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 Marshall Burke Photography
Marshall Burke joins the crowded market of weekend warriors with friends who climb and has enough disposable income to blow on a fancy digital camera. Marshall searches out the finest splitters with his 8000 closest Bay Area friends in places like: Yosemite, Tuolumne, Joshua Tree, Donner Summit and Indian Creek. During the week he does research at the Program on Food Security at Stanford University. For more of his photos visit: www.stanford.edu/~mburke.  2008 Pine Mountain Pulldown - Photo Gallery
Photos by Sean Naugle / BlackOwlMedia.com - On September 5-7, 2008, hundreds of climbers turned out for an outdoor bouldering competition and festival near Ojai, California. Pine Mountain holds some of the best sandstone bouldering on the West Coast; featuring over 500 established boulder problems and dozens of projects. This year the festival offered camping, live music an outdoor dyno comp, vender booths, a film by Integrity 7and the West Coast premier of the 2008 Real Rock Tour. Visit pinemountaincomp.com for more info.  Colorado Bouldering - RMNP and Mt. Evans
Photos by Emanuel Moosburger - On August 7th 2008 I started a four week trip to visit my friend Daniel Woods in Colorado for some summertime bouldering in Rocky Mountain National Park and Mt. Evans. Shown in this gallery are photos of Riddles in the Park and The Hobbit at Upper Chaos Canyon, The Automator and Tommy's Arete in Lower Chaos Canyon, No More Greener Grass at Mt. Evans, some wildlife in the park, plus a few shots of the beatiful alpine landscape. Special thanks to Steve and Carol Woods!  2008 Reel Rock Film Tour Premiere at the Boulder Theatre - Photo Gallery
Photos courtesy of the reelrockfilmtour.com - The thousand-seat Boulder Theater was packed to the gills on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 for the launch of the 2008 REEL ROCK Film Tour and to celebrate the release of the new film, The Sharp End. Huge thanks to all the locals who came out. Windstopper and Gore-tex had their mobile weather machine there, and 99.5 The Mountain radio from Denver was broadcasting live. -sq.jpg) An Adventure in the Dolomites
Photos by Tony Scott and Enrico Maioni / guidedolomiti.com - During my many years in the mountains and my numerous trips abroad, I’ve had the good fortune of living quite a few adventures. Today I’ll tell you my most recent adventure, so you think about how an alpine guide earns a living, especially if you think he does so in the most casual manner ... Read more about this adventure.  The Annapurna Circuit
Photos by Marie Jo Valdeyron - World traveler Marie Jo's passion is trekking, mountain climbing and photography. Recently she traveled to Nepal and completed the famed Annapurna Circuit. The route takes most trekkers about twenty days passing by small villages, stunning landscapes and massive 8000 meter peaks. Marie Jo lives in the southern French town of Montpellier. For more adventures visit: dharmaquest.com  The Bugaboo Experience - Photo Gallery
Photos by Jeff Zimmerman Photography - Deep in the Purcell mountain range of British Columbia lies the Buagboo Provincial Park, a remote and rugged alpine wonderland about 4-5 hours from the US border (or Calgary), and about 50 kilometers off Highway 93. Before departing into the woods, visitors must wrap their car with chicken wire and prop it with wooden boards and rocks to protect it from the rubber eating porcupines. Read the trip report.  Photography of Frank Kretschmann
For eight years Kretschmann has been working as a professional photographer shooting fashion, people, industry and still lifes. He has always been fascinated by all styles of climbing, and though his travels has visited many parts of the world like: sport climbing all over Europe and Morocco, alpine adventures in the Alps and Peru and of course the big walls of Yosemite. But his passion for climbing still lies at his home crag, Germany's Frankenjura, the place that has influenced him the most. Visit funst.de for more  New River Gorge, West Virginia
