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How To Identify Petzl Counterfeits

Posted March 7, 2011 at 7:28 am · Comments { 0 } ·

To followup on last month’s warning about counterfeit Petzl products, Petzl has produced this handy chart to help you decide if your Petzl gear is genuine or not.

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Access Victories In California & Tennessee

Posted March 2, 2011 at 12:38 pm · Comments { 0 } ·

Congrats to everyone that helped to “unlock” California’s Jailhouse Rock raising over $49,000 to aid in the acquisition of that property.  Congrats also go out to everyone that helped raise over $25,000 to pay off the acquisition of Deep Creek, Tennesee in just six weeks!

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First 5.13d For Heather Robinson

Posted February 25, 2011 at 6:59 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Via her 8a scorecard comes news that Heather Robinson has done Power Windows (5.13d) at Nevada’s Mt. Potosi.  You can see a picture of her on the route on Jorge Visser’s new blog.

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More Sends In Font For Robinson

Posted February 18, 2011 at 6:40 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Paul Robinson is still in Fontainebleau where in recent days he dispatched with Sideways Daze (V13) and La Force Du Destin (V14) according to his 8a scorecard.  The former was the first repeat of that problem since it broke and the latter was the first repeat of “one of the few crimp boulders in the forest”.
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 Footage of Robinson’s earlier efforts in Fontainebleau and UK’s Peak District can be viewed here.

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DMM Size 4 & 5 Cam Recall

Posted February 17, 2011 at 6:17 am · Comments { 0 } ·

DMM has issued a recall for size 4 & 5 Dragon cams. Read more about what products are affected on their website.

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Drive On (V11) Repeated By Natasha Barnes

Posted February 16, 2011 at 12:22 pm · Comments { 0 } ·

Natasha Barnes reports on her blog that she has done Drive On (V10/11) in Yosemite, CA.  First done by Randy Puro back in 2005 and featured in the Valley Bouldering segment of Dosage V, Drive On ascends an overhanging shield near the Indian Caves on small crimps.  You can see footage of Barnes’ send here.

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2nd Ascent Of Fantasia (V13) By Jimmy Webb

Posted February 15, 2011 at 6:38 am · Comments { 1 } ·

According to his 8a scorecard Jimmy Webb has done the 2nd ascent of Daniel Woods’ Fantasia (V13) at Matthew Winters Park near Denver, CO.  In addition, he ticked off Free Range (V13) in Boulder Canyon.  Video of the Fantasia send is here.

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