Moving On And Getting Over
Reflecting back on the surprising ways this website impacted me in real life, the winter of 2011 was a pivotal one. At the beginning of January I found myself at my first Outdoor R...
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Daniel Woods Wins Another Hueco Rock Rodeo
Daniel Woods wins the 2015 Hueco Rock Rodeo
Bloc Buster 2015 At Climber's Rock - Tour de Bloc Season 12
Bloc Buster 2015 at Climber's Rock - Tour de Bloc Season 12 Watch on youtube
The 2014 Yank-N-Yard Highlights
The 2014 Yank-N-Yard HIGHLIGHTS Watch on vimeo
2014 Portland Boulder Rally - Official Highlights
2014 Portland Boulder Rally - OFFICIAL HIGHLIGHTS Watch on vimeo
Puccio, Webb Win 2014 Portland Boulder Rally
Results from the open finals of the 2014 Portland Boulder Rally
Live From The 2014 Portland Boulder Rally
Tune in tonight at 6:15 PM PDT for live coverage of the 2014 Portland Boulder Rally from The Circuit Gym in Tigard, Oregon.
The CWIF 2014 - Highlights Film
The CWIF 2014 - Highlights Film Watch on vimeo
2014 Clif Bar Psicobloc Masters Series Highlights
2014 Clif Bar Psicobloc Masters Series Highlights Watch on youtube
Did Psicocomp Just Make Speed Climbing Cool?
Justin Roth, writing on The Stone Mind about last week's Psicocomp : The 2014 Psicocomp ended up even more exciting than the 2013 version. Clearly the event organizers paid attenti...
Why Psicocomp Is The Best Competitive Climbing Event In North America
Alex Johnson is a big fan of the recently completed Psicocomp 1 . I was not aware of reason #11 until I read her post, but that is a pretty nice bonus.
Delaney Miller On Psicocomp
Delaney Miller, writing on Petzl's blog after finishing 2nd in the Psicocomp for the 2nd consecutive year: Rock climbing is my absolute passion and I consider myself incredibly luc...
Buhrfeind, McColl Win 2014 Psicocomp
Claire Buhrfeind and Sean McColl emerge victorious at the 2014 Psicocomp
Live From 2014 Psicobloc Masters Psicocomp Finals
Tune in live tonight at 6:50 MDT for the final round of the 2014 Psicobloc Masters Series from Park City, UT
Red Bull Creepers 2014 Highlights
Deep-water soloing competition in Spain - Red Bull Creepers 2014 Watch on youtube
Red Bull Creepers - Chris Sharma Takes The Victory
Chris Sharma climbing a bridge! Red Bull Psicobloc comp! Watch on youtube
The Bloc Shop's Grand Opening Bouldering Competition Highlights
The Bloc Shop's Grand-Opening Bouldering Competition Highlights Watch on vimeo
Psicobloc Masters Series Returns August 6-8
Exciting news : Today the Psicobloc Masters Series announced the schedule of events for the Psicobloc (Spanish for “crazy bouldering,” or what is commonly referred to as “deep-wate...
Central Rock Gym's Ring of Fire 2014 Finals Highlights
Central Rock Gym's Ring of Fire 2014, May 3rd, FINALS Watch on youtube
The Showdown Comp - Climb So iLL
The Showdown Competition originated in 2002 in Southern, IL. It's now in St. Louis at Climb So iLL. The winners received a custom made trophy (hand crafted by Hunter Creel), their...
2014 Iron Maiden - All Female Bouldering Competition
MetroRock’s inaugural Iron Maiden all female bouldering competition kicked off on Saturday, March 29th, 2014. The goal of Iron Maiden is not only to put all those months of winter...
2014 CWIF Streaming Live This Weekend
Catch live coverage of the 2014 Climbing Works International Festival this Sunday
Di'namik Comp - Adidas Athlete Highlights
Follow adidas USA Athletes Jon Cardwell and Carlo Traversi through the Qualifying and Final rounds at the Di'namik Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah last month. Great climbing fo...
