0 It can be hard around the winter solstice, the days are short and the motivation can be low....but the last few weeks have warmed up and a nice group of folks have come out and experienced the joy of the Boulder Batholith. 2009-12-28T11:27:27-07:00 371 MontanaboulderingBouldering in the Backwaters 2009-12-28T11:27:27-07:00 http://boulderbatholith.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-in-benchlands_28.html 52 0 Tommy Caldwell is an inspiration, a bad ass and one of the most talented all around climbers in the world. When I heard Sportiva was coming out with the TC Pro I wanted in. I’ve been a Miura junkie for a while but was curious about what the TC Pro had to offer. I dream of doing many long free routes and thought these shoes might offer an all day solution. 2009-12-03T17:30:41-07:00 370 La SportivaTC ProTommy CaldwellMulti-PitchTradCrackShoesreviewSweet Gear 2009-12-03T17:30:41-07:00 http://dreaminvertical.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/sweet-gear-la-sportiva-tc-pro/ 18 0 Ok so hopefully we can wrap up “Behind the Scenes in Yosemite” with this post — by putting all the pieces together. You’ve seen the camera gear, and you’ve seen how we get around on the wall… so just a little composition and we’re ready to go. 2009-12-03T17:25:28-07:00 369 Tim KempleyosemitephotographyEl CapitanMescalito 2009-12-03T17:25:28-07:00 http://kemplemedia.com/blog/2009/11/22/behind-the-scenes-yosemite-putting-it-all-together/ 18 0 I’d never in my life met a girl who could out-eat me until I picked Johanna Ernst up from the Denver airport on October 1st. It was obviously a sign that we were going to get along great and that her stay at my house for the next three weeks were going to be awesome. 2009-12-03T17:23:54-07:00 368 boulderingWorld CupAlex JohnsonAlex Puccio and Johanna Ernst 2009-12-03T17:23:54-07:00 http://fiveten.com/wpmu/tour/2009/11/02/alex-johnson-champion-fingers/ 18 0 How worn is your Gri Gri? Many of us keep using our Gri Gri’s even though they begin to show major wear and tear. The most common signs are a big rope groove, and wearing of the cam. So we’ve partnered with Petzl to help promote safety and get those old Gri Gri’s off the street. Send us photos of your worn Gri Gri’s, and the most worn will win a new Gri Gri, thanks to Petzl. The second and third place winners will get Reverso’s, ’cause let’s face it, you need to retire those things! 2009-11-09T10:53:38-07:00 367 climbingrock climbingcontestPetzlgri gri 2009-11-09T10:53:38-07:00 http://www.splitterchoss.com/blog/2009/11/09/the-how-bad-is-your-gri-gri-photo-contest/ 5 0 I first became interested in South by Southwest (5.11a, 5 pitches) on Lower Cathedral Spire when a dude from Colorado mentioned it when we were chatting at the Penny Lane crag in Squamish. He mentioned something about it being easy for the grade in the Valley (hey, if I’m trying to break into a grade, I have no problem trying the easiest objective first) and having red camalot hand cracks (RED CAMALOT HAND CRACKS!!!). 2009-11-05T10:32:44-07:00 366 South by SouthwestyosemiteLower Cathedral SpireTradCrack Climbing 2009-11-05T10:32:44-07:00 http://dreaminvertical.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/just-another-sweet-weekend-in-the-valley/ 18 0 Yoga is widely known for being a gentle, but effective workout tool. Yoga can also help ease everyday aches and pains to keep you from visiting the doctor numerous times a year. Like they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 2009-11-05T10:26:55-07:00 365 YogaPain ReliefPosesworkout 2009-11-05T10:26:55-07:00 http://www.prana.com/blog/?p=3091 18 0 I first heard about the Fun Scale from my friend Peter Haeussler back in 2001, as we bushwhacked through thick Alaskan Devil’s Club en route to cold beers on his sailboat. I’d just come out of the Range, where Scotty D and I had a terrific climbing trip, sometimes terrifying but we loved it later – we’d put up two new routes on Thunder Mountain and made the probable first one-day ascent of Mt. Huntington. 2009-11-05T10:25:39-07:00 364 Fun ScaleAlpinismSufferingmountaineering 2009-11-05T10:25:39-07:00 http://kellycordes.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/the-fun-scale/ 18 0 Some sussing of final details led a nice session and a couple of new problems. 2009-11-03T14:24:40-07:00 363 2009-11-03T14:24:40-07:00 http://boulderbatholith.blogspot.com/2009/11/west-hill-desert.html 52 0 Last weekend, Sarah Kate and I both needed to do some work for part of the weekend, but we still wanted to get out climbing for a day. I LOVE LOVE LOVE basalt from my previous experiences with it (the Gorge at Smith Rock and Vantage in eastern Washington) and we’d heard good things about climbing at Table Mountain. 