Photos by Matt Paden / frixtion.blogspot.com – This past Saturday kicked off the first leg of the 2010 Triple Crown Bouldering Series at the Hound Ears boulders in Boone, North Carolina. Taking place within Hound Ears Club’s gated golf-resort community, the access-magicians of Triple Crown get this normally-closed area opened to climbers once a year through participation in the Triple Crown bouldering competition. Results from the Hound Ears competition can be found at the Triple Crown Bouldering Series website, triplecrownbouldering.org. Click here for a more comprehensive report.