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Miss Schweiz from Jimmy Webb on Vimeo.My first trip to...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33:13 +0800

My first trip to Switzerland was unbelievable. I fell in love completely with the climbing, the scenery, and the lifestyle. I was fortunate enough to have good friends there to share the whole experience with!

Climbers in order of appearance: Brooks Walker, Kasia Pietras, Jimmy Webb, Fabian Buhl, Meagan Martin

Bitch-slabbed.

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:10:58 +0800

So a couple of weeks ago I went way down South and climbed my first multi-pitch and my first slab...

GRANITE EARTH from Louder Than Eleven on Vimeo.Video available...

Thu, 30 May 2013 19:26:23 +0800

GRANITE EARTH from Louder Than Eleven on Vimeo.

Video available for download here: lt11.com/granite-earth/

The boulderer… A rare species of human that survives purely on its ability to perform a delicate dance between life and death in perfect synergy with granite. Lacking the ability to bathe and engage in non-climbing social settings, the climber is often left with nothing but chalky hands and a deeply ingrained quest to find the purest rocks, while simultaneously searching for a mate on this grey and white planet. This is… Granite Earth.

Starring - Jon Glassberg
Featuring - Brian Runnells

Boulder Problems
Dreamtime (V12) - Switzerland
Dogwood (V12) - Yosemite, California
Staff of Ra (v7) - Virgin Gorda
The Great War for Civilisation (V13) - Mt. Evans, Colorado
The Right (V13) - Boulder Canyon, Colorado
All of the Above (V13) - Index, Washington

Video - Paige Claassen, Rich Crowder, Jon Glassberg, Connor Griffith, Brian Runnells, Jordan Shipman
Edit - Jon Glassberg
Written by - Jon glassberg and Greg Mionske
Sound - Jon Glassberg
Original Score - Tommy Wilson (Milyoo) soundcloud.com/milyoo
Voice Over - Daniel Finn

Woods and Robinson send The Ice Knife V15 from Beau Kahler Media...

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:13:18 +0800

Woods and Robinson send The Ice Knife V15 from Beau Kahler Media on Vimeo.

Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson went to Guanella Pass, CO to finish off a Dave Graham test piece, The Ice Knife V15.

Shot with Sony FS700
Music: Simen Solvang soundcloud.com/simenmusic

I climbed this beautiful rock on Sunday. You can’t even...

Mon, 27 May 2013 23:18:07 +0800

I climbed this beautiful rock on Sunday. You can’t even see the top in this image.

I’ll post about my weekend of climbing very soon :)

Danilo Pereyra : Alihulk Extension 9a+ (Rodellar) from...

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:04:06 +0800

Danilo Pereyra : Alihulk Extension 9a+ (Rodellar) from Fernando Pieruz on Vimeo.

Championnat Québécois d’Escalade Allez Up 2013 - Juniors...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:52:41 +0800

Championnat Québécois d’Escalade Allez Up 2013 - Juniors from Allez Up on Vimeo.

Vidéo de la Coupe Québec du 11-12 Mai chez Allez Up! Catégories Juniors C, D, B, A. Le reste à venir bientôt!

The way you kiss me.

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:11:00 +0800

In the last few months I’ve really learnt a lot about myself. My strengths, my weaknesses, and what...

Washington Bouldering - Jon Glassberg from Jon Glassberg on...

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:15:37 +0800

Washington Bouldering - Jon Glassberg from Jon Glassberg on Vimeo.

Jon Glassberg climbing in Leavenworth, Gold Bar, and Index, Washington.

Boulders:
Coffee Cup (V9)
The Practitioner (V11)
Beautification (V11)
Cotton Pony (V10)
Nine Iron (V10)
Thunderdome Low (V11)
The Prism (V9)
WAS (V8)
Leggo My Ego (V7)
Ebriosity (V11)
Turbulence (V12)

Music:
Charli XCX - “Nuclear Seasons”
DWNTWN - “Stood Me Up”
Owl Eyes - “Nightswim”
Bullet - “Feat VV Brown”
Patrick Lukens - “Wings”

Train to Gain.

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:41:42 +0800

I’ve been incredibly happy recently. I’ve been working 6 and 7 day weeks, which has now...

The Climbing Works International Festival 2012 from Outcrop...

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:30:17 +0800

The Climbing Works International Festival 2012 from Outcrop Films on Vimeo.

