Back in October, the brothers Alex and Thomas Huber broke the record for speed climbing The Nose on El Capitan…twice. Their first effort only broke the previous record held by Yuji Hirayama and Hans Florine by 3 seconds. Below is videos of their second attempt on 10/8/2007 where they improved their time by 3 minutes […]
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Ancient History: Horse Pens 40 Pt. 2
Horse Pens 40, AL – October, 2003 Hammerhead V5 The Drip VFun My Tips = Owned
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Monday Bouldering Extravaganza Comp Photos
Monday night was (I think) the 4th edition of Adventure Rock’s Monday Bouldering Extravaganza Comp (MBEC to the initiated). Besides the fresh new boulder problems, the best part of the comp is that the $5 entry fee is donated directly the Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition. This was my first time attending an MBEC (perpetual […]
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Kevin Jorgeson & Paul Robinson Send The Fly In Rumney
Joe Kinder is reporting on his blog that Kevin Jorgeson has made the 2nd ropeless ascent of Dave Graham’s The Fly (5.14d, V13/14?) in Rumney, NH. The first ropeless ascent was by Jason Kehl back in 2003. It sounds like video cameras were rolling for Kevin’s ascent so I guess we can look forward to […]
Dave Graham’s New V15 In Fontainebleau: ‘The Island’
Pictures from Dave Graham’s new V15 in Fontainebleau called The Island.
Alex Honnold Free Solo of Moonlight Buttress Details
For such an intriguing ascent, the news of Alex Honnold’s April Fool’s solo of the 1200 ft. 5.12+ Moonlight Buttress in Zion is coming out at a snail’s pace. Almost a week after I posted having read a small tidbit on the send in the Climbingnarc.com forums, (and reading hints from Peter Beal and MVM) […]
New Dave Graham V15 in Fontainebleau?
American climbing superstar Dave Graham has opened a possible V15 (8c) in the forest of Fontainebleau, France.
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