Projects

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by B3.

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Dave Graham on a project in the mountains.

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Mt. Evans

Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by B3.

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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.

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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 organize [...]

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Update

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by B3.

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I found this and while it’s a stretch, I couldn’t not post it. Enjoy.

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Jade 7th Ascent

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by B3.

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Jimmy Webb has made the 7th ascent of Jade in RMNP. He has suggested V14. Carlo Traversi made the sixth ascent just a two weeks ago. Well done.

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Mt. Evans

Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by B3.

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Monday I went to Mt. Evans with Head Setter Manu Hassler and Chris Danielson. It was warm, but that didn’t stop Manu from sending Clear Blue Skies V11 and Silverback V10 quickly. We had a lot of fun and I mostly took photos. Enjoy.
Manu Hassler sends Clear Blue Skies V11
Carlo Traversi on Big Worm [...]

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World Cup 2010

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by B3.

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The World Cup in Vail was once again an amazing event, with spectators watching some of the best climbers from all over the world. The organization of the event was excellent, the wall was again amazing and the padding is one of the best systems for competition climbing in existence. The problems were great, [...]

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Vail

Vail

Posted on 31. May, 2010 by B3.

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I arrived in Vail last night to set the third bouldering World Cup in Vail, CO. The head setter is Manu Hassler, who has worked under Jackie Godoff, the legendary French coursesetter. Manu is from Biel, Switzerland. Chris Danielson is the American Head Setter and working under him will be myself, Scott Mechler (who was [...]

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Jade repeated

Posted on 28. May, 2010 by B3.

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Carlo Traversi has made the 6th ascent of Jade, in RMNP. Jade was the first problem given V15 in Colorado. It has been climbed by Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, Tyler Landman, Nalle Hukkatival and Phil Schaal. This would make it the most repeated V15 in the world. There has been much speculation [...]

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