Archive | February, 2009
Chris Sharma Spain Update

Chris Sharma Spain Update

Posted February 5, 2009 at 3:56 pm · Comments { 9 } ·

Since his first ascent of Golpe De Estado back in December, Chris Sharma has been keeping things low key.  He is still holding it down in Spain, but poor weather has severely hampered his and Dani Andrada’s ability to open new lines.  This is not to say that the entire winter has been a bust […]

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Climbing Video: Jon Glassberg Sending The Shield (V12)

Climbing Video: Jon Glassberg Sending The Shield (V12)

Posted February 4, 2009 at 7:30 am · Comments { 7 } ·

Boone, NC strongman Jon Glassberg has been having a pretty good last 12 months; sending several of his hardest problems and winning the Triple Crown event at Hound Ears.  It would seem like he will only be getting stronger in the coming year.   In order to assist everyone with following his progress, Glassberg recently joined […]

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Australian Bolting Tragedy Follow-up

Posted February 3, 2009 at 6:25 am · Comments { 3 } ·

Simon Carter has a follow-up with additional information about the recent accident in Australia involving some questionable bolting.

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Excellent Fontainebleau Primer

Posted February 2, 2009 at 10:52 am · Comments { 0 } ·

UKClimbing.com recently posted an excellent article on the logistics for a trip to the bouldering mecca that is Fontainebleau.  The article has helpful tips on understanding the grading scale, the use of Pof and other important tidbits.

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Quick On The Draw X Results & Pictures

Quick On The Draw X Results & Pictures

Posted February 2, 2009 at 7:22 am · Comments { 6 } ·

In case you haven’t seen them in the other locations I posted them, I added pictures from last weekend’s Quick On The Draw X climbing competition to my pictures page.  You can download the full results from the event by clicking here. Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to provide positive feedback about […]

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