Archive | November, 2008
Theater Of The Absurd

Theater Of The Absurd

Posted November 17, 2008 at 1:16 am · Comments { 13 } ·

My Dad often asks me why I don’t just use a ladder to get to the top of a boulder when I tell him about our various bouldering excursions.  That’s a valid question I suppose, but what he doesn’t understand is all the great aspects of climbing that go into a day at the boulders.  […]

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Video: Paul Robinson Sending Direction (V13)

Video: Paul Robinson Sending Direction (V13)

Posted November 14, 2008 at 7:45 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Here’s another video from Paul Robinson.  This time it is footage from his send of Direction (V13) at the Buttermilks outside of Bishop, CA.  You can see video of Paul sending A Maze Of Death here. [media id=2 width=540 height=360]

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Alpinist Magazine’s Assets For Sale

Alpinist Magazine’s Assets For Sale

Posted November 13, 2008 at 9:32 am · Comments { 7 } ·

The assets of Alpinist Magazine are for sale.

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Kentucky’s Bridge To Nowhere

Kentucky’s Bridge To Nowhere

Posted November 13, 2008 at 8:12 am · Comments { 12 } ·

Proposed road improvements could negatively impact access to Kentucky’s Muir Valley climbing area.

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Mark Hobson Zion Video

Mark Hobson Zion Video

Posted November 11, 2008 at 11:55 am · Comments { 6 } · Photo: Brian Solano

Footage of Mark Hobson repeating the dyno Zion at Clear Creek Canyon, CO.

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Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Bouldering

Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Bouldering

Posted November 11, 2008 at 11:11 am · Comments { 31 } ·

Two weekends ago we took the kids from our climbing team on an 11+ hour drive to try out the bouldering at the Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Jasper, Arkansas. Based on both awesome segments in both Dosage III and V and much verbal hyping, we were expecting no less than a world class bouldering area. As with most things in life, reality often fails to meet one’s expectations.

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Central Wisconsin Sandstone Bouldering

Central Wisconsin Sandstone Bouldering

Posted November 7, 2008 at 7:44 am · Comments { 27 } ·

I have to admit that I lived the past several years in a bubble, believing that Devil’s Lake was the only place to climb in the entire state of Wisconsin.  Thanks to the generous beta donations of many on MountainProject.com, the bubble is quickly popping.  Many, many areas have been added and it seems like […]

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