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
ABS 11 National Championships - Alexandria, Virginia Photos by Steve Woods - 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.
2009 PSYCHEDELIA at The Spot Gym Photos by Adam Bove - The craziest, most unique and bizarre climbing event of the year went down on Saturday, October 24th, at The Spot Bouldering Gym in Boulder, Colorado. Event number two of the fifth annual PSYCHEDELIA is more than just a bouldering comp — it's a black-light, dance around, pre-halloween, climb-for-all rave, with a costume contest and creative finals problems on glow-in-the-dark holds, complete with awesome raffles, free food from Wahoo's Fish Tacos as well as free beer from Avery Brewing Company. Don't miss next year! For more info visit: TheSpotGym.com
The Special Sandstone in Arkansas University of Arkansas student Alex Brady lives no more than two hours away from an immense amount of amazing sandstone. While the sport climbing in the area can be very good, it's not the main feature of the area. His goal is to show both avid climbers and people who know almost nothing about the sport just how remarkable the bouldering in Northwest Arkansas is. The quantity of bouldering that has been developed is minute compared to the area’s potential. Shown in this gallery are photos from areas located in Northwest Arkansas like: Lake Lincoln, Area 74, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, the Desoto Boulders, the Ozark Bouldering Gym and at the 2008 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell competition. Visit Alex Brady's photostream on Flickr.com for more.
The AscenDance Project By Isabel von Rittberg / www.ascendanceproject.com - AscenDance Project is a new company founded in January of 2006 by German born performance artist and rock climber Isabel von Rittberg to create work that explores the aesthetics of climbing. Performing entirely without the use of ropes, their work exhibits strength and grace enhanced by the effects of gravity on the dancers and their ability to overcome it. Using a 24 ft long and 12 ft high climbing wall, AscenDance artists move through three dimensions, using time and space as inconsistent and unpredictable variables. AscenDance Project integrates the technical precision and strength of climbing with expressive movement and music to create a new kind of aerial performance on a vertical stage. Von Rittberg’s aspiration is to create a sense of detachment and lightness, to offer a completely new stage perspective and to appeal to a collective appreciation of rhythm and movement.
A photographic journey around the world Photos by David Balcells - During the last five years I have enjoyed several climbing trips surrounded by good friends and with the camera always in hand. This gallery gathers the best pictures taken during these trips. The photos try to capture not only the bouldering action, but also the local culture and landscape in places like: Albarracin, Spain; Fontainebleau, France; Sukothai, Thailand; Bishop, California; Hampi, India and more.
