Miller, Lightner Win 2015 SCS Nationals
Delaney Miller and Kai Lightner win 2015 SCS Nationals
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Sport Climbing
Fabian Buhl Portrait
Fabi Buhl im Portrait | Vom Boulderspezialisten zum Allrounder Watch on vimeo
Live From 2015 SCS Nationals Finals
Tune in tonight at 6:45 PM EDT for live coverage of the final round of 2015 SCS Nationals from Central Rock Gym in Watertown, MA
Live From 2015 SCS Nationals Semifinals
Tune in today at Noon EDT for live coverage of the Semifinal round of 2015 SCS Nationals at Central Rock Gym in Watertown, MA
Live From 2015 SCS Nationals Qualifiers
Tune in at 6PM EDT for live coverage of the qualifying round of the 2015 SCS National Championships from Central Rock Gym in Watertown, MA
2015 SCS Nationals Streaming Live This Weekend
The 2015 edition of SCS Nationals streams live this Friday and Saturday
24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell - 2014
24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell - 2014 Watch on vimeo
The Beach With Zach Lerner
The Beach with Zach Lerner Watch on vimeo
Ashima Shiraishi Climbs Open Your Mind Direct
Ashima Shiraishi takes it up a notch in Santa Linya, Spain
Possible 5.14c FA By Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson 1 , writing on his blog about the FA of a potential 5.14c in Colorado's Clear Creek Canyon called Siberian Express : I’m calling the route Siberian Express . Based on...
Last Light
Last Light Watch on vimeo
Of The Rocks I Asked For The Moon
Of the rock I asked for the moon Watch on youtube
Chris Sharma Talks About His Latest FA
PlanetMountain caught up with Chris Sharma on the heels of his recent FA of El Bon Combat : It’s about 25m long, up some really interesting rock, a mix of sandstone and conglomerat...
Alizée Dufraisse Climbing Chikane (5.14c) In Siurana
Alizée Dufraisse escalade Chikane 8C+ Siurana Watch on vimeo
New 5.15 From Chris Sharma In Spain
Chris Sharma is "back" with another 5.15 in Spain
Ontario Climbing, A Season 2014
Ontario Climbing, A Season 2014 Watch on vimeo
Aesthetic Series - Episode 1
Aesthetic Series - Episode 1 Watch on vimeo
Audrey Sniezek: Work Hard, Climb Harder
vimeo video Watch on vimeo
Mission Accomplished
Mike Anderson, writing on his blog after climbing his first 5.14c, Daniel Woods' Mission Impossible in Clear Creek Canyon, CO, at the age of 37: Even as I write this a couple days...
Mike Anderson - Mission Impossible (5.14c)
Mission Impossible Watch on vimeo
Magnus Midtbø - Jungle Speed (5.14c)
Magnus Midtbø - Jungle Speed 8c+.mov Watch on vimeo
Sachi Amma Smashes Spanish Sport Climbing
Sachi Amma closes out his trip to Spain with an incredible ticklist
Just Do It - Paige Claassen
Just Do It - Paige Claassen Watch on vimeo
Mike Doyle Repeats Necessary Evil (5.14c)
Mike Doyle, writing on his blog about becoming "the oldest, shortest, weakest and least talented climber" to repeat the rarely-repeated Chris Sharma testpiece Necessary Evil (5.14c...
Petition To Save Geyikbayiri
Bad news about potential mining at the Turkish sport climbing paradise , Geyikbayiri: Rock climbing at Geyikbayiri, one of biggest and the most famous sport climbing areas in Turke...
More 5.14 Onsights (And Near Onsights) For Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra has been busy doing Adam Ondra-like things of late, both in Spain and in Canada
Adam Ondra Onsighting El Turrón (5.14b) In Siurana
Adam Ondra - El Turrón 8c OS, Siurana Watch on youtube
Climbing Trip To The Mythic Cliff With Colette McInerney
Five Ten 2015 | Colette McInerney | Climbing Trip to the Mythic Cliff Watch on youtube
Sachi Amma Repeats Fight Or Flight (5.15b)
World Cup champion Sachi Amma looks to be in top form of late, sending multiple routes 5.14d and harder in Spain.
Dedicated: Klemen Bečan
Dedicated: Klemen Bečan Watch on vimeo
First Try With Jonathan Siegrist
First Try Watch on vimeo
Petzl RocTrip 2014 - Ep6 - Olympos, Geyikbayiri, Citdibi - Turkey
Petzl RocTrip 2014 #Ep6 - Olympos, Geyikbayiri, Citdibi - Turkey Watch on youtube
Tommy Caldwell Climbs The Four Hardest Routes At The Monastery, In A Day!!!
Tommy Caldwell Climbs The Four Hardest Routes at the Monastery, In a Day!!! Watch on vimeo
Domen Skofic Climbing Papichulo (5.15a)
Papichulo 9a+, Oliana, 11.12.2014 Watch on youtube
Bluetopia
BLUETOPIA Watch on vimeo
My Craft
My Craft Watch on vimeo
Intertia 1
INERTIA 1 Watch on youtube
Adam Ondra Climbs His 100th 5.14d Or Harder
Finally . Other than the sheer absurdity of the number, what I find most interesting about this is that Ondra did his first 5.14d way back in 2006 when he was just 13. Since then a...
Statement Moon Climbing
Statement Moon Climbing Watch on youtube
Petzl RocTrip 2014 – Ep4 – Meteora, Greece
Petzl RocTrip 2014 #Ep4 - Meteora, Greece Watch on youtube
"A True Midwestern Climber"
Alex Honnold, writing about his record-setting experience at the 2014 edition of 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell: By the end of the day our skin was wrecked and our bodies hurt, but we’...
Exposure Vol. II Official Trailer
Exposure Vol. II Official Trailer Watch on youtube
Angela Eiter Climbs Zauberfee (5.14c) In Italy
Angela Eiter Climbs Zauberfee in Italy Watch on youtube
Adam Ondra - 2 5.14b/c Onsights In Norway
CHANGE - ADAM ONDRA - 2x 8c/+ ON-SIGHT (2012) Watch on vimeo
Stefano Ghisolfi - Ground Zero (5.14d)
GROUND ZERO Watch on vimeo
Mina Leslie-Wujastyk Climbing Mecca Extension (5.14b)
Mina - Mecca Extension Watch on vimeo
Angela Eiter Climbs Her First 5.14d
The Year of the Female Climber™ continues, this time with Austria's Angela Eiter doing her first 5.14d at Nassereith, Austria: Just a few days ago we mentioned Eiter's first ascent...
Sasha DiGiulian: First Female Rock Climbing Ascent On Viaje de los Locos
First Female Rock Climbing Ascent on Viaje de los Locos Watch on youtube
Jonathan Siegrist: Livin' Astro (5.14c)
Jonathan Siegrist: Livin' Astro (5.14c) Watch on vimeo
Petzl RocTrip 2014 - Ep2 - Bulgaria, Vratsa, Karlukovo
Petzl RocTrip 2014 #Ep2 - Bulgaria, Vratsa, Karlukovo - Vertical video Watch on youtube
Petzl RocTrip 2014 - Ep1 - Romania, Baile Herculane
Petzl RocTrip 2014 #Ep1 - Romania, Baile Herculane Watch on youtube
Dr. Heather Weidner: Stockboy's Revenge 5.14
Dr. Heather Weidner: Stockboy's Revenge 5.14 Watch on youtube
"I kind of know how to climb"
Adam Ondra, in an interview with Evening Sends : For me, however, it takes less time to adapt because I have climbed many kilometers of rock in my life—on all kinds rock and differ...
Three 8's In A Day
3824 Watch on vimeo
Ondra, Kim Win Lead World Championships
Adam Ondra and Jain Kim win the 2014 Lead World Championships
Beyond The Illusion
vimeo video Watch on vimeo
Mexpedition
Mexpedition Watch on vimeo
Kilian Fischhuber Exploring New And Old Climbing Routes In India
Exploring new and old climbing routes in India Watch on youtube
INERTIA 2: Focus
INERTIA 2: Focus Watch on youtube
Adam Ondra - Illusionist (5.14d)
Adam Ondra - Illusionist 9a - Norway (2013) Watch on vimeo
Kai Lightner Profile
I posted this this video to the ClimbingNarc Facebook page on Tuesday and it got an incredible response, so if you haven't taken 10 minutes to watch this profile of Kai Lightner I...
Trailer: Africa Fusion
vimeo video Watch on vimeo
Rael Saez 5.13c FA In Malta
Rael Saez, first ascent 8a+ Malta Watch on vimeo
Rock Climbing Classics - EP#6 Hubble (5.14c)
Rock Climbing Classics | EP#6 Hubble 8c+ Watch on youtube
5.14a Onsight By Kai Lightner
After getting knocked out of Friday night's Psicocomp in the first round by Jimmy Webb, Kai Lightner made his way to nearby Maple Canyon on Saturday where he had a big day accordin...
Joe Kinder - Garbage Pail Kids
Joe Kinder - Garbage Pail Kids Watch on youtube
Abella de la Conca - Hard to leave….
Abella de la Conca - Hard to leave…. Watch on vimeo
Girls Trip Europe: Las Motivadas
Girls Trip Europe: Las Motivadas Watch on youtube
Ondra, Röck Win 2014 Lead World In Imst
Adam Ondra and Magdalena Röck win the 2014 Lead World Cup stop in Imst, Austria
USA Climbing’s 2014 SCS Youth Nationals Highlight Reel
USA Climbing’s 2014 SCS Youth Nationals Highlight Reel Watch on youtube
One Week With Alex Megos
One Week with Alex Megos Watch on vimeo
2014 IFSC Lead World Cup – Imst Live
The 2014 IFSC Lead World Cup continues this weekend with a stop in Imst, Austria
Heather Weidner Repeats Stockboy's Revenge (5.14b)
Heather Weidner, writing on her blog after completing her first 5.14b with a repeat of Andy Raether's Stockboy's Revenge (5.14b) in Rifle, CO: The crux of Stockboys is about 2/3 up...
Audrey Sniezek Repeats Lost World (5.14b)
Audrew Sniezek, writing on her blog about how she juggles a full-time job and sending 5.14b with her recent repeat of Lost World at Little Si, WA: The early morning routine, if you...
Strawberry Roan
Strawberry Roan Watch on youtube
Adam Ondra Climbing Hades (5.14d)
Adam Ondra climbing Hades 9a, Nassereith Watch on youtube
Adam Ondra Climbs Biographie, World Barely Notices
A funny thing happened earlier this week: Adam Ondra "finally" repeated Biographie in Céüse and barely anyone seemed to notice.
Antimatter - Freycinet National Park - Tasmania
Antimatter - Rock climbing in Freycinet National Park - Tasmania Watch on youtube
2014 IFSC Lead World Cup – Briançon Live
The 2014 IFSC Lead World Cup continues this weekend with a stop in Briançon, France
"I'm going to send it today"
PlanetMountain caught up with Alex Megos after his one day ascent 1 of Biographie (5.15a): I warmed up by checking out the moves on Biographie, this took circa 1 hour. Then I start...
Another 5.14d Onsight For Adam Ondra
After another disappointing finish in a Lead World Cup in Chamonix where he failed to make it out of the qualifiers due to skipping a clip on the 2nd qualifier route, Adam Ondra ma...
Beat Kammerlander's FA Of Dre Siebe
Drei Siebe Watch on youtube
Biographie In A Day By Alex Megos
In case we needed more evidence that Alex Megos is one of the top climbers in history, over the weekend he repeated Chris Sharma's Biographie (5.15a) in just one day. One. Day. Bio...
Jonathan Siegrist's Story On Biographie
Footage of Jonathan Siegrist on Biographie
Greg Kerzhner Attempts Bad Girl's Club (5.14c)
Greg Kerzhner attempts Bad Girl's Club 5.14c Watch on vimeo
Reclimbing the Classics - EP #4 The Face (5.13c)
Reclimbing the Classics | EP#4 The Face 8a+ Watch on vimeo
Sean McColl's Double Podium Weekend
Sean McColl, writing on his blog : I knew before this weekend started that it was going to be one of the hardest I’d ever have to endure. To compete in 3 disciplines in one weekend...
2014 Haiyang Boulder & Lead World Replays
Check out the replays from the most recent Lead & Bouldering World Cups in Haiyang, China
Muir Valley Project
Muir Valley Project Watch on vimeo
Kim, Schubert Win 2014 Lead World Cup In Haiyang
Jakob Schubert and Jain Kim win the opening event of the 2014 Lead World Cup
2014 IFSC Bouldering, Speed & Lead World Cup – Haiyang
The 2014 IFSC World Cup circuit continues this weekend in Haiyang, China with Bouldering, Lead and Speed events
First 5.14c For Nina Caprez
27 year-old Swiss climber Nina Caprez has done her first 5.14c with a repeat of Hélix au pays des merveilles at France's Pic Saint Loup: “I fell in love”, Nina raves about the line...
Caprez & Lachat Climbing In Pic Saint Loup
Pic Saint Loup Watch on youtube
Rock Climbing Classics - EP #3 La Rose et le Vampire (5.13d)
Rock Climbing Classics | EP#3 La Rose et le Vampire 8b Watch on youtube
Nick Duttle - Hoax Of Clocks
Nick Duttle - Hoax of Clocks Watch on vimeo
Andrew Pedley - Double Dragon (5.14a) FA
Double Dragon Andrew Pedley 8B+ Watch on vimeo
"Like a banshee"
Jonathan Siegrist, in an email exchange with Rock & Ice regarding his recent repeat of Biographie : R&I: Did you scream like Sharma when you stuck the jug near the top? JS: Like a...
