3rd V13 Flash for James Pearson
21 year old James Pearson added to his unprecedented list of V13 flashes this past month when he flashed Schules des Lebens in Chironico, Switzerland. In Switzerland to work on Dav...
Climber Profile
Daniel Woods
Appeared in 280 posts between 2007 and 2015.
Ten years later
Where are they now?
One of the most technically gifted boulderers of his generation. Woods has been putting up and repeating the world's hardest problems for two decades. He established Return of the Sleepwalker (V17) in 2023, one of the hardest boulder problems ever confirmed.
The Archive
All 280 posts
2007
News & Notes - 11/7/07
I realize lately that I have been spending too much time blogging about myself and not enough time talking about all the action going down elsewhere so here goes nothing: During hi...
The Best Boulderer in the World...
...only climbs V10 outside? Apparently this is true when it comes to Russian Dmitry Sharafutdinov who won the Bouldering World Championships last week in Aviles, Spain. This probab...
News & Notes - 9/17/2007
Let's get back to the spray... Paul Robinson made the 2nd ascent of Harry Roberton's Both Sides of the Spectrum (V12). He also put a new V9 highball at Camp Dick which he called Th...
News & Notes - 08/27/2007
As usual, I go away from a computer for a weekend and the sendtrain begins... The big news is that Paul Robinson has made the 3rd ascent of Jade (V15 for now) in RMNP. The day afte...
And Then There Were None?
Sean McColl has made the 2nd ascent of Daniel Woods's Aslan (V14) in RMNP. This brings the number of unrepeated problems in the Park to 0...for now. The 23 move problem is not typi...
Prediction Review
At the end of May, I made a few predictions about some events at the pinnacle of difficulty bouldering I thought might happen this summer: Ode to the Modern Man (V15) at Mt. Evans...
News & Notes - 8/6/2007
As usual, I go out of town and a ton of things happen: Last week Ty Landman visited Squamish and did what he normally does, which is climb hard problems. He did 1 V13 and a couple...
News & Notes - 7/30/2007
Paul Robinson is back from his trip to California with Daniel Woods . I would have to believe he is a little bit disappointed he did not send problems like Black Mamba (V13) or Som...
News & Notes - 7/16/2007
16 year old Erik Lopez recently climbed two .14d's in one day at Rodellar, Spain. He climbed Ali-Hulk and made the second ascent of Dave Graham's Los Borrachos del Mascun . Not a b...
Sock Hands
I spend a lot of time on here spewing about how many hard boulder problems guys like Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson have done lately, but their overall totals pale in comparison to...
News & Notes - 6/25/2007
Finally back with it...somewhat... Of course the big news while I was gone was Daniel Woods fulfilling another portion of my earlier predictions when he did the first ascent of the...
Teva Mountain Games 2007
Here are the results from this year's bouldering contest... basically a repeat of last year. Wade David has the goods on the photos. 1 Daniel Woods 1 Alex Puccio 2 Paul Robinson 2...
News & Notes - 5/14/2007
Big news of last week was Daniel Woods making the 2nd ascent of Suspension of Disbelief (V13 or V14) at Eldorado Canyon, CO. Dave Graham called it V13 but Daniel felt it was harder...
News & Notes - 5/7/2007
Andreas Bindhammer has made the 4th ascent of La Rambla Original (5.15a) at Siurana, Spain. Ethan Pringle and Issac Caldiero recently repeated Ben Moon's V13 testpiece in Little Co...
News & Notes - 4/23/2007
After a bit of a hiatus, here is some spray: Jamie Emerson sent Circadian Rhythm (V13) at Poudre Canyon. Video is already available here . In the past few weeks Daniel Woods has se...
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...
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...
News & Notes - 2/26/2007
Not much going on the past week, here are a few quick hitters: Ty Landman flashed the first ascent of Freak Brothers II (V10/11) at Boulder Canyon, CO. It was quickly repeated by h...
2007 ABS Nationals Results
Here are the results from the ABS National Bouldering Competition held Feb 16-17 in Maryland. Men 1 Daniel Woods 4400.00 2 Paul Robinson 4400.00 3 Sean McColl 4400.00 Women 1 Alex...
2008
Sendtrain Heating Up In Hueco Tanks
It’s the winter season in Hueco Tanks, TX and with strong youngsters all across the fruited plains lacking anything else to do, the sends are starting to roll in. A couple of years...
Only The “Highest Caliber Of Wood Grained Sandstone” For Daniel Woods…
The bouldering at Arkansas’s Horseshoe Canyon Ranch was featured in Dosage III in a memorable piece culminating with Chris Sharma’s FA of Witness The Fitness. This footage is pres...
News & Notes – 10/29/2008
News from Kevin Jorgeson, James Webb, Daniel Woods and Justin Alarcon. Notes on DPM, RRG Accidents and more.
Dave Graham UK Interview
Via UKClimbing.com here is an interesting series of video interviews with Dave Graham . Interspersed throughout the interviews is footage from some of his lectures. As you may reca...
More Details On 8th Annual Red River Gorge Rocktoberfest
Pre-Registration for the festivities at this weekend’s 8th Annual Rocktoberfest in the Red River Gorge of Kentucky is closing soon. The event promises to have plenty of music, food...
