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 Petzl All Access DVD Trailer
The Petzl All Access DVD contains ten amazing short climbing films. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of All Access goes to the Access Fund and their revolutionary Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign, a multi-million-dollar revolving fund that helps local climbing organizations secure access.  Ascent of Ama Dablam
Video by Philippe Gatta - When you trek in the Khumbu region of Nepal, you are surrounded by hundreds of peaks… but one of them always catches the attention more than the others: Ama Dablam. Despite its modest elevation – 22,349 feet, compared to its giant neighbors such as Mt. Everest or Lhotse – Ama Dablam has a unique and beautiful shape that attracts climbers from all over the world.  Jimmy Webb 7th to Send Jade
Video by John Gass - A sending spree on Rocky Mountain National Park's Jade might be in order. Jimmy Webb grabbed the seventh ascent of the Daniel Woods problem on June 8, just weeks after Carlo Traversi climbed its notoriously crimpy sequence. "The weather was basically awful, and I still had two small split tips," blogged Webb. "On my first attempt, though, I surprised myself by sticking the crux move." He then climbed it his second go of the day, even though he "pulled on feeling worse than ever."  Vail Bouldering World Cup Men's Finals
Video by Jon Glassberg / Louder Than 11 - Boulder local Daniel Woods took first at the Bouldering World Cup in Vail, Colorado, on Saturday, the first victory for an American male at Vail in its three years. Woods kept the audience psyched, being the only male to top out two boulders and getting the highpoint on #4. Japan's Tsukuru Hori took second, with Kilian Fischhuber from Austria rounding out the podium.  Vail Bouldering World Cup Women's Finals
Video by Jon Glassberg / Louder than 11 - As the only Bouldering World Cup held on U.S. soil in Vail, Colorado, came to an end Saturday, Belgium's Chloe Graftiaux represented the top spot on the women's podium. The competition was fierce, with all climbers completing the same number of problems and bonus holds, but Graftiaux's fewest attempts in the field decided her win. Anna Stohr from Austria came in a close second, having been in the #1 seat coming into finals.  BD Athlete Alex Honnold in Tuolumne Meadows
Video by Kevin Jaramillo - Black Diamond and The North Face athlete Alex Honnold was filmed making an ascent of the knob-peppered Clash of the Titans (5.13a) in Tuolumne Meadows, California, by Kevin Jaramillo (as part of Jaramillo's current film project). This is a high quality clip that provides some great insight into Honnold's life philosophy, as well as shows how cryptic 5.13 knob pimping is. Learn more about Alex Honnold here.  The Asgard Project - Outtakes Part Two
Video by Alistair Lee/Posing Productions - It's day 11 on the wall, water is running out, and the boys are thirsty; by this stage they'll drink anything! Watch this next installment of the Asgard Project outtakes, clips not shown in the final film, released in 2010. The Asgard Project is a feature film from Posing Productions that follows climber Leo Houlding as he attempts to make the first free ascent of the west face of Mt. Asgard on Baffin Island. Filmmaker Alistair Lee captured Houlding and partners as they sky dived into Baffin Island.  Boulder World Cup 2010 report #2 - Vienna
Video by Udo Neumann - Kilian Fischhuber won the men's event by a bigger margin this time, doing one more problem than Adam Ondra in the semis as well as in the finals. We saw a stunning display of Asian bouldering by Akiyo Noguchi, Momoka Oda, and Ja-In Kim from Korea. Alexey Rubtsov finished third behind Ondra, with American Alex Johnson finishing sixth overall.  Dean Potter: Falling to Fly
Video by Prana Living - Dean Potter is characterized by creativity, commitment, and challenge. He started climbing as a child, with a free solo fall from a stone wall as one of his earliest memories. Since that time, he has speed soloed Half Dome and El Capitan, Cerro Torre, and Fitzroy. He was the first to make a one-day free ascent of El Cap and Half Dome, and a one-day speed linkup of both of those big walls and Mount Watkins, Yosemite's third Grade VI wall.  Official Battle in the Bubble Highlight Reel from Sender Films
Video by Sender Films - Sender Films was on location at the Boulder Reservoir for the 2010 Battle in the Bubble hosted by The Spot Bouldering Gym. Here are the highlights from the top men and women during finals. Alex Puccio and Daniel Woods took first in this head-to-head format, even though neither the men's nor women's finals boulders were flashed. Angie Payne and Julian Bautista fought hard during finals, each taking a close second.  Steve McClure's Massive Malham Link-up