Jonthan Siegrist Repeats Biographie (5.15a)
After a prolonged battle, Jonathan Siegriest has completed his hardest redpoint to date with a repeat of Chris Sharma's Biographie (5.15a) in Céüse, France.
Adam Ondra's FA Of Ira (5.14d)
Adam Ondra en Ira 9a - Baltzola Watch on youtube
Just Do It
Paige Claassen, writing on her blog about her recent send of Just Do It (5.14c): Just Do It was the culmination of all those years of practice. No more half committed efforts. No m...
Paige Claassen Repeats Just Do It (5.14c)
Paige Claassen becomes the first woman to climb the iconic Just Do It
Lead Now Tour Highlights
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - HIGHLIGHTS Watch on vimeo
Robbie Phllips Climbing Punks In The Gym
"Punks in the Gym" 32/8b+ - Robbie Phillips Watch on youtube
BJ Tilden Climbing Double Down (5.14c)
Double Down Watch on vimeo
Muriel Sarkany Climbing Punt X (5.14d)
Muriel Sarkany - Punt X 9a Watch on youtube
Rock Climbing Classics - EP #2 Action Directe (5.14d)
Rock Climbing Classics | EP#2 Action Directe 9a Watch on youtube
Adam Ondra Onsighting 5.14d
Amazing video .
Muir Valley To Be Gifted To Climbing Community
Muir Valley, one of the most popular areas in the Red River Gorge, is being gifted by its owners to the climbing community
100 Days Episode 1
100 DAYS EPISODE 1 Watch on vimeo
Melissa Le Nevé Repeats World's First 5.14b
PlanetMountain has the interview with Melissa Le Nevé after she became the first woman to climb the first 5.14b in the world, Wolfgang Güllich's Wallstreet in Germany's Frankenjura...
Central Rock Gym's Ring of Fire 2014 Finals Highlights
Central Rock Gym's Ring of Fire 2014, May 3rd, FINALS Watch on youtube
Adam Ondra's Onsight Attempt On Psicoterapia (5.14d)
Adam Ondra en Psicoterapia 9a (Valdegovía) Watch on youtube
Rock Climbing Classics - EP #1 Hyaena (5.14a)
Rock Climbing Classics | EP#1 Hyaena 8b+ Watch on youtube
Action Directe (5.14d) In A Day By Alex Megos
PlanetMountain caught up with Alex Megos after he repeated the legendary Action Directe (5.14d) in just a few hours this past weekend: Yes, the thought had occurred to me but I the...
Marmot’s Lead Now Tour – Stop 9 – Chile
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - Stop 9 - Chile Watch on youtube
2nd 5.14d Onsight For Adam Ondra
Another 5.14d onsight for Adam Ondra
Alex Megos Frankenjura 2014
Alex Megos bouldering and sport climbing in Germany's Frankenjura
Petzl RocTrip 2014 Teaser
The Petzl RocTrip 2014 will be: 40 days on the road, 5 countries crossed, over 2000 km traveled, 10 base camps occupied, and over 30 crags and climbing sites visited! So, how can y...
Save Getu
Bad news about potential future development in Getu, China, an area made famous in climbing circles by the 2011 Petzl Roc Trip : Unfortunately the peaceful environment I recalled f...
Great Days 2: Jonathan Siegrist's Spectrum
Smith climbing athlete Jonathan Siegrist sends a new route just outside of Las Vegas. After reaching the top of this challenging 5.14c first ascent, Siegrist named this route "Spec...
2014 SCS Nationals Highlights
On April 4th and 5th, 2014, the best sport and speed competition climbers in the United States descended on Sender One in Santa Ana, California to compete for their share of a huge...
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - Stop 8 - Ecuador
Ecuador marks stop #8 of Marmot's Lead Now Tour ( leadnowtour.org/ ), a global tour to inspire people through rock climbing and raise $10,000 a month for eleven different non-profi...
Weaver, Miller Win At 2014 SCS Nationals
Final results from 2014 SCS Nationals held at Sender One in Santa Ana, CA
Live From 2014 SCS Nationals Finals
Live Coverage of the final round of 2014 SCS Nationals from Sender One in Santa Ana, CA
Live From 2014 SCS Nationals Qualifiers
Live coverage of the qualifying round of the 2014 Sport Climbing Series National Championships
2014 SCS Nationals Streaming Live This Weekend
2014 SCS Nationals will be broadcast live from Sender One this Friday and Saturday
2014 Red Rock Rendezvous Trip Report – Part 2
Part 2 of my trip to the 2014 Red Rock Rendezvous
La Dura Complete: The Hardest Rock Climb In The World
Chris Sharma and Adam Ondra spent two years working together to climb La Dura Dura (5.15c / 9b+), the world's hardest climb. This film tells the story of their unique collaboration...
Productive Trip To Spain For Ashima Shiraishi
Ashima Shiraishi ticks multiple 5.14s during her trip to Spain
Into the Light Episode 4 - Glowacz and Sharma In Oman
Watch the last Episode of Into the light.
Into the Light Episode 3 - Glowacz and Sharma In Oman
Stefan Glowacz and Chris Sharma climb Majlis al Jinn, the second-largest cavern in the world. Staring down into a 160 meter deep hole in the ground in the country of Oman, Stefan G...
3rd Ascent Of Mission Impossible By Mark Anderson
Rock & Ice has the story on Mark Anderson's 3rd ascent of Daniel Woods' Mission Impossible (5.14c-ish) at Clear Creek Canyon, CO: A self-proclaimed "weekend warrior," the 36-year-o...
Ludic In Lebanon
Inspired to create a climbing area in Lebanon, we were welcomed with enthusiasm, a rich cultural heritage and great potential for establishing a new climbing destination. The respo...
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - Stop 7 - Turkey
Turkey marks stop #7 of Marmot's Lead Now Tour ( leadnowtour.org/ ), a global tour to inspire people through rock climbing and raise $10,000 a month for eleven different non-profit...
The Day I Did Not Send Joe Blau
Greg Kerzhner, writing about his efforts to send Joe Blau in Oliana, Spain: A sad feeling comes. Like this is my one chance to finish this thing, the one thing I really cared about...
Dr. Heather Weidner: Life In Reverse
PrAna ambassador Dr. Heather (Robinson) Weidner leaves her busy career as a veterinarian to follow her passion. Inspired by her late mother's words " Life is short and fragile, go...
Digital Diary Liguria 2013 | Magic Italy -- Love Liguria
Italy is a place of Magic. On a recent trip Jonn Carr discovered the action sport of Finale Ligure and got lost in the adventure of it all. Suspended over cliffs and hanging on the...
Fred Moix - Mandela Day
One more stunning climb: Fred Moix in a very special route that he bolted in the swiss alps, in the company of the legendary André Georges and Dave Graham among other friends. Get...
Mike Doyle - Athlete Spotlight "Necessary Diligence"
KindKid productions brings you an inside look on the redpointing process as told through the words of La Sportiva Athlete Mike Doyle as he tries to finish Necessary Evil (5.14c) in...
Adam Ondra Repeats First Round, First Minute (5.15b)
Spoiler alert: Adam Ondra climbs another really hard sport route
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - Stop 6 - India
India marks stop #6 of Marmot's Lead Now Tour ( leadnowtour.org/ ), a global tour to inspire people through rock climbing and raise $10,000 a month for twelve different non-profit...
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
Alizée Dufraisse Climbing Coma Sant Pere (5.14c)
coma sant pere Watch on vimeo
Mike Williams - Hoax of Clocks (5.14a)
Hoax of Clocks, at Central Endless Wall, was originally inspected by Porter Jarrard in the 90's and left unbolted. He finally equipped it in 2008 and I got the FA in 2011 I think....
Cutting Cards - 5.12a - Barton Creek Greenbelt
Cutting Cards - 5.12a, Seismic Wall, Barton Creek Greenbelt - Austin, Tx Iconic climbing route of central Texas, Cutting Cards - 5.12a, climbed by Mark Foster on 12/26/2013 along t...
La Lune
After leaving empty handed last year, Jonathan Siegrist returns to Las Vegas and makes quick work of his project in Arrow Canyon, La Lune : I invested so much in this route and spe...
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - Stop 5 - China
China marks stop #5 of Marmot's Lead Now Tour ( leadnowtour.org/ ), a global tour to inspire people through rock climbing and raise $10,000 a month for twelve different non-profit...
First Ascent Sport Climbing In South Africa w/ Sasha DiGiulian
Accomplished young climber Sasha DiGiulian travels to South Africa and completes a first ascent in Waterval Boven, naming it "Rolihlahla," which is South African president Nelson M...
Adam Ondra 5.14d FA (2nd Try)
Adam Ondra - NOVE G - a new 9A (first ascent) Watch on youtube
The Day I Sent
Cool new series from Andrew Bisharat on his blog Evening Sends called The Day I Sent which features a guest author writing about a meaningful ascent they did. The latest installmen...
Shutdown Session With Tommy Caldwell
With the government shutdown this past October, climbers were kicked out of Yosemite National Park. With few surrounding options, Tommy Caldwell and friends went to check out the g...
America's Best 5.14s
Lists are all the rage on the internet these days and they are usually pretty much the worst thing ever. Then there is this list of the best 5.14s in America compiled by Jonathan S...
Ganesh
Paige Claassen , after making the FFA of the amazing looking route Ganesh (5.14) in Badami, India: Ganesh would become the inspiration behind Lead Now . I wanted to climb some of t...
La Dura Complete
Something happened to me over the weekend that hasn't happened in some time: I was blown away watching a climbing movie
Adam Ondra's Hardest Routes In Flatanger
Nice piece by Rannevig Aamodt in Rock & Ice about Adam Ondra's work this past summer in the Hanshelleren Cave in Flatanger, Norway: Hours later I was startled awake by Ondra standi...
Third 5.15c FA By Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra has done his 3rd 5.15c FA 1 with the FA of Vasil Vasil at Sloup in his native Czech Republic. Ondra comments on the route in this interview with UKC : It might be weird...
Paul Robinson Sends Jaws II (5.15a)
first tried Jaws in 2011 and quickly became obsessed with the route. Every so often over the past few years I would think about the line and wish I was there trying it. Fortunately...
First 5.14d For Muriel Sarkany
39-year-old Muriel Sarkany has added her name to a short list of women to climb 5.14d with her repeat of Punt-X in France's Gorges du Loup last week. Her comments to 8a : It is a d...
Daila Ojeda & Olivia Hsu: Girls Trip Brazil
prAna ambassadors Olivia Hsu and Daila Ojeda recently traveled to Brazil to explore new climbing areas, take in the unique culture and work with local underprivileged children from...
Story Behind The Image: Three Degrees of Chris Sharma
Really enjoyed this story from Corey Rich about how he came to capture some images of Chris Sharma on his unrepeated route Three Degrees Of Separation in Ceuse, France: The real st...
Viva Las Climbing in Red Rocks, NV | Lost in North America, Ep. 6
The crew has arrived in Las Vegas and they're ready to gamble (with the hot weather), gorge out (on endless buffets) and climb (just climb).
Remember First Round First Minute?
Brief video of First Round First Minute getting some action this week...
Apple - Chris Sharma
Apple - Chris Sharma Watch on vimeo
Sender One To Host 2014 SCS Nationals
2014 SCS Nationals to be held at Sender One
The Jackal
Tyler Willcut is one of the strong new generation of climbers in the Southeast US. He recently bagged The Jackal, an amazing unclimbed Jerry Roberts project at Laurel Falls in Tenn...
Vian Charbonneau On Thug Life (5.13d)
Vian Charbonneau on Thug Life 5.13d Watch on vimeo
Adam Ondra Nominated For Adventurer Of The Year
Nice interview with Adam Ondra by Fitz Cahall as part of Ondra's being nominated for Nat Geo's Adventurer of the Year: I think sport climbing is still a relatively young sport. Not...
Live Your Dreams
The way Urko climbs and approaches life is very inspirational! In this video, while getting the beta from Pablo Scorza (biomecanica funtional), he tries to flash "la der des ders",...
Wind & Rattlesnakes
Wind & Rattlesnakes records the amazing story of how a cadre of world-class climbers was drawn to Lander, Wyoming by its unique geology and uncrowded climbing opportunities. The va...
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - Stop 3 - Italy
Italy marks stop #3 of Marmot's Lead Now Tour ( leadnowtour.org/ ), a global tour to inspire people through rock climbing and raise $10,000 a month for twelve different non-profit...
Ondra, Kim Win In Valence
Adam Ondra puts the rest of the World Cup circuit on notice: Valence in France: this was the stage chosen by Adam Ondra to celebrate his return to the Lead World Cup after three ye...
Chris Sharma: Breath Series // Episode 3
Chris Sharma visits 'Surf Safari' (5.14a) at Mickey's Beach in Northern, California, a very difficult route that he first climbed at age 15. Pondering the ascent of his old test-pi...
Josh Levin - Livin' Astro (5.14c) at Rumney
Interview with Josh Levin and footage of him climbing Livin' Astro (5.14c) at Rumney, NH
2013 IFSC Lead World Cup – Valence Live
Adam Ondra's return to the Lead World Cup circuit seems as good a time as any to get back on the bandwagon and check out some of the world's best sport climbers as they compete thi...
