The news from the other day aside, things happening in Patagonia are usually outside my purview. It’s not that I don’t respect what climbers do there, it’s more that I have a hard time identifying with what it must be like to climb there since I’ve never done anything like it. Posts like this one from Mikey Schaefer that combine a story about a new route on the south face of Poincenot with some incredible photos sure do help though.
Ten Sleep
A few words on our trip to Ten Sleep and other stops out west earlier this month

2010 Hueco Rock Rodeo Photo Gallery
Merrick Ales has an excellent gallery of photos from the 2010 Hueco Rock Rodeo up on his website that includes plenty of shots of comp winners Daniel Woods and Alex Puccio. There’s also a short video from the comp up at DPM.
Kentucky Champagne
Sandstone and Bourbon…
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Quick On The Draw 2010
Pictures and a few thoughts after attending the annual competition at my local gym for the 10th time
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Photo Friday: Hueco Tanks & RRG
A few photos from Hueco Tanks and the Red River Gorge
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Worth The Wait
It only took me 10 years, but I finally climbed at Hueco Tanks
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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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Anchorpoint
The weather this Summer in Wisconsin has been a climber’s dream. Temps have rarely gotten higher than 80 and many perfect sunny days in the 70′s have been there for the taking which is a far cry from normal. Of course, I haven’t been able to take much advantage of these conditions due to various [...]
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Jimmy Webb’s Climbed 99 Problems And The Island (V14) Was One
February 9, 2012
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Dean Potter On Nat Geo This Sunday
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Golden Direct Repeated By Ben Spannuth
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Alex Johnson Climbs Lethal Design (V12)
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Jimmy Webb’s Climbed 99 Problems And The Island (V14) Was One
Ok. Horrible title. Forgive me.
Anyway, Jimmy Webb is about a week into his first trip to Font. Last week he managed that one day ascent of Kheops Assis (V14), and according to his 8a scorecard this week he managed a relatively quick repeat of Dave Graham’s The Island a once V15 but now maybe V14 at Coquibus Rumont. This latest ascent puts him at 99 problems V10 or harder in the past 12 months which is notable for being 99 more V10s or harder than I’ve done in my entire life1.
Golden Direct Repeated By Ben Spannuth
Ben Spannuth, who recently started a blog at LT11, grabbed a rare repeat Golden Direct at the Cathedral in Southern Utah according to his 8a scorecard. Golden Direct was first done in 2008 by Joe Kinder at a suggested grade of 5.14d and was subsequently repeated by the likes of Chris Sharma and Jonathan Siegrist. Having climbed five other routes in the 5.14c/d range in the past 6 months, Spannuth felt Golden Direct warranted a grade of 5.14c.
1 CommentAlex Johnson Climbs Lethal Design (V12)
Alex Johnson gave the highballs in Bishop a break to check out the bouldering in Red Rock, Nevada where she repeated the V12 highball Lethal Design according to her 8a scorecard:
great support crew and tons of pads! long and crimpy. worked out all the moves quick and sent first burn.
Since the start of 2012 she has done some eight V10′s or harder across Yosemite, Bishop and Red Rock.
Update: Climbing.com caught up with Johnson to discuss the ascent
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