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Cresciano

Posted on 01. Mar, 2008 by B3.

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After a “rest” day we went out to Cresciano and my mission was to finish off a problem I had tried the other day called Extreme Ironing 8A+. Often the granite here is very demanding of your technique and each hard problem requires a certain level of understanding. Olson and I had a great session [...]

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Chironico

Posted on 29. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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Chironico is one of the oldest and more established areas in Switzerland. There are hundreds of boulders scattered over a hillside about 5 miles long. Several of us commented on the suprising amount of hiking we have been doing here in Ticino. Anyways, the rock here is more grainy than that of Cresciano, but there [...]

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Update

Posted on 26. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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Almost every day we go check out a new area, to try new problems, but yesterday we returned to Cresciano.

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Ticino

Posted on 25. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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Yesterday we made our way up a long and winding road in an obscure valley in Ticino. All over Switzerland there are beautiful old stone houses. People live simply and with out the clutter and trash of typical American culture. After 45 minutes of driving we came upon a very nice cluster of boulders with [...]

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Chironico

Posted on 23. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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Today was a rest day and we went to Chironico to meet up with our friend Daniel Woods, check out some new boulders, and just enjoy the Swiss scenery. Daniel crushed two amazing problems Collateral V12/13 and The Electric Ant V13, both first day on them. Well done! Here are some pics. Collateral V12/13 Electric [...]

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Cresciano

Posted on 23. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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Today was our second day of climbing and our first day of climbing at Cresciano. The rock at Cresh. is some of the best granite in the world and there are hundreds of great problems. The boulderfield sits on the side of a steep mountain about 10 min from our apartment. The road that winds [...]

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Ticino

Posted on 22. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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Yesterday was our first day out and we were all pretty jet lagged. I got close on a couple of very nice problems but the highlight of the day was Herm climbing Ganymede Takeover 8A+. Well done Herm! Filmed by Jason Pinto

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Switzerland

Posted on 21. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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After 30 hours of continuous travel, Angela, Jason Pinto, Ryan Olson and I have arrived in Claro, Switzerland. Brian Capps and Herm Feissner are staying just down the road. Of course, we drove up the extremely steep and winding road at midnight to see Dreamtime, which is unbelievably good. Our apartment is huge and motivation [...]