Paul Robinson Repeats Jaws II
After having done five 5.14's including the only repeat of Dave Graham's 5.14+ Psychedelic , Paul Robinson took it up a notch with a repeat of Jaws II (5.15a) in Rumney, NH yesterd...
Ascending India Teaser
Ascending India Teaser Trailer Watch on vimeo
Three 5.14d's In One Day By...Guess Who
Adam Ondra is set to compete in the upcoming Lead World Cups in Valence, France and in Kranj, Slovenia , but before doing that he's made a stop in the Frankenjura where he's done t...
5.14c For Eva Lopez
Great to see this news about 42-year-old Eva Lopez repeating Potemkin , a 5.14c in Cuenca, Spain that she actually bolted but did not get the FA of.
Andrew Palmer Joins The 5.15 Club
DPM catches up with the relatively unknown Andrew Palmer after his repeat of Jaws II (5.15a) in Rumney, NH: I never really thought Jaws II was possible for me but it’s the next ind...
Chris Sharma Down Under
Rock Climbing with Chris Sharma Down Under Watch on youtube
Seek And You Shall Find
Katie Lambert, writing on her blog about a summer spent climbing some of the hardest routes in one of my favorite places on Earth, Tuolumne: The exposure was surreal and it was sta...
Cuba Climbing - Destination And Information Film With Paige Claassen
Cuba Climbing - Destination and Information Film with Paige Claassen Watch on vimeo
Summer At Smith Rocks
Summer at Smith Rock Watch on vimeo
Live From The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2013
Catch live streaming from the Kalymnos Climbing Festival
Sean McColl - Dessechement Planetaire - 5.14b/8c
SeanMcColl - Dessechement Planetaire - 5.14b/8c Watch on youtube
Making The Most Of A Bad Situation
Remember that one time that Chris Sharma was going to join Tommy Caldwell and crew for a season on Yosemite's Dawn Wall but couldn't because the government shut down and Yosemite w...
Two 5.14's For Ashima Shiraishi In Kentucky
Ashima doing what Ashima does in Kentucky
Steve Lapen Climbs Mt. Charleston Testpiece Ghetto Booty (5.14+)
Steve Lapen Climbs Mt. Charleston Testpiece Ghetto Booty Watch on vimeo
"High Fives And Redbull"
Andrew Bisharat : Everyone knows that Instagram serves no purpose other than a way to make your life seem much cooler than it actually is to all your friends and/or followers, the...
2nd Ascent Of Art Attack (5.14b) By Paige Claassen
More success for Paige Claassen on the Lead Now tour
Productive Week In The Frankenjura For Gabri Moroni
Last week was a productive one for Italy's Gabri Moroni in the Frankenjura as he notched repeats of Sever The Wicked Hand (5.14d), The Elder Statesman (5.14d) and Classified (5.14d...
Through Hell & Very High-Water, Bouldering Squamish BC | Lost in North America, Ep. 3
Through Hell & Very High-Water, Bouldering Squamish BC | Lost in North America, Ep. 3 Watch on youtube
More 5.15s In Norway By Adam Ondra (Again)
It looks like Adam Ondra's season in Norway has come to an end, but not before he added two more 5.15s up there with the FAs of Hell Racer (5.15a) in Hell and Kangaroo's Limb (5.15...
Sequence
Sequence (Full Movie)-Featuring Andy Raether Watch on vimeo
Bel Succcesso
Final update from Dave MacLeod on his and Alan Cassidy's attempts to climb Bellavista in the Italian Dolomites: However, we had one day left. I just wanted to get the gear back and...
Bellavista
Bellavista , Alex Huber's route with difficulties up to 5.14b on the north face of Cima Ovest in the Italian Dolomites, got a lot of press earlier this summer when Sasha DiGiulian...
Behind The Founding Of The Bighorn Climber's Coalition
Nice piece on DPM about an important step being taken to form a climber's coalition for the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming which are home to the increasingly popular Ten Sleep Canyon...
Gunks Monkeys, NY & SD | Lost in North America, Ep. 2
Gunks Monkeys, NY & SD | Lost in North America, Ep. 2 Watch on youtube
More 5.14s In Idaho From Jonathan Siegrist
Jonathan Siegriest has wrapped up a successful trip to the Fins in southeast Idaho, adding a few new 5.14s to what is becoming a pretty fully developed wall for hard face climbing:...
New 5.14 By Sonnie Trotter
Always nice to see Sonnie Trotter in the news : Sonnie Trotter has just completed his summer project, Castles in the Sky , on Castle Mountain in the Canadian Rockies. The bolted ro...
Trailer: Reel Rock 8
Reel Rock 8 Official Trailer Watch on youtube
World-Class Piece of Schist - Rumney, NH | Lost in North America, Ep. 1
World-Class Piece of Schist - Rumney, NH | Lost in North America, Ep. 1 Watch on youtube
Chris Sharma Conquers La Dura Dura
Interesting piece by Andrew Bisharat for Prana looking at Chris Sharma's journey to climb La Dura Dura (5.15c): Some five years ago, La Dura Dura didn’t exist other than as a simpl...
Romain Desgranges - Digital Time
CLIMBING LIFE SAGA #4 - Digital Crack Aiguille du midi | romain desgranges climbing Video Watch on youtube
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - Stop 1 - South Africa
Marmot's Lead Now Tour - Stop 1 - South Africa Watch on vimeo
Manslaughter Charges Filed In Tito Traversa Accident
DPM does some rough translation work on this article , published in an Italian newspaper, which indicates that five people have apparently been served with manslaughter charges in...
Footage Of Adam Ondra's FA Of Move
Do not adjust your computer. This is just how fast Adam Ondra climbs these days. On a related note: could anyone else make something like the bottom part of Move look so easy yet h...
Adam Ondra - Move (5.15b/c) - First Ascent
Adam Ondra - Move - First ascent.mov Watch on vimeo
Yet Another 5.15 In Flatanger For Adam Ondra
Once again Adam Ondra has established a route in the mid-5.15 range in the Hanshelleren cave in Flatanger, Norway, this time with the route he's calling Move . Here's how he descri...
James McHaffie - The Meltdown (5.14d) First Ascent
Meltdown (9a) 5.14d slab climb Watch on vimeo
First 5.14d In Australia By Alex Megos
Great report with pictures from Simon Carter detailing how visiting climber Alex Megos ushered in Australia's first 5.14d with his FA of Retired Extremely Dangerous in the Blue Mou...
Watch 2013 IFSC Youth World Championships Live 8/16-19
Coverage starts Friday morning at 9:20 PDT.
Wild Wall
Ben Scott - FA Rustic Wilderness 5.13b Watch on vimeo
FFA Of Bellavista (5.14b) By Sasha DiGiuilian
According to this post on her Instagram account, Sasaha DiGiulian has teamed up with Edu Marin to repeat Alex Huber's multi-pitch route Bellavista in the Italian Dolomites: After c...
Athlete Spotlight - Jonathan Siegrist
Jonathan Siegrist - Athlete Spotlight Watch on youtube
Paige Claassen - Boven, South Africa - Rolihlahla (32, 5.13d)
Paige Claassen - Boven, South Africa - Rolihlahla (32, 5.13d) Watch on vimeo
Another 5.15 In Flatanger For Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra continues to use the Hanshelleren cave in Flatanger, Norway as his personal 5.15 playground, this time with the FA of Iron Curtain (5.15b). Lest you think 5.15b has beco...
Jonathan Siegrist Climbs Wyoming's Hardest: Moonshine (5.14d)
Jonathan Siegrist Climbs Wyoming's Hardest: Moonshine (5.14d) Watch on vimeo
More 5.14s By DiGiulian & Claassen In South Africa
More hard sends by Sasha DiGiulian and Paige Claassen in South Africa
DiGiulian's Rolihlahla Repeated By Paige Claassen Among Others
It's been a busy week for Sasha DiGiuliuan's new route Rolihlahla at South Africa's Waterval Boven, as it has seen repeats from Arjan de Kock, Andrew Pedley and now Paige Claassen....
Jonathan Siegrist Repeats Moonshine (5.14d)
Jonathan Siegrist, writing on his blog about his 4th ascent of BJ Tilden's finger tendon nightmare Moonshine (5.14d) at the Wild Iris: In the end it was this rad community that got...
Interview With Adam Ondra After His 5.14d Onsight
I don't know how you warm up for your 5.14d onsights, but this is what Adam Ondra did : Well, I tried a route which I thought was 8a and fell off at about half-height. But I wasn't...
Sasha DiGiulian Nabs Her Own Beautiful 5.14 FA In South Africa
Much like Paige Claassen, Sasha DiGiulian is down in South Africa where she to has completed the first ascent of an amazing looking project, this one coming at the crag at Waterfal...
Quickdraw Setup Like Those From Tito Traversa's Accident
After a lot of speculation over the weekend, according to Grimper the police have released an image of a quickdraw slung like those that were responsible for the tragic death of Ti...
5.14d Onsight By Adam Ondra
Kairn.com reports in French that Adam Ondra has done his long-awaited 5.14d onsight with his first go send of La cabane au Canada in Rawyl, Switzerland. Long expected to be the fir...
Paige Claassen Nabs FA Of Beautiful 5.14 In South Africa
Paige Claassen does the FA of a beautiful route in South Africa called Digital Warfare
Tito Traversa Killed In Fall
Just a day or two after climbing another 5.14a, 12-year-old Tito Traversa was seriously injured in a sport climbing accident at Orpierre, France. This report in French by Grimper s...
Magnus Midtbø vs. Neanderthal
Magnus Midtbø vs. Neanderthal Watch on vimeo
RocTrip Tarn – Daily Report #2 – Sport Climbing With The Petzl Team
RocTrip Tarn - daily report #2 - Sport climbing with the Petzl team Watch on youtube
RocTrip Tarn - Daily Report #1 - Sport Climbing With The Petzl Team
RocTrip Tarn - daily report #1 - Sport climbing with the Petzl team Watch on youtube
RocTrip Tarn - Daily Report #4 - Dave Graham Onsight Attempt And First Ascent By Chris Sharma
RocTrip Tarn - daily report #4 - Dave Graham and Chris Sharma Watch on youtube
Felipe Camargo Doing FA Of Sinairo (5.14a) In Brazil
Sinairo 8b+ (10c) - FA Watch on vimeo
Athlete Spotlight - Chelsea Rude SCS Nationals
Chelsea Rude - Athlete Spotlight "2013 SCS Nationals" Watch on youtube
RocTrip Tarn – Daily Report #3 – Sport Climbing With The Petzl Team
RocTrip Tarn - daily report#3 - Sport climbing with the Petzl team Watch on youtube
12-Year-Old Mirko Caballero Getting It Done At Home & Abroad
Mirko Caballero continues to rack up an impressive list of hard sends
Adam Ondra - Change - Backstage Movie
Adam Ondra - Change movie - Behind the scenes (2013) Watch on vimeo
George Carmichael: Mecca
George Carmichael: Mecca Watch on vimeo
Ordinary Day Of Adam Ondra
Ordinary day of Adam Ondra (Black Diamond - Digital rock climbing catalog 2012) Watch on vimeo
Trailer: Wind & Rattlesnakes
Wind & Rattlesnakes Trailer Watch on vimeo
More FAs By Adam Ondra In Norway
Adam Ondra is back in Norway for the summer
5.14+ FA By Steve McClure
42-year-old Steve McClure is still getting it done over in the UK, this time by making a new link-up in the 5.14d/5.15a-range at Malham called Batman : Not so important for me to p...
2013 Ring of Fire - Highlights
2013 Ring of Fire - Highlights Watch on vimeo
Climbers Buying Up More Land In Kentucky
Big news for climbers visiting the Red River Gorge in Kentucky: The Red River Gorge Climbers’ Coalition (RRGCC) and Access Fund are thrilled to announce the acquisition of 309 acre...
Ethan Pringle Climbing Maroncita Extension (5.14c)
Ethan Pringle climbs Maroncita ext. 8c+ Watch on vimeo
Ethan Pringle Climbing Joe Blau (5.14c)
OLIANA BLAU Watch on vimeo
3 Days With Ethan Pringle
3 Days With Ethan Pringle Watch on vimeo
Verdon Dreaming: Monique Forestier Climbing Tom et je Ris (5.14a)
Verdon Dreaming Watch on vimeo
3rd Ascent Of Corona (5.15a) By Alex Megos
Alex Megos has done the 3rd ascent of Markus Bock's Corona (5.15a) in Germany's Frankenjura according to Frankenjura.com (in German). Megos needed about 10 tries to climb the 60 ft...
Another 5.14c Onsight By Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra notches 5.14c onsight #15 if you're scoring at home. I'm starting to think this kid has a bright future in this here climbing game.
Unfinished Business
Steve Bechtel, writing about a first ascent that was done in Wyoming recently: When Micah first walked up to the climb last year, the face had already been bolted. There were ancho...
Underwhelmed
Jonathan Siegrist, writing about the end of his time in Las Vegas for the season as well as a brief visit he made to the much-hyped limestone in Ely, NV: To be downright honest I w...
Returning To The Sport That Almost Killed Her
Amazing story of recovery by Rannevig Aamodt who was badly injured when she took a ground fall while sport climbing in Turkey about a year ago: Twelve months have passed since I hi...
5.15a FA By Alex Megos In The Frankenjura
Alex Megos makes his first First Ascent count with his recent FA of Classified in Germany's Frankenjura : The new route, a ~20m fiesta of small shallow pockets followed by even sma...