Photos by Pablo Durana - The "New" is one of the premier climbing destinations on the east coast with thousands of good sandstone pitches from steep sport climbs to splitter crack routes. Shown here are some photos of the steep classics like Apollo Reed, The Pod, Tobacco Road and more at the Summersville Lake area. Also in this gallery are a few routes from the gorge's popular Kaymoor crag.  2008 Mammut Bouldering Championships - Salt Lake City, Utah
Photos by Dave Anderson / dave-anderson.com - See top athletes: Chris Sharma, Ethan Pringle, Guillaume Glairon Mondet, Daniel Woods, Tyler Landman, Alex Puccio, Alex Johnson, Sydney McNair, Lisa Rands, Sierra Blair-Coyle and more. The competition, presented by Eastern Mountain Sports, began with a qualifying round with over 100 competitors at SLC's Front Climbing Club. The comp is held as part of the Outdoor Retailer summer trade show. Read More. See full results at boulderingcomps.com.  A Week in the Bugaboos - Photo Gallery
Photos by Luke Laeser and Mike Brumbaugh - Mikey and I finally made a trip to the famed Bugaboos within the mighty Purcell Mountains at the end of July, 2007. Mikey’s been a good friend since we met sport climbing at Rifle in Colorado, and we’d been talking about taking a trip up to this fantastic British Columbian spot after years of drooling over photos. The well traveled trade routes from Steck and Roper’s 50 Classic Climbs have been one of my passions since I first started climbing in high school, and now, I was finally headed for the splitter granite cracks of the Beckey-Chouinard (West Buttress) on South Howser and the East Ridge of Bugaboo Spire. Read the trip report. Visit Super Natural British Columbia.  2008 Mammut Bouldering Championships - Salt Lake City, Utah
Photos by Justin Roth - Chris Sharma and Alex Puccio are the winners of this year's Mammut Bouldering Championships. Sharma took his second victory in a row at the annual comp, held at night in a spectacular open-air setting atop a hotel parking garage in downtown Salt Lake. The competition, presented by Eastern Mountain Sports, began with a qualifying round with over 100 competitors at SLC's Front Climbing Club. Read More. See full results at boulderingcomps.com.  Garrett Grove Photography
For Garrett Grove, his pursuit of climbing began on Mount Baker as a freshman at Western Washington University. After that climb, Garrett needed an outlet to share the experiences he encountered outside, and photography was the answer. For the last seven years, he's been lugging around a camera everywhere: up chimneys, through water and in the snow — just to take a picture at the right moment — a moment that captures the essence of the day. Visit GarrettGrove.com for more.  Faces of the Zillertal - 2008 Petzl RocTrip
Photos by Anna Piunova — mountain.ru - The Tyrolean area known as the Zillertal is the alpine jewel of Austria and was the site for this years Petzl RocTrip on July 23-27, 2008. In this photo set, Russian photographer Anna Piunova has captured the spirit of the RocTrip athletes: Lynn Hill, Cedric Lachat, Said Belhaj, Eugeny Krivosheytsev, Julia Abramchuk, Chris Sharma, Dani Andrada, Loik Gaidioz, Violaine Beuque, Jerome Pouvreu, Jacob Schubert, Sean McColl and Markus Bock.  Photos from the 2008 Squamish Mountain Festival
Photos by Angela Percival of ARC'TERYX Equipment Inc. — Everything aligned for the 2nd annual Squamish Mountain Festival on July 16 to 20, 2008. We couldn't have asked for better weather, bluebird and nary a cloud. Our speakers and films were unique and both inspiring and entertaining to the participants who came from near and far to enjoy the Squamish Climbing vibe. Click here to the recap article from the 2008 Squamish Mountain Festival; Visit: squamishmountainfestival.com for more information.  Squamish Mountain Festival
Photos courtesy of squamishmountainfestival.com — The SQUMF thrilled locals and visitors again this summer with an exciting mix of films, clinics, dyno competitions and guest speakers: Dave MacLeod, Ed Cooper, Matt Maddaloni, Majka Burhardt, Sonnie Trotter, Micah Dash and Cedar Wright. The festival took place at various locations around Squamish, BC on July 16 to 20, 2008. Click here to the recap article from the 2008 Squamish Mountain Festival  Amongst the Chaos - Photo Gallery