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. ,...
News & Notes - 9/11/2008
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Way Lake Bouldering and several big upcoming events.
News & Notes - 8/4/2008
News & Notes from bouldering strongmen, a Mt. Evans bouldering guidebook in the works, the Fortress Of Solitude and more...
Newsflash: Paul Robinson and Ty Landman Are REALLY Strong…
Paul Robinson and Ty Landman have taken their talents on the road to South Africa and Switzerland respectively. Read on for tales of V15 sending in two hours and repeats of histor...
Somebody Do Me This Favor
Please bring the Rocklands area of South Africa into the 21st century and give them some high speed internet access??? How else will we follow the sendtrain that is Paul Robinson...
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...
Countdown To 2008 Bouldering World Cup In Vail
Two weeks from today, internationally sanctioned competition climbing will make its return to U.S. soil at the Teva Mountain Games. It seems like just yesterday we were at ABS Nat...
News & Notes - 05/13/2008
I have another interesting topic for discussion tomorrow, but in the meantime here are a few links for your perusal: If you enjoy salivating over the posts at the Betabase blog , y...
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...
Lifestyle, Training, Performance: A Review Of The 2007 8a.nu Yearbook
After quickly devouring my 2006 8a.nu Yearbook and promptly letting it sit under my car seat until Mrs. Narc made me throw it away last month, I was on the fence as to whether or n...
News & Notes: Spring Break Edition
A few general bits of climbing news along with several links to check out what people were up to over Spring Break: Early last month, Dean Potter completed a 40 foot roof project h...
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...
Truth In Advertising?
Two recent La Sportiva Solutions ads have featured some fuzzy math when it comes to the grades attributed to the routes in the ads. One being a Timy Fairfield as showing him climb...
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...
Sonnie Trotter On Bouldering In Hampi, India
"Pilgrimage", the Big Up movie featuring Chris Sharma and Katie Brown bouldering in Hampi, India, inspires anyone who watches it to dream of one day climbing in India. Unfortunatel...
Problogs: Angie Payne & Daniel Woods
Climbing.com has added two more pro climbers to their growing list of bloggers: Daniel Woods and Angie Payne. Angie's first blog is about her trip to the South with Jamie Emerson....
Hard, Unrepeated American Boulders
I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of hard (V14 and up) boulder problems that have not been repeated in North America. Thanks to everyone for help in compiling the...
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,...
News & Notes - Bouldering Edition
A summary of recent bouldering activity including more repeats of Trice in Boulder, Bishop bouldering, hard first ascents in Idaho and scary highball first ascents in Hueco Tanks....
Momentum Video Magazine Follow-Up
More information on subscribing to the Premium Area of the Momentum Video Magazine including a list of videos featured in the Premium Area.
2009
Only The “Highest Caliber Of Wood Grained Sandstone” For Paul Robinson…
It seems like an annual tradition at this point that each winter some of America’s strongest boulderers make their way to Arkansas to sample the untapped sandstone that can be foun...
Adam Ondra Flashes V14 In Switzerland
Another week, another impressive piece of news from Czech youngster Adam Ondra. UPDATED with a link to video of Daniel Woods doing the problem as well as additional details.
New V14 In Austria By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods is done with the sport climbing game for now and he’s moved on to the bouldering around his temporary home in Innsbruck, Austria. UPDATED
New Daniel Woods Blogsite
Via B3Bouldering comes news that Daniel Woods has started a new website with a blog, pictures, video, etc. Check it out here .
Review: Big Up Productions’ Progression DVD
A review of Progression, the latest release from Big Up Productions
News & Notes – 10/16/2009
News & Notes to wrap up the week...
Interview With Josh Lowell About Progression, Big Up Productions' Latest Release
Interview with Josh Lowell about Big Up Productions latest movie, Progression, that features Chris Sharma, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Paul Robinson, Daniel Woods and others pu...
First 5.14d For Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods graduates to the 9th grade...
Why Chris Sharma Doesn’t Boulder More
Ever wonder why you don't hear much about Chris Sharma bouldering these days?
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...
News & Notes – 08/28/2009
Sport climbing news from France and Colorado and a slew of notes...
Phil Schaal Does 5th Ascent Of Jade (V15)
One of America's hardest boulders gets a 5th ascent. Updated.
Ondra Flashes 2 Rocklands V13s In One Day
I’m still decompressing and trying to catch up after being on the road for the past 10 days, but here is a bit of news to tide you over. UPDATED TWICE
Updates From South Africa
I mentioned last week how it has been a somewhat slow summer for climbing news. Part of this can be attributed to the lack of action taking place here in the States, but another r...
2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships Wrap-Up
The 2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships are in the books and what an interesting event it was. UPDATED with problem 4 footage
Johnson, Woods Win 2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships
Results of the 2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, UT.
2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships At ORSM Qualifier Results
Results of the qualifiers for the 2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market and Live Blog news.
News & Notes – 07/13/2009
A few News & Notes for your Monday...