Southern Smoke Repeated By 12-Year-Old Harry Edwards
Don't tell Joe Kinder or this guy, but it looks like Kinder's route Southern Smoke (5.14c) in the Red River Gorge is the new go to route for young crushers
FFA Of Chemical Ali (5.14a) By Kristin Yurdin
Nice write-up by DPM about 42-year-old Smith Rock local Kristin Yurdin climbing her first 5.14a with a repeat of Chemical Ali : Ian describes a crucial part of Kristin's training p...
Unwrapping Mi Regalo Favorito With Alex Honnold
Unwrapping Mi Regalo Favorito, El Potrero Chico, w/Alex Honnold, February 2013 Watch on vimeo
Ethan Pringle Climbing Era Vella (5.14d)
Era Beta Watch on vimeo
Andrea Hah Repeats Punks In The Gym (5.14a)
It's been a busy time for notable repeats of historically significant 5.14a's, what with Paige Claassen and Drew Ruana repeating America's first 5.14a To Bolt Or Not To Be and now...
5.14c Onsight By Magnus Midtbø In Rodellar
Nice write-up with pictures from Henning Wang by Magnus Midtbø about his onsight of Cosi fan tutti (5.14c) in Rodellar, Spain: It was a very satisfying feeling to for once win a de...
To Bolt Or Not To Be (5.14a) By 13-Year-Old Drew Ruana
13-Year-Old Drew Ruana notches his 5th 5.14a with a repeat of To Bolt Or Not To Be (5.14a) in Smith Rock, OR: Although the grade is the same, what Drew just did is a huge step up i...
Viva La Vie
Viva La Vie Watch on vimeo
5.14c FA By Dan Mirsky At The Cathedral
DPM interviews Dan Mirsky after he did the FA of Solid Gold , a proposed 5.14c in Utah's Cathedral: So basically, Solid Gold is the most straight up way to climb the main awesome c...
Paige Claassen To Bolt or Not to Be
Paige Claassen - Athlete Spotlight "To Bolt or Not to Be" Watch on youtube
Trailer: The Network
The Network Trailer Watch on vimeo
Red Rocks: Open Access
Red Rocks: Open Access Watch on vimeo
First 5.14s By 13-Year-Old Kai Lightner
13-year-old Kai Lightner has been on a tear the past month or so, climbing his first 5. 14s including Proper Soul in the New River Gorge (5.14a) and Transworld Depravity (5.14a) an...
13-Year-Old Kai Lightner Climbing Southern Smoke (5.14c)
Kai Lightner (13) Sending Southern Smoke (14c)- Red River Gorge Watch on youtube
Forbidden Fruit: First Ascents in Colombia
Forbidden Fruit: First Ascents in Colombia Watch on vimeo
Live From 2013 SCS Nationals Finals
We'll be live from Boulder, CO at 6:30 MDT to watch the following climbers compete for the title of National Champion and a spot on the U.S. National Team!
2013 SCS Nationals Finalists
List of finalists who will be competing live Saturday night at 2013 SCS Nationals
Super Unknown
Really nice TNB this week over at Rock & Ice about a 5.14d in central Texas Nick Duttle got the 2nd ascent of that was first done by a guy you almost certainly have never heard of.
La Rambla (5.15a) 2nd Go By Alex Megos
Who is Alex Megos, and where did he come from? Not long after his onsight of Estado critico (5.14d) , Alex Megos continued his good form by redpointing La Rambla (5.15a) in just tw...
Paige Claassen Repeats To Bolt Or Not To Be (5.14a)
Paige Claassen, writing on her blog , after she achieved a longtime goal of repeating To Bolt Or Not To Be (5.14a) in Smith Rock, OR: This past weekend, I climbed the only route th...
2013 SCS Nationals Streaming Live April 6th
Set your calendars for the night of Saturday, April 6th
The Island Trilogy - Trailer
The Island Trilogy - Trailer Watch on vimeo
Alex Megos' Three Try Limit
Alex Megos, in an email to sponsor DMM, with some details on his onsight of Estado crítico (5.14d) : In that moment I didn’t think about having done something really outstanding. B...
First 5.14d Onsight Goes Down
If you had Adam Ondra in the office pool for who would be the first to onsight 5.14d you just lost. Probably.
Magnus Midtbø Climbing Ciudad de Dios (5.14d/5.15a)
The Santa Linya Collective - first teaser Watch on vimeo
La Dura Dura (5.15c) Repeated By Chris Sharma
Chris Sharma finishes his hardest route yet
"Why On Earth Don't I Live Here?"
Writing for Five Ten about his recent time spent in Kentucky's Red River Gorge 1 , Dave Graham unleashes another classic entry for the internet to enjoy: I will admit, as this is m...
Adam Taylor Climbing The Tube (5.14) In The Red River Gorge
The Tube Watch on vimeo
Successful Trip To The Red River Gorge For Jorg Verhoeven
Jorg Verhoeven reports on his blog that he had a pretty successful trip to the Red River Gorge with repeats of Pure Imagination (5.14d), Fifty Words For Pump (5.14c) and Southern S...
Jorg Verhoeven Repeating Pure Imagination (5.14d)
Pure Imagination 5.14c (8c+) Watch on vimeo
Andrada & Midtbø In The Flatanger Cave
Dani and Magnus at Flatanger.mov Watch on youtube
James Pearson Big Wall Climbing In The Alps
The ascent of the Qualido big wall (Joy Division) by James Pearson Watch on youtube
Adam Taylor Brings 5.15 To The Red River Gorge
Red River Gorge local Adam Taylor ushers in the era of 5.15 at the Red
5.14c Repeats By Spannuth & Zachariash
A pair of climbers continue their rapid rise up the grading scale
Foster Falls - The Big Empty
Foster Falls - The Big Empty Watch on vimeo
Emily Harrington Climbing Waka Flocka (5.14b) In Rifle
Letting Go Watch on vimeo
Chelsea Rude Reports On 5.14a Ascent In Rodellar
On her new blog Chelsea Rude has a nice report from her recent trip to Rodellar, Spain where she did her first 5.14 and came close to sending a 2nd before having to return home.
Southern Smoke (5.14c) Repeated By Dylan Barks
According to his 8a scorecard 16-year old Dylan Barks from Ann Arbor, MI has done Joe Kinder's Southern Smoke (5.14c) in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. This was Barks' second route 5....
Adam Ondra Doing FAs in Valmalenco
Adam Ondra in Valmalenco Watch on youtube
5.14b FA At Smith By Ryan Palo
Ryan Palo reports on his blog about Sure Shot (5.14b), a FA he did last weekend at Smith Rock that takes Pierre Bollinger's Shoot'm Up (5.14b) to a more difficult finish.
Lander Rock Climbing
Lander Rock Climbing Watch on vimeo
5.14b In Rifle By Emily Harrington
The historic season of sending in Rifle continues as Climbing reports that Emily Harrington repeated Joe Kinder's Waka Flocka (5.14b), her first of the grade in Rifle. Update - Mor...
Climbing At Serra Do Cipa, Brazil
FESTINHA Watch on youtube
Pure Imagination (5.14d) Repeated By Sasha DiGiulian
Sasha DiGiulian continues to amaze, this time repeating a 5.14d in the Red River Gorge
Ramon Julian Onsights 5.14c In Rifle
After a disappointing finish in the World Cup in Boulder , Ramon Julian Puigblanque made the drive west to Rifle for a short trip and things went just a little better for him there...
2011 IFSC Lead World Cup In Boulder Highlights
2011 IFSC Lead World Cup - Boulder, CO - Movement Climbing + Fitness Watch on vimeo
News & Notes - 10/12/2011
News & Notes from Lynn Hill, Joe Kinder, Sasha DiGiulian, Reno climbing walls, 50 year anniversaries and more...
Schubert, Ernst Win 2011 Lead Climbing World Cup In Boulder
Results from the Lead World Cup held over the weekend at Boulder, Colorado's Movement Climbing & Fitness
Daila Ojeda Sterling Rope Profile
Daila Ojeda - climb ‘A muerte’ on Sterling Rope Watch on vimeo
Daniel Jung FA'ing 5.14d And Other Climbs Around Catalunya
Viva la Vida Part 2 Watch on vimeo
2nd Ascent Of Twenty Four Karats (5.14c)
Adam Taylor has done the likely 2nd ascent of Jonathan Siegrist's Twenty Four Karats (5.14c) in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. While generally preferring to live life under the online...
Lead World Cup This Weekend In Boulder
This weekend Boulder, CO, and more specifically Movement Climbing & Fitness, will play host to the first lead climbing World Cup held on American soil in over 20 years.
Jonathan Siegrist Goes Shadowboxing In Rifle
Nearing the end of his time in Rifle for the season, Jonathan Siegrist adds a new testpiece to the canyon
6 Years Of 24 Hours Of Horseshoe Hell
6 Years of 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell Watch on youtube
Graham, Others Climbing In Siurana
Viva La Vida pt1 Watch on vimeo
2011 24 Hours Of Horseshoe Hell
Last weekend 250 crazy people climbers spent 24 straight hours clipping bolts at Arkansas' Horseshoe Canyon Ranch for the aptly named 24 Hours Of Horseshoe Hell . Nate Drolet and B...
Ben Spannuth Repeats Era Bella (5.14d)
Looking at Ben Spannuth's 8a scorecard we can see that he's had a nice trip to Spain climbing several 5.14s and just recently repeating Chris Sharma's Era Bella (5.14d) in Margalef...
Working Punks In The Gym
Smitten: Punks in the Gym (5.13d/14a) Watch on youtube
Natalie Berry Climbing Raindogs (5.13b)
Raindogs 8a - Natalie Berry Watch on vimeo
Bad Girls Club (5.14d) Repeated By Joe Kinder
After getting a lot of love from first ascensionist Matty Hong and second ascensionist Jonathan Siegrist , it's only fitting that only a short time after returning to the States fr...
Stockboy's Revenge (5.14b) Repeated By Jen Vennon - Updated
Jen Vennon becomes the first woman to climb 5.14b in Rifle, CO with her repeat of Stockboy's Revenge
Joe Kinder Climbing In Umgeni Valley, South Africa
Joey Kinder at Umgeni Valley Watch on vimeo
Jonathan Siegrist On The FA Of New World Order (5.14c) At Little Si
Jonathan Siegrist - NWO Watch on vimeo
Preview Of Uber Cave In Flatanger
Teaser Flatanger.mov Watch on youtube
News & Notes - 9/14/2011
News & Notes from Sasha DiGiulian, Ben Spannuth, Dai Koyamada and a slew of upcoming access related events...
Multiple Hard Sends By Ashima Shiraishi In Kentucky
27Crags interviews Ashima Shiraishi after her first trip to Kentucky's Red River Gorge which yielded repeats of multiple 5. 13s including the 5.13d Swingline . Already somewhat wel...
Sendtember Well Under Way In Rifle
Jonathan Siegrist, Sam Elias and Keller Rinaudo kick off sendtember in Rifle, CO
Threat Level Colombia
Threat Level Colombia Watch on vimeo
Dave MacLeod Climbing Centre Court (5.13d/.14a)
Dave MacLeod climbing the Centre Court in Norway within the GORE-TEX Experience Tour Watch on youtube
Nick Duttle Repeats Alpine 5.14
DPM reports on Nick Duttle doing the 4th ascent of Tommy Caldwell's Sarchasm (5.14) located high in RMNP, CO on the Ship's Prow near Longs Peak: After breaking a few holds during h...
Hard New Route At "Next Level Something" Crag By Jorg Verhoeven
Jorg Verhoeven blogs about his recent efforts in the amazing cave in Flatanger, Norway that yielded a potential 5. 14d called Nordic Flower with room for much, much more: I must sa...
Another Day At The Office For Adam Ondra & Sasha DiGiulian
Another day at the office yields 5.15 and V15 FAs for Adam Ondra and a 5.14a onsight for Sasha DiGiulian
Lucifer (5.14c) Repeated (Again) By Adam Taylor
In a post summarizing what sounded like a pretty miserable Labor Day weekend weather-wise at the Red River Gorge, the folks at the Team Saucisson blog casually dropped the fact tha...
Bad Girls Club (5.14d) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist
Not long after its FA by Matty Hong , Jonathan Siegrist has, according to my spies, done the 2nd ascent of Bad Girls Club (5.14d) in Rifle, CO. More details to come, I'm sure, on S...
5.14c For Sasha DiGiulian In Rodellar
Sasha DiGiulian clips the chains on her 3rd 5.14c of 2011
Shawn Raboutou Climbs 5.14b At Age 13
13 year-old Shawn Raboutou sends his fisrt 5.14
Jame McHaffie Climbing On The Big Bang (5.14d)
The Big Bang 9a, 2nd Ascent, by James McHaffie, Lower Pen Trwyn, North Wales. Watch on vimeo
2011 World Youth Championships Results
Results from the World Youth Championships of sport climbing held August 25-28, 2011 in Imst, Austria
Trailer: The Season 2
ARC'TERYX presents: The Season 2 Watch on vimeo
5.14d In Oliana For Chris Sharma
Daila Ojeda mentions on her Spanish blog that before coming to the U.S. for the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show in Salt Lake City, UT and his annual Yo Basecamp in Bishop, CA boyfriend...
Potential 5.14d FA In Rifle By Matty Hong
Rock & Ice has the details on Matty Hong doing the FA of a route Joe Kinder bolted and left as an open project last summer in Rifle, CO called Bad Girls Club : What makes Bad Girls...
