Archive for February, 2011

John Gill Interview

Posted on 23. Feb, 2011 by .

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Check out this great interview with John Gill.

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The Game repeated-by Daniel Woods

Posted on 23. Feb, 2011 by .

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Daniel Woods reclimbed his testpiece in Boulder Canyon, The Game V16, and Chad Greedy was there to film.

Untitled from chad greedy on Vimeo.

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Midnight Express

Posted on 22. Feb, 2011 by .

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I was out of town this weekend but caught wind of a troubling trend that continues to seemingly plague the world of bouldering. In 2007 Ty Landman climbed a stellar line in upper Boulder Canyon. Midnight Express V14 begin with a very difficult move right off the start. In fact the first three moves of [...]

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Hardest problem in the World?

Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by .

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A few years ago the Italian boulderer Christian Core made the FA of Gioia in Varazee, Italy. He suggested it to be V15. Core is well known for his fast repeats of many hard problems in Switzerland, and his smooth and controlled style. Recently wunderkid Adam Ondra went there and repeated the stand start, which [...]

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ABS Nationals 2011

Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by .

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This weekend was ABS 12 here in Boulder, CO. Fortunately for me, I could focus on routesetting as Pete Ward and Jason Danforth took care of the media end of things. The crew this year was myself, Chris Danielson (who is unquestionably one of, if not the country’s top coursesetter), Jeremy Hardin from VA, and [...]

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ABS Nationals 2011

ABS Nationals 2011

Posted on 03. Feb, 2011 by .

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It’s been cold and miserable here in Colorado last week and it is that time of year again. As most of the country is ensconced in wintery weather, the strongest women and men have been training hard for the upcoming ABS Nationals, here in Boulder, CO. Just a few blocks away from my place of [...]

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The Mandala

Posted on 02. Feb, 2011 by .

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Last week Alex Johnson climbed the second female ascent of The Mandala V12, in Bishop, CA. Wills Young (Bishop Bouldering guidebook author) broke the story on his Bishop Bouldering Blog, (an excellent source for information on some of the world’s better bouldering) and brought up an interesting point. Johnson and many other ascentionists of the [...]

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