The CWIF 2012 bouldering competition which took place on 10th and 11th March at the Climbing Works in Sheffield. Featuring Shauna Coxsey, Dave Barrans, Guillaume Glairon Mondet, Alex Puccio, Ned Feehally, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk, Chris Webb Parsons and many more.

The Chris Webb Parsons Hangboard Program. I started this on...

Fri, 03 May 2013 21:13:53 +0800

The Chris Webb Parsons Hangboard Program. I started this on Tuesday with Lopper. You don’t know finger pump and finger DOMS until you try this program. I can’t wait to see the effects at the end of the 12 weeks!

SCREENGRAB from Willie Witte on Vimeo.An experiment in...

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:22:59 +0800

SCREENGRAB from Willie Witte on Vimeo.

An experiment in transitions.
None of the effects are computer generated. All the trickery took place literally in front of the camera.

Thanks to Kevin McAlpine for the song / audio work! kevinmcalpine@gmail[dot]com

More stuff I’ve made- youtube.com/user/williemayswitte

Adam Ondra - A few forgotten 9a routes… from BERNARTWOOD...

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:05:08 +0800

Adam Ondra - A few forgotten 9a routes… from BERNARTWOOD on Vimeo.

A new short video featuring Adam Ondra´ s old climbs of three 9a - 9a+ routes, which were initially filmed for the movie The Wizard´s Apprentice, but did not make it into the final version of the movie. So they are really old now, in many aspecst, including the old-school way of filming.
Despite that, two of them are still the hardest routes of Adam´s home climbing area and of the whole Czech Republic. And it would be amazing, if somebody would finally try them… :-)

More about The Wizard´s Apprentice here: WWW.ADAMONDRAFILM.COM/EN

This video consists of following routes:
Xaxid Hostel 9a/+ - Mišja Peč / Osp / Slovenia
Tanec Kuřátek 9a - Jáchymka cave / Moravia Carst / Czech republic
Perlorodka 9a+ - Lidomorna sector / Holštejn crag / Moravian Cars / Czech Republic

Well, old stuff goes through this video away to create space for for somethig new, hopefully much better. But what?

We are currently working on a new and much more challenging film with Adam Ondra called Change. Still a lot of work and traveling ahead of us, but you can already take a look at many photos, videos and texts on the new web-page about the movie.

WWW.CHANGE-MOVIE.COM

New free 20 min long “Behing the scenes” movie about CHANGE movie project coming in the first half on May, follow the web-page!

The Training Diary of Nathan Phillips and Garry Cummings Episode...

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:57:50 +0800

The Training Diary of Nathan Phillips and Garry Cummings Episode 8 from ROKT CLIMBING GYM on Vimeo.

This month Nathan has been crushing at comps and now that the NIBL is over he’s got his eyes on the much bigger comps to come later this year. Garry re-visits Boulder Uk in Blackburn, the place where it all begun for him many years ago.
Songs:
Fineshrine by Purity Ring
Kiara by Bonobo

BlocFest - Round #5: The Biscuit Factory Highlights from Ben...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:02:07 +0800

BlocFest - Round #5: The Biscuit Factory Highlights from Ben Grubb on Vimeo.

Highlights from the fifth round of the UK bouldering series BlocFest at The Biscuit Factory, London — March 9th 2013.

Flimed & Edited by:
Ben Grubb

Additional Footage by:
Alex Haslehurst

BlocFest Team:
Mike Langley
Gaz Parry
Alex Lemel
Kornelija Howick

Music:
Emancipator - ‘Greenland’
Parov Stelar - ‘Catgroove’
Robert Babicz - ‘Darkflower (Fever Mix)’

Hardware:
Canon EOS 5D-MkII
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 IS L Macro USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
27” Apple iMac

Software:
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5
Adobe After Effects CS5.5

Please visit:
blocfest.co.uk
bengrubb.co.uk
archclimbingwall.com

Took me long enough to post about the bouldering...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:18:36 +0800

Took me long enough to post about the bouldering competition!
Well tonight is the night, folks. I wish I could say I got into the finals but unfortunately this is not the case. I’m as happy as if I had though.