5.14d Birthday Present For Charlotte Durif
Literally as she was turning 21 years of age France's Charlotte Durif redpointed PPP (5.14d) at Grotte de Galetas in France's Verdon Gorge according to a posting on her website . F...
News & Notes - 8/17/2011
News & Notes from Jonathan Siegrist, 5.14d and V14 in a week by Jorg Verhoeven, a hard mult-pitch gets repeated and MUCH more...
Matt Fultz Sending Rodeo Free Europe (5.14a)
SRCFC at International Climbers Festival 2011 Watch on vimeo
First 5.14 For The Other Alex Johnson
According to his Facebook Page Alex "Socks" Johnson has done his first 5.14 with a send of Welcome To Tijuana (5.14b) in Rodellar, Spain.
Chris Sharma Talks Projects, Climbing In Spain & Sterling Ropes
Chris Sharma - Sterling and Climbing Watch on vimeo
Alan Cassidy Climbing Metalcore (5.14c)
Alan Cassidy - Metalcore 8c+ Watch on vimeo
Productive Day At Maple Canyon For Sasha DiGiulian
Playing hooky from the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show going on in Salt Lake City for a day Sasha DiGiulian made the trip down to the cobbled overhangs of Maple Canyon where, according...
Pair Of 5.14d Repeats In Margalef For Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra checks in with his 8a scorecard to report that he sent two Chris Sharma 5.14d's in Margalef, Spain in Gancho Perfecto and Era Bella, with the latter going down 2nd try....
News & Notes - 8/3/2011
A few lingering pieces of News & Notes left over from my recent vacation...
Nina Caprez Climbing Fish Eye (5.14b) At Oliana
Nina_Fish Eye.mov Watch on youtube
DiGiulian, Ondra Take Overall Gold At World Championships In Arco, Italy
Adam Ondra and Sasha DiGiulian highlight the results from the 2011 Climbing World Championships that took place in Arco, Italy
3rd Ascent Of Jaws II (5.15a) By Mike Foley
Mike Foley nabs the 3rd ascent of the Rumney, NH testpiece Jaws II (5.15a)
American Youth Climbing Well
DPM seems to have the youth beat covered pretty well these days with stories about 14 year-old Stefan Lavender climbing 5.14a in Ten Sleep , the Raboutou kids (and parents) climbin...
Salewa Rockshow 2011
Salewa Rockshow 2011 - Orpierre (Fr) Watch on vimeo
DPM Interviews Nick Duttle
DPM has a nice interview with Nick Duttle detailing his background and how health challenges haven't stopped him from climbing 5.14 and V14. There's also this nice video of him cli...
Hard Multipitch In Switzerland By Nina Caprez
Nina Caprez reports here here and here that she did the first female ascent of the 240m route Silbergeier (difficulties up to 5.13d/5.14a) in Rätikon, Switzerland. PlanetMountain i...
Possible 5.15a FA By Enzo Oddo
16 year-old Enzo Oddo blogs (in French) about his FA of La moustache qui fâche (5.15a) in Entraygues, France. Oddo has now done 3 5.15s including this really famous one .
Jonathan Siegrist Climbing In The Virgin River Gorge
Jonathan Siegrist Maxim Dynamic Ropes Watch on vimeo
Productive Trip To Washington For Jonathan Siegrist
Jonathan Siegrist leaves behind two 5.14 FAs after a successful trip to Washington
Keller Rinaudo Climbing Trebuchet (5.14b) In The New River Gorge
Trebuchet Watch on vimeo
Mathieu Bouyoud Climbing Inshallah (5.14c) On Kalymnos
INSHALLAH 8c+ à Kalymnos Watch on vimeo
TeamClimbhouse Sport Climbing In Spain
Spain Climbing 2011 Watch on vimeo
Marmot Rocks North Wales
Marmot Rocks North Wales Watch on vimeo
Videos From Adam Ondra's Trip To The UK
To go along with today's Video Friday post is this excellent recap of Adam Ondra's trip to the UK which includes footage of him sending Overshadow (5.15a) and onsighting Bat Route...
8 Year-Old Climbing 5.12a At The Red River Gorge
8-year-old leads his first 5.12 climb! Watch on youtube
Siegrist Just Does It
Jonathan Siegrist tweeted yesterday that he has done J. B. Tribout's Just Do It (5.14b or c) in Smith Rock, OR. Look for further updates on his excellent blog .
Nick Duttle Getting It Done Out East
Nick Duttle has been keeping busy this spring splitting his time between Kentucky's Red River Gorge and West Virginia's New River Gorge. Peeking at his scorecard we can see that si...
Ryan Palo Nabs 2nd Ascent Of Shoot'm Up (5.14b) In Smith Rock
Ryan Palo has done the 2nd ascent of Pierre Bollinger's Shoot'm Up (5.14b) in Smith Rock, OR . Writing on his blog about the ascent Palo offers some excellent advice about sticking...
No Pain No Spain
No Pain No Spain Watch on vimeo
News & Notes - 6/1/2011
News & Notes from Ethan Pringle, Nina Caprez, Carlo Traversi, Jimmy Webb, potential problems with the GriGri 2 and much more...
Enzo Oddo Repeating Aubade Directe (5.15a)
Petzl athlete Enzo Oddo sends "Aubade" - 5.15a Watch on youtube
Dave Graham Does FA Of Ali Nomad (5.14b) At Clear Creek Canyon
The Ali Nomad 5.14b, First Ascent in Clear Creek Canyon Watch on vimeo
Pierre Bollinger On The FA Of Shoot'm Up (5.14b) At Smith Rock
Smith rock(s) Watch on vimeo
Report From 2011 New River Rendezvous
The 2011 edition of the New River Rendezvous went down in West Virginia last weekend and DPM was there to capture the weekend in words and video .
Joe Kinder On Tiger Blood (5.14c)
Tiger Blood sneak peak Watch on vimeo
Ondra Gets Revenge At Malham Cove, Does 2nd Ascent Of Overshadow (5.15a)
Adam Ondra returns to England to nab the 2nd ascent of Steve McClure's Overshadow (5.15a) at Malham Cove. UPDATED
Adam Ondra On The FA Of Chaxi Raxi (5.15b) At Oliana
BD athlete Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Chaxi Raxi (9b) at Oliana, Spain Watch on vimeo
Hard 5.14/Easy 5.15 2nd Ascent By Enzo Oddo
Enzo Oddo reports on his website that he's done the 2nd ascent of Aubade Directe , a route somewhere in the hard 5.14/easy 5.15 range at Sainte Victoire, France that was first done...
Two 5.15s In A Day At Oliana For Chris Sharma
Since turning 30 a few weeks back do you think Chris Sharma spends his free time watching the Climbing After 30 series to keep his motivation up?? Whatever he's doing is working b...
Trailer For Chuck Fryberger's Upcoming Movie The Scene
The Scene Official Trailer Watch on vimeo
Ghetto Booty (5.14c/d) Sees First Repeat
Climbing.com reports that Mexico's Mauricio Huerto has done the 2nd ascent of Ghetto Booty (5.14c/d) at Mt. Charleston some 11 years after it was first done by the legendary French...
News & Notes Bonus Edition - 4/29/2011
A few bonus News & Notes from Emily Harrington, Dorothea Karalus, Enzo Oddo and more...
Gabriele Moroni Climbing Coup de Grace
gabri moroni _ coup de grace 9a Watch on vimeo
2nd Ascent Of Graham's Coup de Grace By Gabriele Moroni
Italy's Gabriele Moroni does the 2nd ascent of Dave Graham's Coup de Grace in Sonlerto, Switzerland
News & Notes - 4/27/2011
A few News & Notes from Nik Berry, Daniel Woods, Adam Ondra, the Petzl Roc Trip China, a new iPhone app guidebook for Joshua Tree and more
Keller Rinaudo Climbing God's Own Stone (5.14a)
God's Own Stone, 14a Watch on vimeo
Another Potential 5.15b By Adam Ondra In Spain
Adam Ondra does his 4th 5.15b of the year...and it's only April
Adam Ondra On Chilam Balam (5.15b)
Chilam Balam Watch on vimeo
Chris Sharma Visits Germany, Tries Action Directe
Café Kraft – Chris Sharma in Nemberch Watch on vimeo
Chris Sharma Working First Round First Minute
Chris Sharma - First Round First Minute, 5.15b Watch on youtube
Chris Sharma Does First Ascent Of First Round First Minute In Margalef
Chris Sharma nabs the long-awaited FA of his First Round First Minute project in Margalef, Spain
Adam Ondra Working Chilam Balam (5.15b)
Adam Ondra en Chilam Balam y proyecto de Villanueva del Rosario (Málaga) Watch on youtube
PlanetMountain Follows Up With Ondra On Chilam Balam
PlanetMountain has an excellent interview with Adam Ondra discussing his quick repeat of Chilam Balam (5.15b) last week .
Alizée Dufraisse Climbing Kalea Borroka (5.14a) In Siurana
KALÉA BORROKA 8B+ SIURANA Alizée Dufraisse Watch on vimeo
Adam Ondra Makes Quick Work Of Chilam Balam
Adam Ondra makes quick work of one of the world's hardest and most notorious unrepeated routes
News & Notes - 4/12/2011
News & Notes from Nina Caprez, Cedric Lachat, Kevin Jorgeson, Fred Nicole and much more...
2nd Ascent Of Pure Imagination (5.14d) By Adam Taylor
DPM reports with an interview that Adam Taylor has done the 2nd ascent of Jonathan Siegrist's Pure Imagination (5.14d) at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. This is Taylor's 2nd 5.14...
Golden Direct (5.14d) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist
Jonathan Siegrist does the likely 3rd ascent of a hard Joe Kinder testpiece in southern Utah
10 Days In Morocco's Todra Gorge
vimeo video Watch on vimeo
Spirit Of Mascun Trailer
El espíritu de Mascún - Spirit of Mascún (Trailer) Watch on vimeo
Mark Anderson Adds First 5.14 To Shelf Road
Mark Anderson recently added the first 5. 14 to Colorado's Shelf Road when he did the first ascent of Apogee Pending . Check out this interview Anderson did with Splitter Choss to...
2011 SCS Open National Championships Women's Highlights
2011 SCS National Championship Highlights • Women Watch on vimeo
2011 SCS Open National Championships Men's Highlights
2011 SCS National Championship Highlights • Men Watch on vimeo
No Numbers With Maja Vidmar
NO NUMBERS Watch on vimeo
Oreganic Volume 2
Oreganic Volume 2 Watch on vimeo
DiGiulian, Midtbø Win 2011 SCS Open National Championships UPDATED
The 2011 SCS Open National Championships went off this weekend in Boulder, CO with Magnus Midtbø and the red-hot Sasha DiGiulian taking the top spot on their respective podiums.
Pair Of Sasha DiGiulian Interviews
Following up on Sasha DiGiulian's amazing week of climbing that saw her redpoint 2 5.14cs , onsight a 5.14a and a .13d and send 7 other 5.13s are these pair of interviews she did:...
2011 SCS Open National Championships Start Tomorrow
While the annual ABS Nationals bouldering competition seems to generate a lot of buzz among competitors and spectators alike, the yearly SCS Nationals sport climbing competition al...
Life & Climbing In Cuba
vimeo video Watch on vimeo
Joe Kinder Does FA Of Tiger Blood (5.14c)
Joe Kinder is about to bail on the U.S. and embark on a pretty amazing sounding roadtrip through Europe and South Africa, but before he could get to that he had some unfinished bus...
5.15b FA And 5.14c Onsight In A Day By Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra's 2 week holiday to Spain ended with a 5.15b FA and 5.14c onsight at Oliana
Said Belhaj & Dani Andrada In Sweden
BEST COAST RIOT Watch on vimeo
More News From Kentucky UPDATED
More hard sends going down at the Red River Gorge. UPDATED
5.14a Onsight By Sasha DiGiulian In The Red River Gorge
Sasha DiGiulian is having a pretty good week in Kentucky's Red River Gorge sending Southern Smoke (5.14c) on Saturday and now, according to her Facebook profile, onsighting the 130...
Gabriele Moroni Climbing Action Directe (5.14d)
Action Directe - Gabriele Moroni Watch on youtube
News & Notes - 3/22/2011
News & Notes from Adam Ondra, Daniel Woods and much more...
Southern Smoke (5.14c) FFA By Sasha DiGiulian
Today at Bob Marley in the Red River Gorge I bore witness to Sasha DiGiulian making an impressive send of Joe Kinder's Southern Smoke (5.14c) for the route's first female ascent. M...
Remy Bergasse On Steppe de Pierres (5.14d)
Steppe de pierres 9A par Rémy Bergasse, Calanques. Watch on vimeo
Calm Like A Bomb
Calm Like a Bomb Watch on youtube
Potential 5.15a FA In Santa Ana By Adam Ondra
With the warm up out of the way, Adam Ondra turns his attentions to more long term challenges on his current road trip to Spain. News also from Daila Ojeda...
Sport Climbing In The Azores
O gadanho do cagarro (Project) Watch on vimeo
PlanetMountain Interviews Ondra Regarding 5.14c Onsights
Following up on this week's news about Adam Ondra onsighting multiple 5.14cs is this interview he did discussing these ascents with PlanetMountain.com. Among the factors that contr...
Adam Ondra Onsighting 5.14c In Etxauri
Ondra 8c+ onsight Etxauri Watch on youtube
Another Pair Of 5.14c Onsights For Adam Ondra In Spain?!
Adam Ondra actually improves on his recent "world record" of 2 5.14cs in 2 days by doing 2 in one day!
