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News & Notes – 10/29/2008

News & Notes – 10/29/2008

Posted October 29, 2008 at 10:10 am · Comments { 1 } · Photo: Webby Climbs

News from Kevin Jorgeson, James Webb, Daniel Woods and Justin Alarcon. Notes on DPM, RRG Accidents and more.

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Video of Chris Sharma Sending Lucifer (5.14c)

Posted October 28, 2008 at 4:16 pm · Comments { 1 } ·

Video of Chris Sharma doing the 3rd ascent of Lucifer (5.14c) at the Red River Gorge is now up at MVM.  Click here to check it out.

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Deadpoint Magazine Goes Live

Deadpoint Magazine Goes Live

Posted October 28, 2008 at 8:38 am · Comments { 6 } · Photo: Deadpoint Magazine

A few weeks back, many people in the climbing world were dismayed to see that Alpinist Magazine was shutting down operations.  To many though it was not really a surprise given Alpinist’s niche focus and high production costs.  It is somewhat ironic then that at the exact time Alpinist fades into the sunset, a magazine […]

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The Sharp End DVD Review

The Sharp End DVD Review

Posted October 27, 2008 at 6:37 am · Comments { 6 } ·

A review of the latest release from Sender Films: The Sharp End

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Kevin Jorgeson Takes His Bold Skills Overseas

Kevin Jorgeson Takes His Bold Skills Overseas

Posted October 26, 2008 at 3:38 pm · Comments { 2 } · Photo: http://KevinJorgeson.com

Kevin Jorgeson is best known here in the U.S. for blurring the line between highball bouldering and outright soloing.  His notable highball boulder ascents include The Duel (V10 FA) in Hueco Tanks, The Beautiful and Damned (V13 FA) and Flight Of The Bumblebee (V9 FA) in Bishop.  In addition to these bold boulders, ropeless ascents […]

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Rockstar Watch At The Red River Gorge: Chris Sharma Sends 2 5.14s, 5.15 On The Horizon??

Rockstar Watch At The Red River Gorge: Chris Sharma Sends 2 5.14s, 5.15 On The Horizon??

Posted October 24, 2008 at 7:27 am · Comments { 5 } · Photo: Chris Sharma at the 2007 Roctrip

When Nate called me last weekend to let me know he saw Chris Sharma down at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, I knew it wouldn’t be long before the news of hard sends started to trickle out.

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Reach Out And Touch Someone

Posted October 23, 2008 at 11:05 am · Comments { 23 } ·

Tony sent along this video of Dave Graham on the FA of Speed Of Life. It’s a rad looking problem, but that’s not why he thought it was worth watching. See if you can notice anything strange taking place…

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