2009 Climbing World Championships Results
Results from the 2009 Climbing World Championships held in Qinghai, China
The Players DVD Review
BS Productions has released another DVD, The Players . This productions offer a glimpse into what makes some of today's strongers climbers tick. Climbers you will see include: Chri...
Issue 5 Of Deadpoint Magazine Now Available
Issue 5 of Deadpoint Magazine is now online
2009 Teva Mountain Games: Bouldering World Cup Final Results
Americans take 3 spots on the podium at the Bouldering World Cup at the 2009 Teva Mountain Games.
2009 Teva Mountain Games: Bouldering World Cup Semi-Final Results
Results from the Semi-Final round of the Bouldering World Cup at the 2009 Teva Mountain Games.
2009 Teva Mountain Games: Bouldering World Cup Men’s Qualifier Results
The Men's qualifier is in the books at the Bouldering World Cup at the 2009 Teva Mountain Games.
2009 Bouldering World Cup At Teva Mountain Games Begins Today
The International bouldering circuit returns to American soil today with the kick-off of the Bouldering World Cup at the Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO.
2009 Gravity Brawl This Weekend
The summer competition kicks off tomorrow with the 2009 Gravity Brawl at the New Jersery Rock Gym in Fairfield, NJ.
News & Notes – 05/20/2009
News & Notes from Matt Wilder, Southern Illinois, Black Diamond and more...
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-...
News & Notes – 05/07/2009
News & Notes returns...
Litz’s Chinese Arithmetic Repeated
Apparently Daniel Woods did the first repeat of James Litz’s Chinese Arithmetic (V13??) at the Lilly Boulders of Tennessee this weekend in a mere 3 tries . More to come…
New V14 In Moe’s Valley, UT
Still in Moe’s Valley , Daniel Woods has added a 5 move lower start to Isaac Caldiero’s Meatbag (V13) to yield The Beach , a proposed soft V14. Check out the updated list of V14 bo...
News & Notes – 3/13/2009
News & Notes about Fred Nicole, Lynn Hill, Mike Doyle's unexpected send, V13s for Nalle Hukkataival and more.
Matt Segal Sends New Trad Line "Smart Went Crazy" In Eldo
Matt Segal, who is probably most well known these days for his first free ascent of a route in Eldorado Canyon, CO's Kloof Alcove called Iron Monkey (5.14), recently returned to th...
Andre Di Felice Repeats The Saadhu (V14)
Andre Di Felice has made the 4th ascent of Timy Fairfield’s V12 into V11 link up called The Saadhu (V14) at The Temple, NM. The other repeats came from Jon Cardwell and Daniel Wood...
Rewind DVD Review & Sale
BS Productions has released their 5th climbing movie, Rewind. The movie includes highlights from previous BS Productions movies The Life, The Australia Project, Karma and Spray as...
2009 ABS 10 Nationals Adult Finals Wrap Up
A wrap up of this past weekend's 2009 ABS 10 Nationals Adult Finals with thoughts from several of the athletes as well as links to pictures and video.
2009 ABS 10 Nationals Adult Bouldering Championships Results
Results of the 2009 ABS 10 Adult Bouldering National Championships from The Spot Gym in Boulder, CO. UPDATED 2/16/09.
News & Notes – 2/13/2009
A summary of the past few weeks worth of News & Notes including the must see video from the Australian bolt failure tragedy.
Daniel Woods Arkansas Update In His Own Words
As a follow up on my post about Daniel Woods’ recent trip to Arkansas , Woods himself has posted a trip report on La Sportiva’s website . 9 out of 10 eh?
Dave Graham Doing What Dave Graham Does: Sending V13s
It continues to be a somewhat slow winter on the uber difficult boulder front, but that doesn’t mean that nothing is happening out there. Dave Graham is back stateside which can me...
Daniel Woods Arkansas Bouldering Update
Since we last checked in , Daniel Woods has continued his exploration of the sandstone blocs in and around Arkansas' Horseshoe Canyon Ranch. Recent noteworthy ascents include a new...
2010
Another Hard FA In Hueco Tanks By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods adds yet another hard new boulder problem in Hueco Tanks
News & Notes: Hueco Tanks Edition
The winter season is in full effect in Hueco Tanks, TX with several interesting sends going down in recent weeks
2010 Triple Crown Bouldering Series: Stone Fort Results
Jimmy Webb and Kasia Pietras continue their dominance of the 2010 Triple Crown Bouldering Series at a wet Stone Fort
Video-ish Friday: 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour DVD
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for the climbing addict in your life? Then look no further than the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour which is now available on DVD and digital dow...
Popular Posts & Videos For October 2010
Check out which posts and videos you were clicking on the most during the month of October 2010
Woods, Puccio & Litz Establish Hard Boulders
This weekend saw some interesting news on the bouldering front with hard FAs by the likes of Daniel Woods, Alex Puccio and James Litz
Pair Of Lincoln Lake Season Wrap Ups
Jamie Emerson & Chad Greedy offer their summaries of the 2010 season at Lincoln Lake plus a brief promo for a new movie about the area
Jaws II (5.15a) Repeated By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods nabs the 2nd ascent of one of the country's hardest sport routes
Popular Posts & Videos For September 2010
Here are the most popular posts and videos for September 2010
Lincoln Lake Season Winding Down
The season at Mt. Evans' Lincoln Lake is nearing its end, but not before a few more hard boulders are sent...