5.14 Onsight Spree By Adam Ondra In Spain
Adam Ondra builds on his recent 5.15b FA by onsighting 2 5.14cs in Extauri, Spain
Pete Kamitses Sends Old World Lullaby (5.14a)
Black and Tan Watch on vimeo
Necessary Evil (5.14c) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist
After an extended battle against "frustration, terribly fickle conditions, and some severely height dependent cruxes" Jonathan Siegrist clips the chains on Necessary Evil (5.14c)
Dave Graham Sending Necessary Evil (5.14c)
Dave Graham Necessary Evil 5.14c 8c+ (VIRGIN RIVER GORGE) Watch on youtube
Ethan Pringle Climbing F-Dude (5.14a) At The Virgin River Gorge
f dude Watch on vimeo
First 5.13d For Heather Robinson
Via her 8a scorecard comes news that Heather Robinson has done Power Windows (5.13d) at Nevada's Mt. Potosi. You can see a picture of her on the route on Jorge Visser's new blog .
Sean McColl's 2nd Ascent Of Chris Sharma's Dreamcatcher (5.14d)
Sean McColl - Dreamcatcher Watch on youtube
Red River Renuion 2011
Red River Reunion 2011 Watch on vimeo
News & Notes - 2/23/2011
A smorgasbord of News & Notes to get you through your Wednesday
Potential 5.15b "La Capella" By Adam Ondra In Siurana
Just weeks after his 18th birthday Adam Ondra does the FA of perhaps his hardest route yet in Siurana, Spain
Todd Perkins Does A New 5.14a
A Cold Day in a Cave Watch on vimeo
Keller Rinaudo On Lightning (5.14a) In Yangshuo
Keller on Lightning Watch on vimeo
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...
Fun In The Zillertal With Ondra, Mrázek & The Czech Climbing Team
Czech climb ♥Homevideo♥ aus Ziller-thriller-tal 2010! (with Adam Ondra and Tomáš Mrázek) Watch on vimeo
A Day In The Hurricave With Joe Kinder
Sport Climbing with Joe Kinder Watch on vimeo
Adam Ondra Working Golpe de Estado (5.15b)
ADAM ONDRA - Working Golpe de Estado in Siurana Watch on vimeo
7 European 5.14d Sport Climbs
vimeo video Watch on vimeo
Trip Reports From Afghanistan, Mongolia & Montenegro
Black Diamond's athletes and employees share stores from trips to Afghanistan, Mongolia & Montenegro
Video Of Jonathan Siegrist On Twenty Four Karats (5.14c)
ARC'TERYX 24-Karats, 5.14c Watch on vimeo
Yuji Hirayama - On The Road To Slovenia
Hirayama Yuji (平山ユージ) - On The Road To Slovenia Watch on vimeo
Chris Sharma Opens New 5.15 In Santa Linya
Chris Sharma opens a potential 5.15 dubbed Catxasa in Santa Linya, Spain
![Ganesh [5.14a] First ascent by Gérôme Pouvreau](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y3UDkcH5KzI/hqdefault.jpg)
Gerome Pouvreau Sends Ganesh (5.14a)
Ganesh First ascent by Gérôme Pouvreau Watch on youtube
Ethan Pringle Works The Golden Ticket (5.14d)
Working the Golden Ticket Watch on vimeo
Konrad Ociepka Sends Total Brutal (5.14a) In Zillertal
Konrad Ociepka - Total Brutal 8b+, Zillertal Watch on vimeo
Oreganic Volume 1
Oreganic Volume 1, Smith Rock 2010 Watch on vimeo
Trailer For "The Fanatic Search 2 - A Girl Thing"
Trailer "The Fanatic Search 2 - A Girl Thing" Watch on vimeo
Video Of Jonathan Siegrist On Twenty Four Karats (5.14c) At The Red River Gorge
Arc'teryx has a nice video up on their website of Jonathan Siegrist climbing on his new route Twenty Four Karats (5.14c) at Kentucky's Red River Gorge . Check it out here .
First Repeat Of 20+ Year-Old 5.14 By Cody Roth
Late last year Cody Roth managed the first repeat of a route called Malvasia (5.14c after broken holds) in Croatia some 20+ years after its first ascent by Mauricio "Manolo" Zanoll...
Potential New 5.14 At The Puoux
Joe Kinder reports on his blog that he did the first ascent of 31º at the Puoux near Glenwood Springs, CO yesterday. Check his post for a cool photo sequence of him on the route fo...
New Campground Coming To The New River Gorge
The American Alpine Club has announced plans to open a climber's campground at the New River Gorge on 40 acres of land they've purchased in Fayetteville, WV. The campground, which...
Chris Sharma Back In Action At Oliana
Chris Sharma is back with another FA of anther 5.15 in Oliana, Spain
Hard 5.14 FA By Ethan Pringle In Yangshuo
Ethan Pringle does the FA of an open Chris Sharma project in Yangshuo, China
Video Friday: Jonathan Siegrist On Pure Imagination (5.14d)
Footage of Jonathan Siegrist on his new route at the Red River Gorge, Pure Imagination (5.14d) plus bonus footage of Ethan Pringle on The Golden Ticket (5.14d)
New 5.14 At The Fossil Cave By Joe Kinder
Joe Kinder escaped the snow and cold of Rifle, CO down to southern Utah's St. George area where he got right to work on an undone Randy Leavitt route at the Virgin River Gorge's Fo...
Things Get Spicy In Yangshuo For Ethan Pringle
Fresh off a successful trip to the Red River Gorge, Ethan Pringle jetted over to Yangshuo, China where his results have been similarly impressive
News & Notes - 11/29/2010
Feast on the latest edition of News & Notes with news about several repeats of Dave Graham V15s in Europe, a tragic accident in Red Rocks, a lesson about the importance of helmets...
Jonathan Siegrist Does FA Of Twenty Four Karats (5.14c) At Red River Gorge
Jonathan Siegrist cleans up another longstanding 5.14 project at Kentucky's Red River Gorge
News From Across The Pond
A few noteworthy sends from across the pond last week by Bernhard Schwaiger, Dai Koyamada, Chris Webb Parsons, Dave MacLeod and Pierre Bollinger
Productive Weekend At The Red River Gorge For Siegrist & Pringle
It was a busy weekend for hard sending at the Red River Gorge's Chocolate Factory with Jonathan Siegrist and Ethan Pringle both sending hard 5.14s
2 5.14bs By Danny Robertson In Rifle
Danny Robertson did his 2nd 5.14b of the season yesterday with his repeat of Dave Graham's Girl Talk in Rifle, CO. Previously he had also repeated Andy Raether's Stockboys Revenge...
News & Notes - 11/03/2010
News & Notes from Rifle, the Red River Gorge, Switzerland, the Petzl Roc Trip and more...
Climbing Video: Adam Ondra 5.15a FA In Céüse
A nice profile piece on Adam Ondra featuring the FA of a potential 5.15a in Céüse, France
Adam Ondra Visits Madagascar
Adam Ondra (not pictured) took a break from school at the end of last month to go to Madagascar of all places and, as usual, he did not leave empty-handed.
Potential 5.14c By Joe Kinder In Rifle
Rock & Ice reports that Joe Kinder did the FA of Waka Flocka Flame at Rifle, CO's Project Wall. This line links up Waka Flocka (a 5.14b Kinder did the FA of in August ) and Living...
Jen Vennon Repeats The 7 P.M. Show (5.14a) In Rifle
Rock & Ice reports on their website that Jen Vennon repeated The 7 P.M. Show (5.14a) in Rifle, CO. Female 5.14 sends are somewhat rare in Rifle and the R&I story does a nice job co...
The China Glide (5.14d) Repeated By Vasya Vorotnikov
According to his 8a.nu scorecard Vasya Vorotnikov did the 3rd ascent of The China Glide (5.14d) in Rumney, NH. The China Glide, which links all of China Beach (5.14b) into the end...
News & Notes - 10/05/2010
News & Notes from Rifle, Smith Rocks, Mt. Evans, Alex Honnold, Jamie Emerson, Phil Schaal and more...
Jaws II (5.15a) Repeated By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods nabs the 2nd ascent of one of the country's hardest sport routes
Just Do It (5.14c) Repeated By Enzo Oddo
According to Prana's blog 15 year-old French phenom Enzo Oddo is on a visit to the U.S. where he has already managed a fast 2 day repeat of J.B. Tribout's Just Do It (5.14c) at Smi...
FFA Of Grand Ol' Opry (5.14) By Paige Claassen
Paige Claasen has succeed in repeating Grand Ol' Opry (5.14) for its first female ascent and only its 4th ascent overall
News & Notes - 09/21/2010
News & Notes from the European Championships, Alex Honnold, Steve Wempler and more
Enzo Oddo Sends Another Hard 5.14, Gets Interviewed About Realization
The young French phenom Enzo Oddo did another 5.14d last week , repeating Tony Lamiche's Condé de choc at Entraygues, France. Petzl also posted this nice interview with the 15 year...
Kryptonite (5.14d) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist
Jonathan Siegrists succeeds in his quest to repeat Kryptonite (5.14d) at the Fortress of Solitude in western Colorado
News & Notes – 9/8/2010
News & Notes from Adam Ondra, Brent Perkins, Phil Schaal, Black Diamond and MUCH more...
Sharma 5.14 Repeated In China
The Black Diamond Journal reports that Liuyong Bang did the 2nd ascent of Spicy Noodle in Yangshuo, China. Spicy Noodle was first done by Chris Sharma last year at 5.14b however a...
Multiple 5.14s In Rifle By Joe Kinder
Joe Kinder reports on his blog that he did the FA of Waka Flocka , a possible 5.14b he bolted in Rifle, CO after relocating to the Western Slope last month. Kinder also repeated Li...
PuntX (5.14d) Repeated By Sean McColl
Sean McColl recently repeated PuntX (5.14d) in Gorges du Loup, France, and you can read the excellent recap of his efforts on the route in his latest blog entry .
Hard Repeat For Anthony Chertudi At Causey
According to his scorecard Anthony Chertudi has repeated Vampire Direct (5.14c) at Causey, UT . Vampire Direct, which adds an "extremley crimpy and body intensive V12" start to an...
Weekend News
A few notable sends that caught my eye recently and sad news from the Alps...
Video Friday: Mexican Big Walls, Lincoln Lake & New Video Page
The weekend is almost here and what better way to get ready for any weekend of climbing than to watch a couple of videos, right?
News & Notes - 08/16/2010
Youth seems to be the theme of this edition of News & Notes...
Alli Rainey Reports On Success In Ten Sleep
Alli Rainey checks in with the Prana Blog to report of her recent success in Ten Sleep, WY
Hard Sends For Sasha DiGiulian In Europe
According to her 8a.nu scorecard , Sasha DiGiulian repeated Philipe Cuisinere (5.14a) in Rodellar, Spain. In recent weeks she done hard 5.13 in Arco, Italy and Ceuse, France.
News & Notes – 08/03/2010
News & Notes from Dave Graham, Alex Honnold, the Pou brothers, another new 5.14 in Utah, more World Cups coming to North America and more...
Climbing Video: Jacinda Hunter On Fantasy Island (5.14b)
A nice video from Mike Call that focuses on Jacinda Hunter's recent FA of a potential 5.14b in American Fork Canyon, UT
Ten Sleep
A few words on our trip to Ten Sleep and other stops out west earlier this month
Bret Johnston Sending Dr. Evil (5.14a)
Dr. Evil Climb - Bret Johnston Watch on vimeo
Things That Happened While I Was Away
A few stories from the past few weeks that caught my eye including World Cup Bouldering, climbing on El Cap and more...
5.14b FA By Jacinda Hunter In Utah
Jacinda Hunter has done the first ascent of a long-standing project in Utah's American Fork Canyon that could potentially be 5.14b
Brief News & Notes - 6/28/2010
A few News & Notes from over the weekend...
News & Notes – 6/22/2010
News & Notes from Joe Kinder, Shawn Raboutou, Jimmy Webb and more...
Accident At New River Gorge Offers Learning Experience
A tragic accident at the New River Gorge over the weekend offers a valuable learning experience
Climbing Video: Mike Foley Sending Livin' Astroglide (5.14c) In Rumney
Video of Mike Foley's recent repeat of Livin' Astroglide (5.14c) in Rumney, NH
5.14a FFA For Paige Claassen In Washington
In his latest blog entry Jonathan Siegrist reports that Paige Claassen has done the FFA of Motley Crux (5.14a) at Deep Creek near Spokane, WA.
Enzo Oddo Climbing GoGo (5.14b)
Enzo - GoGo- 8c - Le Palais Watch on vimeo
News & Notes - 05/26/2010
News & Notes from Jonathan Siegrist, Paige Claasen, Mike Foley, Alex Honnold and more...
5.14d FA By Chris Sharma
Daila Ojeda reports that Chris Sharma did the FA of Era Bella (5.14d) in Margalef, Spain. Check her blog for a couple of pictures.
The Insiders: A New Short From Big Up Productions
A new short film from Big Up Productions called "The Insiders" seeks to capture the excitement of indoor climbing
Potential New 5.14b At The New River Gorge
Mike Williams adds a potential new 5.14b to West Virginia's New River Gorge. Updated to also include news of a new hard trad line established at the New by Pat Goodman.