Video by Posing Prodcutions - The UK's top sport climber Steve McClure takes on the "longest route I've ever done," taking the best bits from three routes at Malham Cove, Yorkshire. I've kept the clip long so you can get a feel for how much climbing there is and Steve's amazing endurance. Available as a free HD download here.  The Battle in the Bubble - Boulder, CO
Video by Zack Smith - The Battle in the Bubble was a new bouldering competition held at the Boulder Reservoir in Boulder, Colorado. It took place May 14th and 15th with qualifiers and semi-finals at The Spot bouldering gym and finals at the reservoir. The finals ran as an elimination format, with ten competitors starting on problem one, six left for number two, four on number three, and two on number five. To read more about the comp and see a list of results, please click here.  BD Athlete Nalle Hukkataival bouldering in Finland
An excerpt from CORE - Black Diamond athlete Nalle Hukkataival, from Finland, doesn't spend much time at home. Most of his year is spent traveling to new climbing areas around the world. Recently, though, he managed to find and establish some difficult problems in Finnish forests near his home. This excerpt is from Chuck Fryberger's new film CORE, showing Nalle on his new problems, most notably a V14 called The Globalist.  Boulder World Cup 2010 report #1 - Greifensee
Video by Udo Neumann - The Boulder World Cup 2010 will be a thrilling affair, at least for the boys! Current champion Kilian Fischhuber and wonder boy Adam Ondra tied at the finals in Switzerland's Greifensee with Kilian only winning because his better semi-final performance. After floating through most of the qualification and the first semi-final problems, Adam temporarily lost it (as you can see in the clip) and looked like, well, the 17-year-old boy that he actually is!  Pimp My Wall
Ace climber Greg Kottkamp was living in Augusta, Georgia, hours from any climbing gym, much less real rock, deep into medical school. With help from Chris Sierzant of Escalade Climbing Gym (www.escaladeclimbing.com) and SoIll Holds (www.soillholds.com), a group of friends get together to build him a PIMP climbing wall in his office while he is out of town for the day.  The Insiders
Video by Big UP Productions - Big UP Productions just launched a new short film on YouTube called The Insiders, which is all about indoor climbing, and features Paul Robinson, Sasha DiGiulian, Vasya Vorotnikov, and Ashima Shiraishi. They shot it in three days at Central Rock Gym in Worcester, MA, with the support of Rockwerx, who built the facility, and prAna. All the holds are from Teknik and e-grips, and master routesetter Chris Danielson did a great job crafting showpiece routes and boulder problems for each of the climbers. For more about the climbers, visit Big UP's blog.  UBC Pro Tour Earth Treks Roc Comp Men's Highlights
A highlight of the thrilling Pro Men's finals of the Unified Bouldering Championships season opener at the Earth Trek Roc Comp in Maryland on April 24, 2010, won by Chris Sharma and broadcast live worldwide. The second comp will be August 2-4, 2010, at the Outdoor Retailer tradeshow in Salt Lake City.  UBC Pro Tour Earth Treks Roc Comp Women's Highlights
On April 24th, 2010, the Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour launched at the Earth Treks Roc Comp in Maryland with a stunning battle between the best female climbers in the world, the two Alexes (Puccio and Johnson). It all came down to the final moves of the final problem.  Battle in the Bubble Part Three
This year, the Spot Gym in Boulder, Colorado, is putting on a bouldering competition unlike anything ever seen in America, and it's called the Battle in the Bubble. Conveniently, most of America's top competitive boulderers live in Boulder and will be at the Battle in the Bubble vying for the top spot. Watch comp favorites Alex Puccio and Daniel Woods do their thing on the real rock and hear a little bit about what makes this comp so special and unique from route setters Jackie Hueftle and Jonny Hork. If you are around this May 14th and 15th, the Battle in the Bubble is not to be missed!!!  Steph Davis: So in Control
Video by Prana Living - Steph Davis has been pushing the limits of climbing for 18 years, cross discipline. She is known for her free ascents of El Capitan, for climbing hard cracks in the Moab desert, for free soloing long and committing routes, and for first ascents in South America, the Karakorum, and the Arctic. Steph is also an avid BASE jumper and wingsuit pilot. She has made hundreds of jumps, including combining free soloing with BASE. |
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