2010 UBC Pro Tour At The Nor'easter Final Results
Final results from the last stop on the 2010 Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour
Final Stop Of 2010 UBC Pro Tour Streams Live Friday & Saturday
Catch the final stop of the 2010 Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour live on the internet this Friday and Saturday
It’s "Wash, Rinse, Repeat" At Lincoln Lake For Graham & Woods
Stop me if you've heard this before : another week, another hard boulder added to the talus near Mt. Evans' Lincoln Lake by Dave Graham and Daniel Woods. This has become such a con...
Zach Lerner Sends V14 In Switzerland
I meant to post this awhile back but it slipped through the cracks. Kairn (via UKClimbing ) reported back in August that Zach Lerner did the 3rd ascent of Daniel Woods' Rememrance...
Big Summer For Dave Graham Continues
Dave Graham continues his excellent summer with yet another potential V14 at Lincoln Lake. UPDATED with video
Another Repeat of RMNP Testpiece Jade
DPM reports that Dan Beall added his name to the growing list of climbers who repeated the RMNP, CO testpiece Jade . Originally given V15 after its FA by Daniel Woods back in 2007,...
2010 Reel Rock Film Tour Trailer
Trailer for the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour, coming soon to a city near you
Daniel Woods & Dave Graham Add Potential V15 At Lincoln Lake
With the addition of Warrior Up (V15) at Mt. Evans' Lincoln Lake, Daniel Woods & Dave Graham have teamed up to establish a contender for one of the hardest boulder problems in the...
Another Hard Boulder At Lincoln Lake
Daniel Woods took down another hard project at Mt. Evans, CO's Lincoln Lake the other day with his FA of the so-called "Big Wall" project. Woods registered the new boulder on his 8...
Weekend News
A few notable sends that caught my eye recently and sad news from the Alps...
News & Notes - 08/16/2010
Youth seems to be the theme of this edition of News & Notes...
Potential V14 By Dave Graham At Lincoln Lake
B3Bouldering reports that Dave Graham has done the FA of another potential V14 up at Mt. Evans' Lincoln Lake called The Mote in God's Eye . Graham's latest edition brings the numbe...
Review: The Island Volume 1
A review of the The Island Volume 1, a new movie from Chad Greedy and Dave Graham
Woods, Puccio Win At 2010 UBC Pro Tour ORSM
Daniel Woods & Alex Puccio come out on tap at the Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour's stop at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
(Another) Hard FA From Daniel Woods At Mt. Evans
Another week, another new V14 * new hard boulder from Daniels Woods at Mt. Evans' newest hotspot Lincoln Lake. Woods logged his latest FA on his 8a scorecard as The Exfoliator and...
Paul Robinson Back In Rocklands
Paul Robinson heads back to Rocklands, South Africa as part of his multi-year road trip around the world
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...
UBC Pro Tour At 2010 ORSM Streaming Live Online, Live Blogged Here
Hi there. Hello. Um, how does this blogging stuff work again??
New V14 From Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods reports on his blog that he did the FA of a potential V14 dubbed Evil Backwards at the new bouldering hot spot Lincoln Lake near Mt. Evans, CO.
Brief News & Notes - 6/28/2010
A few News & Notes from over the weekend...
2010 Teva Mountain Games: Vail Bouldering World Cup Final Results
Final results of the Bouldering World Cup at the 2010 Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO won by Daniel Woods and Chloé Grafiaux
2010 Teva Mountain Games: Vail Bouldering World Cup Semi-final Results
Results from the Semi-final round of the Bouldering World Cup at the 2010 Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO
2010 Teva Mountain Games: Vail Bouldering World Cup Men's Qualifier Results
Results from the Men's qualifying round of the Bouldering World Cup at the 2010 Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO
2010 Bouldering World Cup Vienna Results
Results from the 2010 Bouldering World Cup event held in Vienna, Austria as well as a few thoughts on the upcoming World Cup at the 2010 Teva Mountain Games
Popular Posts & Videos For May 2010
A brief recap of a Memorial Day weekend spent at the Red River Gorge and Popular posts and videos for May of 2010
6th Ascent Of Jade
6th ascent of one of Colorado's hardest boulders by Carlo Traversi
Battle In The Bubble Results
Two familiar faces come out on top at Boulder's Battle In The Bubble...
Battle In The Bubble Live Broadcast This Saturday
This weekend's Battle In the Bubble bouldering competition in Boulder, CO will be broadcast live on the internet
2nd Ascent Of The Story Of Two Worlds (Updated)
Dai Koyamada makes the long awaited 2nd ascent of The Story Of Two Worlds, a potential V16 in Cresciano, Switzerland
News & Notes – 05/05/2010
A special Access edition of News & Notes with additional news from Adam Ondra, Jimmy Webb, Dai Koyamada and more...
Popular Posts & Videos For April 2010
Popular posts and videos for April 2010
2010 UBC Pro Tour Earth Treks Roc Comp Results
Results from the 2010 Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour's first stop at the Earth Treks Roc Comp. Updated with more videos...
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...