I started off the day well; coffee, bacon and eggs, a ride on my bike and even packed my power snacks (gotta have that tuna!). I got a lift with SpiderMonkey and we met the team there. The energy was great, there were a heap of spectators and lots of competitors. It was awesome to be around so many climbers. The qualifying round went for 3 hours and started in a bit of a frenzy. You had to climb as many or as little problems as you liked in the time allowed. Each climb was graded by a points system ranging from about 15 to 75. Your 6 best climbs would be totaled and that was your qualifying score. Flashes gave you a bonus 10 points for that particular climb. I was climbing hard rather than climbing strategically which turned out to be my downfall. I only climbed 40 - 45 point climbs (except for at the end when I stressed out!) whereas most of the girls were climbing at the lower end; mostly 25s and 30s but of course they would get the bonus flash points. I didn’t even think about this, I was too nervous and excited. I missed out on finals by 5 points! Considering the fact I was just trying to climb at my limit, I think I did pretty well. That is why I don’t feel negatively about my performance.

The women who placed were very strong .. except the third place girl; I know I could have placed in her position. First and second place deserved their places, they were two very strong ladies.

I’m very happy I planned ahead and bought some raffle tickets, I won chalk, a chalk bag, a thermos, and a water bottle. Satisfied.

I managed to convince Lopper to compete in the junior division a couple of days prior to the competition. I’m so glad he did because he placed second. He would have won but the kid who took out first place was this amazing 15 year old climber from France who has been climbing since he was 8 years old. He practically flashed every problem. He is inspiring to watch.

It was a fantastic day of climbing. A highlight for me was meeting a local climbing celebrity. He’s a man who is the same height as me (about 5 foot) and he has been travelling solely to climb for the past year or so. He’s currently projecting a route he bolted in China which he thinks is about a hard 32/33. He is so inspiring to me because his height is not a disadvantage and he made me feel better about the fact that short climbers generally climb harder outdoors because we can create out own intermediate holds,which is especially helpful for foot placement. I found every problem in the competition “reachy” as did he. I never ever say a climb is “reachy” so this was really saying something. Gym climbing can be like that though so I don’t mind, outdoors is what rock climbing is really about.

All in all it was a great day. I even met someone who I think I may be crushing on. This is dangerous territory in such a small climbing community. Definitely playing it safe.

SpiderMonkey seemed to be just about the only person who left the competition in a bad mood. He did not make the finals, so the rest of the time he was basically sulking. On the way home he explained he was extremely disappointed because, in his opinion, he always climbs harder than the 2 boys from our “team” who managed to make it to the finals round. I thought this was a very self-absorbed thing to say. He didn’t even seem happy for his friends. I was so proud of everyone’s efforts, it was hard to see how he could place himself so high above everyone else. It was pretty pathetic to see a grown man sulking about a competition. He placed such high expectations on himself and burnt himself out way too early. Instead of taking the good from the experience he focused on the negative.

Anyway.. That’s enough about the competition. I’ll post again this week. Hopefully about something eventful!

Spectator out.

The Network Trailer from Chuck Fryberger on Vimeo.It’s not...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:46:52 +0800

The Network Trailer from Chuck Fryberger on Vimeo.

It’s not a website. It’s not an Internet forum. It’s not spray, beta, or slander.
It’s all those things.

This year, Red Bull and Chuck Fryberger Films have teamed up to bring you a glimpse inside an elite network of some of the best climbers in the world - climbers who live to push their limits on the hardest climbs in the world. They are all connected in a constant cycle of training, competition, and outdoor challenges. The Network connects both past and present – bouldering, sport, and competition climbing – and this cutting-edge film tangles the viewer inside the spider web of connections that makes up the world of the professional rock climber.
Join 6-time world cup champion Kilian Fischhuber as he and the best in the game explore areas old and new for adventures, lifestyle, and some of the sickest moves in the world.

Featuring…
Kilian Fischhuber
Anna Stöhr
Dmitri Sharafutdinov
Rustam Gelmanov
Daniel Woods
Sean McColl
Paul Robinson
Ian Dory
Nalle Hukkataival
Dave Graham

Filmed on location in…
Arco, Italy
Bafa Lake, Turkey
Colorado
Grampians, Australia
Innsbruck, Austria
Magic Wood, Switzerland
Red Rocks, Nevada
The Frankenjura, Germany

SpiderMonkey rappelling to place draws. Need to watch him do...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:39:21 +0800

SpiderMonkey rappelling to place draws. Need to watch him do this a few more times and try for myself. Is he a super photogenic climber, or is it just me?

“The 2013 SCS Open National Championships...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:34:11 +0800

“The 2013 SCS Open National Championships Highlights”

Watching videos like this is the best way to get psyched to climb. Can’t hardly wait for the bouldering competition tomorrow.

Goodnight Tumblr.

Spectator out.