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 Top Secret Sandstone Bouldering in New Mexico
Photos by Masumi Shibata — www.artporia.com/masumi - No, So don't even ask ... This small crew of New Mexicans isn't telling anyone where their new stash of perfect sandstone is located. They did disclose that the canyon is littered with thousands of nicely shaped blocs on bullet stone, the cliff line goes forever, and that access is perfect. Apparently, the area's only locals are a family of bears and and few bald eagles.  At Worlds End - Rocklands Bouldering
Photos by Fred Moix — fredmoix.com — Fred Rouhling, Scott Milton, Lisa Rands, and Romain Desgranges in South Africa. Sunsets, spotlights, fauna, flora, much of laughter and eight sick boulders: Black Velvet 8a, Ronron Hates Caramel 8a, Tea With Anne-Marie 8a+, Rasta Roof 8a, The Wave 8a, Black Shadow 8b, In Between Dreams 8a and Nutsa 8a+. WATCH THE VIDEO by Romain Desgranges  Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
73 photos by Samantha Christen - Climbers who spend more time looking at the ground than at the skyline will enjoy this amazingly colorful collection of wildflowers, sunsets and environment shots from Colorado and Wyoming's Rocky Mountains. You've probably seen them as you stomped by, but can you indentify indian paintbrush, blue flax, aconitum columbianum, anticlea elegans, delphinium nelsoni, stonecrop, bistorta bistortoides ...  RocTrip at the Red River Gorge
Photos By Luke Laeser - The attendance of world class athletes at this years Petzl RocTrip/Rocktoberfest at the Red River Gorge, October 12-14, made it one of the best climbing outdoor events in history (or at least 2007). In attendance were: Daniel Woods, Emily Harrington, Sean McColl, Mickael Fuselier, Martina Cufar, Marietta Uhden, Daniel Du Lac, Liv Sansoz, Lynn Hill, Tony Lamiche, Chris Sharma, San Yo Ku, Sonnie Trotter, Chris Linder, Lev Pinter, Steve McClure, Said Belhaj, Kasia Pietras, Dani Andrada, Dave Graham, Future Roden, Joe Kinder, Cedar Wright, Mica Dash, Katie Brown, Timy Fairfield, Abbey Smith, Chris Sierzant, Mike Doyle... and more. READ THE EVENT RECAP  Sportiva Solution Team Tour
The 1-month/20 event tour, scheduled October 12 - November 5, will visit the SE region of the US. Timy Fairfield, Jason Kehl, Ivan Green, Abbey Smith will be offering a series of free multi-media shows, shoe demos, gear raffles and poster signings. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. The tour is a promotional campaign utilizing Sportiva sponsored athletes in appearances at retail locations, commercial climbing gyms and local outdoor climbing areas to promote Sportiva’s new award winning, state-of-the-art, performance rock shoe - the 'Solution'. Sportiva sponsored athletes will available to climb with gym members/customers. 114 Photos by John Evans — It was a six-digit weekend for climbers in Salt Lake City September 13 – 16, 2007 as women, men and kids from around the U.S. gathered for the 6th Annual HERA Ovarian Cancer Climb4Life. Hosted by Black Diamond Climbing Equipment, the four-day climbing extravaganza pulled in over $100,000 in cash. READ THE EVENT RECAP BY STEPHANIE FORTE  24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell
Photos by Luke Laeser — This year 194 competitors competed in the 2nd annual 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell September 28th-30th at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch near Jasper, Arkansas. Climbers from all over the country came to participate in a one-of-a-kind, 24-hour-long, outdoor endurance competition where teams of two try to lead as many routes as possible within the ranch in a twenty-four-hour time period. This year a record 94 climbers endured for the 24-hour session fighting severe fatigue, dehydration, and bloody tips — route after route. CLICK HERE FOR THE EVENT RECAP For more information visit: 24hoursofhorseshoe.com; climbhcr.com  HERA Salt Lake City
107 Photos by Devaki Murch - The 6th Annual HERA SLC Climb 4 Life could not have asked for a better weekend; beautiful blue skies, amazing temps. The event raised more than $105,000 to go toward ovarian cancer research and educational programs. Together we can make a difference and stop the loss of mothers, daughters, wives, sisters, partners and girlfriends from ovarian cancer. CLICK HERE To the recap from the event  2007 RockMaster Competition