Popular Posts & Videos For March 2010
Popular posts and videos for March 2010
More On Lucid Dreaming From Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson blogs about his recent FA of Lucid Dreaming
2010 Hueco Rock Rodeo Photo Gallery
Merrick Ales has an excellent gallery of photos from the 2010 Hueco Rock Rodeo up on his website that includes plenty of shots of comp winners Daniel Woods and Alex Puccio. There's...
Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, Alex Johnson Sign With Nicros
Hold maker Nicros has signed Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson and Alex Johnson to their team to help shape holds and develop products for the 2011 Nicros line-up. Word on the street is...
News & Notes - 3/4/2010
News & Notes from Chris Sharma, Daila Ojeda, Chris Webb Parsons, Hueco Rock Rodeo Results and much more...
Core Trailer
As seems to be the norm after returning from an extended absence from technology, I'm having a hard time processing all that happened in the world of climbing since we left for HP4...
Popular Posts & Videos For February 2010
Popular posts and videos for February 2010
News & Notes – 2/23/2010
News & Notes of a new V14 in Utah, a new competition series from NE2C, highballs in Bishop and much more...
Climbing One Step Closer To The Olympics?
Climbing clears another hurdle on the path toward becoming an Olympic sport. UPDATED
2010 ABS 11 Nationals Adult Qualifiers Results & Videos
Results and media from the qualifying round at the 2010 ABS 11 Open National Championships
Daniel Woods Opens The Game (V16)
Daniel Woods takes it to the next level in Boulder Canyon with the first ascent of The Game (V16)
3rd Ascent Of Terremer (V15) By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods ticks off another of America's hardest boulders in Fred Nicole's Terremer (V15) at Hueco Tanks, TX
2010 SCS Open National Championship Results
Results of the 2010 SCS Open National Championships held this past weekend in Sandy, UT. Updated with Video.
Paul Robinson On Red Rocks Bouldering
I caught up with Paul Robinson to find out more on his recent bouldering trip to Red Rocks, NV
2009 Year In Review Part 4
A look back at what was making news the last 3 months of 2009
News & Notes – 1/11/2010
News & Notes from Matt Wilder, Paul Robinson, Daniel Woods and MORE. Updated 1/12/10.
2009 Year In Review Part 3
A look back at what was making news the months of July, August and September of 2009
2009 Year In Review Part 2
A look back at what was making news April through June of 2009
2009 Year In Review Part 1
A look back at what was making news the first 3 months of 2009
2011
Popular Posts & Videos For November 2011
The most popular posts and the highest rated videos for November 2011
Fred Nicole's Entlinge (V14/15) Flashed By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods gets really "next level" with things by flashing a Fred Nicole testpiece in Switzerland
McColl, Robinson & Woods In Switzerland - Updated
Sean McColl, Paul Robinson and Daniel woods have posted up in Ticino, Switzerland and as one might expect they've managed to climb their fair share of hard boulders
More V15s From Ondra & Woods
Adam Ondra and Daniel Woods each add proposed V15s to Petrohrad and Magic Wood respectively
News & Notes - 10/12/2011
News & Notes from Lynn Hill, Joe Kinder, Sasha DiGiulian, Reno climbing walls, 50 year anniversaries and more...
Video Friday - 10/7/2011
The most popular videos from the past week...
Swiss Bouldering News From Koyamada, Ondra & Woods
Despite some challenging conditions Dai Koyamanda, Adam Ondra and Daniel Woods have all been getting it done on the boulders of Switzerland of late.
Popular Posts & Videos For September 2011
Popular posts and videos for September 2011
Video Friday - 9/30/2011
Final thoughts from last weekend's Nor'easter and your Video Friday videos
Review: A Fine Line
A Fine Line follows the likes of Jimmy Webb, Brion Voges, Brad Weaver, Daniel Woods and Dave Graham as they spend a few months doing what they do best, namely doing nothing but bo...
2011 Reel Rock Film Tour Kicks Off Tonight
A look at the 6th edition of the Reel Rock Film tour which kicks off tonight
News & Notes - 9/14/2011
News & Notes from Sasha DiGiulian, Ben Spannuth, Dai Koyamada and a slew of upcoming access related events...
Notable Repeats By Daniel Woods In Austria
Daniel Woods ticks off two hard Bernd Zangerl problems in the mountains of Silvretta, Austria
In Search Of Time Lost (V15) Repeated By Dai Koyamada
Dai Koyamada is back in Magic Wood, Switzerland...
Video Friday - 8/26/2011
ClimbingNarc.com gets a makeover and your Video Friday videos
Fischhuber, Stöhr Win 2011 Bouldering World Cup
The 2011 Bouldering World Cup circuit finished up last weekend in Munich, Germany with Kilian Fischhuber and Anna Stöhr claiming the overall titles while American Alex Puccio cemen...
Video Friday - 8/19/2011
Registration is now open for the 2011 UBC Pro Tour's finale at the Nor'easter Outdoor Sports & Music Festival, the schedule for this weekend's Munich World Cup as well as your Vide...
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...
PCI Pro Clinic Series
Earlier this year I announced a partnership with PCI that was met with decidedly mixed reviews. While that partnership is still developing (perhaps a bit slower than expected), PC...
