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...
Climber Profile
Kevin Jorgeson
Appeared in 76 posts between 2007 and 2015.
Ten years later
Where are they now?
Became a household name when he and Tommy Caldwell completed the free ascent of the Dawn Wall in January 2015. The pitch 15 crux became one of the most watched climbing moments ever. Jorgeson has since focused on route development in his home area of Santa Rosa, CA.
The Archive
All 76 posts
2007
2008
News & Notes – 12/08/2008
A few links for your perusal on this Monday...
America! F**k Yeah!
Team America continues to leave their mark on British Gritsone...
Kevin Jorgeson Decks From And Then Sends Gaia (E8), Solos Meshuga (E9)
An interesting bit of news was just posted over at MomentumVM . Kevin Jorgeson , who has been climbing on the Gritstone of England for the past several weeks, was out climbing rece...
News & Notes – 10/29/2008
News from Kevin Jorgeson, James Webb, Daniel Woods and Justin Alarcon. Notes on DPM, RRG Accidents and more.
Kevin Jorgeson Takes His Bold Skills Overseas
Kevin Jorgeson is best known here in the U.S. for blurring the line between highball bouldering and outright soloing. His notable highball boulder ascents include The Duel (V10 FA)...
News & Notes - 9/11/2008
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Way Lake Bouldering and several big upcoming events.
Kevin Jorgeson & Paul Robinson Send The Fly In Rumney
Joe Kinder is reporting on his blog that Kevin Jorgeson has made the 2nd ropeless ascent of Dave Graham's The Fly (5.14d, V13/14?) in Rumney, NH. The first ropeless ascent was by J...
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 - 2/6/08
James Pearson, who is better known on this site for having flashed 3 V13 boulder problems , recently returned to the Gritstone of the UK to establish a new E10 route on the Cratcli...
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 - 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
Extras From Big Up Productions’ Progression DVD Now Available For Download
80 minutes of extras from Big Up Productions' Progression are now available for download
Final Mescalito Dispatch Of 2009 From Kevin Jorgeson
In the final dispatch of the season for the Black Diamond blog, Kevin Jorgeson provides an update on his and Tommy Caldwell’s efforts to free a new line on El Cap. The bottom line:...
Tim Kemple Goes Behind The Scenes On El Cap
Tim Kemple has been out in Yosemite capturing media of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson working their much hyped El Cap free climbing project. In his latest blog post Kemple discu...
News & Notes – 11/17/2009
A few News & Notes as I get caught up from nearly 2 weeks away from a computer
A Painful Learning Curve
A painful lesson of what can happen highball bouldering, updated with video.
2nd Mescalito Update From Kevin Jorgeson
Back from a week off in New York, Kevin Jorgeson provides another update for the Black Diamond Journal about his and Tommy Caldwell’s efforts on El Cap. El Cap report pictures of t...
First Mescalito Update From Kevin Jorgeson
Kevin Jorgeson provides an update for the Black Diamond Journal on the first week of his and Tommy Caldwell’s efforts to free a new line up El Capitan.
The (Partial) Cost Of Freeing El Cap
Kevin Jorgeson had a post on his blog recently where he outlined the packing list for his upcoming attempt to free a new route on El Capitan with Tommy Caldwell. In reading over t...
Is Europe Taking America's Lunch on the Rocks? Yes...and No.
To wrap up the discussion from last week about the perceived superiority of European sport climbers compared to American sport climbers is this guest post by Urban Climber Editor J...
Popular Posts & Videos For August 2009
The top posts and videos on ClimbingNarc.com during August 2009
Big Up’s Progression: Sneak Peak From Kevin Jorgeson
Kevin Jorgeson shares a sneak peak of the upcoming Big Up Productions film Progression as well as his fall climbing plans
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...
Kevin Jorgeson Updates From South Africa
Kevin Jorgeson updates us on 3 new highballs he established in the bouldering mecca of South Africa
Mysterious New Five Ten Shoe Identified
Earlier this year there was a lot of interest shown in a pair of mysterious blue Five Ten shoes that looked very similar to the recently discontinued, but highly popular, V10s. Ke...
