Super strong Canadian Sean McColl has repeated one of the hardest problems in Bishop, Goldfish Trombone (V14). He has also done 11 other problems graded V10 or harder in the past two weeks as well. You can see video of Sam Edwards on the FA of Goldfish Trombone here.
Climbers Archives: Sean McColl
2 5.14c’s Repeated at the RRG
While 2 5.14c’s being climbed in one weekend at the Red River Gorge in KY is definitely a first, this is a sign of things to come this fall at the Red. First it was Sean McColl repeating Mike Doyle’s route Lucifer (5.14c) at Purgatory. Fresh off flashing a 5.14b, it only took Sean 4 […]
Petzl Roctrip RRG Wrap Up
With great anticipation, the Petzl Roctrip 2007 descended on the Red River Gorge in Slade, KY last week. Many hard routes were repeated and several new routes were established. Overall the event was a huge success as it raised enough money to pay the mortgage on the PRMP through 2008.
And Then There Were None?
Sean McColl has made the 2nd ascent of Daniel Woods’s Aslan (V14) in RMNP. This brings the number of unrepeated problems in the Park to 0…for now. The 23 move problem is not typical of the other short power problems that the Park is known for. Check out this old post for more info on […]
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 friend Future Roden (who was camping with Ryan in Rifle) were to represent the US at the upcoming Youth World Championships in Ecaudor, however […]
News & Notes – 7/16/2007
16 year old Erik Lopez recently climbed two .14d’s in one day at Rodellar, Spain. He climbed Ali-Hulk and made the second ascent of Dave Graham’s Los Borrachos del Mascun. Not a bad day Ethan Pringle is out in Ceuse with Dave Graham and Chris Sharma, and he just repeated DG’s Bah Bah Black Sheep […]
2007 ABS Nationals Results
Here are the results from the ABS National Bouldering Competition held Feb 16-17 in Maryland. Men 1 Daniel Woods 4400.00 2 Paul Robinson 4400.00 3 Sean McColl 4400.00 Women 1 Alex Puccio 4400.00 2 Elizabeth Asher 4400.00 3 Angela Payne 4400.00 Click here to listen to audio commentary of finals courtesy of Podclimber.com My reaction? […]
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