Archive for January, 2008

Woods Crushing in Switzerland

Posted on 26. Jan, 2008 by .

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Daniel Woods has made the first one day ascent of New Base Line V14 in Magicwood in Switzerland. Well done young lad. Maybe next up for young Daniel would be Bernd Zangerl’s Anam Cara. Once again, the Americans have proven themselves to be climbing at the highest level overseas. Here is a link to an [...]

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Projects

Posted on 25. Jan, 2008 by .

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There are so many amazing projects down here. Today I went and rapped and cleaned one of the best lines I have ever seen. I found it a few days ago near Dayton. Here are some pics from todays events. Perfect sandstone edges on a riverside boulder V12-V13? Amazing hard project in the V15 range [...]

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HP40

Posted on 25. Jan, 2008 by .

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With the end of our southern tour approaching we headed back down to Horse Pens for another day on perfect sandstone. I was happy climbing on more moderate things just running around enjoying the day. The high yesterday was around 35 and dry, perfect conditions. Ang. and I warmed up on the classic problems Bum [...]

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Dayton

Posted on 22. Jan, 2008 by .

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Richland Creek Yesterday we made our way back to Dayton, and I finished off Matt Bosley’s Vapor Lock V11. The problem climbs straight out a very steep roof on amazing sandstone pinches and pockets. It is a classic problem. It was originally graded V13 but the Chattanooga locals have suggested otherwise. Vapor Lock I also [...]

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Lisa Rands climbs the Mandala

Posted on 22. Jan, 2008 by .

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Lisa Rands has made the first female ascent of The Mandala in Bishop California. Well done! www.bishopbouldering.com Jason Kehl has made the 2nd ascent of The Shield in LRC. www.cryptochild.com

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LRC

Posted on 19. Jan, 2008 by .

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Thursday was a rest day after three days on and Friday we made our way back to LRC. The last couple of days there I had been trying to send this extension to Biggie Shorty, a V10 I had done last week. The extension, which was put up by Matt Bosley, adds quite a bit [...]

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Laurel Falls

Posted on 17. Jan, 2008 by .

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Wednesday we decided to head out to a newer area known as Dayton. It is in central Tennessee. Most of the hard problems here were put up in the past two years and it sounded like there was potential for more. Just outside of town a dirt road heads up into the hills . In [...]

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Little Rock City

Posted on 14. Jan, 2008 by .

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This post is a couple of days old, from Friday at LRC. We finally made our way to Little Rock City north of Chattanooga. This unique bouldering area is located on the edge of a golf course surrounded by million dollar homes. The rock is exquisite sandstone, more featured than Horse Pens but nearly perfect [...]

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Zahnd

Posted on 12. Jan, 2008 by .

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After visiting the three main sandstone areas in the South (LRC, Rocktown, and HP40) one of the next places we decided to check out is Zahnd. Zahnd is only a 20 min drive from Rocktown, and it lies in the heart of rural Georgia. A short hike through a nice forest leads to a small [...]

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Update

Posted on 11. Jan, 2008 by .

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The past week has been great and we have been climbing at Rocktown and Zahnd, getting back some fitness. I have been without my photo camera but it is coming soon. We have also been shooting footage for our friend MC at www.momentumvm.com. The best stuff will be on his site for your enjoyment. I [...]

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