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Cody hiked up the trail that circumnavigated the basalt quarry. He hiked in the dark of the early August morning, rope and gear stowed in his backpack. The creosote steps were far apart, built too tall by city volunteers, and Cody pushed down on the tops of his knees to help his quad muscles as he lurched up the oversized staircase.  The Longest Climb - Part 1
This is an attempt to set a new world record. An attempt to raise £10,000 for three charities: Amnesty International, Heart UK, Mountain Rescue England and Wales. This is two guys, Tom Lancaster and Jonathan Briggs, attempting to climb the height of Mount Everest, 8,848 meters (or 29,029 feet), in one stretch, on an indoor climbing wall. This equates to 738 times up the 12 meter wall.  Spidermen at large in Swiss cities
Five climbing teams all posed for the camera at the Red Bull Urban Boulder held between 2 - 3 October. Their mission: to use urban space as their playground for creating spectacular Boulder Pics in specified categories within 36 hours. Each team – one professional climber and one local climber, accompanied by a photographer – set off for a different Swiss city equipped with only a city map, guidebook and train ticket.  The Old Man and the Sea - Gorge du Verdon, France
In August and September 2009, Toni Lamprecht, Uli Strunz and Benno Wagner spent several weeks in the Gorge du Verdon with the target of establishing a first ascent on one of the amazing limestone walls in the south of France. The result is Le Vieux et la Mer or The Old Man and the Sea, with 7 pitches up to 5.13b/c. German climber Toni Lamprect believes this one of the nicest and most beautifull first ascents he's made.  Gorgeous French Limestone at the Gorges du Loup's Deverse Sector
Videos by PhilippeGatta.fr - Deverse, also called Pupuce Surplomb is the hardest cliff, in term of difficulty, in France's Gorges du Loup. The first free climbing route was Déversé Satanique, open by Bernard Duterte in the mid 1980’s. Now graded 8a+ (which may be a tad soft) it remains a fantastic climb. Shown here is Philippe Gatta on Qoussaï and on Déversé Satanique, both 8a+ or 5.13c, plus his wife Anna Gatta on Mekanik Destruktive Komando (7c or 5.12d) all at the Deverse Sector in the Gorges du Loup, France.  The FFA of Cerro Capicua, Valle Cochamo, Chile
By Jvan Tresch courtesy of Arc'teryx and video by Michi Tresch - In January 2009, Tom Holzhauser, Dominik Angehrn and brothers Michi and Jvan Tresch traveled to Valle Cochamó, Chile, for two months of big wall climbing on beautiful granite. They arrived without any specific plans — only an article from the web and a few photos that inspired them and hoped to make a nice first ascent.  Road Trippin' with Paul Robinson - Part 6
We just arrived in Boulder after driving straight through from Billings, Montana. The past few days were spent in Alberta exploring Yoho National Park, Banff National Park, Canmore and Calgary. After leaving Vancouver we began the trek to Alberta. We made it pretty far and ended up stopping for the night in Golden. The next morning we set off once again and made our first stop at Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park.  The Guatemalan - Gabriel Moch’s North American Boulderering Journey
At 23 years old Gabriel Moch has reached an impressive level as the second Latin American climber to send The Mandala (V12) at the Buttermilk Boulders, near Bishop California. Moch was born in Guatemala, raised in Brazil and began climbing at the age of ripe age 16. After only two years on the rock he sent Morfina (5.13a) at Cerra do Cipo, in Brazil and helped develop a bouldering area near Sao Paulo called Valinhos with over 300 problems varying from V0-V10 where he made the first ascent of many of them.  Road Trippin' with Paul Robinson - Part 5
It was a long and crazy week full of many exciting adventures. Paul tried Dreamcatcher various times and was finally able to do the entire thing in 2 falls with the humid, hot temperatures relentlessly working against him. Singularity was deemed impossible due to the weather conditions so Paul tried some other classic lines in Squamish when he wasn't working Dreamcatcher. He completed When Harry Met Sally, Sharma's Jump, The Pain Below and Encore une fouis.  Road Trippin' with Paul Robinson - Part 4
It is the end of our fourth day in Canada and the weather is pretty much as bad as it possibly could be. We are all hoping for a miracle. On a positive note, it is breathtakingly beautiful and the whole area of Squamish and Vancouver is unlike any other place I have ever been. As soon as you leave the city there are mountains covered with pine trees in every direction. Between Squamish and Vancouver there is pretty much nothing except for the mountains on one side of the highway and the beautiful Sound on the other side.  Road Trippin' with Paul Robinson - Part 3
On our last day in Arcata, Matt, the owner of Far North Climbing Gym, took us to some local bouldering on Moonstone Beach. We all did some easy warm ups before following Paul over to try a climb called Pirogi. After a couple hours and a couple bruised knees Paul finished the climb. We went back and filmed it because it was a really nice setting and that film will be available eventually.  Road Trippin' with Paul Robinson - Part 2
It is Thursday, July 16th and our fourth day in Humboldt County, California. Monday we left San Francisco after a delicious breakfast at a local spot called the Herbivore. The trip up north was over 300 miles so it was nice to finally get out of the car and see the beautiful Pacific ocean before us. We drove into what we thought was a parking lot but it turned out to be a sacred ground and we were told to leave.  Road Trippin' with Paul Robinson - Part 1
July 12, 2009 - The trip began with a slow start. With final exams in our summer classes and the prospect of moving our lives into a storage bin looming above us, Paul and I made the final preparations to begin our journey. It took multiple days to move both of us out of our houses but on July 4th after a delicious breakfast at Turley’s, we headed off towards Joe’s Valley, Utah. This was to be one of the many stops on our trip that would take us from Boulder to Squamish and back sometime in August.  Footloose and Fancy Free
Videos by Djamila Proft - Andreas Proft is a 36-year-old globe trekker from Saxony, in Eastern Germany, who started climbing about 15 years ago. Andreas and his wife Djamila, are relatively stationary now and have been touring around European climbing areas in their campervan for the last six years. Typically they stay in Germany during the summer and travel to the south (France, Spain or Italy) when it starts getting cold.  Perfect Blocks in Ticino, Switzerland - Trip Report
Every year hundreds of boulderers travel to southern Switzerland to climb on the perfect granite boulders surrounding the small villages of Cresciano and Chironico in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. This year I joined up with Red Chili team members Dani and Phil Hrozek and the two youngsters, Sammuel Adolph and Lukas Bolesch. See a photo gallery from this trip. |
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