Issue 5 Of Deadpoint Magazine Now Available

Issue 5 Of Deadpoint Magazine Now Available

Posted June 16, 2009 at 7:20 am · Comments { 14 } ·

Yesterday was June 15th which can mean only one thing:  the latest issue of Deadpoint Magazine is now online.  Here are a few highlights from Issue 5:

  • Video of Joe Kinder climbing his new 5.14d at The Cathedral The Re-Up
  • Video of Daniel Woods on Chinese Arithmetic (V13 or 14)
  • A story about the bouldering at Red Feather Lakes near Fort Collins, CO
  • A comprehensive climbing hold review
  • An interesting article on the state of the indoor climbing comp scene that includes this quote:

With the current government bodies of climbing pushing toward the Olympics, competitions are less about producing a good show and more about big business.  To spectate or compete in a national level competition now costs the same as a nosebleed seat at a Neil Young concert.  The increased costs, lack of transparency, strict rules, predictable route setting, faulty format, and multiple-way ties are leaving competitors disappointed and feeling cheated.

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  • paul Robinson

    thanks for the kind words narc! hope you and your wife are enjoying the summer! trip to co planned at all?

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    • http://climbingnarc.com Narc

      It’s looking like we will be arriving in the Frontrange on August 14th for about a week.

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  • http://straightouttabedlamv7-2.blogspot.com sock hands

    last night i dreamed that i could suddenly float insane hits off a half pipe and spine with my bmx bike… i was also able to bunny hop over picnic tables with a foot of clearance at the apex and at high speed. it was one of those insanely clear dreams where every feeling was dialed in… no disembodyment… the kind that when you wake up in the morning, you cannot believe that it was not real.

    feeling cheated x2.

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  • greg

    man i thought dead point was gonna save climbing magazines. each issue proves my thoughts wrong. lame!

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    • http://climbingnarc.com Narc

      What is it that you were hoping for that you aren’t seeing?

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  • Joe

    I think they are doing a good job for only being 5 issues in. Their articles aren’t quite up to par with the big mags, but I think their photography, layout/design and innovative online format are excellent.

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  • Chris Eggbert

    I find the format irritating. Zooming in to be able to read a page requires scrolling down but out in the 2-page format is the most aesthetically pleasing. Then you can’t read any of the words. Maybe I am missing something. Neat idea. Kinda hard to follow.

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    • http://climbingnarc.com Narc

      That is my main complaint as well. I find reading the online version to be annoying and not as enjoyable an experience as I would have hoped.

      It would be nice to have some sort of control over the embedded videos too.

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  • Some Guy

    but what about the cover picture…… gigidy gigidy

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    • http://climbingnarc.com Narc

      I definitely got a bit of shoulder definition envy from that for sure

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  • Chris Eggbert

    I like the idea. Just needs some tweaking. And yeah, nice cover shot this month. ce

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  • Andy

    They really need to work on the online version. I understand this is probably the easiest method but it really is pissing me off. The only thing I like is seeing the photos/layout zoomed-out, I never read the articles (the Red feathers article is 1 of maybe 2-3 that I have read in all 5 issues).

    Things I think they need to do to improve:
    - Not have the online version be like the print verison. Two different mediums and need to be treated differently
    -Need to make it so that it is easy to read text. Maybe a zoom tool that zooms in on a select portion of the page at a time so I can read text, get closeup of photos without needing to fully zoom in. (basically anything to make reading it much easier, I hate reading it right now)
    - Videos need to have a lot more user control. It was extremely hard watching the red feathers video cause it was so long and I had no idea when it was going to end.
    -Full Screen version would be a nice touch
    -Ability to change pages via keyboard arrows would also be a nice touch

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    • http://climbingnarc.com Narc

      Those are all valid complaints in my opinion. Hopefully they will be able to implement some of your ideas.

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      • http://www.deadpointmag.com DPM

        Thanks for all the feedback (positive or negative). We are working hard on improving the online edition to allow easier viewing. We listened to the complaints about the video functions and created our HDTV platform to combat complaints. The videos you see in the online magazine will be available soon. The HDTV allows full control and full screen viewing. For those having trouble reading articles online, their is also a printed version which will be arriving at local gyms across the US and Canada in the coming week.

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