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Phillip Schaal, from the bouldering mecca of Connecticut, USA, is one of those lesser sung underground heroes of the bouldering world. Having done 8B+'s on three continents, sometimes news about his recent sends surface on our screens, but just as quickly he then disappears under the radar again.
Lately, he has been spending some time in Rocklands, South Africa, teaming up with Andy Gullsten and company. When the trip was over, I decided to ask him a couple of questions. I wouldn't go so far...
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from Phillip Schaal
I've been feeling pretty lazy the past few weeks. Not big Bill. He's putting in work, late at night. Always brining his A-game. Untitled from Phillip Schaal on Vimeo .
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from Phillip Schaal
Here you have another great v11 boulder problem in Sydney. Like most of the problems around Sydney this one doesn't top out. For me top outs are arbitrary. I mean I'm not concerned with a long top out that adds nothing to the difficulty of climb. I guess you have to weigh out the pros and cons for anything that seams dangerous. Fortunately this boulder just ends half way out a huge cave so there is really no were to go. I love to climb great moves and this one does not disappoint. Combat Wombat from ...
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from Phillip Schaal
Here's a short video of a great problem in Sydney named, Contact... Contact from Phillip Schaal on Vimeo .
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from Phillip Schaal
Getting back to Boulder all I can think of is getting up to Evan's and RMNP. This could be my 6th season and even though I don't have much left I still cant wait to get up there. I just love being in the park, the hiking, scenery, and of course the climbing. Since I'm starting to feel impatient I decided to make a throwback video from summer'08. All the footage is crap but it brings back good memories. Colorado Summer '08 from Phillip Schaal on Vimeo .
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from Phillip Schaal
Well a whole month has passed by since I left Boulder. Cali was fun I must say. Even though my main objective was helping my father I still climbed a lot. The Bay is great spot for that city life. Spending my time climbing in Oakland and the rest of the East Bay was exciting. Taking the train to climb and get around was fun. Although Oakland has its problems with crime, like all cities do, Oakland and the rest of the East Bay offer many great options for many great days spent. One of my regular stops out
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Crazy events have brought me back to Ct. for a week. I wish it was a good reason why I'm back but either way I believe things happen for a reason and in the end, it will be ok. I have managed to climb a bit while I've been back. Today I dragged my lil' cuz Tyler out. Ty has been focusing his time on school work and not climbing much, so I didn't expect him to come and beast one of the hardest problems around. We warmed up on some classics then went straight to this amazing test piece named Suspect Device.
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from TheLowDown
Phil Schaal has repeated Daniel Woods' Ode to the modern man , 8B+, at Mt Evans, CO. In the end, it came down to a duel between the problem and the skin on Phil's index finger. This time - no cut - send. Conditions were perfect (there was nothing good on TV). Photo: Phillip Schaal on Ode to the modern man
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There's been little relief to all this rain, so all I've been able to do is climb inside. I've been daydreaming of RMNP, but with a busy next month I'll only be able to daydream. I'm hoping to make it by August. That's still a long time away so for now here's a video of The Automator (V13) which I climbed last October in excellent conditions (something I've forgotten about). Maybe if the weather keeps craping out I'll post some videos from the gym, hahaha. The Automator from Phillip Schaal
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The rain stopped here long enough to take a trip up to Rumney. The main objective was to warm up on some of the boulders below the cliff, then try to finish off this 8c route called Super Nova. Super Nova is only 4 bolts long and tackles an impeccable face of crimps and under-cuts. It's one of the best climbs I've done. I put some work into it years back and this time around I managed to finish it off quickly. My friend Caroline Treadway was with us taking pictures and sent me the one
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