Surely all of the indoor pebble wrestling talk that has permeated this site of late has rubbed some of you the wrong way. While I love indoor climbing just as much as the next guy (or gal) I also have a high appreciation for all things outdoor climbing. So, in order to cleanse our collective [...]
And Now For A Cleansing Of The Palette…

David Lama Reconsiders Cerro Torre Plans?
In what seems like a final update on last week’s David Lama “news”, Colin Haley reports that Lama has decided to forgo his plans to rap bolt on Cerro Torre. Unfortunately for all climbers in the Patagonia region the weather this season has been bad even by local standards which has prevented much of anything, good or bad, from going down.

More From Colin Haley On The David Lama Saga
Following up on Monday’s post regarding the David Lama story down in Patagonia, Colin Haley provides an update on his blog clarifying a few points he made previously.
David Lama Patagonia Controversy Renewed For Another Season
David Lama and his Red Bull team are back in Patagonia for another go at his project to free climb Cerro Torre’s Compressor Route. Much like last year, controversy has not been far behind…
News & Notes – 08/03/2010
News & Notes from Dave Graham, Alex Honnold, the Pou brothers, another new 5.14 in Utah, more World Cups coming to North America and more…
News & Notes – 3/29/2010
News & Notes about an 8 year-old sending V10, a new climbing gym, route development and much more…
News & Notes – 3/19/2008
Climbing news: Rastaman Vibration Sit pictures, Midnight Express repeated, Steve House in Argentina, Steve Dieckhoff’s passing, Yosemite Bouldering, Ty Landman FAs and Pete Whittaker on the Hard Grit in Britain.
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Jasin: Awesome. Making the Smith community proud....
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Narc: There's nothing regular about James Litz...
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JMB: I suspect James Litz is the all-time leader in FRJ...
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colin: FRJA = first real job ascent. well done....
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Derek Jf: First trip to rumney nh, first time sport climbing...
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Andrew: awesome video!...
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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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