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 2009 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell
Photos by Lucas Marshall / www.lucasmarshall.com - 2009's fourth annual 24 HHH brought many new and exciting variables to the table. Ample rain, Tommy Caldwell, mucho loud screaming and the best event to ever grace the walls of Arkansas' Horseshoe Canyon Ranch was eventually how it all turned out. In this unique endurance climbing challenge, participants attempt to cleanly lead as many routes as they can in 24 hours, with more points for harder routes and trad climbs. September 25-27, 2009 had over 500 people slammed into Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in the form of 230 competitors, over 60 volunteers, and spectators. Camaraderie was high. Competition was fierce. Visit TwoFourHell.com for more info.  California Bouldering - A Way of Life
Photos by Brooks Institute student Richard Tyler Gross / www.rtylergross.com - This collection of bouldering images, shot in 2008 and 2009, was gathered from a few areas in Southern California like Santa Barbara, Bishop, Joshua Tree, and Pine Mountain. These places offer stunning views and allow one to truly feel connected to Mother Nature and her elements. These images help support why bouldering is more than a just sport or social gathering; it is a way of life. It is a personal test of the soul as well as a development of trust in oneself. Bouldering has a spirituality, and it is my aim to capture that within these photographs. My passion for photography and the outdoors is an ongoing quest of finding the perfect balance within myself, nature, and the subject being photographed.  IFSC European Youth Series - Edinburgh, Scotland
Photos by Lukasz Warzecha / LWimages.co.uk - On September 19-20, 2009, the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena in Ratho hosted the IFSC's European Youth Series Climbing Competition. 147 of the world's best young competitiors, from 17 different countries, climbed on EICA's awe-inspiring adjustable angle competition wall. Mario Lechner of Austria closely won the Junior Men's class despite an injury to his knee that he suffered while warming up on Saturday (only one point split the difference between 1st and 3rd place). France's Charlotte Durif Won the Junior Women's class and is unbeaten so far this year in the European Youth Series. For more see the report on planetfear.com and visit ifsc-climbing.org for full results.  Eighth Annual HERA Climb4Life - Salt Lake City, Utah
Photos by John Evans / JohnEvansPhoto.com - The ultimate rock climbing fund-raising event for the HERA Women’s Cancer Foundation was presented and hosted by Black Diamond Climbing Equipment on September 17-20, 2009 (September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month). This year's event featured two days of climbing with professional athletes in the Wasatch Mountains, climbing instruction for beginners by Exum Utah, yoga classes, massage, a tribute to HERA Founder Sean Patrick, plus parties and more. The HERA Climb4Life Utah is the signature event of the HERA Climb4Life series — don't miss it next year! Visit HERAFoundation.org/SLC for more.  Lead Climbing World Cup - Barcelona, Spain
Photos by Lukasz Warzecha - www.LWimages.co.uk - Czech superstar Adam Ondra took another victory at the World Cup Lead Competition in Barcelona, Spain, on August 8-9, 2009. Julian Puigblanque came second with the Japanese Sachi Amma on the third place. For the women Maja Vidmar took the victory with Angela Eiter and Jain Kim tieing for second place. The competition took place in the Palau St Jordi, one of the buildings from the 1992 Olympic village complex. Click here to see the full results at ifsc-climbing.org.  Searching for Alpine Perfection in the Bugaboos
Photos by Gerhard Schaar / GerhardSchaar.com - Nesteled in British Columbia's Purcell Mountains is Bugaboo Provincial Park — home to some the finest alpine multi-pich granite in North America. Bugaboo Spire, Snowpatch, Pigeon, the Howser Towers ... climbers from all over the world all celebrate this remote and rugged wonderland of spires. Standard proceedure, before venturing into the wilds is to wrap your car with chicken wire, protecting it from the rubber eating porcupines. Shown is this gallery, Schaar has captured many stuning views and routes such as: the West Ridge of Pigeon Spire, the SE Ridge of Brenta Spire, the NE Ridge Bugaboo Spire, the Kraus McCarty and Sunshine Crack on Snowpatch Spire.  Monkey Face Highlinin'
Words and photos by Tyler Roemer - On July 2009 a crew of Oregonians rigged up a highline on the 350-foot Monkey Face on the backside of Oregon's Smith Rock State Park, home to routes: Just Do It (5.14c), the Backbone (5.13a), Spank the Monkey (5.12a) and Astro Monkey (5.11d). With their tension system tight, harnesses, and fall leashes quadruple checked Joel Sprenger, Chuck Williams, and Tyge Shelby inch their way into the mouth of the Monkey. The highline session went into the evening hours with knee drops, turn arounds, pounding hearts, and only a couple falls in the bag. A quote that resonated through the evening was, “Who needs to jump out of a plane when you have this.” —Greg Garretson. See more at tylerroemer.blogspot.com  Brooklyn Boulders Grand Opening
