Bishop Bouldering: 365 Days Ago
November 22, 2006 Buttermilks, Bishop, CA High Plains Drifter
Climbing Area
Bishop
36 posts in the archive.
The Archive
All 36 posts
2007
News & Notes - 11/7/07
I realize lately that I have been spending too much time blogging about myself and not enough time talking about all the action going down elsewhere so here goes nothing: During hi...
More News & Notes - 7/30/2007
I really dropped the ball this morning when I failed to mention a few more tidbits to check out: An updated version of the already phenomenal guidebook to sport climbing at the Red...
The Mandala
In an apparent effort to turn the classic Buttermilks problem The Mandala into a western version of the Dark Waters boulder in Clear Creek, CO, two new variations/lines were recent...
Paul Robinson
There's not much else to say except that Paul Robinson has been crushing it lately. In the past 2 days in Bishop he has done the following: Mandala SDS - V14 in 1 day - same day as...
News & Notes - 3/19/2007
A few tidbits from the past week: Another week another FA for Dave Graham . This time it is the FA of a V13 boulder problem he has called Do or Die at Cogul, Spain. You can also re...
Few Extra Bishop Bouldering Pictures
Here are a few leftover pictures that Tim Kettering was nice enough to forward to me.
Bishop Bouldering Pictures: Sad Boulders
Here is the last of the decent pictures I have from my trip to Bishop. These are from the Sad boulders. These shots have more of a professional flavor because they were taken by a...
Bishop Bouldering Pictures: Happy Boulders Pt. 2
Here is the second set of pictures from the Happy Boulders: Weapons of Mass Distraction Serengeti Atari almost ate it hard...
Bishop Bouldering Pictures: Happy Boulders Pt. 1
Here is the first set of pictures from the Happy Boulders: Hulk I suck... Heavenly Path (best V1 ever) Big Chicken
Bishop Bouldering Pictures: Buttermilks
I'll be posting a few pictures a day over the next few days from my trip to Bishop last November. I'll start with some pictures from the Buttermilks. High Plains Drifter Cave Probl...
2008
Alex Puccio Does FFA Of A Maze Of Death (V12)
Alex Puccio does the FFA of another V12.
Happy Boulders: Hulk [Ego Crush]
To conclude this series of posts, let me recount one of my more unpleasant experiences during my trip to Bishop. One of the more well known moderate lines at the Happy Boulders is...
Buttermilks: Soulslinger
Soulslinger. One of the Buttermilks's most iconic problems. At V9 it is tops on the ticklist of many who aspire to climb hard problems, but cannot pull down on double digit testp...
Buttermilks: Cave Problem
During my 2006 trip to Bishop, I spent a lot of rest time running around and fondling holds of testpieces like The Mandala. Who hasn't? However, I couldn't spend the hole trip mi...
News & Notes – 3/19/2008
Climbing news: Rastaman Vibration Sit pictures, Midnight Express repeated, Steve House in Argentina, Steve Dieckhoff's passing, Yosemite Bouldering, Ty Landman FAs and Pete Whittak...
News & Notes - 3/10/2008
Just an update on Beth Rodden's new 5.14 trad route Meltdown . Big Up Productions was there filming her work on the route for the upcoming Dosage 5. Big Up shares their first hand...
News & Notes: Friday Links
Here are a few links for your Friday reading pleasures: A good post on the various ways to manage your rope(s) on multi-pitch routes Canada's Tour de Bloc bouldering event in Frede...
News & Notes - Mass Update
Thanks to James for compiling this massive list of updates. In this update you will find a lot of news on Dai Koyamada's exploints in the Frankenjura. Also news from Daniel Woods,...
News & Notes - Bouldering Edition
A summary of recent bouldering activity including more repeats of Trice in Boulder, Bishop bouldering, hard first ascents in Idaho and scary highball first ascents in Hueco Tanks....
Sean McColl Repeats Goldfish Trombone (V14)
Super strong Canadian Sean McColl has repeated one of the hardest problems in Bishop, Goldfish Trombone (V14). He has also done 11 other problems graded V10 or harder in the...
2010
Lucid Dreaming AKA Rastaman Vibration Sit Start FA By Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson nabs the FA the Rastaman Vibration Sit Start, the hardest boulder problem in Bishop, CA and one of the hardest in the U.S. UPDATED
2010 Reel Rock Film Tour & Paul Robinson Update
News about the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour and Paul Robinson's latest efforts on Bishop's Rasta Man Vibration Sit Start project
Small Amazing Things Taking Place In Bishop...
The exploits of Jimmy Webb and Brion Voges in Bishop gives me a good excuse to re-post a classic Dave Graham video...
News & Notes – 1/11/2010
News & Notes from Matt Wilder, Paul Robinson, Daniel Woods and MORE. Updated 1/12/10.
Chris Webb Parsons On The Comeback Trail
Almost a year after a debilitating shoulder injury, Australia's Chris Webb Parsons begins his comeback at the Buttermilks
2011
News & Notes - 4/12/2011
News & Notes from Nina Caprez, Cedric Lachat, Kevin Jorgeson, Fred Nicole and much more...
Notable Sends In Bishop & Hueco Tanks
A few notable sends by Enzo Oddo, Jason Kehl and Dave Graham
News & Notes - 2/23/2011
A smorgasbord of News & Notes to get you through your Wednesday
Jorgeson's Ambrosia Highball Repeated By 15 Year-Old Enzo Oddo
Ambrosia, the tall line on the south face of the Grandpa Peabody boulder at Bishop's Buttermilks made famous by Kevin Jorgeson's FA in Progression, saw its 4th ascent yesterday at...
Alex Johnson Sends The Mandala
Just the other week Alex Johnson mentioned in the comments of the Bucket List post that the iconic boulder problem The Mandala (V12) was high on her list of problem she was looking...
2015
Alex Puccio Sends The Swarm
More hard sending for Alex Puccio
2015 Opens With V15 Repeats Across The Globe
V15 repeats for Alex Megos, Griffin Whiteside, Kilian Fischhuber, Manuel Brunn, Martin Keller and Nils Favre
Daniel Woods Completes The Process
Daniel Woods completes the first ascent of the big project out in Bishop