Euro Boulder Trip 2015
By Zoe Duby Zoe Duby takes us on a journey through some of Europe’s finest boulder areas and gives us a few choice tips on dumpster diving. Any academic who has completed their doctorate will attest that writing up a PhD is a slog, so as motivation to power through this epic task, I promised …
Catalán Witness the fitness – 8c
Chris Sharma has a new YouTube channel. “Welcome to my new youtube channel! Stay tuned as we will posting new videos every couple of weeks. This first video is of an amazing boulder problem I did back in January. Enjoy and all the best!” [vsw id=”J8Qgyzg1y4E” source=”youtube” width=”600″ height=”450″ autoplay=”no”]
ROCKLANDS – Dreamlines & Dynos
“Dreamlines & Dynos” is a video featuring some of the best classics in the bouldering area of Rocklands, South Africa. The climbing style is powerful. The amazingly structured orange sandstone offers huge dynos and tall lines… [vsw id=”154434349″ source=”vimeo” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”]
Jimmy Webb Sends l’Alchemiste In Three Tries – Downgrades
Jimmy Webb, on his first day of the season in Fontainebleau, France, walks away with the fifth ascent of l’Alchemiste. Webb sent the famous Font problem in only three tries and suggested 8B (V13) for difficulty—two grades below the previously suggested 8C (V15). This downgrade comes after a streak of recent l’Alchemiste ascents and discrepancies …
Alex Honnold and Colin Haley Repeat the Torre Traverse in a Day
The Torre Traverse has been repeated. In just one day. On January 31, Alex Honnold and Colin Haley completed the second ascent of the legendary Torre Traverse in 20 hours, 40 minutes, smashing the previous ascent time by three days. “Oh boy, how the times change,” Ronaldo Garibotti, who completed the first ascent of the …
Guillaume Glairon-Mondet Puts Up New V16 in Fontainebleau
The world’s newest hardest boulder problem? Guillaume “GuiGui” Gliaron-Mondet has made the first ascent of Le Pied à Coulisse in Fontainebleau, France, which he rates 8C+ (V16).
WP Boulder League 2016 Schedule
2016 Schedule Round 1 NBL qualifier: Tuesday Feb 16th – UCT Round 2 NBL qualifier: Tuesday Feb 23rd – UCT Round 3 NBL qualifier: Friday March 4th – CityROCK Round 4 NBL qualifier: Tuesday March 8th – UCT NBL Nationals: weekend 19th – 20th March – Joburg Round 5: Friday April 1st – CityROCK Round …
Fitz Roy climbed in a day
American alpinists Colin Haley and Andy Wyatt have made an astoundingly fast ascent of Fitz Roy in Patagonia, requiring just 21 hours and 8 minutes to climb the mountain via the Supercanaleta route and descend via the French route and return to the starting point. Read more… Source: planetmountain.com Image: Colin Haley starting up the …
Paige Claassen climbing Sarchasm in Rocky Mountain National Park, USA
There is a fine line between an excuse and an experience. The North Face rock climber, Paige Claassen, finds that line while projecting “Sarchasm”, a high-alpine 5.14 sport-climb outside of her hometown of Estes Park, Colorado, showing us that mental training is often as important as physical preparation. [vsw id=”d87fHOi1dMQ” source=”youtube” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”]
Accepting Risk, Reward & Danger In Ueli’s 82 Summits Challenge
In the final episode of “The Classic Alpinist”, Ueli Steck struggles with the decision of whether or not to continue his project, following the tragic death of his friend and fellow alpinist Martijn Seuren. Accompanied by his good friend and mountain photographer Jonathan Griffith, Ueli decides to get back on track along one of the …