Archive | March, 2011

Pair Of Sasha DiGiulian Interviews

Posted March 31, 2011 at 1:35 pm · Comments { 0 } ·

Following up on Sasha DiGiulian’s amazing week of climbing that saw her redpoint 2 5.14cs, onsight a 5.14a and a .13d and send 7 other 5.13s are these pair of interviews she did:  one with PlanetMountain and the other with Rock & Ice.

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Another Hard Send For Thomasina Pidgeon In Bishop

Posted March 31, 2011 at 10:33 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Thomasina Pidgeon writes on her blog that she recently repeated Beautiful Gecko (V12) at Bishop, CA’s Sad Boulders.  In addition to talking a bit about how the problem has increased in difficulty over the years she touches on the trash people leave behind at the boulders as well as her thoughts on her experiment of keeping an 8a.nu scorecard.

 

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2011 SCS Open National Championships Start Tomorrow

Posted March 31, 2011 at 7:57 am · Comments { 8 } ·

While the annual ABS Nationals bouldering competition seems to generate a lot of buzz among competitors and spectators alike, the yearly SCS Nationals sport climbing competition always seems to be a bit more under the radar.  Normally the event is scheduled to coincide with the annual winter Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City [...]

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First Ascent Of Beautiful Line In Red Rocks By Pete Lowe

First Ascent Of Beautiful Line In Red Rocks By Pete Lowe

Posted March 30, 2011 at 7:35 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Under the radar crusher Pete Lowe has added a new problem called The Shining Path to the boulders of Red Rocks, NV that is among the hardest and most beautiful in the area.

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Joe Kinder Does FA Of Tiger Blood (5.14c)

Joe Kinder Does FA Of Tiger Blood (5.14c)

Posted March 29, 2011 at 7:41 am · Comments { 4 } ·

Joe Kinder is about to bail on the U.S. and embark on a pretty amazing sounding roadtrip through Europe and South Africa, but before he could get to that he had some unfinished business to take care of at southern Utah’s so-called Blank Wall.

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4th Ascent Of Echale (V14) By Phil Schaal

Posted March 29, 2011 at 7:17 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Phil Schaal reports via his blog that he has done the likely 4th ascent of Echale, a V14 in Colorado’s Clear Creek Canyon first done by Daniel Woods in 2004.

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5.15b FA And 5.14c Onsight In A Day By Adam Ondra

5.15b FA And 5.14c Onsight In A Day By Adam Ondra

Posted March 28, 2011 at 7:57 am · Comments { 23 } · Photo: Adam Ondra onsighting Mind Control (5.14c) earlier in his trip by Vojtech Vrzba

Adam Ondra’s 2 week holiday to Spain ended with a 5.15b FA and 5.14c onsight at Oliana

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