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V12 For Alex Johnson

Posted August 25, 2008 at 6:39 am · Comments { 4 } ·

Alex Johnson has had a very productive month of August since she moved to Colorado.  Yesterday she made the first female ascent of Clear Blue Skies (V12) at Mt. Evans.  I think I mentioned this to someone in the Park last week, but wanted to state it here for the record:  I think Alex will be the first female to climb a V13 in CO in short order.

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New Andy Mann Photo Blogsite

Posted August 13, 2008 at 12:53 pm · Comments { 3 } ·

Andy Mann is back from South Africa and he is revamping how he shares his work with us, this time with a new blog.  The old dropkneeclimbing blog is now obsolete, and it has been replaced with an eerily similar mannphoto blog.  There is also his Climbing.com problog that was recently updated for your enjoyment as well.  Check it out both out for updates from South Africa and the rest of the world.

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2008 Mammut Boulding Championships Results: Sharma & Puccio Come Out On Top

Posted August 11, 2008 at 8:42 am · Comments { 10 } ·

Another ridiculously close finish between Alex Puccio and Alex Johnson.  Full Results here.  No P-Rob in finals??  Qualifier #3 must have been wicked.

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Maxim Rope Recall

Posted July 30, 2008 at 4:14 pm · Comments { 2 } ·

New England ropes is recalling two types of their Maxim climbing ropes.  Check AllClimbing for more details and then check your ropes to make sure yours aren’t part of the recall.

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Torrent Falls Re-Opened To Public Climbers

Posted July 28, 2008 at 9:00 am · Comments { 4 } ·

Been itching to send one of those classic 5.11 or 5.12s at the Red River Gorge’s Torrent Falls Crag?  Bummed that is has been closed to the public for the better part of 1+ year?  Well, those days are over.  Sort of.  Torrent Falls has been re-opened to public climbing, however the re-opening comes with new rules in place to help limit problems that led to its closure in the first place.  Climbing will only be allowed on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, and you must register day-of.  Visit the new Torrent Falls website for more information.

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Excellent Post On Colorado Bouldering

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:32 am · Comments { 0 } ·

If you haven’t already seen it, Jamie Emerson has an excellent recap of what he calls “The Golden Age Of Colorado Bouldering”.  It is a must read if you are at all interested in the recent history of hard bouldering in Colorado’s Frontrange.

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Get A Copy Of ‘The Life’ On DVD For $5 Plus Shipping

Posted July 3, 2008 at 7:07 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Like your climbing movies cheap?  You can now get your own copy of the recently reviewed The Life on DVD for $5 plus shipping.  Click here to order.  Don’t have $5, comment here by Sunday to win a copy for free!  Thanks to Brian Solano for this offer.

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