Archive | September, 2007
NOLS Alaska

NOLS Alaska

Posted September 6, 2007 at 10:59 am · Comments { 4 } ·

Approximate location of my NOLS course with Anchorage and Denali NP pictured. Back in High School, circa 1999, I was required to read Krakauer’s Into Thin Air for an English class. The reading of this book (several times over) changed the course of my life by planting the seeds for climbing in my mind. Due […]

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Rocklands Bouldering

Posted September 6, 2007 at 12:13 am · Comments { 3 } ·

Check out this video of the infmaous Fred Rouhling and others bouldering in the Rocklands of South Africa.  All problems depicted weigh in at V11 or harder. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5CIe_TN404]   Source:  Climbing.com

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Bit of News

Posted September 5, 2007 at 3:03 pm · Comments { 3 } ·

Here is a bit of news for your Wednesday: Paul Robinson has made the 4th ascent of Ode to the Modern Man (V14) at Mt. Evans after Woods, Landman and Jorgenson. This would be Paul’s 25th problem V13 or harder in just the past 365 days. As noted yesterday, Ethan Pringle has repeated Realization and […]

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature

Posted September 5, 2007 at 6:45 am · Comments { 3 } ·

For the Labor Day weekend, Amy and I took some friends of ours down to the Red River Gorge.buy vibramycin online https://meadfamilydental.com/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/css/vibramycin.html no prescription   On Friday we headed to Phantasia and did the classic route Creature Feature (5.9).  I made my first foray into taking pictures from the anchors and here are some pictures […]

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Dave Graham Interview

Posted September 5, 2007 at 6:35 am · Comments { 3 } ·

Check out this very lengthy (and expletive filled) video interview with Dave Graham.  In it he talks about the level of “wizardy” it was necessary for him to obtain prior to his ascent of Realization.  He also says that there is no physical difference between himself and a V9 boulderer… Thanks to Kelly McBride for the […]

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Updates – Pringle repeats Realization

Posted September 4, 2007 at 5:52 am · Comments { 6 } ·

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. It is mostly owing to my worsening tendonitis in my fingers which makes all typing increasingly painful. Therefore I have been saving as many keystrokes as possible for the long hours at work which leaves fewer keystrokes for more optional activities like blogging.buy cipro online https://noprescriptionbuyonlinerxx.com/dir/cipro.html no prescription […]

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