Photos by Marco Togni — marcotogni.it — Photos from the 2007 XXI RockMaster competition in Arco, Italy on the 8th–9th September. Winners were 26 year old Ramón Julián Puigblanque of Spain and Angela Eiter of Austria. Other Rockmaster event winners included: Patxi Usobiaga for the Salewa Rock Award, David Lama won the La Sportiva Competition Award, Anna Stohr took the Women's Bouldering, Gareth Parry won the Men's Bouldering, Eugeny Vaitsekovsky sprinted to a Speed victory. This Rock Master competition, one of the oldest, attracts the best athletes from all over the world such as: Adam Ondra, Emily Harrington, Anda Irati, Angela Eiter, Barbara Bacher, Mina Markovic, Natalija Gros, Sandrine Levet, Maja Vidmar, Luca Zardini, Ramón Julián Puigblanque, David Lama, Patxi Usobiaga, Tomasz Oleksy, Lukas Swirk, Sergey Sinitsyn, Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky, Gareth Parry, Daniel Woods, Nalle Hukkataival ...  2007 REEL ROCK Film Premiere
Photos by Nicholas Rose, Kevin Bradburn, Steve Downes, Cooper Roberts, Brett Lowell, and Peter Mortimer — The REEL ROCK Film Tour sold out all three premiere shows — Encinitas, Salt Lake CIty and Boulder 9/5/07 — REEL ROCK 2007 features KING LINES, the new movie and first-time collaboration by Sender Films and Big UP Productions. A huge thanks to everyone involved in helping take this year's REEL ROCK Tour to the next level. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO  Squamish Mountain Festival Gallery
Photos by Angela Percival — July 13th – 21st — Squamish, British Columbia. The wet weather did nothing to deter the clinics, slideshows, photo contests, climbing movie screenings, pancakes, dyno and boulder competions, raging DJ'd parties, yoga sessions, trail work at the crags ... all to support the Squamish Access Society (SAS) and Climbers Access Society of B.C. For more info read the recap by John Irvine  Michael Reardon Tribute Gallery
Photos by Mark Niles — I climbed with Michael for nearly two decades, from the early days of lycra-clad bolt clipping to long trad routes in the Sierra and Needles. After ascending 280 routes solo in a day at Joshua Tree, Michael wondered if he could leave his rope in a closet for a year. That year never ended … We were partners always, and where I could not follow, my lens endeavored to capture his passion for climbing without a net.  Michael Reardon Tribute Gallery
Photos by Damon Corso — Petrala.com — Blessed is the word that best describes my time spent with Mike Reardon over the past couple of years. Upon our first time climbing and shooting together we instantly formed a bond greater than just friendship. He became my brother, my protector and my mentor. As you can see through this gallery of images, Mike and I did just about anything we wanted, wherever we wanted (in SoCal). The following images have been compiled from our trips to Joshua Tree, The Needles and Buildering in Los Angeles, sights I'm sure you have all become familiar with when you think of ‘Uncle’ Mikey. I hope these images will inspire you to push your limits not just in rock climbing but life as well ... climb on Mike.  California's Sierra Nevada Mountains
Photos by Nathaniel Walker — Take a tour of some fine, Sierra stone in the Golden State. From yellow-lichen-crusted foothill boulders on the East Side to airy, isolated alpine summits, the "Snowy Range" contains some of the most spectacular granite formations in the world such as: the South Face Charlotte Dome, Yosmeite's El Capitan, The Mathis Crest in Tulomne Meadows, the Evolution Traverse, the Hulk, the East Face of the Whitney Massif, Owens River Gorge and more.  HERA Eldorado Canyon 2007
85 Photos by Devaki Murch — HERA Climb 4 Life in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado on June 16th and 17th with the Paradox Sports clinic. All dreams are achievable and life doesn’t have to be 2nd rate after a traumatic life changing event. To learn why visit: Paradoxsports.org; Herafoundation.org  HERA Boulder Canyon 2007
Photo by Steve Woods — Photos from the June 16th HERA Climb 4 Life event in Boulder Canyon's, Sport Park, Colorado. Pro Athletes including: Katie Brown, Nate Gold, Chris Lindner, Adam Stack, Joe Kinder, Bobbie Bensman, Portia Menlove, Alli Rainey, Lynn Hill, Lisa Rands, Chris Sharma, Dean Potter, Steve House, Steph Davis, Heidi Wirtz and Jim Donini have all attended Climb4Life events to help participants reach their climbing goals. Visit: Herafoundation.org  A Weekend of Fun at the 2007 Teva Mountain Games
158 Photos by Devaki Murch — The Teva games are an annual extravaganza of so-called "climate sports," including white-water paddling, trail running, mountain biking, and climbing. Organizers said this year’s games drew 30,000 athletes and spectators. Ten invited athletes and five climbers from the qualification rounds competed in the men’s and women’s pro bouldering comps. The games also featured “speed bouldering,” citizens’ comps, and a high school team contest. FOR MORE INFO SEE: Teva Mountain Games Results  Leavenworth Rockfest 2007
