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Climbing RSS FeedsLeeds Wall Boulder Comp - 6-9pm Leeds Wall Round 3, best of 3...Feed Source: www.ukclimbing.com DCC Bouldering Series Round 1 - 5.30pm - 9.30pm Durham Climbing Centre... Durham CC Open Day - 12pm - 4pm Durham Climbing Centre... Bar Room Mountaineers: The History of Climbing Songs - AC Northern Lecture, Outside Café, Hathersage, 7.30pm... UCR Boulder Competition Round 4 - Winter Bouldering Series Round 4: 4pm, 5.45pm, 7.30pm... Jenny Pugh: Arctic Foxes - 7.30pm, The Blackett Theatre, Prince Consort Road, London... Climbing Works Bouldeing League R3 - The Climbing Works, Sheffield 7pm... Climb Newcastle Winter Bouldering Series Round 3 - 13:00-21:00, Climb Newcastle... The Climbing Works Winter Bouldering League Round 3 - The Climbing Works. 7-10pm... Rope Race Bouldering Ladder - Round 2 - Rope Race Climbing Centre ... Bouldering League Round 3 - Manchester Climbing Centre 6pm... Leeds Wall Lead Comp - 2 weeks, Leeds Wall Up High... SIBL Round 4 - Westway Climbing Centre. 10am Registration... Changing Climates and the Cairngorms - 7-30pm Belmont Club, 218, Hardgate, Aberdeen... Jenny Pugh: Arctic Foxes - 7.30pm, Edinburgh International Climbing Arena... Climbing Video: Free Soloing in Siberia Stolby Style - Jonathan Thesenga and Brittany Griffith visit the climbing at Stolby, a central Siberian nature reserve, where all the locals free solo - many barefoot and with homemade rubber climbing shoes.
Watching dozens of people simultaneously soloing these routes is amazing and frightening at the same time. Check it out:
(via @sudarkoff)... Adam Ondra Repeats ?Roby in the Sky? (9a) - Adam Ondra sends the first repeat of Francois Legrand’s, “Roby in the Sky” rated 9a, in the Calanques outside Marseilles, France.
(via Czech Climbing and 8a.nu)... Andy Kirkpatrick Blogs and Twitters His Eiger Climb - In what is truly a great example of using new media tools for expedition reporting, Andy Kirkpatrick is blogging and posting updates to Twitter on his solo ascent of the North Face of the Eiger.
Unfortunately, as of yesterday, it looks like he is retreating:
Starting this morning I put my solo belay device upside down. I [ ]... End of Year 2008 Reviews by UKClimbing.com - UKClimbing.com has written up a series of posts looking at the past year in the following climbing disciplines: bouldering, sport climbing, female achievements, trad climbing, and alpine.... Top Posts on All Climbing for 2008 - I know we’re a few days into 2009, but what better way to start the year off than to do a little retrospective of the top posts written on All Climbing during 2008. Last year was great and thanks for all your support in reading the All Climbing blog.
These posts are the most popular over [ ]... Never Trust a Single Anchor, an Analysis of a Rock Climbing Accident - Stewart Green writes up an excellent and detailed analysis of a climbing accident at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado. Apparently there were two sets of anchors at the top of The Practice Slab, an 80-foot sandstone slab route on South Gateway Rock, but the climber used the older set.
This climber, however, disregarded the new [ ]... Top Posts on All Climbing from Dec 2008 - Too many blog posts to handle? If you missed out on a popular post on All Climbing from last month, here’s a quick digest of the top posts that you may want to check out:
Looking for Climbers on Twitter?
Posted on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 in Featured
I was recently trying to compile a list of climbers [ ]... Alpinist Magazine Assets Finally Sold to High Bidder - The GetOutdoors blog is reporting that Alpinist has finally been sold to a high bidder. No details yet on the identity of the buyer.
