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PHOTO GALLERIES
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 Best of Andrew Burr 2011
Andrew Burr is Climbing's senior contributing photographer. Here, we present a selection of his best photos published in Climbing in 2011. Based in Salt Lake City, you can usually find Burr on the road (or in the air) to another photo shoot in a beautiful climbing area. In this selection, you'll find photos from Smith Rock, Indian Creek, Castle Valley, Devil's Lake, and more.  2012 Sport Climbing Series National Championships
Photos by Ben Fullerton - The 2012 Sport Climbing Series National Championships went down April 7 at Movement Climbing + Fitness in Boulder, Colorado. More than 60 athletes competed, with Sasha DiGiulian and Vasya Vorotnikov standing atop the podium at the end of the night. DiGiulian was the only woman to finish the finals route, while Vorotnikov reached a clear high point for the men. Coming in second were Delaney Miller and Dylan Barks, followed by Michaela Kirsch and Daniel Woods in third. Read more here.  ABS 13 National Championships
Photos by Alton Richardson - The American Bouldering Series 13 National Championships took place February 24 and 25 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Alex Puccio and Daniel Woods held the top spot on the podium once again—this is Puccio's fifth gold and Woods' fourth gold since 2006. Silver went to Angie Payne and Ethan Pringle, while bronze was awarded to Shauna Coxsey and Michael Bautista. Read more here.  Teva Mountain Games Winter 2012 - Mixed Climbing
Photos by Crystal Sagan - The Teva Mountain Games took place this month in Vail, Colorado. At the mixed climbing competition women's division, Dawn Glanc came in first, followed by Emily Harrington and Sarah Shaw. Sam Elias took home first for the men, followed by Stanislav Vrba and Andres Marin. See the full results here.  Spot Bouldering Series 7: Gladiator Finals
Photos by Ryan Nadlonek - On February 4, 2012, The Spot Bouldering Gym in Boulder, Colorado, hosted the final event of the seventh season of the Spot Bouldering Series. Winners for women were Nina Williams, Chaunceria Cox, and Gabi Masse. Jon Cardwell, Matty Hong, and Matt Wilder won for the men's division. For full results, click here.  2011 Spot Bouldering Series: Highballs and Highlines
Photos by Alton Richardson - Highballs and Highlines was the theme for the third comp of the 2011 Spot Bouldering Series at The Spot Gym in Boulder, Colorado. Slackliners impressed the crowd by doing yoga positions, spins and handstands, attempted back flips, and more. In the climbing comp, the men's finals problem involved large moves to slopey pinches and a full-on dyno. The women's final had dynamic movement in the middle negotiated by campusing or reachy hand-foot matches, leading to a static upper crux with big lock-offs on pinches. To see the results, click here.  Climbing Staff Trip: Shelf Road, Colorado
Photos by Alton Richardson - In November, the staff of Climbing managed to escape deadline stress for two days to take a trip down to Shelf Road near Canon City, Colorado. Clear blue skies, temperatures in the 50s, and a laid-back atmosphere accompanied the team while they played around on Shelf's sharp limestone pockets. Here, art intern Alton Richardson stretches his photographer legs to shoot editor in chief Dougald MacDonald, associate editor Amanda Fox, gear editor Julie Ellison, contributing writer Laura Snider, and Urban Climber editor in chief Andrew Tower while they climb, test gear, relax in the sun, and enjoy two days off from the office.  Jim Thornburg's Stone Mountains - A Sneak Peek
Photos by Jim Thornburg - Stone Mountains: North America's Best Crags is photographer Jim Thornburg's magnum opus: an eight-pound, large format, 320-page photography book that's been 20 years in the making. The images here are a teaser picked from more than 500 featured in the book. Thirty-five favorite destinations are featured:Joshua Tree, the Shawangunks, Potrero Chico, Squamish, the Red River Gorge, and Indian Creek, to name a few. See more at jimthornburg.com/book.html  Lead World Cup - Boulder, Colorado
