More Hard Sport Routes in Spain
Thanks to James for compiling this news In more sport climbing news: Patxi Usobiaga: repeated La Rambla (9a+) on Nov 27, 2007 at Siurana, Spain. The route had its first ascent by R...
Climber
Dave Graham
Appeared in 59 posts between 2007 and 2014.
Ten years later
Where are they now?
A pioneer who was years ahead of his time. Graham established or repeated some of the world's hardest routes and boulders across multiple continents throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Known for a pure, adventurous approach and continues to travel and develop routes on his own terms.
The Archive
All 59 posts
2007
Updated Dave Graham Blog
After no updates for 2 months, Dave Graham is back with an updated Climbing.com pro blog . Obviously the big news since his last entry was his repeat of Realization . In the blog,...
Bit of News
Here is a bit of news for your Wednesday: Paul Robinson has made the 4th ascent of Ode to the Modern Man (V14) at Mt. Evans after Woods, Landman and Jorgenson. This would be Paul's...
Dave Graham Interview
Check out this very lengthy (and expletive filled) video interview with Dave Graham. In it he talks about the level of "wizardy" it was necessary for him to obtain prior to his asc...
News & Notes - 8/20/2007
A scary story that seems to be coming to a positive resolution is that of Ryan Sewell contracting the Hantavirus virus while climbing in Rifle, CO. Unfortunately both Ryan and his...
Dave Graham Climbs Realization (5.15a)
Dave Graham on Realization Photo: BigUp Yesterday, Dave Graham made the 4th ascent (Sharma, Patxi Usobiaga, Sylvain Millet) of Chris Sharma's Realization (5.15a) at Ceuse, France....
More News & Notes - 7/30/2007
I really dropped the ball this morning when I failed to mention a few more tidbits to check out: An updated version of the already phenomenal guidebook to sport climbing at the Red...
News & Notes - 6/25/2007
Finally back with it...somewhat... Of course the big news while I was gone was Daniel Woods fulfilling another portion of my earlier predictions when he did the first ascent of the...
Dave Graham Blog Updated
If you are bored of reading the blog of someone that never climbs (mine) you could try checking out Dave Graham's latest blog . Or, if you don't want to try to decipher his r...
News & Notes - 5/7/2007
Andreas Bindhammer has made the 4th ascent of La Rambla Original (5.15a) at Siurana, Spain. Ethan Pringle and Issac Caldiero recently repeated Ben Moon's V13 testpiece in Little Co...
News & Notes - 4/23/2007
After a bit of a hiatus, here is some spray: Jamie Emerson sent Circadian Rhythm (V13) at Poudre Canyon. Video is already available here . In the past few weeks Daniel Woods has se...
News & Notes - 3/26/2007
Here are a few news & notes from the past week: As I mentioned earlier , Paul Robinson had a pretty good day at the Buttermilks when he sent 2 v14's in one day. Dave Graham redpoin...
News & Notes - 3/19/2007
A few tidbits from the past week: Another week another FA for Dave Graham . This time it is the FA of a V13 boulder problem he has called Do or Die at Cogul, Spain. You can also re...
News & Notes - 3/12/2007
Ethan Pringle has repeated Fred Nicole's Eperanza (V14) at Hueco Tanks, TX. Fred made the first ascent back in 2001 Stewart Watson has repeated Ben Moon's Voyager (V13). You can se...
Another 5.14d for Dave Graham
Dave Graham has made what is likely the 2nd ascent of Ramon Julian Puigblanque 's Esclatamasters at Perles, Spain. It took him only 8 tries over the course of about 5 months. He ha...
New Dave Graham Blog
Normally I would be more interested in this sort of thing but Dave Graham seems to be losing it a bit. He has a new Pro Blog at Climbing.com which is pretty uninformative if you wa...
2008
Dave Graham UK Interview
Via UKClimbing.com here is an interesting series of video interviews with Dave Graham . Interspersed throughout the interviews is footage from some of his lectures. As you may reca...
Dave Graham On The Road In The U.K.
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 a...
Girl Talk In Rifle
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...
Exclusive Details On Contents Of Dosage 5
There have been hints dropped here and there as to what will be on the upcoming Dosage 5 DVD, but never a definitive list. Until now that is. Check out this list of what Doses wi...
News & Notes - 05/13/2008
I have another interesting topic for discussion tomorrow, but in the meantime here are a few links for your perusal: If you enjoy salivating over the posts at the Betabase blog , y...
Dave Graham's New V15 In Fontainebleau: 'The Island'
Pictures from Dave Graham's new V15 in Fontainebleau called The Island.
New Dave Graham V15 in Fontainebleau?
American climbing superstar Dave Graham has opened a possible V15 (8c) in the forest of Fontainebleau, France.
News & Notes: Spring Break Edition
A few general bits of climbing news along with several links to check out what people were up to over Spring Break: Early last month, Dean Potter completed a 40 foot roof project h...
