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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 [...]

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ABS Nationals

Posted on 17. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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The comp went off tonite, we were all really psyched about the routes and it was quite a show for the absolutely packed house at the Spot. Ryan Olson and Mark Hobson both climbed really well, as did Alex Johnson and Alex Puccio. In fact, Olson got the high point on Men’s Number 4, the [...]

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Qualifier Results

Posted on 16. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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Sean McColl, Men’s Number 4 Here are the results from yesterdays quaifier Women 1. Alex Puccio 2. Alec Johnson 3. Paige Classen 4. Akiyo Noguchi 5. Lizzy Asher Men 1. Sean McColl 2. Chris Sharma 3. Keita Mogaki 4. Paul Robinson 5. Kaz Wantabe

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ABS Nationals

Posted on 13. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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I am back in Boulder and we have begun setting for the 2008 ABS Nationals at the Spot. This looks to be a great year with the strongest women’s field we have had in a while (Alex Johnson, ALex Puccio, Page Classen, Angie, Lisa Rands, Emily Harrington etc etc) and in the men’s a showdown [...]

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Hueco Tanks

Posted on 10. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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The last week in Hueco has been incredible. After spending most of my time in the South on easier problems, I decided to put effort into something hard. The obvious choice was Slashface, a classic and historic V13 put up by Fred Nicole in the late 90s. A large jug broke off the end last [...]

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Hueco Tanks

Posted on 02. Feb, 2008 by B3.

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How time flies. We have moved on to Hueco Tanks and things are happening fast. Today Angie climbed Chblanke V11 on North Mountain. This problem was originally graded V12, but the consensus seems to be one grade less. Ang. had tried the problem a couple of days two years ago and then again last year [...]