Paul Robinson Flashes Nagual V13
On 12/27 Paul Robinson flashed Nagual (V13) at Hueco Tanks, TX. You may recall seeing Chris Sharma fall off the last move on his flash attempt of Nagual in Dosage 4 when he "...
Climber Profile
Paul Robinson
Appeared in 205 posts between 2007 and 2015.
Ten years later
Where are they now?
A prolific boulderer who was one of the most active American climbers during the ClimbingNarc era. Robinson has remained active in the climbing community, developing new problems and documenting them through his own media work. Known for an incredibly dynamic style and a passion for traveling to bouldering destinations worldwide.
The Archive
All 205 posts
2007
Sending Begins in Hueco
In what is surely a sign of things to come, the season at Hueco Tanks, TX has gotten into full swing with the arrival of Paul Robinson. Since his arrival about a week ago, Paul has...
Momentum Video Magazine Premium Section
For a long time, Mike Call has been coming up with innovative ways to bring climbing content to the Internet. The first example that I was an avid consumer of was his SmackMag proj...
Triple Crown 2007: Stone Fort/LRC
Thanks to Ryan Olson for the following results from the 2007 Triple Crown finale at the Stone Fort: Women 1) Lisa Rands 2) Kate McGinnis 3) Sasha DiGiullian 4) Jill Church 5) Danie...
2007 Mammut Bouldering Championship Results
Mens 3rd place finisher Ryan Olson Photo and results: Boulderingcomps.com Pro Men 1) Paul Robinson 2) Rob D'Anastasio 3) Ryan Olson 4) Carlo Traversi 5) Future Roden Pro Women 1) A...
2007 HP40 Triple Crown Results
Unofficial HP40 Triple Crown results courtesy of Ryan Olson - 1) Paul Robinson 2) James Webb 3) Jason Kehl
HP40 Triple Crown Weekend
Good luck this weekend to everyone competing at the Triple Crown event at HP40 in Alabama. Probably not especially prime temps being that it is supposed to be 70 tomorrow but it sh...
Triple Crown 2007: Hound Ears
Some of the results are in from this past weekend's Triple Crown event held at Hound Ears in Boone, NC: 1.Paul Robinson 2.Nick Vosbein 3.Ryan Roden 1.Jill Church 2.Kate Mcginnis 3....
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...
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...
Freaks of the Industry
Paul Robinson added Freaks of the Industry (V13) to his impressive ticklist yesterday. That means that in the past 8 days he has done 1 V15, 3 V13s, 1 V12, 1 V11 and 1 V10. He even...
News & Notes - 08/27/2007
As usual, I go away from a computer for a weekend and the sendtrain begins... The big news is that Paul Robinson has made the 3rd ascent of Jade (V15 for now) in RMNP. The day afte...
News & Notes - 8/20/2007
A scary story that seems to be coming to a positive resolution is that of Ryan Sewell contracting the Hantavirus virus while climbing in Rifle, CO. Unfortunately both Ryan and his...
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...
New Urban Climber Mag
On a lighter note, the new issue of Urban Climber is out (or should be soon). It features a rather cool staged photo of Paul Robinson over the water on Wrinkle in Time (V11) at Joe...
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...
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 - 5/7/2007
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...
New Blog to Check Out
If you like to sweat high end climbing as much as I do, then you will be psyched to find out that Paul Robinson has his very own blog . To say that he climbs a lot would be an unde...
The Mandala
In an apparent effort to turn the classic Buttermilks problem The Mandala into a western version of the Dark Waters boulder in Clear Creek, CO, two new variations/lines were recent...
News & Notes - 3/26/2007
Here are a few news & notes from the past week: As I mentioned earlier , Paul Robinson had a pretty good day at the Buttermilks when he sent 2 v14's in one day. Dave Graham redpoin...
Paul Robinson
There's not much else to say except that Paul Robinson has been crushing it lately. In the past 2 days in Bishop he has done the following: Mandala SDS - V14 in 1 day - same day as...
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...
Envy & Joe’s Valley Bouldering
First off, despite the fact that I tend to read way too much about climbers and know more about their sends than they probably do, I do not really know any of the climbers that I r...
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
Alex Puccio Does FFA Of A Maze Of Death (V12)
Alex Puccio does the FFA of another V12.
Paul Robinson Guest Blogs At The Five Ten On Tour Blog
Paul Robinson has posted a great guest blog on the Five Ten On Tour blog ( RSS Feed ). It is helpful to read about how he has specifically focused on not letting the whole situatio...