Trip To The Red & CO Bouldering News
A few words about my trip to the Red River Gorge over the weekend and video of Jimmy Webb and Brion Voges climbing boulders in Colorado
Alan Cassidy Climbing Rollito Sharma Extension (5.14b) in Santa Linya
Alan Cassidy on Rollito Sharma extension Watch on vimeo
News & Notes – 05/05/2010
A special Access edition of News & Notes with additional news from Adam Ondra, Jimmy Webb, Dai Koyamada and more...
Yuji Hirayama Climbing 5.14 In Turkey
FREE RANGE TURKEY_dispatch #7 Watch on vimeo
Petzl At The 2010 Red Rocks Rendezvous
Red Rock Rendezvous 2010 Watch on vimeo
Daniel Woods Climbing 5.14 In Turkey
vimeo video Watch on vimeo
Origins Episode 1: Joshua Tree
The first installment of the new "Origins" series from Sender Films, evolv and Mountain Gear
The North Face's Free Range Turkey
The North Face sends several of its athletes to check out the sport climbing in Antalaya, Turkey
News & Notes - 4/14/2010
News & Notes from Daniel Woods, Chuck Fryberger, Paul Robinson, the Teva Mountain Games and more...
Big Up's Take On First Round First Minute
Last one. I promise.
5.14a Onsight For Dave Graham At Oliana
A bit quiet of late, Dave Graham onsighted Picos Pardos (5.14a) at Oliana, Spain the other day calling it "a real treat". Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come on his pro...
The Lowdown On First Round First Minute
Chris Sharma addresses the recent controversy over the First Round First Minute project
New 5.14c From Joe Kinder In Southern Utah
Joe Kinder bolted and sent Flight Of The Conchords in southern Utah's Hurricave to yield a new 5.14c. Check his blog and this interview with DPM for more info.
News & Notes – 3/16/2010
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Natasha Barnes, GP Salvo, Dean Potter, Yvon Chouinard and more...
Adam Ondra Nabs 2nd Ascent Of Sharma's Golpe de Estado (5.15b)
Adam Ondra ticks one of his hardest yet...UPDATED
Chris Sharma Working Potential 5.15 Project In Oliana
Chris Sharma "Shaxi Raxi"- Oliana project (9a+) Watch on youtube
News & Notes - 3/4/2010
News & Notes from Chris Sharma, Daila Ojeda, Chris Webb Parsons, Hueco Rock Rodeo Results and much more...
2009 Season In The Frankenjura
Frankenjura 2009 Watch on vimeo
Video Of Hard Sport Route 2nd Ascents To Get You Psyched
Video of Iker Pou doing the 2nd ascent of Chris Sharma's Demencia Senil (5.15a) in Margalef, Spain and Dave Graham doing the 2nd ascent of Lev Pinter's Bunda Ju Fora (5.14d) in Ace...
Climbing Video: Chris Sharma On First Round First Minute, Neanderthal FA
Another excellent promotional video from Prana, this time featuring Chris Sharma on a couple of 5.15 sport routes in Spain.
News & Notes – 1/27/2010
News & Notes from the OR Winter Market, Chris Sharma, Iker Pou and more
Year End Wrap-Ups From UKClimbing
UKClimbing has a couple of nice year end review type articles that they posted recently to wrap up major news items from 2009. One for sport climbing and one for bouldering .
2010 SCS Open National Championship Results
Results of the 2010 SCS Open National Championships held this past weekend in Sandy, UT. Updated with Video.
Patxi Usobiaga Climbing Realization 5.15a
Patxi Usobiaga climbing Biographie 9a+ Watch on vimeo
Jonathan Siegrist Sending Lucifer (5.14c)
ARC'TERYX Jonathan Siegrist - Lucifer 5.14c Watch on youtube
News & Notes – 1/11/2010
News & Notes from Matt Wilder, Paul Robinson, Daniel Woods and MORE. Updated 1/12/10.
Chris Sharma First Round Update From Spain
The Big Up blog has a nice update on Chris Sharma’s efforts to free the First Round First Minute project in Margalef. Apparently he is getting frustrated after falling at least 15...
Alexey Rubtsov On Guiris Go Home 5.14b
Guiris go home 8c Watch on vimeo
Jonathan Siegrist, American Gangster In Yangshuo
Jonathan Siegrist, fresh off an impressive fall trip to the Red River Gorge, makes fast work of several hard routes in Yangshuo, China.
Cool Video Of Lauren Lee Sending The Present (5.14a)
Check out this nice video of Lauren Lee sending The Present (5.14a) at the Gorilla Cliffs outside St. George, Utah.
Chris Sharma, Neanderthal Among Boys
Chris Sharma ticks off another 5.15 project, this time the Neanderthal project in Santa Linya, Spain. Updated with link to pictures and more route info.
A Little Friday Inspiration From Jerome Pink
Since returning from Hueco I've been struggling with recurring pain in one of my knuckles, something that seems to be a yearly ritual at this point. I initially injured the joint p...
Cool List Of 5.14d And Harder Climbs/Climbers
Check out this website for a pretty comprehensive list of the world’s 5.14d and harder sport routes along with the climbers that have climbed them.
Tis The Season In Spain
News from Spain from Chris Sharma, Dani Andrada, Dave Graham, Jon Cardwell and more...
Daniel Woods Climbing MYD (5.14c) in Rodellar
Daniel Woods Climbing MYD (5.14c) in Rodellar
Cool Video Of Adam Ondra Climbing In The Frankenjura
Cool video of Adam Ondra climbing two 5.14d's in Germany's Frankenjura
News & Notes – 11/17/2009
A few News & Notes as I get caught up from nearly 2 weeks away from a computer
Not A Bad Ticklist…For A Lifetime
Jonathan Siegrist's ticklist at the Red River Gorge continues to grow
2 5.14c FAs by Charlotte Durif
In the past month, France’s Charlotte Durif has done two 5. 14c FAs, The Wall at Combe La Vielle and the amazing looking roof climb Pull Over at Grotte de Galetas.
Adam Ondra’s Hardest Route Yet
A likely sign of things to come, Adam Ondra has done the FA of what he considers his hardest route yet at a crag near Sardinia, Italy. Dubbed Marina Superstar , Ondra felt the rout...
Adam Taylor Punches Golden Ticket At The Red
Adam Taylor opens perhaps the most difficult line at the Red River Gorge
Jonathan Siegrist Is Motivated, Sends Lucifer (5.14c) With Quickness
Jonathan Siegrist rolls into the Red River Gorge in Kentucky and promptly sends one of the area's hardest sport climbs
Hard Sends By Weaver, Robinson, Johnson & Puccio
Brad Weaver has done what I believe to be the 4th the 5th ascent of Mike Doyle's Lucifer (5.14c) at the Red River Gorge, KY. Over in Utah, Paul Robinson did the 2nd ascent of James...
News & Notes – 10/16/2009
News & Notes to wrap up the week...
Yet Another 5.14d For Dave Graham
Via TheLowDown comes news that Dave Graham is continuing his return to form, this time with the 3rd ascent of Chocholocco (5.14d) at Carros, France. A few pictures of him on the ro...
Rich Simpson's Obsession With Action Directe (5.14d)
Obsession Watch on vimeo
News & Notes – 10/06/2009
News & Notes from Dave Graham, Tommy Caldwell, the Hubers, Adam Ondra and much more...
Toni Lamprecht Sport Climbing In The Gorge du Verdon
Le Vieux Homme Watch on youtube
Ondra, Ernst Win World Cup In Puurs, Belgium
Results and a cool pair of videos from the 2009 IFSC Lead Climbing World Cup in Puurs, Belgium
Adam Ondra Having A "Bad Day"
A bad day of Adam Ondra Watch on vimeo
First 5.14d For Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods graduates to the 9th grade...
2nd Ascent Of Chris Sharma’s Dreamcatcher (5.14d) By Sean McColl
Chris Sharma's Dreamcatcher (5.14d) in Squamish, BC sees a 2nd ascent after rebuffing some of the world's strongest climbers
One Less Excuse
As climbers, we often utilize a wide array of excuses for not sending our latest project. One I’ve started working in to my repertoire is that I’m simply “too old” to do something...
Brian Kim 3rd Ascent Of Still Life (5.14b)
Still Life Watch on vimeo
Chris Lindner Repeats Girl Talk (5.14c)
Fresh off a move to Colorado , Chris Lindner has done the 8th 9th (at least) ascent of Dave Graham’s Girl Talk (5.14c) at Rifle, CO according to the Maxim Ropes Facebook page .
News & Notes – 09/15/2009
News from Jon Cardwell, Adam Ondra and Paul Robinson. Notes from Chris Sharma, the Reel Rock Tour and more...
Pou Brothers On The World's Hardest (?) Big Wall, Orbayu (5.14c/d)
Iker & Eneko Pou ORBAYU Clip Watch on youtube
Daniel Woods Heating Up In Gorges du Loup
Basically out of hard boulder problems to send in the U.S. during the summer months, Daniel Woods has turned his attention to taking his sport climbing game to the next level*. Wel...
Outtakes From Swedish Climbing Movie
Via 8a.nu is this cool clip of DWS and sport climbing in Sweden . As an added bonus you get to meet the “eccentric” Jens Larssen.
2009 World Youth Climbing Championship Results
One of America's brightest young rock stars finishes on the podium at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Valence, France. UPDATED
Where In The World Is James Litz?
James Litz has been very busy putting up hard sport routes this summer...
News & Notes – 08/28/2009
Sport climbing news from France and Colorado and a slew of notes...
New Climbing Book: Sport Climbing, From Toprope To Redpoint
Rock & Ice editor Andrew Bisharat has been hard at work on a book about sport climbing called Sport Climbing: From Toprope to Redpoint, Techniques for Climbing Success.
Alex Honnold Sport Climbing In Tuolumne Meadows
Honnold in Tuolumne Watch on vimeo
30 Meters | Updraft
30 Meter | Aufwind Watch on vimeo
Toni Lamprecht FA of Beat It (5.14c)
Beat it Watch on youtube
Kevin Wilkinson Climbing 5.14 In Ten Sleep Canyon
"I'm a Boltin' Man" 5.14 Gnar-Gnar in Ten Sleep Canyon Watch on vimeo
Tips For Climbing 5.12
Via Will Gadd is this excellent post that has several good tips on how to break through the 5.12 barrier (or any difficulty barrier in climbing for that matter).
News & Notes – 08/07/2009
News on a new V15 from Nalle Hukkataival, several notes and a few good videos
Climbing Video: Chris Lindner Sport Climbing In Wyoming
Video of Chris Lindner climbing on the limestone crags around Lander, WY
News & Notes – 07/20/2009
Here at ClimbingNarc.com the summer climbing season at areas like Mt. Evans and RMNP is one I usually look forward to quite a bit as it usually provides good news fodder. Unfortuna...
Climbing Videos: Cedar Wright’s Vertical Carnival
I like to think I'm pretty up to speed on most everything that is happening in the online climbing world, but every once in awhile I find that I missed something cool. One such exa...
News & Notes – 07/13/2009
A few News & Notes for your Monday...
Sharma Flashes 300 Ft. 5.14b At Roc Trip Millau
Chris Sharma makes his presence felt at the 2009 Petzl Roc Trip Millau. UPDATED
Big Ups To Footage Of Chris Sharma Working Pachamama (5.15a)
Big Up has the latest footage of Chris Sharma working a 5.15 in Spain
News & Notes – 06/24/2009
News from Joe Kinder, Brad Weaver, Chuck Odette, Adam Ondra, Andy Raether and more
Adam Ondra Repeats Corona (5.15a)
Adam Ondra has done the first repeat of the hardest route in Frankenjura, Germany, Markus Bock’s Corona (5.15a). Pictures from Vojtech Vrzba .
Chris Sharma Got A Haircut…And FA’ed Another 5.15
Another 5.15 First Ascent in Spain for Chris Sharma
‘Made In China’ Featuring Chris Sharma Now Playing At MVM
Video of Chris Sharma trying possible 5.15 projects in China is now up at MVM.
New Videos From Utah Added To DPM HDTV
Deadpoint Magazine has added video of Alex Puccio, Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson and Jon Cardwell bouldering in Moe’s Valley as well as footage of Joe Kinder on his new 5.14d The Re-...
Joe Kinder Opens New 5.14d In Utah
Well, that didn’t take long. Yesterday I mentioned that Joe Kinder was working on a link up in Southern Utah that could be one of the harder routes in America. Sure enough, later i...
Paul Robinson Psychedelic (5.14d) Video At DPM
Videos featuring Paul Robinson and James Litz added to the DPM HDTV channel.
Hard Onsights & New Projects For Chris Sharma In China
Chris Sharma is up to his usual tricks in Yangshuo, China
Desert Southwest Spring Break Update
Last week was a pretty big week for the areas in the desert southwest as some of the best climbers in the world descended on the areas stretching from St. George, UT to Las Vegas,...
Paul Robinson Does 2nd Ascent Of Psychedelic (5.14c/d)
Paul Robinson repeats Psychedelic in St. George, UT.
Big Up's Progression Update From Spain: Sharma, Ondra & Ojeda
Big Up Productions is hard at work in Spain filming their next movie Progression. As usual, Chris Sharma is one of their main subjects, but we will be treated to more of a Europea...
Climbing Video: Natalija Gros Climbing Histerija (5.14c)
Video of Natalija Gros sending 5.14c as well as a trailer for an upcoming documentary
Where In The World Is Chris Sharma?
When I was a kid, one of the games we played on the classic Apple IIe computers was Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego. The basic gist of the game was that adults were tricking...
Jacinda Hunter Climbs 5.14b In Utah
Jacinda Hunter has made an impressive FFA of Dave Graham’s Breaking The Law (5.14b) at Black and Tan, UT. Check out the video at MVM .