Tour de Bloc @ Climber's Rock - Jan 11, 2014
Climber's Rock in Burlington, ON Canada hosts the Tour de Bloc, Season 11 for the first competition of 2014. With a big prize purse and a bonus for the best scoring competitor in t...
2014 Comp Season In Full Swing
A look at a handful of upcoming climbing comps including the Hueco Rock Rodeo, ABS and SCS Nationals and more
2013 La Sportiva Legends Only Highlights
A summary of the "Legends Only" - Boulder event in Stockholm - 2013
2013 La Sportiva Legends Only Live
Watch the 2013 La Sportiva Legends competition live today at 2pm EST
The Heist - 2013
An overview of the country's first all-women climbing competition brought to you by Andrea Brennen and Brittany Marryott in partnership with Central Rock Gym. Ladies took over the...
2013 Portland Boulder Rally Highlights
Portland Boulder Rally Highlights Watch on vimeo
Sender One Grand Opening & Pro Invitational Highlights
Sender One Grand Opening & Pro Invitational Highlights Watch on vimeo
2013 Portland Boulder Rally Results
Results from the 2013 Portland Boulder Rally
Portland Boulder Rally 2013 Live - 10/12 5PM PDT
Portland Boulder Rally 2013 Live 10/12 5PM PDT Watch on youtube
Sisu Masters 2013 Live Stream
Last time I plugged the live streaming of a bouldering comp in Europe it didn't go very well , but let's try this again. On Saturday the Sisu Masters will stream live out of Helsin...
Psicobloc Masters Series 2013 Highlights
Psicobloc Masters Series 2013 Highlights Watch on youtube
PCTV: Psicobloc Masters Series 2013
Psicobloc Masters Series 2013 Deep-water Soloing Competition at Utah Olympic Park Watch on youtube
Finals Brackets & Instagram Dump From Day 2 Of The Psicobloc Masters Series
Tune in tonight to watch finals of the Psicobloc Masters Series live
Instagram Dump From Day 1 Of The Psicobloc Masters Series
An assortment of Instagram photos from day 1 of the Psicobloc Masters Series event in Park City, UT
Athlete Listing For Upcoming Psicobloc Masters Series Event
The organizers of the Psicobloc Masters Series event coming up in two weeks continue to rub salt in the wound that is my inability to attend the event or even watch the live broadc...
Psico Bloc Masters 2013 - Chris Sharma Announcement
Psico Bloc Masters 2013- Chris Sharma Announcement Watch on youtube
Deep Water Soloing Comp Coming To Summer OR Show
This is pretty exciting: Capping off Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2013, the Psicobloc Masters Series - the first deep water soloing competition ever held in the U.S. - will be he...
2013 Ring of Fire - Highlights
2013 Ring of Fire - Highlights Watch on vimeo
La Sportiva Legends Only Comp Featuring Woods, Ondra, Robinson & More
Ledgends Only, Klättercentret, Sweden 22/10 2011 Watch on vimeo
2011 Yank-N-Yard
Ingenuity, creativity, a $4,000 cash purse and a star studded cast of boulderers come together in Albuquerque, NM. A report from from the 15th annual Yank-N-yard on Yale at Stone...
2011 Yank-N-Yard Highlights
2011 Yank-n-Yard, Albuquerque, N.M. Watch on youtube
Climbing Shortlisted For 2020 Olympic Games
A year after gaining recognition by the IOC, climbing is on the shortlist of events that could be added for the 2020 Olympic Games
2011 Dominion Riverrock Bouldering Comp Results
The World Cup wasn't the only comp taking place last weekend as a small field comprised of many of America's strongest boulderers including Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, Sasha DiGiu...
2011 SCS Open National Championships Women's Highlights
2011 SCS National Championship Highlights • Women Watch on vimeo
No Numbers With Maja Vidmar
NO NUMBERS Watch on vimeo
2011 Heart Ov Zteel Highlights
2011 HEART OV ZTEEL • Highlights! Watch on vimeo
Heart Ov Zteel Comp Promo
HEART OV ZTEEL • The Completed Trilogy Watch on vimeo
Upcoming Comps At Shades Crest, Hueco Tanks & HP40
Details about upcoming bouldering comps at Shades Crest, Hueco Tanks & HP40
News & Notes - 1/25/2011
Has it really been almost 2 months since we last did this??? Hopefully this massive round-up of News & Notes will get me back in your good graces...
