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Governor Dodge: The Good Times Are Killing Me

Governor Dodge: The Good Times Are Killing Me

Posted July 15, 2008 at 6:50 am · Comments { 9 } ·

No One Gets Outta Here Alive (V2) is probably one of the best boulder problems at Governor Dodge State Park in Southwest Wisconsin. Check out these two sequences of photos featuring Nate & Tony climbing this gem.

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Rachel & Eddie El Cap Pictures

Rachel & Eddie El Cap Pictures

Posted July 11, 2008 at 8:19 am · Comments { 7 } · Photo: Rachel and Eddie on top of El Cap after climbing the Nose.

Short on words, long on pictures, here is a visual summary of Rachel & Eddie’s trip up the Big Stone.  They got to spend their first night on El Cap Tower with Ivo Ninov and Eric Pearlman who were in position to film the speed record.  Included in the gallery are a couple of pictures […]

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News & Notes: Get Outta Town Edition

News & Notes: Get Outta Town Edition

Posted July 10, 2008 at 8:58 am · Comments { 4 } ·

News & Notes including Dave MacLeod, Buttermilks bouldering video, the 5.13ds of Rifle, Ty Landman and more…

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Excellent Post On Colorado Bouldering

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:32 am · Comments { 0 } ·

If you haven’t already seen it, Jamie Emerson has an excellent recap of what he calls “The Golden Age Of Colorado Bouldering”.  It is a must read if you are at all interested in the recent history of hard bouldering in Colorado’s Frontrange.

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Five Hard-ish Boulder Problems You Should Do Before Death (or Full Time Tradding)

Five Hard-ish Boulder Problems You Should Do Before Death (or Full Time Tradding)

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:25 am · Comments { 18 } · Photo: Hayden Miller

I have had a lot of downtime to compile lists of routes and boulder problems I would like to do once I get healthy again.  The following is a list of 5 classic problems that are hard, but I think very doable for somewhat above average but not quite mutant climbers (like me).  The main […]

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An Organic Anniversary

An Organic Anniversary

Posted July 8, 2008 at 7:50 am · Comments { 16 } ·

What better gift is there for a wedding anniversary than Organic Bouldering Mats???

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Finger Injuries Of Doom

Finger Injuries Of Doom

Posted July 4, 2008 at 6:14 am · Comments { 12 } ·

Being that I am no stranger to finger injuries, both benign and catastrophic, I was extremely dismayed to recently learn that two of our young protégés have cracked bones in their fingers.  Kevin and Tony have been quickly improving their climbing over the past year (under our tutelage of course) only to have these injuries […]

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