New Highball V12 In Eldorado Canyon
Kevin Jorgeson has been in Colorado this week in search of overlooked highball boulder problems that need FAs. With the help of Andy Mann he found just such a boulder in Eldorado...
News & Notes - 2/27/2009
Climbing news & notes from Chris Schulte, Jacinda Hunter, Ty Landman and more...
New Kevin Jorgeson Blog
Current Climbing Magazine coverboy Kevin Jorgeson has started himself a proper blog. Check it out at http://kjorgeson.blogspot.com/ .
Friday News & Notes – 1/16/09
Not a whole lot going on this past week on the spray front. Here are a few interesting links to help get you to the weekend: Sonnie Trotter has an excellent discussion taking place...
Kevin Jorgeson Climbs The FA Of Buttermilks Highball Ambrosia
Kevin Jorgeson has bouldered/soloed a new line on the east wall of the incredible Grandpa Peabody boulder in the Buttermilks of Bishop, CA. Big Up was on hand to film and the Bisho...
2010
Popular Posts & Videos For November 2010
ClimbingNarc.com was dominated by one topic in November: Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's push to free their Dawn Wall project on El Cap. Thanks to modern technology we were abl...
Dawn Wall Debrief From Kevin Jorgeson
Interview with Kevin Jorgeson after his and Tommy Caldwell's unsuccessful attempt to free their Dawn Wall project on El Capitan
Caldwell & Jorgeson's Dawn Wall Push Ends...For This Year
Tommy Calwell and Kevin Jorgeson's attempt to free a new route on El Capitan's Dawn Wall comes to an early end
Caldwell & Jorgeson's Dawn Wall Push Nears End Of Week 1
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's push to free a new line on El Capitan's Dawn Wall is 6 days old now. When we last checked in with the duo on Tuesday morning they had finished P...
More Updates From The Dawn Wall
A brief update after the first 3 days of Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's push up a new free route on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
Push Begins On El Cap For Caldwell & Jorgeson
After years of hard work and preparation Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson set off yesterday morning to attempt a ground up send of their project on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
Popular Posts & Videos For October 2010
Check out which posts and videos you were clicking on the most during the month of October 2010
What's In The Mags: October 2010
A look at the latest issues of Climbing, Deadpoint and Urban Climber for October 2010
The Season Begins For Tommy Caldwell & Kevin Jorgeson On El Cap
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are back in Yosemite for the Fall season to have another go at their well documented project on El Capitan's Dawn Wall
Contest: Win A Copy Of The Petzl All Access DVD
Find out how you can win a copy of the Petzl All Access DVD
News & Notes – 05/05/2010
A special Access edition of News & Notes with additional news from Adam Ondra, Jimmy Webb, Dai Koyamada and more...
3rd Ascent Of Ambrosia By Isaac Caldiero
Isaac Caldiero has done the 3rd ascent ( Jorgeson , Honnold ) of the highball Ambrosia (V11) at Bishop, CA's Buttermilks. Check out the excellent write-up on the Bishop Bouldering...
Latest On Mescalito From Kevin Jorgeson
Matador Sports caught up with Kevin Jorgeson to get the latest on the Mescalite free climbing project he's working with Tommy Caldwell
Popular Posts & Videos For March 2010
Popular posts and videos for March 2010
Live(ish) From El Cap With Kevin Jorgeson
Yesterday Kevin Jorgeson tried a bit of an experiment while working on that well documented free climbing project on El Cap with Tommy Caldwell. Throughout the day Jorgeson posted...
2nd Ascent Of Ambrosia By Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold has nabbed the 2nd ascent of Kevin Jorgeson's Buttermilks uber-highball Ambrosia . Honnold figured out a slightly easier sequence for the 45+ foot tall line on the Gra...
