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The (Partial) Cost Of Freeing El Cap

Posted October 6, 2009 at 1:13 pm · Comments { 13 } · Photo: Kevin Jorgeson

Kevin Jorgeson had a post on his blog recently where he outlined the packing list for his upcoming attempt to free a new route on El Capitan with Tommy Caldwell. In reading over the list and looking at the pictures, it really struck me just how much gear is needed to attempt a climb of this nature.

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News & Notes – 10/06/2009

Posted October 6, 2009 at 7:07 am · Comments { 5 } · Photo: Joe Kinder

News & Notes from Dave Graham, Tommy Caldwell, the Hubers, Adam Ondra and much more…

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Adam Ondra, Alex Huber, Bernd Zangerl, Carlo Traversi, Charles Houston, Dave Graham, Gabor Szekely, Jeremy Collins, Jon Glassberg, Matt Bosley, Nate Draughn, Paul Robinson, Ryan Olson, Steve McClure, Thomas Huber, Tommy Caldwell

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Clear Creek Canyon, Gorges du Loup, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, Red River Gorge, Rodellar, Schleier Wasserfall

Toni Lamprecht Sport Climbing In The Gorge du Verdon

Posted October 5, 2009 at 6:48 am · Comments { 0 } ·

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2009 Triple Crown Bouldering Series: Hound Ears Results

Posted October 4, 2009 at 6:20 pm · Comments { 11 } · Photo: Deadpoint Magazine

Results from the 2009 Triple Crown Bouldering Series stop at Hound Ears, NC. UPDATED with links to more pictures.

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Brion Voges, Francesca Metcalf, Jimmy Webb, Kasia Pietras, Max Zolotukhin, Sasha DiGiulian

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Hound Ears

Fall Perfection

Posted October 1, 2009 at 11:11 am · Comments { 10 } ·

Yesterday was one of those perfect fall days you spend the entire year waiting for. Crisp temps in the 50s, trees just beginning to change colors and zero clouds in the sky. In other words: PERFECTION. I could have spent the whole day just admiring the conditions, but that would have been a total waste.

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Yuji Hirayama: Older, Wiser…And Still Pretty Strong

Posted October 1, 2009 at 6:17 am · Comments { 5 } · Photo: Yuji Hirayama

40-year-old Yuji Hirayama, the legendary all around climber from Japan, made a trip to British Columbia late this summer. Not surprisingly he left with a couple of notable sends that included a repeat of the Squamish trad climbing testpiece Cobra Crack (5.14) and an onsight of Dinosaur Highway (5.14a) at Horne Lake. Besides the impressive sends, […]

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