Archive | September, 2008

Girl Talk In Rifle

Posted September 18, 2008 at 9:59 am · Comments { 17 } · Photo: Joe Kinder

If you are looking for some evidence that people can get along in this crazy world of partisan presidential politics and large financial institution collapse, look no further than the limestone walls of Rifle, CO.

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Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, Ethan Pringle, Joe Kinder

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Angie Payne European Human Being Video & Interview

Posted September 17, 2008 at 7:42 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Momentum Video Magazine has video of Angie Payne on her recent ascent of European Human Being (V12) in RMNP along with a nice interview. They also have video of the other recent female V12 ascents. Check it out.

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Angie Payne

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Video Of Beth Rodden & Tommy Caldwell Climbing In The Grand Canyon

Posted September 17, 2008 at 7:40 am · Comments { 2 } · Photo: Corey Rich

Video from NBC’s Jeep World Of Adventure Sports of Beth & Tommy Caldwell exploring the climbing in Arizona’s Grand Canyon.

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Beth Rodden, Tommy Caldwell

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Grand Canyon

Chris Sharma’s ‘Jumbo Love’ (5.15b)

Posted September 15, 2008 at 7:37 am · Comments { 8 } · Photo: Big Up Productions

Looking for more on Big Up’s latest movie Progression and Chris Sharma’s Jumbo Love? Check out these posts! The dust has settled on Chris Sharma sending his project at Clark Mt., which gives us some time to reflect on important things like the name of the route and how hard it is. The route is […]

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Chris Sharma

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Clark Mountain

Chris Sharma Sends Clark Mountain Super Project: Jumbo Love (5.15b)

Posted September 12, 2008 at 7:00 am · Comments { 6 } ·

Looking for more on Big Up’s latest movie Progression and Chris Sharma’s Jumbo Love? Check out these posts! The Big Up Blog is reporting that Chris Sharma has climbed the fabled project at California’s Clark Mountain. This was the route featured in King Lines that had sick aerial shots of Sharma taking massive whippers on […]

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Matt Segal Does 4th Ascent of Cobra Crack

Posted September 12, 2008 at 6:18 am · Comments { 3 } ·

Matt Segal has made the 4th ascent of one of the hardest traditionally protected crack climbs in the world, Cobra Crack (5.14) in Squamish, BC. It was first climbed by Sonnie Trotter a few years back with Nicolas Favresse and Ethan Pringle making quick repeats earlier this summer. Click here to see video of Trotter working the line. So who’s next on Beth Rodden’s Meltdown??

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