One of the longest boulder problems I’ve ever seen, Fred Moix climbs Underground Paradise (V14) at Fionnay, Switzerland:
Franz Widmer opened a new V15 boulder in Switzerland last month he is calling Kryptos. The LowDown has more background on the boulder, and now the video is here to give a better idea what the problem looks like:
For me, watching videos of climbing gear breaking is both interesting and paranoia inducing at the same time:
More gear testing vids at the American Alpine Institue blog
Will Stanhope climbed Cobra Crack the other day without a video camera present to capture the send, but Sonnie Trotter was there to capture an attempt a few days earlier (please set cell phones to vibrate while watching…):
And finally, there isn’t much that can be said to introduce this video…
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I’m so turned around by that Underground Paradise vid. Where did it start? What happened? It’s like the Mulholland Drive of boulder problems.
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I felt the same way. Then again, I had a hard time paying attention for the full 7 minutes.
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Ummmm that Underground Paradise boulder problem was amazing!
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Cobra Crack! By far my favorite famous climb. Who is this kid anyway?
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That is not a boulder problem… thats like 56 more moves than i like to do in an ideal boulder problem… my ideal boulder problem being probably like 3 moves. Holy crap that was rediculas. can u imagine falling off the top out and having to do all of that shit again. what a terrible feeling that would be.
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god forbid you get pumped and need to try hard, sweaty. lots of love.
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haha jerk 🙂 I like to try just hard enough to feel accomplished but not hard enough to get pumped. A motto to live by sirs
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fair enough, i’m back in town and doing some setting. you should check out my routes for a nice, healthy pump. then we can re-set the bouldering cave next week.
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ohh bonermicci i didnt realize you were the peter that was picking a fight… i will get my revenge sir.
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Yo Sweatpants, drop me an email man. bsolano514 at yahoo dot com. Thanks man!!!
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Do you think “Wheel of Life” is longer than “Underground Paradise”?
Day and Night? LOL. I hope it was a cig they were smoking.
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Hi God 🙂 ,
Underground Paradise is about 40 moves for me but more if you are smaller. As long as I remember from the time I was at this sick hollow mountain cave, wheel of life is even longer.. But longer stuff than U.P. is awaiting in Fionnay 😉
All the best
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