Photos by Gerri Kier — www.educationelevated.org - The mission for Education Elevated was to raise money to build a new library for an unmapped village school in Chyangba Village (a remote village near Mt. Everest 8 – 10 miles northeast of Phaplu, Nepal) by trekking to Everest Base Camp, and finally summiting Island Peak (20,305ft). Read the trip report by Julie Lillenkamp  John Vallejo Photography
Photos by John Vallejo - Amidst graduating from law school and now working as full-time as an attorney in San Francisco, Vallejo's been climbing and shooting in China, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Yosemite, Bishop, and a number of other places over the past year. He claims to be fairly new to the photography world [although you'd never guess it] and prefers a simple camera setup. Check out his blog for more at: johnclimbrok.blogspot.com  Jesse Von Fange - East Coast
Photos by Jesse Von Fange - East coast rock and ice climbs from the New River Gorge, WV; Old Rag Mountain, VA; Shenadoah National Park, VA; Red River Gorge, KY; Seneca Rocks, WV; and the Salmon River Gorge, NY. Visit: Fotos & Times of a Blue Ridger — vonfang.blogspot.com for more.  The Citadels of Sinai Granite - Gallery
Photos by Alexander Orlov — web.mac.com/aorlov - The Sinai “half island” closely connects Africa with the Middle East. This half island is wedged between the Gulf of Suez to the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. The charming landscape of this “half island” is truly the most beautiful place of Egypt. A desert plateau makes up the north, while the mountains of the south are built from the crystal rock and painted the whole spectrum of colours. Located here is the Silk Road, where merchants transferred their goods from the Far East to Egypt and farther. READ MORE  Greg Mionske Photography
Boulder, Colorado, photogapher Greg Mionske's passion is bouldering and landscape photography in places like Rocky Mountain National Park and Bishop, California. Shown here is a collection of photos from Spring 2008 at the Gunks, Buttermilks, and climbs near his home in Boulder, Colorado. For more photos visit: GregMionske.com  Eurotour by Miquel Catita
An obsessed rock climber for the last ten years, Miquel loves bouldering, sport climbing, and multi pitch — anything and everything that allows him to interact with the rock, be outside, observe colors, feel sensations... A year ago he became injured, so instead of sitting around he began taking photos full time. Now post recovery he always has a camera and ponders his new dilemma: get on the project or shoot it? Visit his websites for more — www.havista.com; flickr.com/photos/jandiro  Koh Yao Noi - Thailand
Photos by Gerhard Schaar — The island of Koh Yao Noi is a one hour longtail boat ride from the climbing mecca of Krabi. As you cruise around the two by seven mile island on a scooter you'll notice everything goes a bit slower here, food and accommodations are affordable, everyone is more relaxed, and "sabai-sabai" is the motto here. About 100 routes are are spread out over six areas and the climbing has lots of tufas and pockets. A majority of the climbs have been established by locals of Phra Nang Beach and veteran Mark Miner. For more info visit gerhardschaar.com  El Cap and Half Dome in a Day
Photos by Andy Chasteen — In June 2008, I found myself in Yosemite Valley with Midwestern hardmen, Tony Mayse and Clay Frisbie, who were there to snag the coveted Half Dome/Nose link up in a day. I was along for the ride as the pack mule and photographer. The pair climbed hard, endured exhaustion, got down safe and shared an incredible experience. In post trip reflection (and depression from returning to the midwest) I replayed the visuals in my mind of Tony zipping up the Zig Zags and Clay eating up the Pancake Flake, but that wasn't what touched me — the magical place and the people I shared the experience with are what left an impact on my soul.  Photos by Nathaniel Walker - 2007
As a climber, naturalist and "amateur" photographer Nathaniel has been living on the road for over 10 years. He moves with the seasons in search of perfect weather, preferring to keep the conditions cool and dry. This collection of photos is from his 2007 season that covers a good portion of the US and a few spots Canada. As you can see, no detail is overlooked — from the perfect sunset to hidden fossils to venomous snakes. |
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