Bummer x10000
The bad news seems to keep coming these days. My favorite V15 climber in the world, Paul Robinson , has unfortunately had his dream trip to Europe cut short. Apparently Paul fell w...
2008 Triple Crown Bouldering Series: Hound Ears Results
Results from the 2008 Triple Crown Bouldering Series stop at Hound Ears, NC.
News & Notes - 9/11/2008
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Way Lake Bouldering and several big upcoming events.
RMNP Bouldering: Paul Robinson Working Top Notch Project
Last week I had the opportunity to tag along with Paul Robinson as he worked on an (at the time) unclimbed line in Upper Chaos Canyon, RMNP, CO.
RMNP Trip Update
Our trip out west is going very well so far. We are in RMNP right now and it has been cool to see everything that is going on out here. Apparently the ever-humble Tommy Caldwell re...
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...
Alex Johnson Wins 2008 Bouldering World Cup In Vail
The Midwest's own Alex Johnson took the top spot at the World Cup Bouldering event in Vail, CO this past weekend. Paul Robinson was the top Male U.S. finisher in 3rd place. Full Re...
2008 U.S. Bouldering World Cup Qualifiers Results
The 1st round of the Bouldering World Cup at the Teva Mountain Games concluded yesterday. Paul Robinson is in 1st place for the men and Alex Johnson qualified 1st for the Women. Fu...
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...
Dosage 5 To Premier June 4th In Boulder
FRB is reporting on their message board that the much anticipated 5th installment in the Big Up Productions Dosage series will be premiering on June 4th at the Boulder Theater in d...
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...
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...
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 – 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...
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...
News & Notes - 2/21/08
Matt Birch recently repeated The Mandala Sit Start (V14) at the Buttermilks outside of Bishop, CA. By my count this is the problem's 7th ascent. Wade David has photos posted from b...
2008 ABS 9 Nationals Results
Results of the 2008 ABS 9 Adult & Youth National Championships held on Februrary 15-17, 2008 in Boulder, CO
ABS Nationals: Boulder Bound
Barring any weather related delays we will be on a plane heading to Denver/Boulder later this evening. Friday will be a day of exploration with the weekend dedicated to coaching an...
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...
Paul Robinson Terremer Video
The video of Paul Robinson repeating Terremer (V15) is now available on the Momentum Video Magazine . As I expected, the catch is that you have to be a premium subscriber to see th...
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.
Anatomy of a V13 Flash
Consider with me for a moment what it takes (beyond being freakishly strong) to flash a V13 boulder problem. Patience is no doubt important as one must wait weeks or even years bef...
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
Paul Robinson Arkansas Update
Battling through pretty terrible sounding conditions in Arkansas , Paul Robinson managed the first repeats of Welcome To Fight Club (V13) and Lost In The Hood (V14).
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...
Review: Big Up Productions’ Progression DVD
A review of Progression, the latest release from Big Up Productions
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 – 10/06/2009
News & Notes from Dave Graham, Tommy Caldwell, the Hubers, Adam Ondra and much more...
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...
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
Why Chris Sharma Doesn’t Boulder More
Ever wonder why you don't hear much about Chris Sharma bouldering these days?
Paul Robinson’s New Website
Paul Robinson just launched a new website P-Rob.com . Check it out for more background on Paul’s life as a painter and a professional climber.
News & Notes – 09/15/2009
News from Jon Cardwell, Adam Ondra and Paul Robinson. Notes from Chris Sharma, the Reel Rock Tour and more...
Phil Schaal Does 5th Ascent Of Jade (V15)
One of America's hardest boulders gets a 5th ascent. Updated.
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...
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...
Impressive New V13 From Nalle Hukkataival At Mt. Evans
Nalle Hukkataival is making his trip to the U.S. this summer count
Big Worm (V14) Repeated Twice
Chris Schulte and Paul Robinson have done quick 2nd and 3rd ascents of Dave Graham’s recently opened V14 at Mt. Evans called Big Worm with Robinson suggesting it might be hard V13....
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 Results
Results from the 2009 Gravity Brawl bouldering competition in New Jersey. UPDATED
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.
An Interview With Shawn Diamond
An interview with boulderer Shawn Diamond about his recent V14 FA at the Buttermilks.
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-...
Agent Orange (V13) Repeated
Phil Schaal has made a probable 2nd ascent of Paul Robinson’s Agent Orange (V13) at the Gunks. Here is some video and a few thoughts on the FA..
Paul Robinson Does 2nd Ascent Of Psychedelic (5.14c/d)
Paul Robinson repeats Psychedelic in St. George, UT.
