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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Videos
5Point Faves: Life of Leo
Would you still climb if it meant you could be arrested and jailed for it?
Towers of the Ennedi
A team of North Face athletes recently spent some time in the Ennedi Desert of Chad, seeking out unclimbed towers.
Sam Elias in Rifle & Redstone
Keeping with the local ice theme this week, here’s a great video of Sam Elias on the steep stuff at Rifle and Redstone.
Avocado Gully Speed Record
Think you are fast at climbing ice?
Indian Creek Multipitch First Ascent Video
Thanks to the Black Diamond Journal for this one: a great video of Cedar Wright & Nick Martino on the first ascent of a multipitch 5.13 in Indian Creek, Utah. Back to the Roots: M.D.M.C.P. a new 5.13 in Indian Creek from Cedar Wright on Vimeo.
Ice Climbing in the Ghost
The American Alpine Club recently ran a video contest, and this was the first place winner. It’s a compilation of footage from a helmet cam of climbing some sweet looking pillars in the Ghost River Valley in Canada. You can find out more about the video here.
American Alpine Club Promo
We’re still plugging away at the site redesign, which we hope to have live this week, so things on the content front have been a little neglected. Thankfully my friend Dana at the American Alpine Club sent me their new video promoting the AAC and the benefits of membership. For a long time I remember [...]
The North Face (of The Eiger) Movie
We recently were sent the trailer for a new climbing film coming out soon called the North Face, which tells the story of Tony Kurz and Andi Hinterstoisser’s dramatic attempt to scale the Eiger north face in 1936. From the website: “Based on a true story, NORTH FACE is a gripping adventure drama about a competition to [...]
A Day in the Life of Tommy Caldwell
Here’s a cool video from Cedar Wright showing how Tommy Caldwell trains for a big El Cap free route. Pretty inspiring, now if only I could find 8 to 10 hours a day to train… A Day in The Life of Tommy Caldwell from Cedar Wright on Vimeo.
Hayden Kennedy on the Bachar-Yerian
From the new Black Diamond Journal comes this great video (and article) of local crusher Hayden Kennedy climbing the notorious Bachar-Yerian (5.11c R/x) in Tuolumne Meadows. As I watched I couldn’t help but laugh as I thought of his mom, Julie’s, words to all of us a few years back that she would kill anyone [...]
The Making of a Carabiner
Not sure if this has been around already, but just came across this video showing how a carabiner is made at the DMM facility and I thought it was a cool insight into the world of climbing gear manufacturing. The making of a carabiner @ DMM Wales from Dave Gill on Vimeo.
Bouldering in Baja
Pretty mellow holiday week coming up. There should be some ice to climb any day now. If you’re stuck in front of a computer today, here’s a series of two short videos about bouldering in Baja by Chuck Fryberger, courtesy of Cloudveil’s new videos page. Enjoy!
Vail & Redstone Ice Featured in North Face Athlete Videos
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 [...]
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