Pringle Dominates
Fresh off a 3.5 month trip to Europe that yielded an impressive ticklist of 1 5.14d (Realization), 1 5.14c, 5 5.14b's and 8 5.14a's (3 onsight or flash), Ethan Pringle has returned...
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2007
Martina Cufar Comes to America
Former World Champion sport climber Martina Cufar from Slovenia announced her retirement from competitive climbing in 2006. During her competition days she sent sport routes as har...
Valley Bouldering
When we did some bouldering in Yosemite last summer for our Honeymoon, I had assumed that all the bouldering had to have been tapped out. People have been climbing in the Valley fo...
2008
News & Notes – 12/08/2008
A few links for your perusal on this Monday...
News & Notes – 10/29/2008
News from Kevin Jorgeson, James Webb, Daniel Woods and Justin Alarcon. Notes on DPM, RRG Accidents and more.
News & Notes - 9/11/2008
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Way Lake Bouldering and several big upcoming events.
Yosemite Trad: Learning Lessons On ‘After Six’
I am a firm believer in learning something new every time I climb a route. Whether it is a new body position to do a move, a different way to rest, a better method for placing gear...
Yosemite Trad: Dog Crack
Eddie attempting the overhanging 5. 12 finger crack Dog Crack near the Wawona Tunnel in Yosemite Valley: Here is the full gallery:
Yosemite Bouldering: Largo Lunge
Largo Lunge is one of the more fun easy problems in Yosemite’s Camp 4. As with just about all problems (of any grade) in Yosemite though, this V0 is no gimme. Here is Mrs. Narc get...
Yosemite Museum Climbing Exhibit
While in Yosemite we had the good fortune of visiting during the Climbing Exhibit that was on display at the Yosemite Museum. The free exhibit is an incredible journey back in tim...
Yosemite Bouldering: Park Life
While in Yosemite I checked out one of the more famous testpieces, 'Park Life' (V12)
Yosemite Bouldering: Housekeeping
If this is a post about the Housekeeping boulders, then why is the preview image of the LeConte memorial you ask? Because it gives me an excuse to bring up Dean Potter’s ridiculou...
Yosemite Bouldering: Candyland
If you are looking to pad your spraysheet with a slew of easy ticks, Yosemite might not be for you. If you are looking to try hard and climb classic lines regardless of the grade...
Midnight Lightning
Let's start out the stories from our trip to Yosemite with someone (sadly not me) sending the most famous boulder problem on the planet, Midnight Lightning (V8). Located smack dab...
Rachel & Eddie El Cap Pictures
Short on words, long on pictures, here is a visual summary of Rachel & Eddie’s trip up the Big Stone. They got to spend their first night on El Cap Tower with Ivo Ninov and Eric Pe...
Rachel & Eddie El Cap Nose Report
Not to turn this site into a Rachel and Eddie love-fest, but if you wanted to see some of their progress on The Nose of El Capitan be sure to check out the daily El Cap reports at...
More From Yosemite
This week’s Yosemite update includes David (broken heel and all) and Rachel climbing on Separate Reality, Eddie climbing on Tales of Power (5.12b), a trip to the Mariposa Grove and...
Stuck On Yosemite
A few friends of ours, David, Rachel and Eddie, have been out in Yosemite for the past few weeks. After a few tantalizing emails about their exploits they were kind enough to shar...
Exclusive Details On Contents Of Dosage 5
There have been hints dropped here and there as to what will be on the upcoming Dosage 5 DVD, but never a definitive list. Until now that is. Check out this list of what Doses wi...
News & Notes: Spring Break Edition
A few general bits of climbing news along with several links to check out what people were up to over Spring Break: Early last month, Dean Potter completed a 40 foot roof project h...
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...
Beth Rodden Climbs 5.14 Crack In Yosemite
I know this has been reported elsewhere, but for those that haven't seen it yet Beth Rodden (pictured at right on her FA of The Optimists 5.14b at Smith Rocks, OR) has done the fir...
Climber Falls 100 Feet in Yosemite and Lives
It's not every day that you can get a person's thoughts on what it is like to rappel off the end of their ropes and fall 100 ft. to the ground. The accident in question took place...
2009
News & Notes – 11/17/2009
A few News & Notes as I get caught up from nearly 2 weeks away from a computer
News & Notes – 10/16/2009
News & Notes to wrap up the week...
News & Notes – 09/15/2009
News from Jon Cardwell, Adam Ondra and Paul Robinson. Notes from Chris Sharma, the Reel Rock Tour and more...
What's It Like To Climb The Nose In A Day?
There have been a lot of videos made about climbing the Nose on El Cap in a day, most notably Tommy Caldwell in Dosage IV and the insane speed record of Hans Florine and Yuji Hiray...
2 Out Of 3 Ain’t Bad For Honnold & Leary
Alex Honnold & Sean Leary "settle" for two routes on El Cap in a day...
