009 at 8:58 am · Comments { 5 } ·

Well, that didn’t take long.  Yesterday I mentioned that Joe Kinder was working on a link up in Southern Utah that could be one of the harder routes in America.  Sure enough, later in the day yesterday he pulled out the send to create The Re-Up (5.14d).  The Re-Up is actually a link up of [...]

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Climbing Video: Joe Kinder On Unforgivable (5.14)

Climbing Video: Joe Kinder On Unforgivable (5.14)

Posted April 29, 2009 at 7:14 am · Comments { 4 } ·

Footage of Joe Kinder climbing on Unforgivable, his new 5.14b/c at the Cathedral, UT

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Rocky Mountain Highball Reviews Are In

Posted April 29, 2009 at 6:19 am · Comments { 0 } ·

The highly anticipated Rocky Mountain Highball premiered at the Boulder Theatre on Monday night, and a few reviews are now in.  Here is one from Boulder Diaries and another from All Climbing and another from Sock Hands.  No word on when the movie will be available for purchase.

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Spring Break ‘09 Pt. 3: Zahnd

Spring Break ‘09 Pt. 3: Zahnd

Posted April 27, 2009 at 8:43 am · Comments { 7 } ·

After getting rained out in Kentucky, tearing my LCL and climbing on many fun problems in Rocktown we finished up our trip with a brief stop at Zahnd on our way out of town.

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More On The Five Ten Projects

Posted April 24, 2009 at 9:08 am · Comments { 3 } ·

Since I haven’t had much time to climb in mine (soon though?) here is a more thorough analysis of the Five Ten Projects.

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New V13 In Rhode Island By Ty Landman

New V13 In Rhode Island By Ty Landman

Posted April 24, 2009 at 6:45 am · Comments { 0 } · Photo: Phil Schaal

Ty Landman opens a new V13 at Lincoln Woods, RI. UPDATED with Video.

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Climbing Videos: Alex Honnold, Others Big Wall Climbing In Borneo

Climbing Videos: Alex Honnold, Others Big Wall Climbing In Borneo

Posted April 23, 2009 at 9:07 am · Comments { 7 } ·

The way that climbing and technology continues to merge amazes me every day. Take as an example the expedition of Mark Synnott, Conrad Anker, Kevin Thaw, Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold and Renan Ozturk to climb a big wall in Borneo. They’ve been sharing well produced videos at their blog throughout their entire expedition. No more waiting months for an article to show up in one of the magazines to see a cool new place!

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