In Yosemite last summer and again this spring in Rocktown I ran into aspiring climbing filmmaker Brant Hawkins. On both occasions he showed me some cool videos he made, and all that was left was for him to find a way to share his videos with the masses. It looks like the wait is over and the website for Projekt Media is now live.
Video Of Nalle Hukkataival’s FA Of ‘The Machinist’ (V13) Now Online
News & Notes – 2/27/2009
Climbing news & notes from Chris Schulte, Jacinda Hunter, Ty Landman and more…

Climbing.com Chris Webb Parsons Interview
Climbing Magazine has a good interview with Australia’s Chris Webb Parsons on their website.
Dave Graham Doing What Dave Graham Does: Sending V13s
It continues to be a somewhat slow winter on the uber difficult boulder front, but that doesn’t mean that nothing is happening out there. Dave Graham is back stateside which can mean only one thing: climbing more V13s. Starting off on Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, CO, Graham made a repeat of a problem that Daniel [...]
Hueco Tanks Update: Chris Webb Parsons, Keita Mogaki, Phil Schaal and Matt Bosley
News from Hueco Tanks including repeats of Slashface, Diabolique, Nagual and Couer de Leon by the likes of Chris Webb Parsons, Keita Mogaki and Phil Schaal. Also, a new update on Matt Bosley. UPDATED 1/22/09

Hard, Unrepeated American Boulders
I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of hard (V14 and up) boulder problems that have not been repeated in North America. Thanks to everyone for help in compiling these problems (Most of these grades are pure speculation from outside observers): Nuclear War – V14 – Matt Bosley – Harriman State Park, [...]
- Andre Di Felice, Anthony Chertudi, Bernd Zangerl, Brian Antheunisse, Brian Hedrick, Brion Voges, Carlo Traversi, Chris Sharma, Chris Webb Parsons, Cory French, Dan Beall, Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, Ethan Pringle, Gregor Peirce, Guillaume Glairon-Mondet, Isaac Caldiero, James Kassay, James Litz, Jason Kehl, Jesse Warren, Johnny Goicoechea, Jon Cardwell, Jorg Verhoeven, Kevin Jorgeson, Luke Parady, Matt Bosley, Matt Hong, Matt Wilder, Max Zolotukhin, Nalle Hukkataival, Nick Duttle, Paul Robinson, Phil Schaal, Sam Davis, Sam Edwards, Sean McColl, Shawn Diamond, Simon Parton, Tim Clifford, Tony Lamiche, Ty Landman, Yves Gravelle

Wheel Of Life (V16) Video
Earlier this week I reported that Chris Web Parsons had repeated Wheel of Life (V16) at the Grampians, Australia. You can now download the video of this incredible link-up by clicking here. …Originally completed in sections of V9, V12, V9 and V11, The Wheel requires power, fitness and mental tenacity… Source: Pitch.com.au
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Regular Dude Climbs Just Do It (5.14c)
May 22, 2012
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What Did You Do This Weekend?
May 21, 2012
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Ethan Pringle On Jumbo Love
May 18, 2012
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Video Friday – 5/18/2012
May 18, 2012
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Mon Pote Assis (5.14a) By Heather Robinson
May 17, 2012
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When In Doubt Pack It Out
May 16, 2012
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Gravelle Repeats Echale (V14)
May 16, 2012
News & Notes
What Did You Do This Weekend?
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold spent Saturday romping up big walls in Yosemite. The pair free climbed Freerider on El Cap (6:45 climbing), the South Face of Mt. Watkins (2:40 climbing) and the Regular Northwest Face on Half Dome (5 climbing) in just over 21 hours. More at Climbing.com. So…how was your weekend??
Ethan Pringle On Jumbo Love
Ethan Pringle is back at Mt. Clark, home to that one route first done by that one guy:
Projecting a route like this requires all of your attention, and having to devote all of your attention to a route like this can get really tiring really fast. At some point, you just want to get it over with. Of course, afterward you feel a mix of relief and loss. Relief that you’re done and the epic is over, and loss that this magnificent line doesn’t require your presence anymore. But for me, I think I’ll have to take a nice long break from serious route projects for a little while after this. Like Randy Levitt said, “It’s like a limestone El Cap.” Obviously, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it does sort of convey the amount of work required to complete a project of this caliber.
Pringle is no stranger to Jumbo Love, having tried it even before its FA back in 2008. You can see some footage of those attempts here.
When In Doubt Pack It Out
I don’t know about you, but I always try my best to climb close to an actual bathroom. In case you don’t, the Access Fund has a nice refresher on what to do when nature calls.





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