Photos by Alton Richardson - More than 1,300 people packed into Movement Climbing + Fitness on Sunday, October 9, to watch the Lead World Cup in Boulder, Colorado. Jakob Schubert and Johanna Ernst of Austria won, each having made the clear high point on their respective routes (no one finished the routes). Sachi Amma of Japan and Mina Markovic (who was first going into finals) placed second, followed by Romain Desgranges of France and Momoka Oda of Japan. This is Schubert's sixth consecutive win in a Lead World Cup. Our own Sasha DiGiulian and Matty Hong were the sole Americans to make finals, and each climbed well, placing seventh and sixth, respectively. To read the full report, click here.  Rock Climbing in Greenland
Photos by Toni Lamprecht - The south of Greenland offers an incredible wealth of technical rock climbing on big granite faces, some of them directly over the ocean. Tasermiut Fjord has seen most of the climbing activity of the last decades, but some climbers have ventured further south to climb on the more remote islands and fjords around the Inuit settlement of Aappilattoq. Huge routes have gone up in the Torssukatak Fjord, on Pamiagdluk Island and on other walls in the vicinity. There is still a staggering potential for rock climbing in this area.  Spot Bouldering Series 7: The Gun Show
Photos by Alton Richardson - The Spot Bouldering Gym's seventh annual Spot Bouldering Series: The Gun Show went down this past weekend. Aside from the climbing, the comp offered a barbeque sponsored by La Sportiva and Native Eyewear, a dunk tank (where climbers like Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and Jon Cardwell participated), a huge raffle, free Avery beer, and a pull-up contest. Nina Williams took first place in women's open, with Alex Manikowski winning men's open. See full results here.  Reel Rock World Premiere 2011
Photos by Greg Mionske - The sixth annual REEL ROCK world premiere has come and conquered! Selling out two shows, with a crowd of 1,800 people through the door. Thanks to all the local sponsors: Agloves, The Spot Bouldering Gym, Boulder Rock Club, Movement Climbing and Fitness, First Bank, CU Alpine Club, and the Colorado Daily. And not to mention our National Sponsors: The North Face, Windstopper, Petzl, Climbing Magazine, Urban Climber Magazine, EVOLV, Sterling Ropes, and Goal0. Be sure to check out the REEL ROCK tour schedule at reelrocktour.com.  2011 Bouldering World Cup: Munich
Photos by Marco Kost - The 2011 Boulder World Cup season wrapped up last weekend in Munich, Germany. Slovenian Mina Markovic and Russian Dmitry Sharafutdinov ended up in first place, but Austrians Kilian Fischhuber and Anna Stöhr took the gold for the overall rankings. Germany's Juliane Wurm and Stöhr finished second and third, with Russia's Rustam Gelmanov and Alexey Rubtsov taking silver and bronze for the men. American Alex Puccio finished in a tie for eighth, but placed third overall, becoming the first American to medal in the overall rankings in Boulder World Cup history. Click here for more details.  Visual 49
Six photo essays from our favorite shooters: John Palmer, Damon Corso, Dan Lubbers, Nathan Smith, and Keith Ladzinski submit some of their best work for Urban Climber's Photo Annual. See portraits of professional climbers, bouldering in the snow, and shots from Utah, New Zealand, Yosemite, Tennessee, Texas, and more!  2011 Arco World Championships: Bouldering
Photos by Anna Piunova / arco2011.it - Austrian Anna Stöhr and Russian Dmitry Sharafutdinov grabbed the gold medals at the 2011 World Championships in Arco, Italy, in the bouldering competition. Sasha DiGiulian and Czech climber Adam Ondra placed second, followed by Germany's Juliane Wurm and Russia's Rustam Gelmanov in third. More than 130 men entered the competition, with almost 70 in the women's division. Read a more detailed report here. |
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