from Mountains and Water
About a month ago, before I went on unplanned hiatus from writing this blog, I read a very interesting commentary at Kairn.com on the Olympics and climbing. There has been a consistent push in recent years for the inclusion of competition climbing in the Olympics, perhaps in part because the potential resulting higher profile could bring bigger sponsors on board for events such as the World Cup. Here are some thoughts translated from the French, originally authored by Jean Pierre Banville: " Elleva y ...
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from Stevie Haston
The Yoga breathing is working for the climbing, but its not working so well for my swimming, phooee! The problem with my climbing now is that I am relatively weak. The Yoga has worked because it has maximised my potential at this level of strength, but I cant do any better. In fact I think I am really lucky to have squeezed out my last few ascents. So in truth it’s back to some basic training because I lack the ability to do a long sustained sequence, or a hard powerful pull, or two. In my underwater ...
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from Online Climbing Coach
Following on from my last post about learning technique, another thought following my recent travels. I was speaking about risk and decision making in bold climbing at the SAFOS seminar at EICA Ratho. One of the other speakers was Mark Williams who gave an excellent lecture summarising some of the fascinating research on skill learning in sport right now. Mark talked a lot about practice, it’s importance, just how much is necessary to reach your potential (a LOT) and crucially, what good practice ...
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from Climbing Narcissist
Dave Graham adds yet another hard boulder to Colorado, this time at Guanella Pass Potential V15 At Guanella Pass By Dave Graham from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: Daniel Woods Dave Graham Add Potential V15 At Lincoln Lake Potential V14 By Dave Graham At Lincoln Lake Keepin It Island: (Another) New V15 From Dave Graham Dave Grahams New V15 In Fontainebleau: The Island Big Summer For Dave Graham Continues Dave Graham Doing What Dave Graham Does: Sending V13s
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from The Alpinist - newswire
A Swiss-Bavarian group of climbers established over 5000 meters of climbing in ten new routes in Southern Greenland this August on the island of Quvnerit. The group consisted of Caroline Morel, Andres Lietha, Michi Wyser, Tom Holzhauser, Michi Tresch and Toni Lamprecht. Southern Greenland offers the potential for many more first ascents; Lamprecht compared the rock quality with that of the Alps. Quvnerit Island is located at the very southern tip of Greenland and has recently seen a lot of attention from
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from www.arareko.net
A Swiss-Bavarian group of climbers established over 5000 meters of climbing in ten new routes in Southern Greenland this August on the island of Quvnerit. The group consisted of Caroline Morel, Andres Lietha, Michi Wyser, Tom Holzhauser, Michi Tresch and Toni Lamprecht. Southern Greenland offers the potential for many more first ascents; Lamprecht compared the [...]
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from Climbing Narcissist
The historic season of sending in Rifle continues as Climbing reports that Emily Harrington repeated Joe Kinders Waka Flocka (5.14b), her first of the grade in Rifle. Update - More from Harrington on her blog: I learned alot from climbing on Waka Flocka. I learned how to climb more powerfully, to try harder, and to have [...] 5.14b In Rifle By Emily Harrington from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: Potential 5.14c By Joe Kinder In Rifle Sendtember Well Under
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from The Alpinist - newswire
Young British climbers Tom Ripley and Hamish Dunn established a new route on the previously-unclimbed south face of Chichicapac (5614m) in the Cordillera Carabaya massif in southern Peru. Dunn and Ripley completed their new, unnamed route (TD, 700m) on August 22, 2011. The Cordillera Carabaya massif comprises six summits over 5000m. The first exploration of the area occurred in the 1950s and 1960s. In 2005, the first commercially organized expedition to the area (headed by Scotland's John Biggar and local
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from Climbing Narcissist
Jen Vennon becomes the first woman to climb 5.14b in Rifle, CO with her repeat of Stockboy's Revenge Stockboys Revenge (5.14b) Repeated By Jen Vennon from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: Jen Vennon Repeats The 7 P.M. Show (5.14a) In Rifle 5.14b FA By Jacinda Hunter In Utah 2 5.14bs By Danny Robertson In Rifle Ondra Gets Revenge At Malham Cove, Does 2nd Ascent Of Overshadow (5.15a) Potential 5.14d FA In Rifle By Matty Hong Bad Girls Club (5.14d) Repeated By
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from Climbing Narcissist
Jonathan Siegrist, Sam Elias and Keller Rinaudo kick off sendtember in Rifle, CO Sendtember Well Under Way In Rifle from Climbing Narcissist Become a fan of ClimbingNarc.com on Facebook Related posts: Potential 5.14c By Joe Kinder In Rifle Multiple 5.14s In Rifle By Joe Kinder Jen Vennon Repeats The 7 P.M. Show (5.14a) In Rifle Girl Talk In Rifle Bad Girls Club (5.14d) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist Kryptonite (5.14d) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist Golden Direct (5.14d) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist 2 5.14bs
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