Photos courtesy of BrooklynBoulders.com - On September 9th, 2009, Brooklyn Boulders celebrated the Grand Opening of its brand new 18,000 square foot facility that features 30-foot high ceilings, two massive bouldering caves with 15º, 30º and 45º walls, with loads of topropes and lead climbing. The facility has around 5,000 square feet of southwest-facing windows, and bay doors on opposite sides of our block, so you can enjoy natural lighting and breezes all day. Brooklyn Boulders is open Sun-Thurs: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to midnight. Check them out at: 575 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217. See UCMAG's Plastic Paradise for more info.  Arco Rock Master and Rock Legends
Photos by Torsten Wenzler / Torstenwenzler.de - Angela Eiter from Austria won her fifth Rock Master, Ramòn Julien Puigblanque of Spain his fourth September 5-6, 2009, in Arco (Lake Garda, Trentino, Italy). With these victories the two equal the records set by legendary climbers Lynn Hill and Francois Legrand. 2009 will be remembered as the Rock Master of surprises. An edition which combined, within the short space of just one morning, great disappointments and even greater emotions which only cutting-edge sport is capable of producing. Don't miss next year's event on July 16-17, 2010, and the IFSC Climbing World Championship which Arco will host in 2011. Read more. For more information visit: RockMaster.com  Climbing in Oregon
Photos by Tara Miller / jitterbugphoto.blogspot.com - After the first layer of skin that miraculously disappeared while climbing, Tara Miller of Bend, Oregon, has been addicted ever since. Photography is something that she has always been passionate about, so naturally taking pictures of climbers meandered its way into her life next. This album is features several talented Oregon climbers enjoying the tuff and basalt formations throughout the state with a few lurking Lost Rocks photos, and a couple of The Beaver State's most famous area, Smith Rock State Park.  Lead Climbing World Cup - Imst, Austria
Photos by Torsten Wenzler / Torstenwenzler.de - Czech superstar Adam Ondra took first at the World Cup lead competition in Imst, Austria, on August 21-22, 2009. The Spaniard Patxi Usobiaga followed closely for a second place finish with Canadian Sean McColl grabbing third, making for his second top-five finish this month. For the women, Austrian Johanna Ernst claimed the top of the podium with another Austrian, Angela Eiter securing the second spot. French climber Alizee Dufraisse finished in third and American Sasha Digiulian made the semifinal in the women's comp at Imst, finishing in 17th place. Tiffany Hensley was 28th, and Paige Claassen 29th. Visit ifsc-climbing.org for more information.  Photos from Gabriel Moch’s North American Boulderering Journey
Photos by Cristina Mangino - At 23 years old Guatemalan 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. For the last year Moch has been road tripping throughout the US and Canada making stops at bouldering hot spots like: Squamish, BC; Hueco Tanks, TX; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; Joe's Valley, UT; Bishop, CA; and Priest Draw, AZ. “I think the best thing about climbing in North America is the easy access and the wealth of information about all the different places. The security and beauty found in the parks and in the backcountry here is priceless,” says Moch.  Wojciech Kozakiewicz - Purple Cow Photography
Wojciech Kozakiewicz is a climber and a photographer who lives in Wroclaw, Poland. He started taking photographs of climbers about two years ago. Last year he traveled thousands of kilometers with friends and his camera and he still hasn't found what he's been looking for. In this gallery Kozakiewicz has captured some climbers at France's Gorges du Tarn, Spain's El Chorro, Germany's Frankenjura, Morocco's Todra Gorge, a few from a climbing competition in Poland and, yes, even a purple cow. See more of Wojciech Kozakiewicz Photograpy at: VacasPurpuras.com  The Photography of Ricardo Silva Alves
Ricardo Silva Alves of Lisbon, Portugal, has been interested in photography since the age of 16. He is attracted to the variety of colors, textures, forms, energy and movement found outside in natural environments. Besides working as an engineer, he spends most of his time in the field, climbing and photographing, always looking for dynamic compositions, distinct light and new challenging views. In this gallery Ricardo presents a variety of climbs and climbers near his home in Portugal as well as other areas throughtout the world. To see more of his work visit: pbase.com/ricardoalves  2009 Vaude Deutscher Bouldercup
Photos by Justin Roth - The annual Deutscher Bouldercup, this year sponsored by the German companies Vaude and Edelrid, among others, was held in Überlingen, Germany on July 11, 2009.The outdoor competition saw some top bouldering competitors, including Austrian Kilian Fischhuber and the German Jonas Baumann, both of whom have won several World Cups. The tiny tourist town of Überlingen lies on the Bodensee (aka Lake Constance), a picturesque Lake that straddles the borders of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Read more. |
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