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Joe’s Valley

Posted on 23. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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Check out MVM for some footage from a recent trip of mine to Joe’s Valley. Rylan Marshall climbing the very classic problem The Knocking Room, which is just 2ooft from Scary Monsters in the Left Fork, and meself making the second ascent of Isaac Calderio’s Battletoads V12. Isaac’s problem climbs a short but awesome prow [...]

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Hueco Tanks

Posted on 23. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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Mojo from Jamie Emerson on Vimeo. The day after Christmas I will be headed to Hueco Tanks for two weeks. I am very psyched, and here is a short list of things I would like to try or finish. Nagual V13 (still have a flash attempt!) Shaken not Stirred V12 Power of Silence V10 The [...]

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2008: A Year of Ascents

Posted on 22. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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A chance to look back on 2008, from the first bouldering World Cup to hit Colorado, to monumental sends by elite females.

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Fontainebleau

Posted on 19. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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Here is one from the cutting room floor of Ryan Olson climbing L’aerodynamite 7b+ at Bas Cuvier in Font. Enjoy the weekend! L’aerodynamite from Jamie Emerson on Vimeo.

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Fontainebleau

Posted on 17. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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The first footage from our trip to Font. is up on MVM. A classic problem called Les Beaux Quartiers 8A, at Rocher de Bouligny. There was quite a bit of rain on our trip and this was one of the things that always seemed to stay dry. Check out www.momentumvm.com.

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Grades

Posted on 15. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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It’s a topic many of us enjoy talking about, and no one ever seems to have an answer. It seems to me that there is no solution, and perhaps thats why we all love to talk about it so much. I think grades, at best, are a great tool to track your personal progress, decide [...]

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Switzerland

Posted on 15. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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Here is a great problem from my buddy Jason Pinto of a problem in Chironico, Switzerland called Schule Des Leben, which is given 8B in the guidebook. 8A+ is probably more appropriate, but a fun one nonetheless. Schule des Leben from Jamie Emerson on Vimeo.

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www.momentumvm.com

Posted on 12. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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MVM has a new video of James Litz bouldering in the South East. The last problem in the video (Stankins V11) was one that I found and cleaned last year. Its nice to see some of these great problems getting climbed and nice to see James back in action. http://www.b3bouldering.com/2008/01/25/projects-2/

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Joe’s Valley

Posted on 10. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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This past weekend I made a very quick trip to Joe’s Valley. The weather was beautiful but the weekend was really short. Saturday I tried Black Lung briefly but it was warm and I made rock sculptures while the others climbed. After a long rest we went over to Eden V10. I hadn’t tried it [...]

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Lynn Hill climbs Chablanke

Posted on 08. Dec, 2008 by B3.

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Lynn Hill, age 47 has made the 8th female ascent of Chablanke V11 or V12 in Hueco Tanks. Fred Nicole has the first ascent of what is a very obvious sit start to Sign of the Cross V3 on North Mountain. Lynn is one of, if not THE, greatest rock climbers of all time and [...]