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6 Years Of 24 Hours Of Horseshoe Hell

2011 24 Hours Of Horseshoe Hell
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!
Brion Voges Bouldering At Horseshoe Canyon Ranch
Three Month Road Trip: Ozarks
10 Days In Arkansas

Only The “Highest Caliber Of Wood Grained Sandstone” For Brion Voges…
According to his 8a.nu scorecard Brion Voges has recovered from a recent finger injury sufficiently enough to do the 4th ascent of Dave Graham’s Wood Grain Grippin’ (V14) at the boulders near Arkansas’ Horseshoe Canyon Ranch. This is Voge’s 2nd V14, the other being Lost In The Hood at nearby Cowell, AR. Footage of Paul Robinson on the 3rd ascent of WGG can be viewed here.
Jimmy Webb & Co’s 8 Days In Arkansas
New V14 From Jimmy Webb In Arkansas
Still recovering from a finger injury, Jimmy Webb opens hard new boulders at Arkansas’ Horseshoe Canyon Ranch
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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
February 8, 2012
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Great News From Red Rock
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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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