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News & Notes from Jimmy Webb, Charlie Barrett, Carrie Cooper, Fred Nicole and more…

It seems like an eternity has passed, but about a month ago I set aside a long weekend for a bouldering trip to the Southeast. The trip was to be a training mission for my trip to Hueco and my mind was full of potential projects to tick off. Unfortunately things don’t always work as planned.

Boy did I pick a bad day to stay home from Devil’s Lake yesterday…

A mini guide to the bouldering at the West Bluff of Devil’s Lake as well as video of the FA of Moj (V8)

Yesterday was one of those perfect fall days you spend the entire year waiting for. Crisp temps in the 50s, trees just beginning to change colors and zero clouds in the sky. In other words: PERFECTION. I could have spent the whole day just admiring the conditions, but that would have been a total waste.

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 [...]

Yesterday I came to a realization that the past 3 years have all followed the same pattern as far as my climbing is concerned.  Each of the 3 years began with a roughly 6 month break from climbing due to various injuries.  Back in 2007 I was struggling with tendinitis in my elbow, 2008 began [...]

News & Notes from Matt Wilder, Southern Illinois, Black Diamond and more…

After 6 weeks of sitting inside watching the spring season pass by while waiting for my knee to feel better, I was abnormally psyched to meet up with Nic (of Five Ten fame), Steve and Remo for a day of bouldering at Devil’s Lake. Of course, I didn’t actually climb anything as I’m still trying to be “patient”, but it was fun nonetheless.