Outdoor Retailer Show Kicks Off, Climbing Comp MIA
Bad news for comp climbing fans as the annual competition at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Trade Show was cancelled
Ethan Pringle Repeats Sky (V14)
With his time in Rocklands coming to an end Ethan Pringle nabbed a repeat of Daniel Woods' Sky (V14) last week. Check out some footage of the send by clicking here . Pringle has a...
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)
2011 Bouldering World Cup Sheffield Results
Results from the Sheffield stop on the 2011 Bouldering World Cup circuit
Popular Posts & Videos For June 2011
Popular Posts & Videos for June 2011
Results From 2011 UBC Pro Tour EMS Pro & Bouldering World Cup Barcelona
Results from this past weekend's UBC EMS Pro in Central Park and the Bouldering World Cup in Barcelona, Spain
2011 Bouldering World Cup Eindhoven Results
Results from the most recent bouldering World Cup in Eindhoven, Netherlands that saw an American male find his way onto the podium
Bouldering World Cup Circuit Visits The Netherlands This Weekend
Schedule for this weekend's bouldering World Cup in Eindhoven, Netherlands and news of a lead World Cup coming to Atlanta in 2012
Daniel Woods Interviewed About World Cups, Sport Climbing & More
Peter Beal caught up with Daniel Woods to do an interview for Beal's upcoming book's website
2011 Teva Mountain Games: Vail Bouldering World Cup Final Results
Final results from the Bouldering World Cup at the 2011 Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO
2011 Teva Mountain Games: Vail Bouldering World Cup Starts Today
The IFSC Bouldering World Cup at the 2011 Teva Mountain Games in Vail, CO begins this morning with proceedings kicking off live on IFSC.tv at 9:00 AM MDT
News From Lincoln Lake
The 2011 season is on at Mt. Evans' Lincoln Lake and to start things off Jimmy Webb has done the 3rd ascent of Dave Graham's We Can Build You (V14) . He and Brion Voges also made q...
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...
2011 Bouldering World Cup Canmore Results
Results of the IFSC Bouldering World Cup held in Canmore, Alberta, Canada
2011 Dominion Riverrock Bouldering Comp Results
The World Cup wasn't the only comp taking place last weekend as a small field comprised of many of America's strongest boulderers including Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, Sasha DiGiu...
Nice Profile Of Christian Core
iCLIMB.com brings us a nice video profile of Italy's Christian Core
Popular Posts For April 2011
A look back at the stories and videos you were clicking on the most in April of 2011
Daniel Woods Video Interview
DPM has posted a video interview with Daniel Woods in which they discuss grades, FAs and Woods' future plans with some snippets of him climbing in Magic Wood thrown in for good mea...
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
Daniel Woods On Fire In Switzerland
Daniel Woods does his 3rd V14 or harder in a week in Magic Wood, Switzerland
3rd Ascent Of Practice Of The Wild (V15) & Ill Trill By Daniel Woods UPDATED
Daniel Woods does the 3rd ascent of a Chris Sharma testpiece in Magic Wood, Switzerland. Updated with news of Woods doing the 3rd ascent of Ill Trill, also in Magic Wood.
Video Friday - 4/15/2011
Friday is here and so are the videos...
Daniel Woods Arrives In Europe
Daniel Woods has embarked on a trip to Europe which will include stops in Varazze, Italy (presumably to try the unrepeated V16 Gioia ) and Ticino, Switzerland. Before getting to th...
Popular Posts & Videos For March 2011
A look back at the stories and videos you were clicking on the most in March of 2011
4th Ascent Of Echale (V14) By Phil Schaal
Phil Schaal reports via his blog that he has done the likely 4th ascent of Echale , a V14 in Colorado's Clear Creek Canyon first done by Daniel Woods in 2004.
News & Notes - 3/22/2011
News & Notes from Adam Ondra, Daniel Woods and much more...
Carlo Traversi Repeats The Game (V15?) In Boulder Canyon
A who's who of Boulder's climbing elite gathered under Boulder Canyon's Cob Rock today to have a go at Daniel Woods' The Game, a previously unrepeated proposed V16. After the dust...
Another Hard New Boulder In Hueco By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods capped off a productive season of new problems in Hueco Tanks yesterday with the FA of The House Of Doom (V13) according to his 8a scorecard . In the scorecard comment...
Notable Sends In Bishop & Hueco Tanks
A few notable sends by Enzo Oddo, Jason Kehl and Dave Graham
Video Friday - 3/04/2011
Spring break talk and videos from Daniel Woods, Sean McColl, Nigel Callender and more...
Reach
Thoughts on the new climbing film Reach from Rogue State Films & Nathan Bancroft
News & Notes - 2/23/2011
A smorgasbord of News & Notes to get you through your Wednesday
New Moe's Valley Bouldering Guidebook
A quick look at the new Moe's Valley bouldering guidebook and a new production company in the desert southwest
2nd Ascent Of Fantasia (V13) By Jimmy Webb
According to his 8a scorecard Jimmy Webb has done the 2nd ascent of Daniel Woods' Fantasia (V13) at Matthew Winters Park near Denver, CO. In addition, he ticked off Free Range (V13...
