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 The Dirtbag Diaries - Episode 17 - The Golden HourBy Fitz Cahall - On a warm spring day in 1991, Tom Broxson topped out on The Prow of Yosemite Valley’s Washington Column. To this day, Tom and the rescuers who saved his life aren’t exactly sure what happened next, but it ended in Tom surviving the unthinkable — a 200-foot fall onto a slab. He broke every appendage. On the flight out, the helicopter’s engine burst into flames. It was as Tom says, “A high gravity day.”  Gym Climbing: Mind Body Soul TrailerA virtual climbing gym with several technique areas for climbing, bouldering, and yoga instruction. Join in on this fun, interactive experience with seasoned climbing and yoga instructors Richard Valdez and Robert Hallworth. Whether you are putting on a harness for the first time or climbing the nose route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, Gym Climbing: Mind, Body, Soul will give you the essential tools to become a better climber, mentally, physically, and spiritually. Skyrider Studios — skyriderstudios.com  Steph Davis profile by The Conservation Alliance and Timex ExpeditionClimber and BASE jumper Steph Davis discusses why she loves the wild places of the world. Steph gives a little base-jumping demonstration in the red desert of Utah’s canyon country, near her home base in Moab. The Conservation Alliance's mission is to engage outdoor businesses to help protect and conserve threatened wild places for their habitat and recreation values.  Conrad Anker profile by The Conservation Alliance and Timex ExpeditionSuper-Alpinist Conrad Anker discusses why he loves the wild places of the world filmed from Wyoming’s Teton Crest. The Conservation Alliance's mission is to engage outdoor businesses to help protect and conserve threatened wild places for their habitat and recreation values.  somethin bout nothin: Kelly Cordes on Alpinism
Climber, writer and Patagonia product tester Kelly Cordes takes us through his training strategy for alpine climbing and reflects on disaster style alpinism. "The odds on very difficult alpine climbs are not in your favor. So there's no excuse to show up unprepared, to show up out of shape."  ABS 2008 National ChampionshipsProduction, photography and editing by Susánica Tam - Paul Robinson and Alex Puccio won the men’s and women’s open bouldering comps at the ABS National Championships in Colorado. The Saturday-night final drew an audience of hundreds to the Spot gym in Boulder, concluding Season 9 of the American Bouldering Series. READ MORE  Mugs Stump Award 2008 SlideshowVideo by Joe Iurato photos courtesy of Michael Kennedy - As long as it was at least a little bit out there, Mugs Stump was always psyched for something, be it a big wall, long free route, frozen waterfall, or high alpine face. A true “climber’s climber,” he wanted to stay on the edge, pushing the envelope of possibility, getting to that rare place where you climb intuitively, fluidly, unburdened by doubt and fear.  Spray TrailerJoe Kinder and Chris Lindner have spent most of their lives in the fast-paced world of professional climbing. They are forever focused on amassing their knowledge and improving their skills to climb increasingly difficult routes. In a sport that requires endless motivation and supreme confidence, there are constant pressures and expectations that would test the moral fiber of any person. Spray Trailer and Tour Schedule
Spray from BS Productions, attempts to capture the true spirit of climbing, to explore the treasures of California’s northern coastline. Follow Joe Kinder and Chris Lindner on their most recent journey through the delicate beaches of Arcata, the stunning limestone of the Trinity Aretes, the historical shores of Mickey’s Beach, and the alpine stone of Donner Summit.  The Dirtbag Diaries - Episode 14
By Fitz Cahall - Sir Edmund Hillary often insisted that while his feats and goals were of historic proportions, he was just a simple man, more comfortable in cover-alls than the high-attire of a British Knight. Aside from an Oscar-Wilde-like-talent for producing witty quotes, Hillary was the embodiment of the everyman – a sort of elder, dirtbag statesman.  The Devil's Road, 5.13b
Watch 19-year-old, CU student Ben Schmitt redpoint Devil's Road, a 5.13b at the Damage Wall, Shelf Road, Colorado. Directed by Chris Alstrin.  Vasya Vorotnikov on The Hard Way (5.14)
Tim Kemple presents Vasya Vorotnikov on a beautiful, crimpy, granite sport climb called The Hard Way (5.14), in Marshfield, Vermont. Music by Mactonite.  Anatomy of a BASE jump
By Susánica Tam - Gone in 60 seconds. Watch JJ Fuerst huck off the Tombstone, a 400 foot tall piece of wingate sandstone known for Dean Potters 5.13 testpiece Epitaph, outside of Moab, Utah.  The Dirtbag Diaries - Episode 13
A Lifeline Home - Micah and Ryan were members of Charlie Company, a medevac unit serving the Baghdad area. Together, they were responsible for shepherding the wounded and the dead from the Iraq's battlefields to the hospital in a Blackhawk helicopter.  PSYCHE Trailer
Incorporating the best of British climbing featuring Steve McClure, Andy Kirkpatrick & Ian Parnell and Dave Birkett. Birkett goes in search of his dream line, Kirkpatrick is the pioneer of winter climbing in Patagonia, and Steve McClure is Britain’s most accomplished sport climber.  Realm of the Flying Monkeys
Rock climbing, bigwalls, BASE jumping, skydiving, slacklines, rope jumps, monster swings,and just living the rock monkey dream in Yosemite National Park, California.  Kranj World Cup Womens Final Route
Maja Vidmar, Angela Eiter, Muriel Sarakany, Natalija Gros, Irati Anda Villanueva, Alexandra Eyer, Charlotte Durif, Mina Markovic, Carloline Ciavaldini, and Lucka Franko at the World Cup, in Kranj, Slovenia.  Kranj World Cup Mens Final Route
Patxi Usobiaga, Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Cedric Lachat, Flavio Crespi, Jakob Shubert, Jorg Verhoeven, Klemen Becan, Magnus Midtboe, and Tomás Mrázek at the World Cup, in Kranj, Slovenia. Gym Climbing: Mind Body Soul
A virtual climbing gym with several technique areas for climbing, bouldering, and yoga instruction. Join in on this fun, interactive experience with seasoned climbing and yoga instructors Richard Valdez and Robert Hallworth.  World Championships 2007 - Lead Mens Final Route
Watch video by Blockdigital of the weeklong world championships of climbing in Aviles, Spain - new champions in lead climbing, bouldering, and speed. |
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