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Video Friday – 9/30/2011

Video Friday – 9/30/2011

Posted September 30, 2011 at 11:30 am · Comments { 9 } ·

Final thoughts from last weekend’s Nor’easter and your Video Friday videos

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Alex Honnold To Appear On “60 Minutes” This Sunday

Alex Honnold To Appear On “60 Minutes” This Sunday

Posted September 30, 2011 at 7:10 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Set your DVRs for the 60 Minutes program on CBS this Sunday evening to catch their story about Alex Honnold

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Review: A Fine Line

Review: A Fine Line

Posted September 29, 2011 at 10:00 am · Comments { 10 } ·

A Fine Line follows the likes of Jimmy Webb, Brion Voges, Brad Weaver, Daniel Woods and Dave Graham as they spend a few months doing what they do best, namely doing nothing but bouldering. While ostensibly a “bouldering movie”, A Fine Line is in many ways not your typical bouldering movie.

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2011 24 Hours Of Horseshoe Hell

Posted September 29, 2011 at 7:38 am · Comments { 3 } ·

Last weekend 250 crazy people climbers spent 24 straight hours clipping bolts at Arkansas’ Horseshoe Canyon Ranch for the aptly named 24 Hours Of Horseshoe Hell.  Nate Drolet and Brent Perkins won by setting a new event record, amassing 56,370 points across a combined 205 routes between 5.9 and 5.12d.  Full results can be found here and a write-up by event sponsor Petzl is here.  Big ups to Wisconsin climbers Pat and Ellen who logged a very respectable 163 routes!

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Nalle Hukkataival Reports On Australian Trip

Nalle Hukkataival Reports On Australian Trip

Posted September 28, 2011 at 10:02 am · Comments { 1 } · Photo: Nalle Hukkataival climbing on the Taipan Wall by Keith Ladzinski

Nalle Hukkataival, Dave Graham and Ian Dory are back from their adventure in Australia and reports are starting to trickle in out about what they were up to.

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Ben Spannuth Repeats Era Bella (5.14d)

Posted September 28, 2011 at 7:38 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Looking at Ben Spannuth’s 8a scorecard we can see that he’s had a nice trip to Spain climbing several 5.14s and just recently repeating Chris Sharma’s Era Bella (5.14d) in Margalef.  Part of his motivation for the send?  One Dani Andrada:

when dani andrada yells venga you climb a muerte

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More Solos In Yosemite By Alex Honnold – Updated

More Solos In Yosemite By Alex Honnold – Updated

Posted September 27, 2011 at 9:39 am · Comments { 6 } · Photo: Alex Honnold soloing Heaven (5.12d) in Yosemite from Mason Earle's blog

Alex Honnold is back at it in Yosemite, running up routes big and small without a rope

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