Climbing Areas Archives: California
2 Out Of 3 Ain’t Bad For Honnold & Leary

2 Out Of 3 Ain’t Bad For Honnold & Leary

Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:50 am · Comments { 0 } · Photo: Tom Evans

Alex Honnold & Sean Leary “settle” for two routes on El Cap in a day…

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Alex Honnold News: Fast Free Ascents & Free Solos In Yosemite

Alex Honnold News: Fast Free Ascents & Free Solos In Yosemite

Posted June 10, 2009 at 8:50 am · Comments { 2 } · Photo: Tom Evans

Alex Honnold is up to his old tricks in Yosemite Valley

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An Interview With Shawn Diamond

An Interview With Shawn Diamond

Posted May 21, 2009 at 6:17 am · Comments { 6 } ·

An interview with boulderer Shawn Diamond about his recent V14 FA at the Buttermilks.

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El Cap Report Returns

Posted May 15, 2009 at 3:02 pm · Comments { 0 } ·

Anyone who spends time on SuperTopo’s forum has probably read the daily updates of the climbing on Yosemite’s El Capitan provided by Tom Evans.  Back for another season, his reports for 2009 have started up on a new El Cap Report website! (RSS Feed)

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Big Up’s Progression Update: Tommy Caldwell On El Cap

Posted May 13, 2009 at 6:20 am · Comments { 6 } ·

Big Up Productions has another update on what they are working on for their upcoming film Progression.  Their latest blog entry details a futuristic free route Tommy Caldwell is working on El Capitan’s east face that features “At least 10 pitches of 5.14, 7 foot sideways dynos, and double-digit boulder problems stacked on top of each other 2,000 feet off the deck.”

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New V14 In The Buttermilks From Shawn Diamond

Posted May 11, 2009 at 6:54 am · Comments { 0 } ·

Shawn Diamond linked up the problems Direction (V13) and Magnetic North (V8/9) on the Grandma Peabody boulder at the Buttermilks to create Direct North.  Diamond has proposed a grade of V14 for this new line.
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Someone Please Do This For Every Boulder Problem Ever

Someone Please Do This For Every Boulder Problem Ever

Posted April 17, 2009 at 8:20 am · Comments { 11 } ·

In my role as the Climbing Narc I do my best to bring you interesting topics on all aspects of climbing. I like to think that I don’t miss many of the more interesting things out there, but thanks to a post on The Adventurist I found while perusing the FRB Message Board I now realize I missed something really, really cool. The post on The Adventurist highlights an article in National Geographic: Adventure about the famous boulder problem Midnight Lightning (V8) in Yosemite’s Camp 4.

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