2009-10-27T18:58:38-06:00 362 BasaltTradThe GrottoSonoraCrack Climbing 2009-10-27T18:58:38-06:00 http://dreaminvertical.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/the-awesomeness-that-is-columnar-basalt-climbing-at-the-grotto/ 18 0 I'm now back from two weeks in the Grampians. Known as the home of Hollow Mountain Cave bouldering and Taipan Wall (the two primary attractions for visiting Euros), the Grampians host some of the nicest rock in Australia. 2009-10-27T18:57:58-06:00 361 GrampiansLee CujesAustraliaVictoria 2009-10-27T18:57:58-06:00 http://upskillclimbing.blogspot.com/2009/10/grampians-2009-trip-report.html 18 0 You may have never heard but during his historic ascent of the Nose, Warren Harding had an early version of the iPhone and tweeted his progress, frustrations and elations. We dug into the Internet archives to bring you his candid thoughts (after the jump). 2009-10-27T18:56:52-06:00 360 Warren HardingNoseyosemiteTwitterSpoof 2009-10-27T18:56:52-06:00 http://pimpinandcrimpin.com/2009/10/18/warren-hardings-twitter-feed/ 18 0 This past weekend I had the chance to climb the Original route on Rainbow Wall. This experience flowed beautifully as I embraced a feeling of relaxation and avoided nervousness. I talked my self up, filled my coffer with positivity, and went to Red Rocks to climb this great multi-pitch. 2009-10-27T18:55:33-06:00 359 Rainbow WallRed RocksTradMulti-PitchVegas 2009-10-27T18:55:33-06:00 http://dreaminvertical.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/a-photo-essay-from-the-original-route-on-rainbow-wall/ 18 0 Stories about John Bachar by John Gill, Lynn Hill, Rick Accomazzo, Dave Yerian and Ron Gomez 2009-10-27T18:54:44-06:00 358 John BacharStonemasterMemorial 2009-10-27T18:54:44-06:00 http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web09f/wfeature-remembering-john-bachar 18 0 AAI's Director, Dunham Gooding and I, went to Alaska over the weekend to attend meetings with Denali National Park and Wrangle-St. Elias National Park. While we were in Talkeetna, the wonderful people at K2 Aviation offered to bring us up on a flight tour of the Alaska Range. We, of course, greedily accepted the offer! 2009-10-27T18:52:47-06:00 357 AlaskaFlightseeingmountaineeringPhotos 2009-10-27T18:52:47-06:00 http://alpineinstitute.blogspot.com/2009/10/flightseeing-alaska-range.html 18 0 That’s right my peeps!!! Tis the season for MUDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know the drill…grab a cold one…sit your sweet ass down…and get ready to groove out. For a more realistic feel, don’t take a shower for 9 days, don your helmet, and have a loved one pour sand and dirt over your head while you read this! Don’t forget to keep a hand over your beer or you’ll be sorry…it will be just like being there! WOO HOO!!! 2009-10-22T14:42:55-06:00 356 2009-10-22T14:42:55-06:00 http://supertopo.com/climbers-forum/991367/FA_of_Weird_Science_5_7_A4_R_Kingfisher_Fishers_Utah 52 0 One of the perks of living in the Bay Area is that I live within weekend distance of Yosemite now. And that’s pretty sweet. My main obstacle in taking advantage of my awesome proximity to huge granite walls (and some not so huge ones too) is that I’m pretty intimidated by the idea of Yosemite. 2009-10-15T19:51:04-06:00 355 yosemitePat and JackSalatheCommitmentJamcrack 2009-10-15T19:51:04-06:00 http://dreaminvertical.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/weekends-in-yosemite/ 18 0 Warm day exploring the western regions of the Benchlands. 2009-10-09T11:03:07-06:00 354 Bouldering in the Backwaters 2009-10-09T11:03:07-06:00 http://boulderbatholith.blogspot.com/2009/10/benchlands.html 52 0 The Greatest Climbing wall Plans Known to Man (yes, they are cool). 2009-10-08T16:25:11-06:00 353 climbingclimbing wallhome climbing wall 2009-10-08T16:25:11-06:00 http://pensiveblog.com/2009/05/01/climbing-wall-plans/ 56 0 The news broke recently that in a few short days I’m headed for Nepal with a team of Canadian climbers sponsored by a large (ginormous, perhaps?) baselayer and innerware (otherwise known as underwear, or “Extreme Knickers” if you’re @basecamper on Twitter) company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Actually, Sara is currently en route.) 2009-10-08T16:13:58-06:00 352 NepalTheClimberGirlMarketingTwitterSocial Media 2009-10-08T16:13:58-06:00 http://www.pembaserves.com/2009/10/bigger-than-product-more-than-marketing-beyond-sales-by-rockclimbergirl-com/ 18