Photos by Jon Jonckers — If you’re a climber in the Pacific Northwest, climb boulders or big walls, there’s really no excuse for missing the Leavenworth Rockfest sponsored by Feathered Friends. Free camping in Icicle Creek, free BBQ, free pancake breakfast, free clinics, free gear demos, and this year included a presentation by Katie Brown. The weather cooperated, all the participants and sponsors had a good time, and the raffle raised hundreds of dollars for the Washington Climbers Coalition. FOR MORE INFO READ Katie Brown's blog.  2007 Teva Mountain Games
Photos by Steve Woods — The Teva games are an annual extravaganza of so-called "climate sports," including white-water paddling, trail running, mountain biking, and climbing. Organizers said this year’s games drew 30,000 athletes and spectators. Ten invited athletes and five climbers from the qualification rounds competed in the men’s and women’s pro bouldering comps. The games also featured “speed bouldering,” citizens’ comps, and a high school team contest. FOR MORE INFO SEE: Teva Mountain Games Results  2007 Feathered Friends Rockfest Gallery
57 Photos by Eddie Espinosa — Leavenworth Rockfest 2007 — Presented by Feathered Friends. Thanks to all the sponsors and participants who came out to Leavenworth Washington on June 2nd and 3rd to make our Eighth Rockfest such a huge success. And a special thanks to Katie for a great slideshow!  Teva Mountain Games Photos
Photos by Wade David — wadedavid.com — The Teva games are an annual extravaganza of so-called "climate sports," including white-water paddling, trail running, mountain biking, and climbing set in Vail, Colorado. Ten invited athletes and five climbers from the qualification rounds competed in the men’s and women’s pro bouldering comps. The finals were elimination-style, with each of the three problems narrowing the field. FOR MORE INFO SEE: Teva Mountain Games Results  Event for Steve Dieckhoff
Because of all of you who showed up, and donated your time, energy, and products to the cause, the fundraising event June 2, 2007 at The Spot to help Boulder climber Steve Dieckhoff was a monster success. Organizers exceeded their goals, and the Boulder community came together for a great party and to celebrate the spirit of mutual support. We all had a taste of pizza, beer, and, of course, Steve's singular art, and we all had a great time. Thank you, and please enjoy this online gallery from Beth Wald — bethwaldphotography.com  The Art of Steve Dieckhoff
Dieckhoff has been in Boulder since 1979, and just about everyone knows him, but at present he is battling lymphoma, with dwindling funds and no health insurance (ongoing difficulties with a congenital hip defect and eventual hip replacement priced him out of being able to afford a policy). Dieckhoff underwent six rounds of chemotherapy beginning last November, and now needs a marrow transplant to survive. He is attempting to line out Medicaid, which should come through, but in the meantime friends are rallying to help. While Dieckhoff's story is frightening, it is also a reminder to all of us to keep health insurance current and to even at our poorest look into those "catastrophic" policies that will cover us in our times of direst need. A trip to your local insurance agent will get you the info you need, and even $75 to $100/month, if you're in good health, can lock you into a serviceable policy. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION  New River Rendezvous 2007
Photos by Devaki Murch — 101 images from the 5th Annual New River Rendezvous. An action packed, 3-day line up of sheer, unadulterated rock climbing fun, May 18th-20th at West Virginia's incredible, spectacular, New River Gorge. Just like last year but better: comps, clinics, gatherings, dinner, parties, breakfast, contests and more. Camping on the rim of the Gorge was provided courtesy of the National Park Service.  The Needles of the Southern Sierra
Photos by Nathaniel Walker — The splitter cracks and bright lichen of the Needles is hard to mistake for any other climbing area in the world. The awe inspiring formations: Magician, Djinn, Charlatan, Wizard, Sorcerer, Witch, Warlock, Necromancer, Fire Wall, Voodoo Dome, and Demon Dome, have attracted climbers year-after-year, since they were discovered. Most formations have at least an hour approach, which helps keep the crowds away and ensures a tranquil experience. Nathaniel captures such classics as Atlantis, Thin Ice, Igor Unchained, Davey Jones Locker, Pyromania and more ... |
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