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News & Notes – 5/8/2008

News & Notes – 5/8/2008

Posted May 5, 2008 at 11:11 am · Comments { 5 } ·

Not much Earth shattering news going down lately but here are a few things to check out from the past few weeks: Joe Kinder prepared nicely for his 2 month trip to Spain with his recent FA of Golden Direct (5.14d) at the Cathedral in Utah.  You can read more about it here, here and […]

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Whipper Night…Unsafely?

Whipper Night…Unsafely?

Posted May 2, 2008 at 9:19 am · Comments { 38 } ·

With last night being whipper night at team (sorry Tony) the below video that I found at the newly redesigned Splitter Choss Blog seems especially pertinent.  The video demonstrates 3 techniques that are used when belaying with a Petzl Gri-Gri.buy lasix online https://dentalassociatesmn.com/wp-content/themes/dental-assoc/inc/php/lasix.html no prescription   The first 2 methods are good, the 3rd is […]

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Dr. Topo Big In Japan Double Feature DVD Review

Dr. Topo Big In Japan Double Feature DVD Review

Posted May 1, 2008 at 7:07 am · Comments { 6 } ·

Dr. Topo has been around for a long time now providing quality mini-guidebooks and videos free of charge. It was just a matter of time, but they recently released their first DVD: The Big In Japan Double Feature. People that have been following Dr. Topo for a long time will recognize much of the content […]

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How Much Landscaping Of Boulders Is Ok?

How Much Landscaping Of Boulders Is Ok?

Posted April 30, 2008 at 10:25 am · Comments { 23 } ·

These days I don’t get to spend as much time on MVM as I would like, however when I received an email from a reader alerting me to a possible ethical lapse in one of their latest videos I was sure to check it out. What I found was a video featuring Isaac Caldiero bouldering […]

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Huber Brothers El Capitan Speed Record Video

Posted April 29, 2008 at 2:46 pm · Comments { 4 } ·

Back in October, the brothers Alex and Thomas Huber broke the record for speed climbing The Nose on El Capitan…twice. Their first effort only broke the previous record held by Yuji Hirayama and Hans Florine by 3 seconds. Below is videos of their second attempt on 10/8/2007 where they improved their time by 3 minutes […]

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ClimbTalk Radio Show

Posted April 29, 2008 at 7:15 am · Comments { 4 } ·

Last week Monday, a climbing talk radio show premiered on KGNU in Boulder, CO. Wait. What? Talk radio? Climbing??? Yes, you read that right. The hour long show featured FRB’s Mike Brooks and another host interacting with guests Malcolm Smith, Heidi Wirtz and Christian Griffith in studio. Calling in on the hotline were climbing legends […]

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Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area

Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area

Posted April 28, 2008 at 8:55 am · Comments { 12 } ·

As usual, a weekend forecast for snow, wind and generally miserable weather leading up to the class I was teaching last weekend with Chris at Devil’s Lake had us gripping all week….for no reason…mostly.  Saturday was unpleasant (cold, extremely windy) for half the day, but conditions improved as the day went along.  Sunday was supposed […]

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