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Battling through pretty terrible sounding conditions in Arkansas, Paul Robinson managed the first repeats of Welcome To Fight Club (V13) and Lost In The Hood (V14).

Brion Voges has done 2 Chris Sharma V13s in Hueco Tanks with sends of Diabolique and Full Throttle.  Prior to arriving in Hueco he stopped in Arkansas to send One Inch Pinch (V12) and Bloody Knuckles (V11).  Brion has really raised his game in the past 24 months as all of his V12 and harder [...]

It seems like an annual tradition at this point that each winter some of America’s strongest boulderers make their way to Arkansas to sample the untapped sandstone that can be found there. Recent winters have seen the likes of Daniel Woods and Dave Graham leave their mark with a number of double digit FAs. This winter looks to be no different with Paul Robinson making his first trip to Arkansas.

Any time Chris Sharma comes through an area and leaves behind a wake of difficult looking ungraded boulder problems it’s always interesting to see what subsequent repeaters think about the problems.  Take his well publicized trips to Arkansas for example.  Most of the problems featured in Dosage 3 have been repeated at this point with [...]

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James Webb repeated two Dave Graham V13’s this weekend in Arkansas, suggesting a possible downgrade to V12 for both.  The problems in question are Chunk Up The Deuce and Loved By Few Hated By Many (2nd ascent?).  Webb also did 4 V11’s.

As a follow up on my post about Daniel Woods’ recent trip to Arkansas, Woods himself has posted a trip report on La Sportiva’s website.  9 out of 10 eh?

Since we last checked in, Daniel Woods has continued his exploration of the sandstone blocs in and around Arkansas’ Horseshoe Canyon Ranch.  Recent noteworthy ascents include a new V13 called PCP which adds some new climbing into the finish of Chunk Up The Deuce (V13) and a new V11 called Stackin’ Paper in Stack Rock, AR. [...]

The bouldering at Arkansas’s Horseshoe Canyon Ranch was featured in Dosage III in a memorable piece culminating with Chris Sharma’s FA of Witness The Fitness. This footage is presumably what lured the likes of Ethan Pringle, Ty Landman and Dave Graham to the woods of Arkansas. Given the two high profile pieces on Arkansas bouldering, it was only a matter of time before other strong climbers decided to stop to check things out. UPDATED 12/30/08