Comments on: Climbing Video: Tommy Caldwell Bouldering In RMNP, Training For El Cap

By: Brandon Laird

Brandon Laird — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:54:00 +0000

This guy is one of the best climbers in the world, I mean this is the man who climed el cap TWICE in one day. Did you get that? TWICE IN ONE FREAKIN DAY! Who cares if his foot was on the ground on some bouldering…

By: photophile

photophile — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:22:48 +0000

Sweet video. Cedar always has great stuff.

Too bad about the fake tilt/shift effect (over done imo). See 2:45 where it gets turned off, oops.

About stashed pads…

I’m not sure, but I didn’t hear anywhere in the video where they mentioned it was just the two of them. Maybe someone else came along and carried a pad? Maybe Cedar had one on his back as well?

And who cares about a foot dab when you’re doing circuits.

By: steve schultz

steve schultz — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:43:03 +0000

I’m with you Chris. Go ‘Merika!

We missed you on the west bluff yesterday, Narc. And you Chris! It was steamy out there!

By: Narc

Narc — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:02:29 +0000

My intent with the original wording of the post was not to incite a stream of negativity which is why it was removed. Based on the replies the point I was trying to raise was fairly obvious to most people.

By: peter b

peter b — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:55:37 +0000

I promise more video soon and hopefully a better camera as well

By: Seth

Seth — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:42:28 +0000

Ah yes.. the old ‘bouldering is irrelevant and only used for training’ response. Glad we’ve never heard this one before. And some of us have ‘tried it before,’ and continue to do so, and still enjoy bouldering as much as any other form of climbing.
(if you want my climbing resume I’ll be more than happy to send it to you)

And while I agree that Tommy is a great guy, (you say HERO) it wouldn’t/doesn’t exclude him from packing it in, and packing it out. Simple as that.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:31:38 +0000

I would prefer more video content from JJ. Has anyone noticed the serious lack of video from this guy?

Please discuss…

Peter Beal, I know you are hurt, but you also need more video content.

Also please discuss…

Chip Phillips, I appreciate all of the hard work on the Flagstaff bouldering guide, in fact I would be more than donate on a button for you to get some well deserved credit. But Chip, I keep seeing there are a few hundred more problems on the Mountain. I want more, fact.

Please discuss…

Come on guys, these are the real issues in our climbing community, not a free climbing video with a possibility of using stashed pads. Rise up and demand the answers you really want to know!

By: fair inferno « SendAustin!

fair inferno « SendAustin! — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:14:49 +0000

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By: john

john — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:52:09 +0000

It’s interesting to hear people talk about the blurring effect, yet no one brought up the fact that Cedar is goober. That seems like a more relevant point to discuss.

By: anon

anon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:37:16 +0000

I like how the original poster edited out his own “…one thing I noticed” comment, which got the whole stashed-mattress thing going in the first place.

Also amusing are the comments choosing to focus on imagined flaws in execution of the boulder problem, as if bouldering itself was relevant as anything other than training for real climbing. Try applying your foam-padded strength tricks to actual climbing, kids, and prove yourselves as climbers like Tommy’s doing on El Cap, instead of embarrassing yourselves with insecure nit-picking. Caldwell is a HERO who walks the talk – try summa that yourselves or STFU.