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 Bouldering in Qingdao, China
Photos by Rocker - The coastal city of Qingdao in the Shandong province is known as one of China's major tourist areas. In recent years, however, the city has been host to a new kind of tourist: climbers seeking fun lines up the granite cliffs. Boulderfields scatter the land as well, from the valleys to the beaches. On rest days, climbers can check out the local markets, fresh seafood vendors, and mountain culture.  Making of the Asgard Project
Photos by Alastair Lee / Posing Productions - Follow world-class climbers Leo Houlding and Sean Leary as they sky dive into Baffin Island, Canada, to pursue Houlding's ambitious goal to make the first free ascent of Mt. Asgard's north face. Regarded as one of the most famous of the Baffin Mountains, and possibly one of the most difficult big walls in the world, the team planned to make a wingsuit descent from the summit. Filmmaker Alistair Lee captured the duo as they attempted the ascent late in the summer season. For more info, visit TheAsgardProject.com.  HORSE PENS 40 BOULDERING
Photos by Dan Brayack and Jeff Wales - Sculpted by the ravages of time, Horse Pens 40 is home to acres of bulbous faces, blunt prows, delicate slabs, crimpy overhangs, and water grooves. The owners, Mike and Gina Schultz, are models for southern hospitality. Horse Pens 40 provides the maximum amount of problems for the least amount of effort. With hundreds of lines from V3-V5 and the same amount from V6-V8, Horse Pens 40 is a boulderers dream come true. Check out the new guidebook by Adam Henry from Greener Grass Publishing at www.GreenerGrassPublishing.com.  ABS 11 National Championships - Alexandria, Virginia
Photos by Steve Woods / WoodsFamilyClimbs.com - On February 12-14, 2010, Alex Puccio and Daniel Woods finished on top at the ABS 11 National Championships at Sportrock in Alexandria, Virginia. Matt Bosley finished second with Robert D’Anastasio grabbing the third spot. For the women, Alex Johnson finished second and Francesca Metcalf claimed third. The top three men and women made the U.S. bouldering team for 2010. See www.absnationals.org for full results.  L'isola che non c'e - The island does not exist
Photos by Stefan Kürzi / www.stefankuerzi.ch - Swiss world-class climber Fred Nicole completed another milestone last year on the 14th of March, 2009. His new route L’isola che non c’è (Translation: The island does not exist) is located in a cave near Amden, Switzerland, and sitstarts at the lowest point following a logical and natural line about 15 meters long to the exit of the cave. Because the cave is situated in the middle of a cliff, its exit is more than 10 meters above the ground. Nicole decided to climb the exit with a rope. He didn’t grade the boulder, but thinks it’s somewhere in the 9th french grade.  Bouldering in Belapur, India
Photos by Scott Clark / scottclarkphotography.net - In the fall of 2009 I began climbing with a great group of Indian climbers in the "mountains" surrounding Belapur, near Mumbai, in western India. The local climbers are strong and dedicated, spending seemingly every weekend climbing somewhere in the area. They come from all over — from Lower Parel in Central Mumbai to Pune, three hours further to the East. They search out new cliff lines to climb every possibility, mostly bouldering but also some sport routes too. From this site you can Mumbai in the distance through the haze.  UrbanClimberMag.com Covershows
A continually growing collection of covershots, from many great photographers and adventurers, that graced UCMAG's homepage over the last year. Images from Photopost, Photo Galleries, Events, Extended Features, First Burn and more. I would like to thank all of our dedicated contributors and uploaders for making UrbanClimberMag.com what it is today. Please contact me if you'd like to have your photos and stories featured here. —Luke Laeser, Online Editor  MEMORIAL MARIA LUISA XX EDITION WINNERS
Photos courtesy of Memorial Maria Luisa - The awards for the 20th annual competition have now been decided. From thousands of photographs the Jury has selected 104, with the ones shown here being the most memorable of the 2009 edition. You can view the entire selection now at memorialmarialuisa.com, although the real moment to enjoy them will be during the audiovisual presentation to be made at the prize giving ceremony in Oviedo, Spain on the 27th of February, 2010.  Bouldering in the Southeastern United States