2011 ABS 12 National Bouldering Championships Qualifier Results
Results from the qualifying round of the 2011 ABS 12 National Bouldering Championships in Boulder, CO
Video Friday - 2/11/2011
Videos of Leo Houlding, Dave Graham, Brian Antheunisse, Matt Wilder, Steph Davis and Sam Davis...
2011 ABS 12 National Bouldering Championships Starts Friday, Streams Live Online Saturday
The 2011 edition of ABS Nationals kicks off Friday in Boulder, CO. While the event is returning to familiar ground this year there a couple of changes worth noting.
Upcoming Comps At Shades Crest, Hueco Tanks & HP40
Details about upcoming bouldering comps at Shades Crest, Hueco Tanks & HP40
Woods & Metcalf Take Down 2011 Dark Horse Series Championship
In a warmup for this weekend's ABS Nationals, Daniel Woods and Francesca Metcalf bested a strong field at the 2011 Dark Horse Series Championship at Metrock in Everett, MA.
New Denver Area V13 By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods has notched another potential V13 in his proverbial belt with the FA of Fantasia at Denver's Matthews/Winters Park. Clocking in at 27 moves, Fantasia adds a long serie...
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...
What’s In The Mags: December 2010
The holidays have me a bit behind on things, but here is a quick look at what was in the December issues of both Climbing and Urban Climber
Popular Posts & Videos For December, All Of 2010
A quick look back at the most popular posts and videos from December and all of 2010
2013
New V15 In Red Rock By Daniel Woods & Jimmy Webb
Daniel Woods & Jimmy Webb swoop in to Red Rock Canyon and establish The Nest
Send Train On The Shining Path
Nalle Hukkataival, Daniel Woods & Jimmy Webb run train on an amazing highball in Nevada
That Didn't Take Long
Jimmy Webb & Daniel Woods repeat Meadowlark Lemon in Red Rock, NV
Toshi Takeuchi Repeats Meadowlark Lemon (V15)
Toshi Takeuchi has done the 4th ascent of Paul Robinson's Meadowlark Lemon (V15) in Red Rock, NV, his first of the grade and just his fourth V14 or harder. With the likes of Jimmy...
Another New V15 From Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods adds another new V15 to his ticklist
White Noise Repeated By Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson has done the 4th ascent of Daniel Woods' White Noise (V15) in Wild Basin, RMNP, CO, commenting on his 8a scorecard : 2 days. 4th ascent. had some of the most perfect...
Jimmy Webb: Fear The Beard
More of the same from Jimmy Webb
Daniel Woods Does His Hardest Boulder Yet
After doing the original earlier this year, Daniel Woods has done a low start to Dave Graham's The Ice Knife (Once V15, now seems to be V14) at Guanella Pass, CO to yield what he c...
New Bloc Times
The bouldering in Australia's Grampians, and the sector Buandik in particular, has gotten wide attention the past couple of years as climbers like Nalle Hukkataival, Dave Graham, D...
Sendtember In Full Effect On The Front Range
Busy times along the Front Range as hard sends are going down at Rifle, Guanella Pass and Mt. Evans from the likes of Dave Graham, Daniel Woods, Matty Hong and Jimmy Webb
Reel Rock 8 Kicks Off Tonight
Reel Rock 8 kicks off tonight in Boulder, CO with the premier of this year's film as well as a live interview show with Reel Rock guests!
Video Friday - 9/13/2013
Some thoughts on the live interview project I worked on last week as well as the highest rated videos of the past week
More V15s At Lincoln Lake For Webb, Woods
You know what they say, a V15 a day keeps the doctor away
New V15 At Lincoln Lake By Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb continues his strong form by doing the FA of a probable V15 at Lincoln Lake
New V14 In Chaos Canyon By Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods' "boner arms" seem to have recovered quite well after his 2nd place finish at the Psicobloc Masters Series as he established a new V14 in the far reaches of Chaos Cany...
Video Friday - 8/9/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week...
New Website From Reel Rock Tour & The Island
New websites from the Reel Rock Tour and The Island
Daniel Woods Repeats The Wheel Of Life
Daniel Woods has done the 9th ascent of Dai Koyamada's The Wheel Of Life in the Hollow Mountain Cave in the Grampians, Australia. On his 8a scorecard he suggests a route grade of 5...
The Circuit Interviews Daniel Woods
Daniel Woods sits down with The Circuit for an interview while he is in Australia: So it’s just funny to see this stagnant plateau that we’re sitting at right now. There’s honestly...
Shauna Coxsey Repeats Nuthin' But Sunshine (V13)
Nuthin' But Sunshine see it's long-awaited first female ascent
DPM Issue 24
After the initial excitement of being free wore off, my interest in reading Deadpoint Magazine has waned a bit. I wasn't really enjoying the articles and the interface for the onli...
Stöhr, Sharafutdinov Win At 2013 Vail Bouldering World Cup
The annual bouldering World Cup at the newly renamed GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, CO has come and gone. As usual, it was an exciting show filled with an above average presence fr...
