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Climbing, Adventure, Gear & Choss
Monday Morning Movie
Kelly Cordes on Alpinism
Saw this over on the Cleanest Line, Kelly Cordes talks about what it takes to climb at a high level in the mountains.
Cedar Wright Indian Creek FA
There’s another great video over at Momentum Video Magazine, again from Indian Creek. This time it’s the first ascent of a route called the Yellow Submarine, 5.12+ R, by Cedar Wright. He found it on Super Crack Buttress, of all places. I think its great that folks are still finding new lines at the crags […]
Indian Creek Video – Pink Flamingo
Momentum Video Magazine has a nice video up in the free section of Katie Brown on Pink Flamingo. Since I can’t embed the video here, you’ll have to visit their site to check it out.
2008 Ouray Ice Festival
The 2008 Ouray Ice Festival is this coming weekend, the 9th through 13th. As always, I’m sure this event will be a blast. If you are going for the first time, expect to be climbing very close to other folks, with lots of flying ice and maybe some flying tools thrown in for good measure. […]
Thursday Movie Fun
We’re still out and about, doing Christmas stuff with the fam. Back to regular blogging next week. For now, here’s a clip of Fred Rouhling climbing an impressive looking 9a+ somewhere on the other side of the world. Enjoy.
Monday Morning Movie – Dave Graham in France
Ripping it up as usual on the flash of this 8c+.
Ice Whippers at Ouray
Well, this week it’s the Wednesday Morning Movie. Found this on YouTube, most are pretty tame falls on steep rock, but a few are entertaining. I’m on Day 3 of the WFR training, lots of info so far. Learning good stuff and we have a fun group. Looking forward to a day off on Saturday […]
A Safer Way to Climb Ice – Monday Morning Movie
Here’s a hilarious video about a new, safer method to climb ice. I’m sure this is bound to become popular this season… Courtesy of IceClimbingColorado.com.
Lynn Hill & Katie Brown on the West Face of Leaning Tower
Time again for the Monday Morning Movie. Here’s a cool clip from Patagonia of Lynn Hill and Katie Brown on the West Face of Leaning Tower. In their words: “In the summer of 2005 Lynn Hill and Katie Brown made the first female “free” ascent of the West Face (V 5.13b/c A0), Leaning Tower, Yosemite. […]
Biggest Rock Climbing Falls Caught on Video
When you’re out there pushing your limit on routes that are difficult for you, falling becomes just a normal part of climbing. But every now and then, you might find yourself looking at a big one, with no way out. Here’s a collection of some of the biggest air caught on video. Sit back with […]
Monday Morning Movie – Climbing in the Bridger Jacks
After a snowy Sunday, everybody is probably sitting at their desk looking for things to do other than work. Here’s a video of some guys climbing a couple of the routes in the Bridger Jacks in Indian Creek. Enjoy. PS Anybody ever notice how many climbing videos on YouTube have bluegrass songs for the background […]
Bulldog Creek Dog Walk (IV WI 4+)
Hayden Carpenter and Tom Bohanon recently repeated an obscure ice climb on the south side of Mt Sopris. Given a brief mention in Jack Robert’s ice guide, Bulldog Creek Walk is described as being 100 meters of WI 4. What they found was seven pitches of ice in a remote setting that makes for one […]
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