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Wednesday I arrived in Washington, DC for the ABS Nationals Season 11 Championship. I am here as part of a four person setting crew which includes Chris Danielson, Scott Mechler and Kyle McCabe. Most of the wall from the World Cup in Vail this year was driven out and is currently being reassembled inside, [...]

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HP40 Guidebook

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by B3.

I just received an advanced copy of the new HP40 Guidebook written by an acquaintance of mine Adam Henry. Adam is an old timer who has lost a bit of a step, slowly becoming out-of-touch with todays modern bouldering scene. Nevertheless, he probably knows what he is talking about more than anyone when [...]

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Switzerland III

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by B3.

Switzerland III from Jamie Emerson on Vimeo.

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Daniel Woods sends Terremer V15

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by B3.

Daniel Woods, who is in top form these days, has done the third ascent of Terremer V15 on North Mountain, in Hueco Tanks. Fred Nicole made the first ascent and Paul Robinson the second. Here is a video of Paul climbing Terremer. Daniel also fell going to the jug trying to do Esperanza from [...]

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Webcams

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by B3.

Most of the time the weather here in Colorado is great. This weekend looks like a typically perfect January with highs in the mid to upper 40s and nothing but sunshine. Sometimes, however, storms blow in and the conditions can be drastically different from one area to the next, mostly depending on elevation. [...]

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New Boulders

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by B3.

I’ve been so caught up in work and writing new editorial posts that I forget that I still do actually go rock climbing! This weekend I went to two of my favorite new areas in Colorado, Red Feather and Newlin Creek. Both offer nice scenery, great rock, potential for new problems and LONG [...]

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Switzerland II

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by B3.

Switzerland II from Jamie Emerson on Vimeo.

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Switzerland Video

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by B3.

A while back I compiled all of the footage we shot on our trip to Switzerland and made it into a 30 min bouldering video. My intent was not only learn how to edit, but to just show Switzerland to my friends. Vimeo won’t let me download the entire thing, so I am [...]

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Clear Creek Canyon

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by B3.

Saturday was a gorgeous day and I went to Stanley Kubrick V11, at the 268 Boulders in Clear Creek Canyon. Clear Creek has an urban feel, with tunnel barreling buses bearing loads of tourists up to the casinos at Blackhawk. Stanley Kubrick was put up by Joel Gilmore, and it features some nice [...]