Photos by Luke Laeser - The sandstone boulders of the southeastern states are becoming widely respected as world class climbing destinations that offer a variety of styles and grades for all climbers. The perfect grainy textures provide amazing friction on everything from horizontal roofs to sneaky slab problems. Shown in this gallery are photos taken over the last four years from the Stone Fort (aka Little Rock City) and Pot Point near Chattanooga, Tennessee; RockTown which lies to the west LaFayette, Georgia; and Horse Pens 40, to the north of Birmingham, Alabama.  Euro Tour: Sunny Limestone in Italy and Southern France
Photos by Claudia Colonia - Featured in this gallery are photos from Alveare, an amazing climbing area in Italy, Finale Ligure. "Alveare" means beehive and shown here is Alessandro Penna (one of the best climbers in Italy) solving the moves on Hyaena, a super-pocketed, historical and very hard 8b (5.13d). Also featured are some photos from Buoux, Tenda Arimonda, Saint Legèr, Peillon and Monaco La Turbie. 26 year old Claudia Colonia is based in Cuneo, Italy and has been shooting photographs for about six years.  ABS Youth Regionals - Urban Rocks Gym - Chattanooga, TN
Photos by Sam Silvey / SamSilvey.com - On Saturday, January 16, 2010, Urban Rocks Gym was proud to bring the first ABS Regional to Chattanooga, TN. The comp featured some of the Southeast's best young climbers (ages 5–18) pullin' down hard with a full day of bouldering action plus raffles, food, prizes, awards and more. An ABS regional championship is the competition that determines which climbers get invited to the National Championship to be held next month in Alexandria, VA. Special thanks to USA Climbing's Chris Danielson (head route setter) and Mark Mercer (head judge) for helping make a successful event. For competition results visit: USAClimbing.org.  Stupendous Seaside Splitters in Portugal
Photos by Ricardo Alves /pbase.com/ricardoalves - The rock climbing in Portugal is best known for its excellent limestone cliffs next to the ocean, providing hard, overhanging sport routes, but not its trad climbing... But now, near to Lisbon, south of the surfing mecca, Ericeira, an outstandingly gorgeous cliff of black basalt with perfect splitter cracks was recently discovered. On December 12th and 13th, 2009, a climbing event took place at this new crack climbing area called “Pianos Rachados” (translated to “Cracked Pianos”).  Colorado Blocs: RMNP, Mt. Evans and Flagstaff
Photos by Matt Propert - mattpropertphotography.com - A collection of bouldering images from Colorado, depicting some of the greatest areas near the Front Range, from the high altitude blocs of Rocky Mountain National Park and Mount Evans, to the old-school problems of Flagstaff Mountain. Matt Propert is a climbing, documentary, and nature photographer residing in Boulder, Colorado. His work has been published, exhibited, and recognized by many magazines, galleries, and organizations.  Eastern Sampler: Coopers Rock, McConnells Mill and the Red River Gorge
Photos by Jonathan Vickers - The West Virginia University Climbing Club, along with other local climbers, have been bouldering at Coopers Rock with increasing frequency in the last few years. Coopers Rock is characterized by an abundance of sandstone boulders that provide a variety of problems for any climber. Also shown are a few photos from McConnells Mill State Park in western Pennsylvania. For a change of pace and in pursuit of taller challenges, the club took a hiatus from boulders this year and took an extended trip to the world class sport craggin of the Red River Gorge, Kentucky.  Tahoe Triple Crown Climbing Series - Event 1
Photos by Sean Naugle / BlackOwlMedia.com - High Altitude Fitness in Incline Village, Nevada, hosted the first event of the inaugural Tahoe Triple Crown Climbing Series on December 5th, 2009. Gear prizes were awarded for the top three places in each category, as well as a $3,000 cash purse for the Open Category! Event number two will be held on February 13 and event three on April 3rd. Go to www.highaltitudefit.net for more details. |
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