Paul Robinson Wins 2009 Hueco Rock Rodeo
Paul Robinson made his return of sorts to outdoor bouldering this past weekend at the Hueco Rock Rodeo. Apparently spending the past 5+ months rehabbing from his broken ankle hasn'...
The Book Of Bitter Aspects (V13) Repeated By Phil Schaal
Dave Graham’s boulder problem The Book Of Bitter Aspects (V14) has stood unrepeated for several years now. Strong climbers like Paul Robinson have come close to repeating the prob...
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.
ABS 10 Nationals Weekend Shoutouts
A few thank yous to go around from our weekend in Colorado.
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 – 1/30/2009
Since I usually forget half the items I want to use for the News & Notes posts, I started posting them as I find them on the top of the front page of Climbingnarc.com. To avoid clu...
Alex Honnold & Paul Robinson Interviews
A couple of good interviews to check out: one with Paul Robinson and the other with Alex Honnold .
Top 10 Posts Of 2008 On ClimbingNarc.com
The 10 most popular posts of 2008 on ClimbingNarc.com
2010
Paul Robinson Hits The Ground Running In Fontainebleau
Paul Robinson has moved on from Switzerland and set up shop in Fontainebleau, France with predictable results
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
From Dirt Grows The Flowers Left Variant (V15) Repeated By Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson's strong season of bouldering in the Swiss canton of Ticino continues, this time with the likely 5th ascent of Dave Graham's From Dirt Grows The Flowers (V15) in Chir...
Paul Robinson Repeats Ninja Skills (V14)
27Crags reports that Paul Robinson did the 2nd ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Ninja Skills , a beautiful and long V14 in Sobrio, Switzerland. According to the report Robinson felt i...
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...
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...
The Dagger (V14) Repeated By Paul Robinson
27Crags reports that Paul Robinson repeated The Dagger (V14) in Cresciano, Switzerland suggesting that with optimal beta the problem felt like climbing 2 V11s in a row which math m...
News & Notes - 11/03/2010
News & Notes from Rifle, the Red River Gorge, Switzerland, the Petzl Roc Trip and more...
Americans On The Takedown In Switzerland
Americans Carlo Traversi, Alex Puccio and Paul Robinson are having an excellent start to the bouldering season over in Switzerland including the FA of a potential V15 in Magic Wood...
Popular Posts & Videos For September 2010
Here are the most popular posts and videos for September 2010
Paul Robinson Closes The Book On The Never Ending Story
It's hard to believe it has already been 2 years since Paul Robinson broke his ankle taking a bad fall of The Never Ending Story (V14) in Magic Wood, Switzerland. After a long road...
Paul Robinson Back In Switzerland
Paul Robinson is back in Switzerland doing what he does best
2010 Reel Rock Film Tour Trailer
Trailer for the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour, coming soon to a city near you
Popular Posts & Videos For August 2010
After a quiet month of July, which mainly stemmed from my 2 week vacation, ClimbingNarc.com was firing on all cylinders during the month of August. Here is what you were reading a...
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...
Review: The Island Volume 1
A review of the The Island Volume 1, a new movie from Chad Greedy and Dave Graham
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
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
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
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...
News & Notes - 4/14/2010
News & Notes from Daniel Woods, Chuck Fryberger, Paul Robinson, the Teva Mountain Games and more...
Paul Robinson Visits Minnesota
Well, that went fast. Mrs. Narc and I are back from a week-long trip to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. Somehow this was the longest stretch of sport climbing I’ve done in one tri...
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
Lucid Dreaming AKA Rastaman Vibration Sit Start FA By Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson nabs the FA the Rastaman Vibration Sit Start, the hardest boulder problem in Bishop, CA and one of the hardest in the U.S. UPDATED
2010 Reel Rock Film Tour & Paul Robinson Update
News about the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour and Paul Robinson's latest efforts on Bishop's Rasta Man Vibration Sit Start project
Putting A Price Tag On Climbing
Could you be bribed to give up climbing forever? How much would it cost??
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 – 2/23/2010
News & Notes of a new V14 in Utah, a new competition series from NE2C, highballs in Bishop and much more...
2010 ABS 11 Nationals Adult Qualifiers Results & Videos
Results and media from the qualifying round at the 2010 ABS 11 Open National Championships
Popular Posts & Videos For January 2010
A note about the ClimbingNarc.com Facebook page as well as a summary of popular posts and videos for January 2010
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 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
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
Video Friday - 11/11/2011
The most popular videos from the past week
Video Friday - 9/30/2011
Final thoughts from last weekend's Nor'easter and your Video Friday videos
Payne, Dory Win UBC Pro Tour's The North Face Open At The 2011 Nor'easter - Updated
Results from the finale of the 2011 Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour at The North Face Open. UPDATED with more details from finals.
