3rd V13 Flash for James Pearson
21 year old James Pearson added to his unprecedented list of V13 flashes this past month when he flashed Schules des Lebens in Chironico, Switzerland. In Switzerland to work on Dav...
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James Pearson
Appeared in 10 posts between 2007 and 2010.
The Archive
All 10 posts
2007
All’s Not Well In Swizzy
Mixed news out of the climbing paradises of Switzerland. The good news is that James Pearson has made his 2nd flash of a V13 boulder. I had previously reported that he flashed Gany...
"What was the standard…
...you know...they're going to get flashed" - paraphrasing Dave Graham in Dosage 4. Speaking of standard setting problems getting flashed, Freakclimbing has a good story about the...
2008
News & Notes - 10/1/2008
Rocktoberfest is coming soon to the Red River Gorge, Ty Landman repeats Sharma's Practice Of The Wild, James Pearson climbs E12, the Colorado Bouldering guidebook controversy and m...
News & Notes - 2/6/08
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 Cratcli...
Anatomy of a V13 Flash
Consider with me for a moment what it takes (beyond being freakishly strong) to flash a V13 boulder problem. Patience is no doubt important as one must wait weeks or even years bef...
2009
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...
Dave MacLeod Repeats “Walk Of Life”
Back in September of 2008, James Pearson made the first ascent of a traditionally protected slab climb in England he dubbed Walk Of Life . At the time, Pearson proposed a grade of...
2010
Alex Honnold Up For Nat Geo's Adventurer Of The Year
Alex Honnold is nominated for National Geographic's Adventurer Of The Year and news from his expedition to Chad with James Pearson, Mark Synnott, Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk and Tim K...
The North Face's Free Range Turkey
The North Face sends several of its athletes to check out the sport climbing in Antalaya, Turkey