2009 Year In Review Part 1
A look back at what was making news the first 3 months of 2009
2011
Jorgeson, Traversi Visit Bear Grylls' Discovery Channel Adrenaline Lab
Kevin Jorgeson and Carlo Traversi spend a few minutes with Bear Grylls in the Discovery Channel Adrenaline Lab
Dawn Wall Push Underway
The push is on for Tommy Caldwell to free his Dawn Wall project on El Cap, this time without injured partner Kevin Jorgeson
Dawn Wall 2011
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson returned to Yosemite late last month to resume work on their Dawn Wall project . Unfortunately, Kevin has been sidelined, at least temporarily, by...
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...
News & Notes - 8/3/2011
A few lingering pieces of News & Notes left over from my recent vacation...
Colorado Alpine Update
After the summer of 2010 saw an explosion in development thanks mainly to the efforts of Dave Graham, the summer of 2011 looks to be one of repeats and consolidation in Colorado's...
2011 Reel Rock Tour Website Unveiled
The Reel Rock Tour has unveiled their website for the 2011 edition of the show giving more insight into what films we can look forward to seeing
Video Friday - 7/1/2011
A few words about the end of my trip to Colorado, the schedule for the Bouldering World Cup in Sheffield this weekend and Video Friday videos
Popular Posts & Videos For May 2011
A look back at the stories and videos you were clicking on the most in May of 2011
Video Friday - 5/13/2011
The weekend is back and so is Video Friday, but first a some news on live climbing going on this weekend as the Bouldering World Cup hits Vienna, Austria
News & Notes - 4/12/2011
News & Notes from Nina Caprez, Cedric Lachat, Kevin Jorgeson, Fred Nicole and much more...
Notable Sends In Bishop & Hueco Tanks
A few notable sends by Enzo Oddo, Jason Kehl and Dave Graham
Jorgeson's Ambrosia Highball Repeated By 15 Year-Old Enzo Oddo
Ambrosia, the tall line on the south face of the Grandpa Peabody boulder at Bishop's Buttermilks made famous by Kevin Jorgeson's FA in Progression, saw its 4th ascent yesterday at...
PCI Followup
For additional clarification on last week's post about Professional Climbers International is this interview Peter Beal did with PCI's President, Kevin Jorgeson .
New Partnership With Professional Climbers International
The astute among you may have noticed a bit of a change to the design of this site yesterday. This change coincides with the launch of Professional Climbers International (PCI), a...
2013
Caldwell Frees (A) Crux Pitch On Dawn Wall Project
Tommy Caldwell finally frees one of the crux pitches on the Dawn Wall project
Dawn Wall 2013: So You're Telling Me There's A Chance
Don't write off the 2013 Dawn Wall season just yet...
2013 Dawn Wall Season Thus Far
Photo updates from Kevin Jorgeson of the first two weeks of Dawn Wall 2013 with Tommy Caldwell and Chris Sharma
Climbing Beyond Boehner's Reach
Freddie Wilkinson takes to the Op-Ed section of The New York Times to talk about how the government shutdown has affected the climbing scene in Yosemite: The most anticipated event...
Chris Sharma To Join Dawn Wall Team
So... this is happening (maybe...hopefully) : Chris Sharma will join Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, and Jonathan Siegrist for this fall's attempts on the Dawn Wall , a multi-year...
2015
The Dawn Wall Interviews
Cool, interactive piece from Climbing on the Dawn Wall featuring interviews with both Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell. I particularly liked this quote from Tommy about why he is...
Watch Dawn Wall Finish Live
Watch the final moments of the Dawn Wall free climb live
New York Times Profiles Kevin Jorgeson
John Branch has been doing some really good pieces about the Dawn Wall for the New York Times , and this profile on Kevin Jorgeson is no exception. Of note is Jorgeson's comments o...
Tommy Caldwell Completes Last 5.14 Pitch Of Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell completes the final 5.14 pitch of the Dawn Wall
Dawn Wall Project Goes Mainstream
The efforts by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson to free climb a route up El Capitan's Dawn Wall is really blowing up with much of the climbing world and now even the New York Time...
Video Friday - Top 10 Highest Rated & Most Viewed Videos Of 2014
The top climbing videos of 2013 based on your votes and views