2010 Dark Horse Comp Highlights
Dark Horse Comp HIGHLIGHTS - December 2010 Watch on vimeo
News & Notes - 11/03/2010
News & Notes from Rifle, the Red River Gorge, Switzerland, the Petzl Roc Trip and more...
Chris Sharma Wins Innovative Deep Water Soloing Comp In Spain
Chris Sharma won an innovative DWS comp in Bilbao, Spain over the weekend which has a lot of people talking
News & Notes - 09/21/2010
News & Notes from the European Championships, Alex Honnold, Steve Wempler and more
Battle In The Bubble Highlight Reel
Highlights from the Battle In The Bubble won by Daniel Woods and Alex Puccio
Battle In The Bubble Results
Two familiar faces come out on top at Boulder's Battle In The Bubble...
Battle In The Bubble Live Broadcast This Saturday
This weekend's Battle In the Bubble bouldering competition in Boulder, CO will be broadcast live on the internet
Battle In The Bubble Part 3
BATTLE IN THE BUBBLE Part Three Watch on vimeo
Battle In The Bubble Part 2 With Daniel Woods
BATTLE IN THE BUBBLE Part Two with Daniel Woods Watch on vimeo
News & Notes – 3/29/2010
News & Notes about an 8 year-old sending V10, a new climbing gym, route development and much more...
Upcoming Spring 2010 Climbing Competitions
Information on 3 upcoming indoor and outdoor bouldering competitions in Colorado, Arkansas and Utah
News & Notes – 3/16/2010
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Natasha Barnes, GP Salvo, Dean Potter, Yvon Chouinard and more...
News & Notes – 2/23/2010
News & Notes of a new V14 in Utah, a new competition series from NE2C, highballs in Bishop and much more...
Climbing One Step Closer To The Olympics?
Climbing clears another hurdle on the path toward becoming an Olympic sport. UPDATED
Quick On The Draw 2010
Pictures and a few thoughts after attending the annual competition at my local gym for the 10th time
News & Notes – 12/29/2009
News & Notes from Jimmy Webb, Charlie Barrett, Carrie Cooper, Fred Nicole and more...
Spot Psychedelia 2009
Psychadelia 2009 Watch on vimeo
2009 SBS Gun Show Comp
Gunshow 2009 Watch on vimeo
2009 24 Hours Of Horseshoe Hell Registration - CLOSED
Registration for this year’s 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell opened August 4th, and is already close. Click here for the comp flyer.
2009 Canadian Bouldering Championships To Stream Live On The Internet
This weekend the 2009 Canadian Bouldering Championships will be taking place in Montreal...and it will be broadcast live on the internet. Be sure to take the poll regarding the li...
Sharma, Andrada & Lamiche Bouldering At X-Tone
Sharma Andrada Lamiche Irati y otros en el X-Tone 2008 Watch on youtube
Chris Sharma Bouldering At X-Tone Comp
X-Tone 08 chris sharma Watch on youtube
Monday Bouldering Extravaganza Comp Photos
Monday night was (I think) the 4th edition of Adventure Rock's Monday Bouldering Extravaganza Comp (MBEC to the initiated). Besides the fresh new boulder problems, the best part of...
Gravity Brawl 2008 Wrap-up
Photo: Tim Kemple At the end of March, the 2008 Mammut Bouldering Championships Pro Tour got underway with Gravity Brawl '08 at the New Jersey Rock Gym. Overall the event sounded l...
News & Notes: Spring Break Edition
A few general bits of climbing news along with several links to check out what people were up to over Spring Break: Early last month, Dean Potter completed a 40 foot roof project h...
2008 ABS 9 Nationals Results
Results of the 2008 ABS 9 Adult & Youth National Championships held on Februrary 15-17, 2008 in Boulder, CO
ABS Nationals: Boulder Bound
Barring any weather related delays we will be on a plane heading to Denver/Boulder later this evening. Friday will be a day of exploration with the weekend dedicated to coaching an...
