Enzo Oddo reports on his website that he’s done the 2nd ascent of Aubade Directe, a route somewhere in the hard 5.14/easy 5.15 range at Sainte Victoire, France that was first done last year by Gérôme Pouvreau. Look for footage of the send some time in the near future on Petzl’s website.
News & Notes Bonus Edition – 4/29/2011
A few bonus News & Notes from Emily Harrington, Dorothea Karalus, Enzo Oddo and more…
Enzo Oddo Bouldering In Bishop
Notable Sends In Bishop & Hueco Tanks
A few notable sends by Enzo Oddo, Jason Kehl and Dave Graham
Jorgeson’s Ambrosia Highball Repeated By 15 Year-Old Enzo Oddo
Ambrosia, the tall line on the south face of the Grandpa Peabody boulder at Bishop’s Buttermilks made famous by Kevin Jorgeson’s FA in Progression, saw its 4th ascent yesterday at the hands of a visiting French phenom

Just Do It (5.14c) Repeated By Enzo Oddo
According to Prana’s blog 15 year-old French phenom Enzo Oddo is on a visit to the U.S. where he has already managed a fast 2 day repeat of J.B. Tribout’s Just Do It (5.14c) at Smith Rocks, OR.

Enzo Oddo Sends Another Hard 5.14, Gets Interviewed About Realization
The young French phenom Enzo Oddo did another 5.14d last week, repeating Tony Lamiche’s Condé de choc at Entraygues, France. Petzl also posted this nice interview with the 15 year-old discussing his recent repeat of Realization (5.15a).
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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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