Climbing Areas Archives: Hueco Tanks

Hard, Unrepeated American Boulders

Posted February 4, 2008 at 7:22 am · Comments { 211 } ·

I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of hard (V14 and up) boulder problems that have not been repeated in North America. Thanks to everyone for help in compiling these problems (Most of these grades are pure speculation from outside observers): Nuclear War – V14 – Matt Bosley – Harriman State Park, […]

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News & Notes – Bouldering Edition

News & Notes – Bouldering Edition

Posted January 17, 2008 at 3:20 pm · Comments { 4 } ·

A summary of recent bouldering activity including more repeats of Trice in Boulder, Bishop bouldering, hard first ascents in Idaho and scary highball first ascents in Hueco Tanks. Climber’s featured include Daniel Woods, Sean McColl, Matt Fultz, Keivn Jorgeson and others.

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Paul Robinson Terremer Video

Posted January 11, 2008 at 12:15 pm · Comments { 5 } ·

The video of Paul Robinson repeating Terremer (V15) is now available on the Momentum Video Magazine. As I expected, the catch is that you have to be a premium subscriber to see the full video. The free area has a teaser video that features ascents of Chablanke (V11/12) and Indisposed Heroes (V12). The premium area […]

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Paul Robinson Repeats Terremer (V15)

Posted January 2, 2008 at 11:06 am · Comments { 3 } ·

MVM is reporting that Paul Robinson repeated Fred Nicole’s hitherto unrepeated Hueco Tanks testpiece Terremer (V15) on New Year’s Day. This problem connects Diaphanous Sea (V12) with Terre De Sienne (V14). You may remember seeing Dave Graham come close on it in Dosage 4, but he was unable to finish the line after he ripped […]

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Paul Robinson Flashes Nagual V13

Posted December 28, 2007 at 7:11 am · Comments { 1 } ·

On 12/27 Paul Robinson flashed Nagual (V13) at Hueco Tanks, TX.  You may recall seeing Chris Sharma fall off the last move on his flash attempt of Nagual in Dosage 4 when he “couldn’t hold on any longer”.  Paul’s ascent is impressive on several fronts considering that previously he had only flashed one V12, Prince […]

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Sending Begins in Hueco

Posted December 26, 2007 at 4:50 pm · Comments { 10 } ·

In what is surely a sign of things to come, the season at Hueco Tanks, TX has gotten into full swing with the arrival of Paul Robinson. Since his arrival about a week ago, Paul has sent Esperanza (V14), Algerita (V13), Slashface (V13), Right Martini (V12), Sôl Adûnâmentum (recently opened by Nick Duttle who suggested […]

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Dave Graham Climbing Terre De Sienne (V14)

Posted December 18, 2007 at 6:56 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Ben Moon, Matt Wilder and Dave Graham trying to repeat Fred Nicole’s Terre De Sienne (V14) at Hueco Tanks [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=uUKp0aCw6v0]

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