News & Notes - 11/7/07
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 hi...
Climber
Kevin Jorgeson
Appeared in 34 posts between 2007 and 2015.
Ten years later
Where are they now?
Became a household name when he and Tommy Caldwell completed the free ascent of the Dawn Wall in January 2015. The pitch 15 crux became one of the most watched climbing moments ever. Jorgeson has since focused on route development in his home area of Santa Rosa, CA.
The Archive
All 34 posts
2008
News & Notes – 12/08/2008
A few links for your perusal on this Monday...
America! F**k Yeah!
Team America continues to leave their mark on British Gritsone...
Kevin Jorgeson Decks From And Then Sends Gaia (E8), Solos Meshuga (E9)
An interesting bit of news was just posted over at MomentumVM . Kevin Jorgeson , who has been climbing on the Gritstone of England for the past several weeks, was out climbing rece...
News & Notes – 10/29/2008
News from Kevin Jorgeson, James Webb, Daniel Woods and Justin Alarcon. Notes on DPM, RRG Accidents and more.
Kevin Jorgeson Takes His Bold Skills Overseas
Kevin Jorgeson is best known here in the U.S. for blurring the line between highball bouldering and outright soloing. His notable highball boulder ascents include The Duel (V10 FA)...
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 J...
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...
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 - 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....
2009
News & Notes – 11/17/2009
A few News & Notes as I get caught up from nearly 2 weeks away from a computer
The (Partial) Cost Of Freeing El Cap
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 t...
Big Up’s Progression: Sneak Peak From Kevin Jorgeson
Kevin Jorgeson shares a sneak peak of the upcoming Big Up Productions film Progression as well as his fall climbing plans
New Highball V12 In Eldorado Canyon
Kevin Jorgeson has been in Colorado this week in search of overlooked highball boulder problems that need FAs. With the help of Andy Mann he found just such a boulder in Eldorado...
News & Notes - 2/27/2009
Climbing news & notes from Chris Schulte, Jacinda Hunter, Ty Landman and more...
Friday News & Notes – 1/16/09
Not a whole lot going on this past week on the spray front. Here are a few interesting links to help get you to the weekend: Sonnie Trotter has an excellent discussion taking place...
2010
Dawn Wall Debrief From Kevin Jorgeson
Interview with Kevin Jorgeson after his and Tommy Caldwell's unsuccessful attempt to free their Dawn Wall project on El Capitan
Caldwell & Jorgeson's Dawn Wall Push Ends...For This Year
Tommy Calwell and Kevin Jorgeson's attempt to free a new route on El Capitan's Dawn Wall comes to an early end
Caldwell & Jorgeson's Dawn Wall Push Nears End Of Week 1
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's push to free a new line on El Capitan's Dawn Wall is 6 days old now. When we last checked in with the duo on Tuesday morning they had finished P...
More Updates From The Dawn Wall
A brief update after the first 3 days of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's push up a new free route on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
Push Begins On El Cap For Caldwell & Jorgeson
After years of hard work and preparation Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson set off yesterday morning to attempt a ground up send of their project on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
What's In The Mags: October 2010
A look at the latest issues of Climbing, Deadpoint and Urban Climber for October 2010
The Season Begins For Tommy Caldwell & Kevin Jorgeson On El Cap
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are back in Yosemite for the Fall season to have another go at their well documented project on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
2011
Jorgeson, Traversi Visit Bear Grylls' Discovery Channel Adrenaline Lab
Kevin Jorgeson and Carlo Traversi spend a few minutes with Bear Grylls in the Discovery Channel Adrenaline Lab
News & Notes - 8/3/2011
A few lingering pieces of News & Notes left over from my recent vacation...
Colorado Alpine Update
After the summer of 2010 saw an explosion in development thanks mainly to the efforts of Dave Graham, the summer of 2011 looks to be one of repeats and consolidation in Colorado's...
Nat Geo Shines The Spotlight On Yosemite's "Superclimbers"
Climbing in Yosemite takes center-stage in the May 2011 issue of National Geographic Magazine
News & Notes - 4/12/2011
News & Notes from Nina Caprez, Cedric Lachat, Kevin Jorgeson, Fred Nicole and much more...
2013
Caldwell Frees (A) Crux Pitch On Dawn Wall Project
Tommy Caldwell finally frees one of the crux pitches on the Dawn Wall project
Dawn Wall 2013: So You're Telling Me There's A Chance
Don't write off the 2013 Dawn Wall season just yet...
2013 Dawn Wall Season Thus Far
Photo updates from Kevin Jorgeson of the first two weeks of Dawn Wall 2013 with Tommy Caldwell and Chris Sharma