Alex Honnold News: Fast Free Ascents & Free Solos In Yosemite
Alex Honnold is up to his old tricks in Yosemite Valley
Someone Please Do This For Every Boulder Problem Ever
In my role as the Climbing Narc I do my best to bring you interesting topics on all aspects of climbing. I like to think that I don't miss many of the more interesting things out...
2010
Dawn Wall Debrief From Kevin Jorgeson
Interview with Kevin Jorgeson after his and Tommy Caldwell's unsuccessful attempt to free their Dawn Wall project on El Capitan
News & Notes - 11/29/2010
Feast on the latest edition of News & Notes with news about several repeats of Dave Graham V15s in Europe, a tragic accident in Red Rocks, a lesson about the importance of helmets...
Caldwell & Jorgeson's Dawn Wall Push Ends...For This Year
Tommy Calwell and Kevin Jorgeson's attempt to free a new route on El Capitan's Dawn Wall comes to an early end
Caldwell & Jorgeson's Dawn Wall Push Nears End Of Week 1
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's push to free a new line on El Capitan's Dawn Wall is 6 days old now. When we last checked in with the duo on Tuesday morning they had finished P...
More Updates From The Dawn Wall
A brief update after the first 3 days of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's push up a new free route on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
Push Begins On El Cap For Caldwell & Jorgeson
After years of hard work and preparation Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson set off yesterday morning to attempt a ground up send of their project on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
Alex Honnold & Will Stanhope Team Up To Repeat Southern Belle
Alex Honnold & Will Stanhope teamed up to repeat Southern Belle, one of the most notoriously runout routes in all of Yosemite
New Free Route On El Cap
Leo Holding and Jason Pickles add a new free route to Yosemite's El Capitan
The Season Begins For Tommy Caldwell & Kevin Jorgeson On El Cap
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are back in Yosemite for the Fall season to have another go at their well documented project on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
Weekend Of Yosemite Bouldering
A recap of my 5 day trip to Yosemite last week
News & Notes - 09/21/2010
News & Notes from the European Championships, Alex Honnold, Steve Wempler and more
New Guidebooks To Stone Fort Bouldering, Yosemite Top Ropes & Sport Climbs
Two new guidebooks to tell you about today, one covering top ropes and sport climbs in Yosemite and the other the bouldering at Tennessee's Stone Fort AKA Little Rock City.
Alex Honnold's Half Dome/El Cap Solo Link-up In His Own Words
Alex Honnold shares with the Black Diamond Journal how he went about soloing Half Dome and El Capitan in a half day push
Things That Happened While I Was Away
A few stories from the past few weeks that caught my eye including World Cup Bouldering, climbing on El Cap and more...
Another Nice Day For Alex Honnold In Yosemite
What did you do yesterday?? I think I might have climbed 500 ft. at the gym over the course of a couple of hours. Alex Honnold, on the other hand, had a pretty productive day out...
News & Notes – 05/05/2010
A special Access edition of News & Notes with additional news from Adam Ondra, Jimmy Webb, Dai Koyamada and more...
Spring 2010 Tin Shed
Looking for something to help get you through your Friday? Look no further than Patagonia's multimedia Tin Shed which got an update for spring 2010.
2011
Trotter Does First Repeat Of The Prophet (5.13d R)
Tommy Caldwell wasn't the only person hard at work on the flanks of El Capitan this fall
Caldwell Matches Previous Highpoint On Dawn Wall Project
Tommy Caldwell's push to free a new route up El Capitan's Dawn Wall is 10 days old now and the events over the weekend were really something.
Dawn Wall Push Underway
The push is on for Tommy Caldwell to free his Dawn Wall project on El Cap, this time without injured partner Kevin Jorgeson
News & Notes - 10/12/2011
News & Notes from Lynn Hill, Joe Kinder, Sasha DiGiulian, Reno climbing walls, 50 year anniversaries and more...
Interview With Mayan Smith-Gobat After Freeing Salathé Wall
An interview with New Zealand's Mayan Smith-Gobat after she freed the Salathé Wall on El Capitan
More Solos In Yosemite By Alex Honnold - Updated
Alex Honnold is back at it in Yosemite, running up routes big and small without a rope
New & Updated Guidebooks For Joe's Valley, Yosemite Big Walls, Joshua Tree, Summersville Lake, RRG & The Obed
A look at a some new guidebooks that have come out recently for Joe's Valley bouldering, Yosemite big walls, Joshua Tree, the Red River Gorge, Summersville Lake and Gauley River an...
Final El Cap Report
After a 5 year run Tom Evans is pulling the plug on his daily reports from El Capitan in Yosemite
Nat Geo Shines The Spotlight On Yosemite's "Superclimbers"
Climbing in Yosemite takes center-stage in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic Magazine
And Now For A Cleansing Of The Palette...
Surely all of the indoor pebble wrestling talk that has permeated this site of late has rubbed some of you the wrong way. While I love indoor climbing just as much as the next guy...
