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...
Climber Profile
Fred Nicole
Appeared in 57 posts between 2007 and 2014.
Ten years later
Where are they now?
The Swiss legend who defined a generation of hard bouldering. Nicole established some of the world's most iconic and hardest problems throughout the 1990s and 2000s — including Dreamtime and Radja. He traveled obsessively and quietly pushed standards that held up for decades. A true pioneer.
The Archive
All 57 posts
2007
Dab and Die?
I would like to take a moment to discuss an uncomfortable subject for me. Not injuries, not impulsive behavior, not even climbing obsession. No, I am talking about the dreaded dab...
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...
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...
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...
Tony Lamiche Repeats Amandala (V15)
Andy Mann is in South Africa living the dream, and he reports in his first blog for Climbing.com that Tony Lamiche has repeated Fred Nicole's Rocklands, South Africa V15 Amandala.&...
Dab & Die?
I originally ran this post very early last year when very few people were visiting this site. I wanted to revisit this topic to give people a chance to weigh in and take the new po...
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.
Paul Robinson Repeats Terremer (V15)
MVM is reporting that Paul Robinson repeated Fred Nicole's hitherto unrepeated Hueco Tanks testpiece Terremer (V15) on New Year's Day. This problem connects Diaphanous Sea (V12) wi...
2009
Worth The Wait
It only took me 10 years, but I finally climbed at Hueco Tanks
News & Notes – 11/17/2009
A few News & Notes as I get caught up from nearly 2 weeks away from a computer
Fred Nicole Repeats Bishop Testpiece
According to the Bishop Bouldering Blog , the nearly 40 year old Swiss bouldering legend Fred Nicole has climbed The Swarm (V14) in Bishop, CA, adding his name to the long list of...
Prana Interviews Fred Nicole
Prana has a brief interview on their blog with bouldering legend Fred Nicole
News & Notes – 05/07/2009
News & Notes returns...
News & Notes – 3/13/2009
News & Notes about Fred Nicole, Lynn Hill, Mike Doyle's unexpected send, V13s for Nalle Hukkataival and more.
Chuck Fryberger’s Thoughts On Fred Nicole
Chuck Fryberger has an excellent collection of his thoughts and impressions gleaned from working with bouldering legend Fred Nicole. Very cool stuff.
Terre De Sienne (V14) Repeated Twice
Jon Cardwell and Matt Wilder have made the 5th and 6th ascents respectively of Fred Nicole’s Terre De Sienne (V14) at Hueco Tanks, TX.
Hueco Tanks Update: Chris Webb Parsons, Keita Mogaki, Phil Schaal and Matt Bosley
News from Hueco Tanks including repeats of Slashface, Diabolique, Nagual and Couer de Leon by the likes of Chris Webb Parsons, Keita Mogaki and Phil Schaal. Also, a new update on...
2010
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
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...
Paul Robinson Back In Switzerland
Paul Robinson is back in Switzerland doing what he does best
2nd Ascent Of Monkey Wedding (V15) By Paul Robinson
It sounds like Paul Robinson has ended his 2 month trip to South Africa's Rocklands with a bang
One Less Fred Nicole B3 Boulder In Rocklands
One of Fred Nicole's unrepeated and proposed V15ish boulder problems in Rocklands, South Africa was repeated the other day. No, it wasn't Paul Robinson repeating Monkey Wedding , r...
Paul Robinson Goes Long On The Big Short
Paul Robinson adds a potential V14 to the 8 Day Rain Sector of Rocklands, South Africa
Paul Robinson Back In Rocklands
Paul Robinson heads back to Rocklands, South Africa as part of his multi-year road trip around the world
Review: CORE Blu-Ray
Review of the Blu-Ray version of CORE, the latest release from Chuck Fryberger
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 – 02/10/2010
It’s been a bit of a slow news year month week so there’s not much to report of late. ABS Nationals , probably the biggest and most important indoor bouldering comp of the year, wi...
New 5.14+ Sport Route In Switzerland From Fred Nicole
Via TheLowDown comes belated news of a new hard 5.14 boulder problem/sport route by Fred Nicole in St. Gallen, Switzerland called L'isola che non c'è . You can read more about his...
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
2011
Esperanza (V14) Repeated By Nalle Hukkataival
Nalle Hukkataival has repeated Fred Nicole's Esperanza (V14) in Hueco Tanks, making him at least the 16th person to do so. Commenting about the problem on his 27crags ticklist he s...
Popular Posts & Videos For November 2011
The most popular posts and the highest rated videos for November 2011
Video Friday - 12/02/2011
The most popular videos from the past 2 weeks
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
Video Friday - 11/18/2011
An update from Hueco Tanks and your Video Friday videos
Fred Nicole Still Getting It Done
Fred Nicole reports on a new boulder problem he did in Switzerland that could be V15
Final Words From Adam Ondra On His Rocklands Trip
A final update from Adam Ondra's most recent trip to Rocklands, South Africa
More On Adam Ondra's Trip To Rocklands
Adam Ondra has wrapped up his trip to Rocklands, South Africa, and in addition to the earlier repeats he added flashes of Leopard Cave (V12) and the likely 3rd ascent of Fred Nicol...
Adam Ondra Repeats Monkey Wedding (V15)
Fresh off overall gold at the World Championships and quickly redpointing two 5.14d's, Adam Ondra has taken his talents to Rocklands, South Africa
Reviews Of The Schengen Files, The Swiss Account, Better Than Chocolate & Midwest Unknown
A chance for you to win something for free and a few thoughts on The Schengen Files, The Swiss Account, Better Than Chocolate and Midwest Unknown just as soon as the cops are done...
Numerous Hard FAs Near Cape Town By Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson releases a climbing movie and climbs a slew of hard new boulder problems near Cape Town, South Africa
Phil Schaal Climbing Well In Rocklands
27Crags reports that Phil Schaal is down in South Africa where he's managed to send many of the well-known classics including a flash of Green Mamba (V12) and a send of Fred Nicole...
News & Notes - 4/12/2011
News & Notes from Nina Caprez, Cedric Lachat, Kevin Jorgeson, Fred Nicole and much more...
Popular Posts & Videos For February 2011
Popular posts and the most highly rated videos for February of 2011
Video Friday - 2/25/2011
Videos from Fred Nicole, Sean McColl, Jimmy Webb and more!
News & Notes - 2/23/2011
A smorgasbord of News & Notes to get you through your Wednesday
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...
Esperanza (V14) Repeated By Matty Hong
Via Under Ground Bouldering comes news that Matt Hong has repeated Esperanza (V14), the popular Fred Nicole testpiece on Hueco Tanks' North Mountain. This was Hong's first problem...
Aussies Getting It Done In Hueco
Alex Puccio, Portia Menlove and a pair of Australians are getting things done in Hueco Tanks
2013
2014
V13 And V14 For Ashima Shiraishi In Rocklands
Busy week for 13-year-old Ashima Shiraishi in Rocklands, South Africa
Fred Nicole: A Climbing Trip To Patagonia
Fred Nicole is still out there exploring new bouldering areas at the age of 43, this time in Patagonia : The rock is beautiful and compact. In places it reminds me of a quartzite a...
Climbing Edition Of The Stars Are Just Like Us
Jakob Schubert, in a photo posted to Facebook during his current visit to Hueco Tanks: In the end it wasn't worth it though, at the second to last move I heard a loud noise and hop...