News & Notes – 3/13/2009

Here is the wrap-up of the past 2 weeks worth of News & Notes:

• Chuck Fryberger has an excellent collection of his thoughts and impressions gleaned from working with bouldering legend Fred Nicole.  Very cool stuff.
• TheLowDown has a nice interview with Lynn Hill posted that focuses on her recent repeat of Chablanke (V11/12) at Hueco Tanks, TX.
• Mike Doyle recently surprised himself by redpointing The Route Of All Evil (5.14a) at the VRG.  Check out his blog for an excellent post on this phenomena of the “unexpected send”.
• In addition to his FA of The Machinist (V13), Nalle Hukkataival managed another V13 FA before leaving Hueco Tanks. He climbed an obvious sit start (that may have already been climbed by James Litz??) to Dirty Martini On The Rocks (V9-12 on 8a.nu) to create Tequila Sunrise (V13).  Check out Hukkataival’s blog for his updated U.S. trip ticklist where we learn that he flashed a grand total of 4 V12s while in Hueco!
• Odub has a funny interview up with reigning ABS Nationals champ Alex Johnson.
• Andre Di Felice has made the 4th ascent of Timy Fairfield’s V12 into V11 link up called The Saadhu (V14) at The Temple, NM.  The other repeats came from Jon Cardwell and Daniel Woods.  This is Di Felice’s 2nd V14, the other being the endurance link up Aslan in RMNP.
• Toni Lamprecht has climbed a link up of two V15 boulder problems in Kochel (Germany?) to create Bokassa’s Frigde – Assassin Monkey and Man (V16).  The Low Down has the story from Lamprecht.

Believe it or not I am going on a climbing trip for the next week or so…even though I haven’t been climbing much lately.  Depending on weather factors we will be making a stop at the Red River Gorge before heading to Rocktown.  Should be good times.  If previous history is any indicator, when I go away from a computer for an extended period of time something fairly newsworthy in the world of climbing is sure to take place…