from Stevie Haston
Hydrophobia attack You know every body thinks they are unique, but there is nothing unique about most of us. Do you have a tail? What you don’t! What makes you good at something? Is it hard work, or that special something? Let me tell ya, that special something is just hard work, it aint your inherent genius, cos you aint special. Hard work is actually the key, try planting a field, try harvesting, try ffing anything for that matter. I love running not because it is exciting, or ‘extreme man’, but
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from Stevie Haston
Enzo Oddo (French) does the Rambla 9a+, he is 16 now, not bad at all. Some good French lads cranking at the moment, but as with most countries the industry is not supporting the climbers, and climbing is not reflecting the standards of these fine athletes. Ondra continues to dominate the field but has unfortunately chosen to pursue bouldering for a short while. His success at this is not a great surprise to many given his brilliant background but his recent flash of a Font 8b+ standard is not moving the
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from Mountains and Water
I think it is safe to say that the regular bouldering season is finished as of about 12 noon this last Tuesday. Currently most of the Front Range is under about 8 inches or more of snow. I made one last-ditch effort to try European Human Being on Monday afternoon but was unsuccessful, make that completely out of it altogether. Angie Payne, who was trying Freaks of the Industry, was also unsuccessful that evening. To top it off, just as I was at Bear Lake, having navigated every stretch of ice successfully
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from INCLINED
This project, created by AAC Northeast Regional Coordinator Sarah Garlick, tells the story of her 2010 expedition to southern Greenland, where she and teammates Jim Surette, Danika Gilbert, and Dave Nettle established a new route on a remote, 600-meter granite wall. Reflections of Greenland is supported in part by the Copp-Dash Inspire Award and Industry [...]
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from Mountains and Water
In the last couple of weeks two ads have appeared, both with essentially the same theme. The first is a short video for Verve made by Carlo Traversi , elite boulderer and routesetter at the Spot, and the other is a co-production of Organic , Pusher and Revolution . (Full Disclosure: I have received gear from both Organic and Verve and am definitely a fan. I am a sponsored climber for Moon Climbing .) Here's the video: The Philosophy Of Verve from Carlo Traversi on Vimeo . Here's the ad, described by Clark
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from Arc'teryx Latest News
North Vancouver, BC, Canada Arc'teryx is an energetic and exceptionally innovative company, with over 400 employees. Our ongoing success stems from an uncompromising passion to continuously challenge, and radically improve, the status quo. At the foundation of our organization is a dynamic team of exceptionally talented, fun, and active people. Our modern head office is located on Vancouver's picturesque North Shore, near the Second Narrows Bridge. We promote a causal and fun work environment that supports
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from Mountains and Water
There has been a lot of buzz about the public launching of a new professional climber's advocacy group, especially with its website now available. Professional Climbers International is the first organization of its kind that I am aware of specifically formed to speak on behalf of and provide resources for climbers who are receiving compensation from climbing companies. This development has not been received entirely positively by all.A media partnership announcement posted by the Climbingnarc caused some
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from UKClimbing.com News
In this week's Friday night video, professional photographer Lukasz Warzecha introduces Stéphanie Maureau, Ice Climbing World Cup winner and International Mountain Guide.
Stéphanie touches on the subject of being a woman whilst working in the male dominated industry of mountain guiding. She also describes her passion for the mountains.
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from Boston Rock Gym's Blog
by Gavin Heverly Ok. We arent delusional. We know our walls are not the tallest in the industry. Or even in the Boston area for that matter. But what we WILL brag about is our route-setting. Maxim Zolotukhin, our head route-setter is probably the most passionately obsessed route-setter in the country. And I am not [...]
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from Jon Glassberg
As many of you already know, last week was the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show in Salt Lake City. The Show is a very busy collection of outdoor big wigs and professionals in the industry all buying, selling, and schmoozing. It is a real shit show and quite a sight with hundreds of booths set up [...]
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