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News & Notes: Friday Links

Posted February 29, 2008 at 10:21 am · Comments { 4 } ·

Here are a few links for your Friday reading pleasures: A good post on the various ways to manage your rope(s) on multi-pitch routes Canada’s Tour de Bloc bouldering event in Fredericton will be broadcast live on the world wide web. This would be a very cool idea for comps like ABS Nationals no? (Dr. […]

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Angie Payne, Jamie Emerson, Jason Kehl

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Bishop, Horse Pens 40

News & Notes – 2/21/08

Posted February 21, 2008 at 8:10 am · Comments { 6 } ·

Matt Birch recently repeated The Mandala Sit Start (V14) at the Buttermilks outside of Bishop, CA. By my count this is the problem’s 7th ascent. Wade David has photos posted from both qualifying and finals of the Adult ABS Nationals comp. That was a pretty sick lense he was rocking on Saturday night! Dave Graham […]

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Dave Graham, Jody Hansen, Matt Birch, Paul Robinson

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Buttermilks, Eldorado Canyon, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, Hueco Tanks, Southern Illinois

News & Notes – 2/6/08

Posted February 6, 2008 at 8:21 am · Comments { 6 } ·

James Pearson, who is better known on this site for having flashed 3 V13 boulder problems, recently returned to the Gritstone of the UK to establish a new E10 route on the Cratcliffe Groove. You can download a video preview of Pearson working the route by clicking here. It doesn’t sound like falling from the […]

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James Pearson

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News & Notes – 1/31/08

Posted January 31, 2008 at 4:23 am · Comments { 3 } ·

Recent climbing news including: Sharma & Harrington are national champions, Daniel Woods repeating V14 in a day, Hayden Miller climbing at Ute pass and news from Bernd Zangerl.

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Chris Sharma, Daniel Woods, Hayden Miller

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Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, Magic Wood, Ute Pass

News & Notes – Mass Update

Posted January 21, 2008 at 4:28 pm · Comments { 2 } ·

Thanks to James for compiling this massive list of updates. In this update you will find a lot of news on Dai Koyamada’s exploints in the Frankenjura. Also news from Daniel Woods, Jon Cardwell, Chris Sharma, Dave Graham, Lisa Rands and Paxti Usobiaga among others. This has taken me longer than anticipated so some of […]

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Chris Sharma, Dai Koyamada, Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, Jon Cardwell, Lisa Rands, Patxi Usobiaga

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Bishop, Frankenjura, Spain, Switzerland

News & Notes – Bouldering Edition

Posted January 17, 2008 at 3:20 pm · Comments { 4 } ·

A summary of recent bouldering activity including more repeats of Trice in Boulder, Bishop bouldering, hard first ascents in Idaho and scary highball first ascents in Hueco Tanks. Climber’s featured include Daniel Woods, Sean McColl, Matt Fultz, Keivn Jorgeson and others.

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Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, Kevin Jorgeson, Sean McColl

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Bishop, Buttermilks, Flagstaff Mountain, Hueco Tanks, Swan Falls

News & Notes – 11/7/07

Posted November 7, 2007 at 12:11 pm · Comments { 4 } ·

I realize lately that I have been spending too much time blogging about myself and not enough time talking about all the action going down elsewhere so here goes nothing: During his recent work on Trice, Jamie Emerson made a slight deviation from the line of Trice and nabbed the 3rd ascent after Karn and […]

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