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Vail & Redstone Ice Featured in North Face Athlete Videos

BJ Sbarra — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:15:40 +0000

It’s mid winter, might as well keep the ice climbing stoke going! The North Face just released two new videos profiling their athletes Emily Harrington and Sam Elias, with some sweet footage shot at Vail and Redstone. It’s also cool to get some insight into how each of them approaches the sport, as they are quite different.

Living the Climbing Life

BJ Sbarra — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:38 +0000

Another cool video from Sterling, this one starring the man who’s been putting them all together, Joe Kinder. Joe’s blog is one of the few pro blogs I read regularly, and this is a fun glimpse into his life as a climber. Enjoy!

Joey Kinder – Living the Climbing Life with Sterling Rope from sterling rope on Vimeo.

Friday Five – Video Killed the Radio Star

BJ Sbarra — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:09:07 +0000

The Friday Five is a new feature here on Splitter Choss, where we’ll pick the 5 best whatever that we’ve seen online this week and post it all here for your enjoyment!

It seemed like there was no end to the awesome videos this week, here’s our pick of the best:

Cold weather got you down? There’s always Thailand:

But the change of seasons really are beautiful:

Sixteen year old climbing phenom Enzo Oddo working on a futurisitic line at Ceuse, courtesy of Sterling:

Keller Rinaudo tearing it up in Rifle, by Tobin Sanson:

Like offwidths? There’s a new bad boy in town, Century Crack, 5.14b. The Wide Boyz show how it’s done:

Colorado’s Next Bouldering Hot Spot?

BJ Sbarra — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:24:47 +0000

Those who’ve been to the South Fork boulders have been throwing around superlatives like they are going out of style: the next Colorado hot spot, better than Evans, better than RMNP!* While these claims are certainly up for debate, what IS true is that it’s an alpine bouldering wonderland with free camping and a plethora of boulders within spitting distance of the road.

Unfortunately, the main developer is one of only three boulderers that live in Western Colorado, and he’s had a hard time convincing all the sport wankers around here to make the trek up to check them out. If you want to get in on the fun, drop us a line and I can put you in touch with him. Maybe then he’ll stop talking about it 24-7 to the rest of us who only use our crashpads for sleeping on in the back of a van.

First Look at Colorado’s Newest Bouldering Find, the South Fork from Rock & Ice on Vimeo.

*I’m not a boulderer, and cannot vouch for the validity of these claims. Explore at your own risk, it could be a talus field full of decomposing choss…

Can You Tell Me About Rock Climbing?

BJ Sbarra — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:58:04 +0000

I could…or you could watch this hilarious video which tells you everything you need to know about the sport. A word of warning though, it’s NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Unless, of course, you are a blogger, and by “work” you mean sitting in front of your computer in your underwear all day. It’s safe for you.

Another Athlete Vid From Sterling Rope

BJ Sbarra — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:31:46 +0000

This time showcasing Daila Ojeda, and a beautiful looking route in Oliana, Spain called Mind Control. And in case you missed it, the first in the series focused on Chris Sharma. All of the videos were shot and edited by Joe Kinder. Enjoy!

Daila Ojeda – climb ‘A muerte’ on Sterling Rope from sterling rope on Vimeo.

Chris Sharma Video Interview

BJ Sbarra — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:52:58 +0000

Sterling Rope is putting out a series of five video interviews, and the first one, featuring Chris Sharma, was posted a couple days ago. It’s a fun glimpse into his daily routine of projecting hard routes, with of course a little plug for Sterling at the end. Enjoy!

Chris Sharma – Sterling and Climbing from sterling rope on Vimeo.

Italian Trad IS Rad

BJ Sbarra — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:04:39 +0000

Thanks to Rock and Ice for this one, some Italian guys get burly on a sick looking trad line that had been bolted. They take care of the offending hardware with an ingenious looking device, and then get down to business. And in case you’re wondering, the line checks in at about 13+. PROUD!

The doors – Cadarese from RAGNI DI LECCO on Vimeo.

Navajoland Towers

BJ Sbarra — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:27:40 +0000

We just took a quick trip to Arizona, and on our way passed through the Navajo Reservation. Every time I visit this place I’m filled with compassion for the people, and anger at those who forced their current way off life on them, but this isn’t a political blog so I’ll save that rant for elsewhere.

Climbers have long known of the many towers spread across the Navajolands, but they are generally off limits without permission from the locals. My friend Andy Burr recently visited the area with some local climbers, and got the OK to climb some of the stunning formations there. Here’s what he had to say about the trip:

“In early April, I spent a week down on the Navajo Reservation spanning the border of New Mexico and Arizona. We (myself and a couple of friends from Colorado) climbed 6 towers in 7 days.

This trip was all about the unknown. Before hand, we weren’t really sure what was going to happen and actually being able to climb wasn’t even a given. However, we did know that whatever happened, it was going to be an adventure and so the trip was dubbed Operation F*ck Ya (OFY).

The weeks’ worth of climbing flew by with lots of wind, sand, and even sandy wind. We met some wonderful local Dineh climbers who brought us into their homes and helped secure permission for these sacred summits. While I mostly shot photos, I did try to take a few video clips to create this ‘journal’ of our trip – a trip that I shall not forget anytime soon!

I’m fairly certain that I speak for all of us when I say, I look forward to reconnecting with our Dineh companions for OFY2 next year… “

Navajolands – A week on the rez from andrew Burr on Vimeo.

5Point Faves: Towers of the Ennedi

BJ Sbarra — Fri, 13 May 2011 04:00:53 +0000

The last installment of our 5Point Faves is Towers of the Ennedi, the story of a group of climbers who visit a remote region of Chad in search of unclimbed desert towers.