Archive for January, 2010

Webcams

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by .

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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. If the [...]

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New Boulders

New Boulders

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by .

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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 drives from [...]

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Switzerland II

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by .

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Switzerland II from Jamie Emerson on Vimeo.

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Switzerland Video

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by .

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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 putting it [...]

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Clear Creek Canyon

Clear Creek Canyon

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by .

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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 powerful campusing [...]

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Update

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by .

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It looks as though I will be getting outside this weekend for the first time in a while. The prospect of grabbing dry rock has me psyched! On Wednesday I spotted Daniel Woods again as he tried the Super Project in Boulder Canyon. He made a couple of very good links and refined his beta. [...]

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East Spur Project

East Spur Project

Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by .

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Here is a picture from last year a reader sent to me of Jason Kehl trying the project at the end of the East Spur. You can click on any of the header photos to seem them at full size.

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Projects…

Projects…

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by .

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The cold and miserable weather in Boulder has finally abated but many of the best objectives are still snow bound. A few things have begun to dry up and the forecast looks good. Sunday I went up to Cob Rock in Boulder Canyon to spot Daniel Woods on what is known in Boulder as “The [...]

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Elephant Journal

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by .

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I posted a quick list for my buddy Waylon Lewis, proprietor of the Elepahnt Journal of my ten favorite climbing websites. I ran into him at a session in The Spot. Check it out here. A little lighter than my normal fair, but lately I have been exploring several new avenues for this site.

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