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The Game

Posted on 25. Apr, 2011 by B3.

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In 2010, Daniel Woods climbed the FA of The Game in Boulder Canyon, grading it V16. This was heralded as one of, if not THE hardest problem in the world. Daniel spent over two weeks of days figuring out the beta before making his ascent. He even broke off a crucial hold just before he [...]

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New Bouldering in Washington?

Posted on 22. Apr, 2011 by B3.

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A few years ago I visited Leavenworth, WA. Leavenworth is a gorgeous canyon with granite outcrops and boulders throughout. Recently, a massive landslide not only engulfed the road with a layer of sticks and debris, but it deposited several new boulders, which local climbers were quick to take advantage of. Here is a link to [...]

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Daniel Woods in Switzerland

Posted on 21. Apr, 2011 by B3.

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Daniel Woods has been on a tear lately (when is he not?), as he is touring some of the hardest boulders in Europe. First off he tried Gioia V15 at Varrazee, climbing all the moves quickly in the heat. He then left Italy hoping to return in cooler weather. From there it was on to [...]

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Poudre Canyon

Posted on 18. Apr, 2011 by B3.

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Saturday I went to the Poudre Canyon to try and finish off the low roof Critical Mass V12. The weather was awful and we drove up and down the upper portion of the canyon, hoping for it to change. That never really happened, but Critical Mass is a steep roof and it remained dry enough [...]

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Joe’s Valley Guidebook

Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by B3.

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My buddy from Utah Isaac Caldiero has been hard at work on a much needed new guidebook to Joe’s Valley published by Shibidaang Publishing. Isaac has been instrumental in the development of the area, and although I have yet to see the book, I would imagine him to have done a top notch job. Check [...]

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Poll

Posted on 08. Apr, 2011 by B3.

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Just for some fun I have added a poll on the right sidebar of the page. If there seems to be interest I will continue with a new question every week. Have a great weekend everyone!

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Red Feather

Posted on 06. Apr, 2011 by B3.

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A few years ago I spent a number of days developing some great new boulders in Red Feather Lakes, including the Vampire, The Big Bang and Mastodon. No one seemed to care too much, and I was beginning to wonder if interest in the area had waned. There were a number of other projects that [...]

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Ashima in Hueco Tanks

Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by B3.

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Ashima Shiraishi is a 9 year old climber from New York City, New York who has recently been climbing very well. She impressively won her age group (11 and under) at the ABS Youth Nationals in Boulder, CO. According to the Big Up Productions Blog she visited Hueco Tanks this spring and had an outstanding [...]