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Tim Kemple Goes Behind The Scenes On El Cap

Tim Kemple has been out in Yosemite capturing media of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson working their much hyped El Cap free climbing project.  In his latest blog post Kemple discusses the kind of rigging setup they are using to shoot thousands of feet off the ground.

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New Daniel Woods Blogsite

Via B3Bouldering comes news that Daniel Woods has started a new website with a blog, pictures, video, etc.  Check it out here.

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2 5.14c FAs by Charlotte Durif

In the past month, France’s Charlotte Durif has done two 5.14c FAs, The Wall at Combe La Vielle and the amazing looking roof climb Pull Over at Grotte de Galetas.

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Adam Ondra’s Hardest Route Yet

A likely sign of things to come, Adam Ondra has done the FA of what he considers his hardest route yet at a crag near Sardinia, Italy.  Dubbed Marina Superstar, Ondra felt the route could be as hard as 5.15a/b, but only time will tell.  Read a more in depth description of the climb (with pictures) here.  Excellent interview here.

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Fred Nicole Repeats Bishop Testpiece

According to the Bishop Bouldering Blog, the nearly 40 year old Swiss bouldering legend Fred Nicole has climbed The Swarm (V14) in Bishop, CA, adding his name to the long list of people who have climbed the problem.

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2nd Mescalito Update From Kevin Jorgeson

Back from a week off in New York, Kevin Jorgeson provides another update for the Black Diamond Journal about his and Tommy Caldwell’s efforts on El Cap.  El Cap report pictures of them climbing are here and here.

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Photo Friday

A few photo links to inspire your weekend:  bouldering at Castle Rock, ID, sport climbing in Kalymnos, Greece and any post from the El Cap Report.

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