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Angie Payne climbs No More Greener Grasses V12, Mt. Evans

Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by B3.

Angie Payne, in a stunning effort, has made the first female ascent of the classic and very difficult No More Greener Grasses at Mt. Evans. She spent 4 days on the problem. This is one of the hardest problems ever climbed by a woman, and one of the best problems in America. Very well done. [...]

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RMNP

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by B3.

Sunday I went to the Hallett Boulder to shoot some pictures for the guidebook. I didn’t have any intention of climbing, but when some friends Will and Dan showed up, I was psyched to pull on a bit. The weather was cool and breezy up high. The North Face of Hallett Peak, with the Hallett [...]

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Mt. Evans

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by B3.

I went back to Mt. Evans after work today and it was another stellar day. The weather was clear all evening, and a cool breeze kept things pleasant. I hiked around looking for more new projects and I probably cleaned 6 new boulders. I also climbed a bit. Dave, Kevin Jorgeson and I tried Daniel’s [...]

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Mt. Evans

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by B3.

Great news from the new zone! Daniel Woods made the FA of a stellar project found and cleaned up by Dave Graham. Here are some pictures of Dave trying it from Sunday. I think Daniel is calling it 8B. Sick! Dave has been putting an astonishing amount of effort into scoping, finding and cleaning new [...]

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Mt. Evans

Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by B3.

Sunday I went to an old area that has been bouldered at for years. Dave Graham is in town, living next door, and he and I poured over ideas as to where to look for new boulders. I had first visited the area in 2002, but it was dark and I couldn’t see much. I [...]

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V14 in Brazil

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by B3.

A while back I posted about a new V14 in Brazil, O Dia Santo. American Daniel Woods, not one to take low grades, has made a repeat, suggesting “soft” V13.

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Projects

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by B3.

Dave Graham on a project in the mountains.

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Mt. Evans

Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by B3.

Angela Payne has made the 3rd female ascent of Clear Blue Skies V11 at Mt. Evans. Well done. She has this to comment on the grade, “As for the grade, definitely not V12. I guess V11. Today it felt easy 11, but conditions were good.”

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World Cup Video

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by B3.

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A Different Kind of Game

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by B3.

I asked Chris Danielson, the American Head Setter for the World Cup and good friend, to give an insider perspective on setting for the best climbers in the world. Here are his thoughts: Competition climbing is an interesting game, both for the competitors who throw themselves at the walls and for those of us who [...]

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