In the end, the final bid was for $71,000. That’s the bad news for the debt holders and/or investors given the millions that were pumped in. On the positive side, the new [ ]... Merry Christmas Climbers! - Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! Hopefully Santa Claus brought you some cool climbing gear for Christmas! If so, leave a comment and let us know what fun new gear you’ll get to play with in the new year.... Climbing Magazine 2008 Reader Survey - While print magazines are rapidly becoming less and less relevant, some of us still subscribe (like me!) and would like to see them improve.
I received an email from Climbing Magazine with a link to their annual reader survey for both subscribers and non-subscribers. The survey is rather long, but I highly recommend filling it out [ ]... Climbing Video: Heart of Stone, Climbing Access in the Southeast - On the theme of climbing access, please take some time to view the documentary Heart of Stone, a film from Andrew Kornylak and Josh Fowler.
This is a fantastic, must-watch climbing video. I spent a lot of time climbing and bouldering in the Southeast and this film really hits home emphasizing the access issues as well [ ]... Time to Join or Renew Your Access Fund Membership - My postal mail has backed up quite a bit over the past couple weeks and I just started sorting out some of the non-bills. I saw an Access Fund letter and immediately opened it - time to renew. I should have remembered this sooner, especially since Climbing Narc posted about the Access Fund recently. Luckily, [ ]... Fund Raising Match for Flatirons Climbing Projects - If you climb in the Colorado Front Range, please read the following announcement posted recently on Mountain Project:
The Flatirons Climbing Council (FCC) has received a generous matching-funds offer to encourage donations. The donor has agreed to match up to $1,000 in donations received by Dec 31. The FCC uses donations to purchase materials and supplies [ ]... Bouldering in Morrison, Colorado - A few weeks ago, I had a chance to check out the bouldering at Morrison in Colorado. It was an unusually gray and cloudy day, so I didn’t get many pictures, but I did want to write up my mini summary of the area.
First off, Morrison is the kind of bouldering area where you will [ ]... What Climbing Area Are You Writing About? - In the past I’ve occasionally made pleas to climbing bloggers for various pet-peeves, so long time readers should find my new one none too surprising.
As more climbing blogs proliferate, one thing driving me nuts is how so many posts are written on trip reports, climbing areas, and photos with no mention of the actual climbing [ ]... Looking for Climbers on Twitter? - I was recently trying to compile a list of climbers with accounts on Twitter, but found out Rock Climber Girl beat me to it! Luckily, I barely started my list so I’m currently helping edit and maintain her list of climbers who use Twitter.
If you use Twitter, please check the wiki and if you’re not [ ]... Lynn Hill Makes 7th Female Ascent of Chablanke (V11/V12) in Hueco Tanks - Lynn Hill has sent Chablanke (V11/V12) in Hueco Tanks, Texas making this the 7th female ascent of the problem.
While it’s always to great to hear about strong sends from young(er) climbers, I’m always most impressed with news from climbers past the age of 40. I suppose it’s because as I get older I gain more [ ]... Climbing Events Calendar - Looking for upcoming climbing events including comps, slideshows, and festivals? Check out the new All Climbing Events Calendar.
I’ve tried forever to find a single comprehensive list of climbing events, but they were scattered across numerous sites. So All Climbing is putting together the most comprehensive list anywhere. Check it out and if you see a [ ]... Climbing for Kids - I received an interesting press release from Bay Area Wilderness Training that many of you may find useful - do some fund raising, bag some big peaks, and get free gear.
What better way is there to climb a fantastic peak and help kids at the same time?
You can join Climbing For Kids and kill two [ ]... Climbing Video: Dave Graham on The Island V15 - Somewhat of an older video (the ascent was in April of 2008), but great footage nonetheless - Dave Graham on the first ascent of The Island (V15) at Coquibus Rumont, Fontainebleu (via TubeGuide).... Copyright © 2009, Digital Profit Tips & Solutions. All Rights Reserved. |