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Magic Wood

Posted on 18. Mar, 2008 by B3.

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Today we went back to Magic Wood and, although it was quite cold, we had a great day. Olson, Angie and myself all sent Supernova, an amazing 7C squeezing arete. Ang fought very hard and has been climbing well lately. The amazing feature of Supernova Olson was psyched on The Never Ending Story Part II [...]

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Update

Posted on 17. Mar, 2008 by B3.

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Switzerland continues to deliver, on the highest level. We have been climbing almost everyday and it feels amazing to be so on point. Everyday we climb it seems like someone climbs something 8A or harder. I climbed a very nice riverside boulder the other day called Ganymede Takeover 8A+, and Pinto and Angie both had [...]

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Freak Brothers

Posted on 14. Mar, 2008 by B3.

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Yesterday was a perfect day at Chironico. The snow had melted and the goats were roaming about. I was psyched to try and finish up Freak Brothers 8A+. It is probably the best problem at Chironico. I figured out the moves on the first day and was ready to send. I did the hard match [...]

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Magic Wood

Posted on 12. Mar, 2008 by B3.

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Today was our first day of climbing in Magic Wood, a beautiful area about an hour from where we are staying. Magic Wood is near Ausserferrera, which is in a German speaking region of Switzerland. The valley is filled with rock, but only a small sector is designated as a recreation zone. Almost everything in [...]

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Switzerland

Posted on 10. Mar, 2008 by B3.

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Its raining today and so we are resting. Here are some pics from the last few days. I have recieved many inquires about many of the problems over here. Here are some pics of one of the most popular, From the Dirt Grows the Flowers 8C. This problem is in Chironico. It starts with an [...]

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Update

Posted on 07. Mar, 2008 by B3.

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The past few days have been great. The weather has been perfect and we are learning a little bit of Italian. Brian and Herm left this morning, but Daniel Woods has arrived and is staying next door. Here are some pictures from the last few days. Enjoy. Rolson sends the stand start to Dreamtime 8A/8A+ [...]

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Chironico

Posted on 03. Mar, 2008 by B3.

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Yesteray we went to Chironico to get some good conditions and try some things I had looked at previously. I was really psyched on a couple of short power problems No Mystery 8A+ and its counterpart Schule de Leben 8B. I figured out the moves and sent the left one, No Mystery, quickly. The powerful, [...]

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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 [...]