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 Rock Steady 4/Good vs Evil Climbing Competition
Saturday, January 31, 2009, at the Lakewood Link Recreation Center, in Lakewood, Colorado, come on out for the the Rock Steady 4/Good vs Evil Climbing Competition. Youth Competition 10am-1:30pm, ages 6-14, all levels; Adult Competition 1:45-5pm, ages 15 and up all levels; $20 pre-registration; $30 day-of-event. Visit www.lakewood.org/recreation for more information.  Inside the 2009 SCS Nationals
Amidst a soggy evening snowstorm on Sunday, January 25, just outside Salt Lake City, the Momentum climbing gym bustled with energy — a crowd of hundreds gathered to witness America's top climbers vie for the 2009 SCS Adult National Championship (scsnationals.org). Outside of Momentum's thick walls, the echo of cheers and applause faded into the night, while inside, Carlo Traversi and Emily Harrington bested the competition to clinch first place finishes.  Smuggler's Notch Ice Bash
On January 30 - February 1, 2009 get ready for the Northeast's premiere ice climbing festival at Smugglers Notch, in Jeffersonville, Vermont. Cool clinics, evening bash, wild and crazy climbers, exciting slideshows, plastic boot slack-line, gear demos, awesome ice and mixed routes, and more. Join climbers from around the Northeast for that special kind of winter fun!  Highballin'
The Spot Gym Goes Off for Highball Comp - The Spot Bouldering Gym in Boulder, Colorado, knows how to throw a good party, and on January 24th, 2009 they did just that. Their equation is this: take beautiful women and pair them with strong men, feed them free food and beer, give them a DJ, and throw them at some balls hard boulder problems. Click here to see more photos by Ryan Nadlonek from the competition.  HEART OF STEEL Bouldering Comp
Be ready on January 24th, 2009 for The Boston Rock Gym’s HEART OF STEEL bouldering competition. It will be the raddest comp New England has ever seen with tons of amazing routes, tons of prizes, free schwag, live music, dancing, food, and much more.  The Highball - Comp #3 - The Spot Bouldering Series - Season IV
On January 24th, 2009, get ready for the third bouldering competition in our Spot Bouldering Series. A "Highball" slackline set between our Font and Hueco boulders will be a special attraction after the Adult Comp.  Adaptive Sports Center: Amputee High Adventure Weekend
On January 23 - 26, 2009, experience the freedom of carving turns down a mountain and the exhilaration of ascending frozen waterfalls during this long weekend of winter adventure activities. Skiers of all abilities will enjoy two days of ski instruction on Mt. Crested Butte, followed by two days of professionally-guided ice climbing at the world-renowned Ice Park in Ouray, CO.  White Mountain School’s Winter Festival Weekend to Benefit the HERA Foundation
Winter Fest Weekend, in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, January 10–11, 2009, includes ice-climbing and skiing workshops, a Climb for the Cure Climbathon and a presentation by climbing legend Henry Barber. Registration is $40, and forms are available HERE.  Andy Kirkpatrick: When Hell Freezes Over - 2008 Tour
If you've not managed to catch Andy on his current When Hell Freezes Over tour around the UK, he will be adding an extra date at the end at Imperial College London South Kensington Campus on December 16th, 2008. "Never has trying not to die on a mountain seemed such a good laugh." —The Highland News  Sandstone Ice Festival 2008
Join the fun December 12-14, 2008, in Sandstone, Minnesota. Try climbing ice, test out your winter camping skills, find out about the lastest designs in ski pulks. All good reasons to get off your couch and check out whats going on. For more info visit: www.sandstoneicefest.com  Marmot Presents The 2008 Triple Crown Bouldering Series
With the Hound Ears and HP 40 comps in the books, competitors eagerly await the conclusion at the Stone Fort in Chattanooga, TN on December 6th. Don't miss it! The Triple Crown is dedicated to maintaining climbing access by supporting the Southeastern Climbers' Coalition and The Carolina Climbers' Coalition.  The Spot Gym's Night of the Rising Sun - Season IV
On Saturday, December 6th, 2008, the second comp in the Spot Bouldering Series will sure to be a blast. Youth and Adult Bouldering Competitions followed by crashpad sumo wrestling, fun for all ages. All abilities welcome Recreational, Intermediate, Advanced, and Open divisions. Free food and drinks for competitors from Wahoos and Avery Brewing.  Warriors Way Mental/Movement Camp
By Arno Ilgner - Combine the Warrior's Way mental fitness material with movement skills on December 5-7, 2008, at Foster Fallls in East Tennessee. Training must be integrated to benefit fully from it. We've blended the skills of movement and mental fitness to create a more powerful and efficient approach to climbing.  World Premiere of Andy Parkin: "Life in adaptation" at the 2008 Kendal Mountain Film Festival, November 20th - 23rd
UPDATED - 12/04/08: The 30 minute documentary, shot over 2 years by Blue Hippo Media and Weekday Productions, provides a powerful insight to the life of a remarkable man who, in 1984, suffered a near fatal Alpine climbing accident. Many then believed Andy’s love affair with the mountains to be over. Watch the Trailer.  Heidi Wirtz: An Inspiring Soles Semifinalist
The North Face athlete and Boulder resident Heidi Wirtz, co-founder of the nonprofit Girls Education International (Girls Ed), was notified in October that she was one of five semifinalists for the Inspiring Soles Award. Votes are now being collected to choose the finalist at the Inspiring Soles website: VOTE HERE.  Westminster College's First-Ever Intercollegiate Climbing Competition
On November 18, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah, college students — with focus and determination — from across the state competed for the title of “best boulderer” at Westminster College’s first-ever climbing wall competition. Tye Watkins and Lizzie Nielson, both students at the University of Utah, took first place honors in the men’s and women’s divisions beating out more than 30 other students.  Celebration to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of The Nose
Wednesday, November the 12th marked the day Warren Harding, Wayne Merry and George Whitmore topped out on the now iconic El Capitan climb 50 years ago. This past weekend [November 15-16, 2008], at an event organized by Ken Yager and the Yosemite Climbing Association, climbers gathered to honor the first ascent team ...  Training Clinics by Timy Fairfield at Vertical World - November 2008
Timy Fairfield will be offering a series of 5 climbing/training workshops at Seattle and Redmond Vertical World facilities November 18-20, 2008. Timy will be sharing training methods and insights gained from his experiences as a veteran professional rock climber of 18 years and foreign-trained world cup competitor.  The North Face and Black Diamond present the First Annual 2008 Yangshuo, China Climbing Festival
More than 350 climbers from 15 countries and more than half the provinces in China came together the First Annual The North Face/Black Diamond Yangshuo Climbing Festival was held from October 31 through November 2 in and around the town of Yangshuo in Southeast China’s Guangxi Province.  Bolivia Rock Star Festival
On November 1st, 2008 at the Amor de Dios Neighborhood in the Aramjuez area of La Paz, the First Rock Star Festival took place. The Vertigo Climbing Club, who organized this event, created a competition based on a triathlon theme where competitors would do a 4 kilometer run, a 60 meter zip line and climb ten routes. See a photo gallery from the event. |
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