Climbing Areas Archives: Rumney
News & Notes – 9/11/2008

News & Notes – 9/11/2008

Posted September 11, 2008 at 1:11 pm · Comments { 5 } · Photo: Jeff Silcox

News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Way Lake Bouldering and several big upcoming events.

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Video Of Kevin Jorgeson Bouldering Feeding Frenzy (5.13d) In Rumney

Video Of Kevin Jorgeson Bouldering Feeding Frenzy (5.13d) In Rumney

Posted June 18, 2008 at 7:54 am · Comments { 0 } · Photo: Tim Kemple

On the heels of the recent footage of Kevin Jorgeson bouldering The Fly comes the footage of Kevin’s ropeless ascent of Feeding Frenzy (5.13d) also at Rumney.

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Kevin Jorgeson Bouldering The Fly (V14) Video

Kevin Jorgeson Bouldering The Fly (V14) Video

Posted June 3, 2008 at 7:02 am · Comments { 6 } · Photo: Tim Kemple

Back in April, Kevin Jorgeson and Paul Robinson made quick repeats of Dave Graham’s Rumney, NH testpiece The Fly (5.14d/V14).  Kevin’s ascent was particularly noteworthy as he was the 2nd person after Jason Kehl to eschew a rope for the 20 and some odd foot tall route. Check out this video from Tim Kemple of […]

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Climbing Video: Brian Kim Climbing China Beach (5.14b)

Posted May 18, 2008 at 8:06 pm · Comments { 0 } ·

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Kevin Jorgeson & Paul Robinson Send The Fly In Rumney

Kevin Jorgeson & Paul Robinson Send The Fly In Rumney

Posted April 11, 2008 at 6:39 pm · Comments { 5 } ·

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 Jason Kehl back in 2003. It sounds like video cameras were rolling for Kevin’s ascent so I guess we can look forward to […]

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Hard, Unrepeated American Boulders

Posted February 4, 2008 at 7:22 am · Comments { 211 } ·

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 these problems (Most of these grades are pure speculation from outside observers): Nuclear War – V14 – Matt Bosley – Harriman State Park, […]

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Jaws II

Posted October 15, 2007 at 6:06 pm · Comments { 5 } ·

Vasya Vorotnikov has made the First Ascent of Dave Graham’s crimp nightmare Jaws since some holds broke.  Originally graded 5.14b, Vasya has registered the new version as 5.15a and he calls it Jaws II.

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