News & Notes – 3/19/2008
Climbing news: Rastaman Vibration Sit pictures, Midnight Express repeated, Steve House in Argentina, Steve Dieckhoff's passing, Yosemite Bouldering, Ty Landman FAs and Pete Whittak...
News & Notes - 3/10/2008
Just an update on Beth Rodden's new 5.14 trad route Meltdown . Big Up Productions was there filming her work on the route for the upcoming Dosage 5. Big Up shares their first hand...
Big Up to Arkansas - Updated
As I reported last week, Dave Graham has returned to Arkansas after tearing the place up over the New Year. Big Up is there to capture everything on film for us (Dosage 5 soon???)...
News & Notes - 2/21/08
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 b...
Hard, Unrepeated American Boulders
I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of hard (V14 and up) boulder problems that have not been repeated in North America. Thanks to everyone for help in compiling the...
News & Notes - Mass Update
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,...
News & Notes - Bouldering Edition
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....
Momentum Video Magazine Follow-Up
More information on subscribing to the Premium Area of the Momentum Video Magazine including a list of videos featured in the Premium Area.
2009
Tis The Season In Spain
News from Spain from Chris Sharma, Dani Andrada, Dave Graham, Jon Cardwell and more...
News & Notes – 10/06/2009
News & Notes from Dave Graham, Tommy Caldwell, the Hubers, Adam Ondra and much more...
News & Notes – 08/28/2009
Sport climbing news from France and Colorado and a slew of notes...
Pro Climber Injury Update
Updates on the injuries of a few well known climbers courtesy of Urban Climber
The Players DVD Review
BS Productions has released another DVD, The Players . This productions offer a glimpse into what makes some of today's strongers climbers tick. Climbers you will see include: Chri...
From Dirt Grows The Flowers (V15) Repeated
Another of Dave Graham's longstanding unrepeated testpieces sees a 2nd ascent this week.
Rewind DVD Review & Sale
BS Productions has released their 5th climbing movie, Rewind. The movie includes highlights from previous BS Productions movies The Life, The Australia Project, Karma and Spray as...
Dave Graham Doing What Dave Graham Does: Sending V13s
It continues to be a somewhat slow winter on the uber difficult boulder front, but that doesn’t mean that nothing is happening out there. Dave Graham is back stateside which can me...
2010
Lincoln Lake Season Winding Down
The season at Mt. Evans' Lincoln Lake is nearing its end, but not before a few more hard boulders are sent...
It’s "Wash, Rinse, Repeat" At Lincoln Lake For Graham & Woods
Stop me if you've heard this before : another week, another hard boulder added to the talus near Mt. Evans' Lincoln Lake by Dave Graham and Daniel Woods. This has become such a con...
Big Summer For Dave Graham Continues
Dave Graham continues his excellent summer with yet another potential V14 at Lincoln Lake. UPDATED with video
Daniel Woods & Dave Graham Add Potential V15 At Lincoln Lake
With the addition of Warrior Up (V15) at Mt. Evans' Lincoln Lake, Daniel Woods & Dave Graham have teamed up to establish a contender for one of the hardest boulder problems in the...
News & Notes - 08/16/2010
Youth seems to be the theme of this edition of News & Notes...
Interviews With Peter Mortimer, Dave Graham & More
A couple of interesting interviews to share. One with Peter Mortimer from Sender Films and the other a group discussion on ClimbTalk radio between Rob Pizem, Chad Greedy, Dave Gra...
Things That Happened While I Was Away
A few stories from the past few weeks that caught my eye including World Cup Bouldering, climbing on El Cap and more...
News & Notes – 1/27/2010
News & Notes from the OR Winter Market, Chris Sharma, Iker Pou and more
News & Notes – 1/11/2010
News & Notes from Matt Wilder, Paul Robinson, Daniel Woods and MORE. Updated 1/12/10.
2011
Potential V15 At Guanella Pass By Dave Graham
Dave Graham adds yet another hard boulder to Colorado, this time at Guanella Pass
Review: A Fine Line
A Fine Line follows the likes of Jimmy Webb, Brion Voges, Brad Weaver, Daniel Woods and Dave Graham as they spend a few months doing what they do best, namely doing nothing but bo...
The Island Goes Down Under
After following the careers of certain well-known American climbers like Chris Sharma and Dave Graham throughout the years one kind of starts to get the feeling like man, these guy...
Dave Graham Back In The Blogging Mix
After a few year break Dave Graham is back to blogging, this time on Five Ten's website
Potential V14 FA In RMNP By Dave Graham
Dave Graham adds a potential V14 to the Endo Valley area of Colorado's RMNP
News & Notes - 4/27/2011
A few News & Notes from Nik Berry, Daniel Woods, Adam Ondra, the Petzl Roc Trip China, a new iPhone app guidebook for Joshua Tree and more
Notable Sends In Bishop & Hueco Tanks
A few notable sends by Enzo Oddo, Jason Kehl and Dave Graham
Reach
Thoughts on the new climbing film Reach from Rogue State Films & Nathan Bancroft