Chris Sharma Does First Ascent of Demencia Senil (5.15a) In Margalef
After a fairly miserable sounding Winter, the conditions in Spain have improved as of late which can mean only one thing: another new 5.15 from Chris Sharma. As with the new routes...
Southern Smoke Video Now On MVM
Spencer Victory’s video of Joe Kinder and Brad Weaver doing the first and second ascents of Southern Smoke (5.14c) at the Red River Gorge is now up on MVM .
Chris Sharma Spain Update
Since his first ascent of Golpe De Estado back in December , Chris Sharma has been keeping things low key. He is still holding it down in Spain, but poor weather has severely hampe...
Carlo Traversi & Emily Harrington Are 2009 SCS National Champions
Carlo Traversi and Emily Harrington won their respective divisions at this weekend’s SCS Adult National Championships . DPM has a great write-up as well.
A Cautionary Tale About Bad Bolting
A fatal sport climbing accident in Australia's Blue Mountains due to a failed bolt and a cut rope raises questions about how the route in questions was bolted.
Climbing Video: Brad Weaver Sending "Fifty Words For Pump Right" (5.14c)
Anytime there is an up and coming climber from the midwest, you KNOW I am going to pimp them hard. Brad Weaver is a climber from Bloomington, IL that had a great 2008. Most notab...
News & Notes: 1/6/2009
News & Notes from Shawn Diamond, Alex Johnson, Matt Segal, Matt Wilder, Tim Clifford and much more...
Video: Adam Ondra Sending “Open Air” 9a+/5.15a
Video footage of Adam Ondra's recent repeat of Alex Huber's "Open Air" a previously unrepeated 5.15a sport route in Austria.
Chris Sharma Sends ‘Golpe De Estado’ (5.15b?) In Siurana
Chris Sharma ups the ante in Spain. UPDATED
Joe Kinder Adds A New 5.14c To The Red River Gorge
Joe Kinder has opened a new 5.14c called Southern Smoke at Kentucky's Red River Gorge.
Adam Ondra Repeats (World’s First?) 5.15
Adam Ondra has repeated Alex Huber's 1996 testpiece Open Air at Austria's Schleier Wasserfall, suggesting a grade of 5.15a for the route.
Rockstar Watch At The Red River Gorge: Chris Sharma Sends 2 5.14s, 5.15 On The Horizon??
When Nate called me last weekend to let me know he saw Chris Sharma down at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, I knew it wouldn’t be long before the news of hard sends started to trickle...
Dave Graham On The Road In The U.K.
Fresh off a successful late summer sending spree in Rifle, CO Dave Graham has once again headed back to Europe. This time he is giving a series of lectures in the United Kingdom a...
Chris Sharma Onsights Two (or Three?) 5.14s In Maple Canyon
Chris Sharma's onsight spree at Maple Canyon, UT yields several impressive sends.
Girl Talk In Rifle
If you are looking for some evidence that people can get along in this crazy world of partisan presidential politics and large financial institution collapse, look no further than...
Chris Sharma’s ‘Jumbo Love’ (5.15b)
Looking for more on Big Up's latest movie Progression and Chris Sharma's Jumbo Love? Check out these posts ! The dust has settled on Chris Sharma sending his project at Clark Mt. ,...
Chris Sharma Sends Clark Mountain Super Project: Jumbo Love (5.15b)
Looking for more on Big Up's latest movie Progression and Chris Sharma's Jumbo Love? Check out these posts ! The Big Up Blog is reporting that Chris Sharma has climbed the fabled p...
Chris Sharma Climbing Dreamcatcher (5.14d)
Chris Sharma - Dreamcatcher 5.14d Watch on youtube
News & Notes – 06/11/08
News & Notes on Sonnie Trotter, Ethan Pringle, tribute to Todd Skinner, the Caldwell's and more...
Ancient History: Narc Rock Climbing
Sorry for the lower quality photos... the technology back when I used to climb isn't what it is today... Click pictures to expand... Thanks to Dan for hooking up these long lost pi...
Chris Sharma Climbing Gancho Perfecto (5.14d) In Margalef
Gancho Perfecto 9a Watch on youtube
Exclusive Details On Contents Of Dosage 5
There have been hints dropped here and there as to what will be on the upcoming Dosage 5 DVD, but never a definitive list. Until now that is. Check out this list of what Doses wi...
From Zero To 5.14 In 5 Months
Less than 5 full months since fracturing his heel while attempting Mandala SDS (V14) in Bishop, and about 1 month since taking his first steps outside of his cast, Ethan Pringle se...
Adam Ondra Repeats Action Directe (5.14d)
15 year old Adam Ondra has repeated Wolfgang Gullich's Action Directe (5.14d) in Germany's Frankenjura. Read more at Czechclimbing and climbing.com .
Climbing Video: Brian Kim Climbing China Beach (5.14b)
Brian Kim: China Beach 5.14b Watch on youtube
News & Notes - 5/8/2008
Not much Earth shattering news going down lately but here are a few things to check out from the past few weeks: Joe Kinder prepared nicely for his 2 month trip to Spain with his r...
Hard, Unrepeated American Routes
Based on the high level of interest in the list of potential V14 and harder boulder problems in North America , I thought it would be a good idea to try and assemble a similar list...
Ancient History: Narc Climbing On Spring Break
I am a bit busy working on a semi-secret climbingnarc.com project which I hope to unveil in its entirety on Monday. In the interim, these pictures from Rockclimbergirl.com that I c...
News & Notes – 3/19/2008
Climbing news: Rastaman Vibration Sit pictures, Midnight Express repeated, Steve House in Argentina, Steve Dieckhoff's passing, Yosemite Bouldering, Ty Landman FAs and Pete Whittak...
Adam Ondra Climbs 3 5.14s in One Day
15 year old Adam Ondra continues to amaze. In the course of one day he sent Sanjski Par Extension (5.14d), Človek e jezi se (5.14c) and Popolni mrk (5.14b) all at Slovenia's Misja...
News & Notes - 3/10/2008
Just an update on Beth Rodden's new 5.14 trad route Meltdown . Big Up Productions was there filming her work on the route for the upcoming Dosage 5. Big Up shares their first hand...
Blank Man - 5.13b
01/27/2008 - Peter Bonamici climbing Blank Man (5.13b) at Red Wing, MN Nice work Peter...
News & Notes - 1/31/08
Recent climbing news including: Sharma & Harrington are national champions, Daniel Woods repeating V14 in a day, Hayden Miller climbing at Ute pass and news from Bernd Zangerl.
Red River Gorge RocTrip Video
Big Up Productions has released a video featuring Chris Sharma, Dani Andrada, Mickael Fuselier, Daniel Woods, Emily Harrington and Sean McColl climbing during the Petzl RocTrip tha...
News & Notes - Mass Update
Thanks to James for compiling this massive list of updates. In this update you will find a lot of news on Dai Koyamada's exploints in the Frankenjura. Also news from Daniel Woods,...
No Redemption (5.13b) at RRG Video
Check out this video of Zac Sans climbing No Redemption (5.13b) at Bob Marley, Red River Gorge, KY. ZAC SANDS CLIMBING NO REDEMPTION 5.13 RED RIVER GORGE Watch on youtube
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...
Red Wing Barn Bluff: A Midwestern Anomaly
“Coming to Carleton was a strictly academic decision,” I explain to the student interviewing me for the Carletonian, the student Newspaper at Carleton College, a small liberal arts...
Patxi Usobiaga Climbing La Rambla Original (5.15a)
Click here to watch the video of Patxi Usobiaga climbing La Rambla Original (5.15a) recently. Thanks to Ant for the tip.
Sharma & Usobiaga Repeat Andrada 5.15a
The somewhat elusive (from an online spray observer's standpoint) Chris Sharma has surfaced in Spain with his recent repeat of Dani Andrada's 5.15a La Novena Enmienda at Santa Liny...
Hillbilly Hollow
Note from Climbing Narc - Thanks to Sarah for this guest post on Hillbilly Hollow Three hours after leaving Milwaukee, Tony, Kevlar and I pull into a rest stop just off the highway...
Dave Graham Realization (5.15a) Video
Dave Graham climbing Realization (5.15a) Watch on youtube Not quite Big Up quality but it is footage nonetheless of Dave Graham's recent repeat of Chris Sharma's Realization in Ceu...
Jaws II
Vasya Vorotnikov has made the First Ascent of Dave Graham's crimp nightmare Jaws since some holds broke. Originally graded 5.14b, Vasya has registered the new version as 5.15a and...
Purgatory
Over the Labor Day weekend I had an opportunity to check out the crag Purgatory at the Red River Gorge. I had always wanted to go there pre-injury so I could check out the hyper cl...
Bit of News
Here is a bit of news for your Wednesday: Paul Robinson has made the 4th ascent of Ode to the Modern Man (V14) at Mt. Evans after Woods, Landman and Jorgenson. This would be Paul's...
Creature Feature
For the Labor Day weekend, Amy and I took some friends of ours down to the Red River Gorge. On Friday we headed to Phantasia and did the classic route Creature Feature (5.9). I mad...
Midweek News - 08/22/07
Here are a few interesting stories to check out Splitterchoss has a couple of cool tidbits on climbing at Rifle. First is a post about a feature story done about climbing at Rifle...
Scalatabel Climbing Festival
Recently, a sort of mini Petzl Roc Trip was held at the Scalatabel Climbing Festival near Thaurac in the South of France. Well known pro climbers like Dave Graham, Chri...
Vegas Calls…
Duty once again calls and I must return to the desert known as Las Vegas for a wedding. In the mean time, here are a few pictures from a trip I took out there a few years back. Rou...
Update on Sharma’s Project
I recently had a post on a new project that Chris Sharma has been working on at Mt. Clark outside of Vegas. Mike Call has been out shooting footage with Josh Lowell and Peter Morti...
More Muir Valley Drama
Those of you that read this that have never been to the Red River Gorge probably don't find these Muir Valley updates that interesting but among people that climb at the Red MV see...
Best Pitch in the World?
I've never given it much thought, but Mike Doyle (and many others) contend that the route Serpentine (5.13b) at the Grampians in Australia might just have the best pitch of climbin...
Wild Iowa
This past weekend I went rock climbing in Iowa. Yes, Iowa. I volunteered myself to take the climbing team I coach down there. Despite the weather we managed to have a great 2 days...
Realization Revisited
I was cruising around some sites on my lunch break and came across this clip from Dosage I that I had not seen in quite some time. It definitely brings back memories of the glory d...
Sharma’s New Project
Shh, don't tell anyone: I’m not really supposed to talk about it, but I will say this: When it gets done, it will be the hardest, most badass sport route in the world. There you go...
Summer 2001 Road Trip: Wild Iris Pt. 2
Wild Iris Part 2 Mike Nash climbing Atomic Stetson (.13b/c) Mike climbing on the White Buffalo boulder. An interesting 20-25 foot boulder that has 2 bolts. The anchors were chopped...
Summer 2001 Road Trip: Wild Iris Pt. 1
Wild Iris The climbing at the Wild Iris outside of Lander, WY is a lot of tendon tweaking pulling on steep limestone pockets. Much like RMNP, the setting in which you are climbing...
One Final Video of La Rambla Original (5.15a)
One final video of someone climbing on La Rambla Original at Siurana, Spain. This one is of Edu Marin who got the 2nd ascent shortly before Chris Sharma did. From what I can tell i...
Chris Sharma climbing La Rambla Original (5.15a)
Here is a recent video that was made of Chris Sharma climbing La Rambla Original (5.15a) at Siurana, Spain. This was the 3rd ascent behind Ramonet and Edu Marin. Or you can downloa...
Spring Break
I guess it’s not really called “Spring Break” any more for me now that I work for a living, but nevertheless this past weekend/week served as our Spring Break trip for the year. I...
Perspective
Suddenly my ailments seem a lot less severe
Triple Sec
The route Triple Sec (Fifty Bucks) at the RRG is now open for business. One less thing for me to complain about....Scott
Whiskey a Go-Go
When most people think of climbing in Wisconsin (which most people probably don't really do) they think mostly of the toprope/trad climbing at Devil's Lake and that is about it. If...
News & Notes - 3/12/2007
Ethan Pringle has repeated Fred Nicole's Eperanza (V14) at Hueco Tanks, TX. Fred made the first ascent back in 2001 Stewart Watson has repeated Ben Moon's Voyager (V13). You can se...
Another 5.14d for Dave Graham
Dave Graham has made what is likely the 2nd ascent of Ramon Julian Puigblanque 's Esclatamasters at Perles, Spain. It took him only 8 tries over the course of about 5 months. He ha...
Cool Video from Petzl Roctrip at Kalymnos
Check out this cool video of Dave Graham at the recent Petzl Roctrip @ Kalymnos, Greece. The route was supposed to be the women's "ultimate route" but due to conditions they ended...
News & Notes - 3/5/2007
As I noted in my review of the "climbing" movie Specimen, the movie is not that great. Turns out Rock & Ice was even less generous in their latest issue. They give the movie 1.5 St...
New Josune Bereziartu Pro Blog
Freakishly strong and freakishly man-ish Spanish climber Josune Bereziartu has an updated blog about her 2nd ascent of Patxi Usobiaga's .14b Mandragora in the Ordesa Valley, Spain.
Climbing Videos
Click here to be taken to the front page I will be updating this thread as I find new videos that I come across. Click a link below to be taken directly to that video on this page:...