Archive | March, 2011

Southern Smoke (5.14c) FFA By Sasha DiGiulian

Posted March 19, 2011 at 8:37 pm · Comments { 17 } · Photo: Sasha DiGiulian on Southern Smoke by Magnus Midtbø

Today at Bob Marley in the Red River Gorge I bore witness to Sasha DiGiulian making an impressive send of Joe Kinder’s Southern Smoke (5.14c) for the route’s first female ascent. More details to come when I’m not typing on an iPhone… Update: Well, we are back home now. Being that this was one of […]

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Video Friday – 3/18/2011

Posted March 18, 2011 at 3:53 am · Comments { 0 } ·

No times for words on this Friday so let’s get right to the videos. Have a great weekend everyone!

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Climberism Magazine

Posted March 16, 2011 at 5:51 am · Comments { 10 } ·

Not much time to write this week unfortunately, but I wanted to draw your attention to an online magazine I’ve been checking out recently, Climberism. Climberism is an online website/magazine similar to Deadpoint Magazine, albeit on a smaller scale at this point. Unlike DPM and the print magazines, Climberism is focused mainly on climbing in […]

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Potential 5.15a FA In Santa Ana By Adam Ondra

Posted March 14, 2011 at 7:30 am · Comments { 7 } · Photo: Darío Rodríguez

With the warm up out of the way, Adam Ondra turns his attentions to more long term challenges on his current road trip to Spain. News also from Daila Ojeda…

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Another Repeat Of Esperanza (V14)

Posted March 14, 2011 at 5:30 am · Comments { 1 } ·

Ian Dory writes on UGB that he did Esperanza (v14) in Hueco Tanks after “more then [sic] 100 goes”. In addition, he spent some time putting up a few new problems which you can see here.

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Hueco Tanks

Carlo Traversi Repeats The Game (V15?) In Boulder Canyon

Posted March 12, 2011 at 8:52 pm · Comments { 40 } ·

A who’s who of Boulder’s climbing elite gathered under Boulder Canyon’s Cob Rock today to have a go at Daniel Woods’ The Game, a previously unrepeated proposed V16. After the dust settled it was Carlo Traversi who came out with the problem’s 2nd ascent.

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