5 Point Final Thoughts
Wow what a weekend! Hope everyone could get out and enjoy at least one night of films. I was fortunate to catch every showing, and I was truly impressed. Julie Kennedy and crew put together one heck of a line up, especially for the first year. I thought as a whole the films were very good, showcasing more of the human side of things, than the “I’m so rad watch me huck another huge cliff” side of things (although there was a little of that in there too.)
The last night really impressed me, the whole evening was focused on people and overcoming adversity. From Erik Weihenmayer’s incredibly inspiring presentation, to the story of Jennifer Lowe and Conrad Anker, to surfing in war torn Liberia. I was truly touched by each one of these segments and it seemed a fitting end to a festival whose five guiding principles are respect, commitment, humility, purpose and balance.
The turn out was incredible, I believe every night sold out with somewhere around 600-800 people at each show. It was awesome to see the community embrace it and I hope it will be a part of Carbondale culture for years to come.
Sweet & hilarious, we love to climb because...we just do 
Slabs not fun or cool? Since when? 
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Joke's on you! Those were all men posing as women! 
Ok, the bolt bandoleer is pretty freaking cool! But do you actually wear the pack while bolting? 
"Oh and one more thing I found out about these gloves, they’re excellent at finding each other after one gets ...
Video in reviews? Hmmmmm. I'll remember that next time BJ. Thanks Mike. Oh and one more thing I found out ...
That was my favorite part as well. Forget the aid rant, let's see some video of Ryan punching away at ...