Finale Of 2011 UBC Pro Tour This Weekend
The finale of the 2011 UBC Pro Tour, The North Face Open, is this weekend at the Nor'easter in Burlington, VT and I will be there covering the event
2011 Reel Rock Film Tour Kicks Off Tonight
A look at the 6th edition of the Reel Rock Film tour which kicks off tonight
Video Friday - 8/26/2011
ClimbingNarc.com gets a makeover and your Video Friday videos
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...
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...
Popular Posts & Videos For July 2011
The most popular posts and videos for July 2011
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
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 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...
Grading Thoughts From Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson put together a list of all the hard boulder problems he's done over the years, offering his revised opinion on the grade each problem based on some of the climbs he's...
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
Video Friday - 4/22/2011
Videos featuring Chris Sharma, Enzo Oddo and more...
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.
Popular Posts & Videos For March 2011
A look back at the stories and videos you were clicking on the most in March of 2011
Paul Robinson Ends Road Trip On High Note
Paul Robinson ended his 9 month road trip on a high note by sending another V15 in Fontainebleau
The Story Of Two Worlds (V15) 2nd Ascent By Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson grabs the 2nd ascent of Dave Graham's The Story Of Two Worlds in Cresciano, Switzerland. UPDATED with pictures.
Popular Posts & Videos For February 2011
Popular posts and the most highly rated videos for February of 2011
More Sends In Font For Robinson
Paul Robinson is still in Fontainebleau where in recent days he dispatched with Sideways Daze (V13) and La Force Du Destin (V14) according to his 8a scorecard . The former was the...
Only The “Highest Caliber Of Wood Grained Sandstone” For Brion Voges…
According to his 8a.nu scorecard Brion Voges has recovered from a recent finger injury sufficiently enough to do the 4th ascent of Dave Graham's Wood Grain Grippin' (V14) at the bo...
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.
Paul Robinson Interview & V15 Repeat In Fontainebleau
An interview with Paul Robinson as well as news about another hard send in Fontainebleau, France
Popular Posts & Videos For January 2011
Popular posts and the most highly rated videos for January of 2011
Paul Robinson Shares His Favorite Bouldering Spots With Outside Blog
In this guest post on the Outside Blog Paul Robinson shares five of his favorite bouldering areas in the world.
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...
Video Friday - 1/21/2011
Video Friday videos from Fontainebleau, Arkansas, Paul Robinson & Jonathan Siegrist
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...
More V14s For Paul Robinson In Fontainebleau
Building on the strong start to his time in Fontainebluea, France, Paul Robinson added a couple more V14s to his 8a scorecard over the past few days with fast repeats of Gecko Assi...
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
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...
Video Friday - 11/29/2013
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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...
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...
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...
2013 Portland Boulder Rally Results
Results from the 2013 Portland Boulder Rally
News & Notes? - 10/8/2013
A few tidbits of bouldering news on Paul Robinson, Michael O'Rourke, Isabelle Faus and Thomasina Pidgeon from the past couple of weeks
Video Friday - 10/4/2013
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Video Friday - 9/13/2013
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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
Jimmy Webb Finishes South Africa Trip Strong
Before his victory at the Psicobloc Masters Series event, Jimmy Webb was busy wrapping up his visit to South Africa in much the same way he started
Video Friday - 8/2/2013
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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...
2nd Ascent Of The Insurgency (V14) By Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson had a nice trip to Joe's Valley last week, repeating a couple of V13s and doing the 2nd ascent of James Litz's The Insurgency (V14).
Popular Posts & Videos For March 2013
The most popular posts and videos for March 2013
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2014
Video Friday - 11/28/2014
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Video Friday - 8/15/2014
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First Ascents For Paul Robinson In South Africa
DPM caught up with Paul Robinson who spent the past couple of months exploring a newer area in South Africa called Three Corners: On my fourth trip , I was told vaguely about some...
Video Friday - 6/6/2014
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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.
Viva Peñoles
The first two episodes in the Viva Peñoles series featuring Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, Jimmy Webb, Paul Robinson and Diego Montull
First V14 For Mirko Caballero
Mirko Caballero tops out his first V14 at the age of 13
Video Friday - 3/14/2014
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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
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...
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
2015
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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