Woods & Robinson Do First Repeats Of Graham's The Ice Knife (V15)
Beau Kahler was on the scene in Guanella Pass, CO yesterday as Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson did the 2nd and 3rd ascents respectively of Dave Graham's The Ice Knife (V15) . Graham...
Daniel Woods Repeating Bridge Of Ashes (V15)
It's going to take a while for me to get that song out of my head . Also, some words from Woods on the process of sending this problem in one day can be read here : This was the fi...
Video Friday - 4/19/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Woods, Durif Win At 2013 SCS Nationals
Daniel Woods and Charlotte Durif win at 2013 SCS Nationals
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
Popular Posts & Videos For March 2013
The most popular posts and videos for March 2013
2014
Video Friday - 12/12/14
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Jimmy Webb Defies Gravity
Jimmy Webb does the 2nd ascent of one of Colorado's hardest boulder problems
Video Friday - 11/21/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week, and the release of Exposure Volume II
Video Friday - 10/10/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Puccio, Webb Win 2014 Portland Boulder Rally
Results from the open finals of the 2014 Portland Boulder Rally
Are Climbing Videos Too Tame?
Daniel Woods, in an interview by Andrew Bisharat for Without Walls : In climbing films, I feel like there is a pattern that we all follow. The filmmakers ask us the same questions...
Video Friday - 9/5/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Buhrfeind, McColl Win 2014 Psicocomp
Claire Buhrfeind and Sean McColl emerge victorious at the 2014 Psicocomp
Hard Sends For Payne & Puccio In RMNP
The summer of 2014 continues to be dominated by headlines about women climbers pushing the limits of what has been done before, and last week that trend continued with hard sends b...
Tamás Zupán's Path To V15
Nice piece on OnBouldering.com about Tamás Zupán's recent repeat of Daniel Woods' In Search Of Time Lost (V15): Back in Budapest, Tamás developed a special training regime, tailore...
On The Circuit
Nice piece by the inimitable BearCam for Rock & Ice about the incredible concentration of hard bouldering along Bear Lake Road in Rocky Mountain National Park: Bear Lake Road is Ro...
Noguchi, Sharafutdinov Win 2014 Bouldering World Cup In Vail
Noguchi and Sharafutdinov win gold in Vail while American Megan Mascarenas places 4th in her first World Cup finals
2014 Vail Bouldering World Cup Qualifier Results
Results from the qualifying round of the 2014 IFSC Bouldering World Cup at the GoPro Mountain Games
2014 IFSC Bouldering World Cup – Vail Live
The 2014 IFSC Bouldering World Cup resumes this weekend with its annual stop in Vail, CO at the GoPro Mountain Games.
Two V15s In A Day By Sachi Amma
Japanese climber Sachi Amma repeats two V15s in one day
Video Friday - 4/25/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week..
Viva Peñoles
The first two episodes in the Viva Peñoles series featuring Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, Jimmy Webb, Paul Robinson and Diego Montull
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
Video Friday - 3/28/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week...
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Live Interview With Daniel Woods Tonight
Yours truly will be conducting a live interview with Daniel Woods tonight as part of the LT11. tv Live Talkshow series. Catch it here at 7 PM EDT, 4PM PDT. We'll be covering a lot...
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...
Video Friday - 3/14/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week
Video Friday - 3/7/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week
For Climbing's Indoor Champions, Will The Great Outdoors Become Irrelevant?
Interesting question raised by Chris Weidner in his column for Boulder's Daily Camera with regard to the possibility of someone winning a comp like ABS Nationals without climbing o...
Woods, Wurm Win 2014 ABS Nationals Bouldering Championship
Final results from 2014 ABS Nationals
Live From 2014 ABS Nationals Men's Qualifiers
Tune in this afternoon at 3 pm MST for live coverage of Men's Qualifiers at 2014 ABS Nationals in Colorado Springs, CO
Daniel Woods Does Repeat Lucid Dreaming
Daniel Woods repeats Lucid Dreaming
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
Video Friday - 1/10/2014
A few words on The DLFA film I saw recently and the highest rated videos of the past few weeks
The Day I Sent The Nest
Daniel Woods : On the day I sent The Nest, we first stopped at another project in this wash, which we had been walking by and looking at multiple times on our way to The Nest. In a...
2015
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...
Daniel Woods Wins Another Hueco Rock Rodeo
Daniel Woods wins the 2015 Hueco Rock Rodeo
2015 Opens With V15 Repeats Across The Globe
V15 repeats for Alex Megos, Griffin Whiteside, Kilian Fischhuber, Manuel Brunn, Martin Keller and Nils Favre
Puccio, Jafari Win At 2015 ABS Nationals Bouldering Championship
Alex Puccio and Mohammad Jafari Mahmodabadi win 2015 ABS Nationals
Live From 2015 ABS Nationals Men's Qualifiers
Tune in at 4 PM CST this afternoon for our live coverage of the 2015 ABS Nationals Men's Qualifying round from the Monona Terrace in Madison, WI
Daniel Woods Talks About The Process
Daniel Woods, writing about his recent FA of The Process in Bishop, CA which he believes is V16: To grade something like this is hard. Media loves big numbers and to see a progress...
Daniel Woods Completes The Process
Daniel Woods completes the first ascent of the big project out in Bishop