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Joe Kinder Adds A New 5.14c To The Red River Gorge

Joe Kinder Adds A New 5.14c To The Red River Gorge

Posted November 25, 2008 at 6:51 am · Comments { 11 } · Photo: Joe Kinder/Spencer Victory

Joe Kinder has opened a new 5.14c called Southern Smoke at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge.

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Adam Ondra Repeats (World’s First?) 5.15

Adam Ondra Repeats (World’s First?) 5.15

Posted November 20, 2008 at 7:13 am · Comments { 8 } · Photo: Vojtech Vrzba

Adam Ondra has repeated Alex Huber’s 1996 testpiece Open Air at Austria’s Schleier Wasserfall, suggesting a grade of 5.15a for the route.

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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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Dave Graham On The Road In The U.K.

Dave Graham On The Road In The U.K.

Posted October 16, 2008 at 10:19 am · Comments { 7 } · Photo: Keith Sharples

Fresh off a successful late summer sending spree in Rifle, CO Dave Graham has once again headed back to Europe. This time he is giving a series of lectures in the United Kingdom and of course checking out some of the climbing along the way.

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Chris Sharma Onsights Two (or Three?) 5.14s In Maple Canyon

Chris Sharma Onsights Two (or Three?) 5.14s In Maple Canyon

Posted September 25, 2008 at 7:00 am · Comments { 20 } · Photo: John Evans

Chris Sharma’s onsight spree at Maple Canyon, UT yields several impressive sends.

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Girl Talk In Rifle

Girl Talk In Rifle

Posted September 18, 2008 at 9:59 am · Comments { 17 } · Photo: Joe Kinder

If you are looking for some evidence that people can get along in this crazy world of partisan presidential politics and large financial institution collapse, look no further than the limestone walls of Rifle, CO.

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Chris Sharma’s ‘Jumbo Love’ (5.15b)

Chris Sharma’s ‘Jumbo Love’ (5.15b)

Posted September 15, 2008 at 7:37 am · Comments { 8 } · Photo: Big Up Productions

Looking for more on Big Up’s latest movie Progression and Chris Sharma’s Jumbo Love?  Check out these posts! The dust has settled on Chris Sharma sending his project at Clark Mt., which gives us some time to reflect on important things like the name of the route and how hard it is. The route is […]

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