2008 Adult National Championships Video
The highlight reel from the recent SCS Adult National Championships is now available in the Free area of the Momentum Video Magazine . Mike Call also has a top 10 list of moments t...
Quick on the Draw Results & Photos
Results and Photos from the 2008 Quick on the Draw competition at Adventure Rock Climbing Gym
Quick on the Draw 9
This past weekend was the 9th Annual Quick on the Draw comp at Adventure Rock . The event saw a record number of participants and was incredibly fun to be a part of. Please check b...
ABS Regionals
We are back from Cincinnati and the ABS Midwest Regionals competition. Overall the comp was a very good experience, and we had 4 kids qualify for Nationals at the Spot which was ve...
ABS Midwest Regionals
We are heading down to Climb Time Blue Ash in Cincinnati this weekend for the ABS Regionals competition . This will be the first time most of our kids will be climbing in a c...
More Hard Sport Routes in Spain
Thanks to James for compiling this news In more sport climbing news: Patxi Usobiaga: repeated La Rambla (9a+) on Nov 27, 2007 at Siurana, Spain. The route had its first ascent by R...
Triple Crown 2007: Stone Fort/LRC
Thanks to Ryan Olson for the following results from the 2007 Triple Crown finale at the Stone Fort: Women 1) Lisa Rands 2) Kate McGinnis 3) Sasha DiGiullian 4) Jill Church 5) Danie...
Bouldering World Cup Coming to U.S.
Via B3Bouldering , we have news that a World Cup event will be held on U.S. soil for the first time in almost 20 years. It was announced yesterday that there will be a Bouldering W...
2007 Mammut Bouldering Championship Results
Mens 3rd place finisher Ryan Olson Photo and results: Boulderingcomps.com Pro Men 1) Paul Robinson 2) Rob D'Anastasio 3) Ryan Olson 4) Carlo Traversi 5) Future Roden Pro Women 1) A...
ABS 9 Adventure Rock Wrap Up
This past Saturday we held our first bouldering comp at Adventure Rock since the epic Booldering comp held in October of 2000. This time it was a local comp for the ABS 9 series. E...
Triple Crown 2007: Hound Ears
Some of the results are in from this past weekend's Triple Crown event held at Hound Ears in Boone, NC: 1.Paul Robinson 2.Nick Vosbein 3.Ryan Roden 1.Jill Church 2.Kate Mcginnis 3....
ABS 9 Photos
I put together a quick page of photos from yesterday's ABS 9 comp at Adventure Rock. Check it out by clicking here .
ABS 9
The upcoming season of ABS bouldering comps is rapidly approaching. If you are anywhere in the Midwest you should come check out the new bouldering cave at Adventure Rock during t...
The Best Boulderer in the World...
...only climbs V10 outside? Apparently this is true when it comes to Russian Dmitry Sharafutdinov who won the Bouldering World Championships last week in Aviles, Spain. This probab...
News & Notes - 08/27/2007
As usual, I go away from a computer for a weekend and the sendtrain begins... The big news is that Paul Robinson has made the 3rd ascent of Jade (V15 for now) in RMNP. The day afte...
News & Notes - 7/16/2007
16 year old Erik Lopez recently climbed two .14d's in one day at Rodellar, Spain. He climbed Ali-Hulk and made the second ascent of Dave Graham's Los Borrachos del Mascun . Not a b...
Youth Nationals
I am back from the SCS Youth National Championships in Ann Arbor, MI. The event was an enjoyable experience. You can check out the results here . In no particular order here are so...
Canadian Bouldering Nationals
The Canadian National Bouldering Championships were held last month in Ottawa, Ontario. Famously strong youth climber, who isn't really a youth anymore, Sean McColl took it down fo...
Back from divisionals
I am back from coaching at the SCS Midwest Divisional climbing competition this past weekend in Cincinnati. Overall my team did well and I was really proud of how all the kids did....
Teva Mountain Games 2007
Here are the results from this year's bouldering contest... basically a repeat of last year. Wade David has the goods on the photos. 1 Daniel Woods 1 Alex Puccio 2 Paul Robinson 2...