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World Cup

Posted on 02. Jun, 2008 by B3.

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Sunday I arrived at Vail and the World Cup. I just perused the running order and it is totally stacked. Some of the names I am looking at are Killian Fischuber who won the 2007 World Cup. Also Christian Core, who has made fast repeats of Slashface, Dreamtime, New Baseline and established a V15 of [...]

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Dosage 5

Posted on 29. May, 2008 by B3.

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My friend Cooper Roberts at Big Up Productions has been hard at work at their newest film, which premiers at 8pm on June 4th at the Boulder Theatre. Beth Rodden, Tommy Caldwell, Ty Landman, Daniel Woods and many others will be there. I am sure it will be a great party, and if I was [...]

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Power of Ten

Posted on 26. May, 2008 by B3.

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Saturday, Justin Jaeger snapped some great photos of The Power of Ten V12. Check them out. Justin has been climbing very well lately, sending Silverback V10, Stinkbug V10 and the Kind Traverse V11 in the last few weeks. He also climbed just about every variation on the Stinkbug Boulder. Justin’s infectious motivation and dedication to [...]

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The Power of Ten

Posted on 26. May, 2008 by B3.

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Yesterday I went up to Stinkbug and finished off The Power of Ten V12. The wind was blowing hard and our session was almost ended by an abrupt snowstorm. Justin Jaeger crushed Stinkbug. This is the first hard problem I have climbed since taking almost three weeks off. In a week I leave for the [...]

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Stinkbug

Posted on 21. May, 2008 by B3.

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Today after work my friend Vitaly and I drove up to Stinkbug a classic V10 for a nice evening session. It was put up by Tommy Caldwell and was originally named Lonestar. I didn’t find this out for several years and I still refer to it as Stinkbug. I had done this problem in the [...]

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Organic Crashpads

Posted on 20. May, 2008 by B3.

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Anyone that has followed this blog for any length of time has probably noticed the bright and bold crashpads underneath our feet. Josh Helke has long supported our efforts and his crashpads are second to none. Check out this video and Josh and his awesome pads. www.organicclimbing.com

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Steve Mammen interview

Posted on 15. May, 2008 by B3.

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In the year 1999, I had been climbing for about a year and a half. I had just finished my 5th year of school at Michigan State and I drove out to Colorado to pick up my brother from CU. I was looking to check out some of the good bouldering Colorado had to offer [...]

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Rest

Posted on 11. May, 2008 by B3.

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Poudre Canyon After 6 months of nonstop bouldering, I have taken the last few weeks to rest. It really feels great and the timing couldn’t be better as the alpine areas continue to get more and more snow. I have gone out a few days to snap some pictures and enjoy the company of friends. [...]

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New 8C in Magicwood

Posted on 09. May, 2008 by B3.

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More news from Magicwood, as it has now come into season. Just a few weeks before Daniel Woods is to leave Europe, he finished off his project in the Darkness roof at Magicwood. He called the new problem In Search of Time Lost and has graded it 8C. The Darkness roof is an extremely steep [...]

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Barbara Zangerl climbs 8A+/B

Posted on 07. May, 2008 by B3.

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Magic Wood Barbara Zangerl has made the first female ascent of Pura Vida, given 8B, in Magic Wood, Switzerland. Pura Vida is a classic problem and a quick search on 8a.nu shows that more climbers than not have registered it as 8B including Dave Graham, Bernd Zangerl and Gareth Perry. Others, like Ty Landman and [...]