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The ABS Nationals results are in with Paul Robinson taking the mens and Alex Puccio the womens. B3bouldering, Climbing.com, Routesetter.com, and ClimbingNarc have more details. Jody Hansen sent Rumble in the Jungle (V12) at Hueco Tanks for the first female ascent. Moore’s Wall in North Carolina has a seasonal wildlife closure in effect for the […]
I’ve been known to have a beer or two after climbing, so it’s encouraging to read that I may not necessarily be hurting my fitness. New research suggests that beer may be a decent source of hydration after a workout. Researchers from Granada University in Spain published results from a recent study that tested the […]
From the diary of a [newbie] rock climber, we get a great review of the premier of Spray: one thing that will strike you about this movie is the emphasized pairing of music with climbing problems. at times you feel like you are watching segmented 4 minute music videos. the pairings work mostly. there were […]
Gathering planned at Laurel Knob, North Carolina February 23-24, 2008 Adam Ondra climbs two 5.15s in a week James Pearson made the first ascent of The Groove (E10 7b [5.14c/d X]) Czech climbers Leopold Sulovsky and Josef Lukas climbed a new route up the West Face of Aconcagua Simon Anthamatten and Roger Schali break speed […]
I started writing All Climbing in January of 2005. At the time there were few, if any, actual climbing blogs. I don’t think any of those in existence back then are still writing. So, while it has been a lot of hard work, I’m proud to say All Climbing is still alive, kicking, and one […]
Daniel Woods bouldering Jade (V15) in Upper Chaos Canyon, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado:
Emily Harrington and Chris Sharma named adult national champions Wrap-up videos of the 2008 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market Lisa Rands gets the first female ascent of The Mandala (V12) Jordan Romero becomes youngest to summit Aconcagua Boat Rock Bouldering Competition results
The Tugging Shacks is a small, yet very cool bouldering area near Interp and OUL at the New River Gorge. While mentioned on the Waterstone Outdoors site and in an old paper guidebook, there are no details in the popular Sketches guidebook by Chris Anthony. Here are some shots of a classic V3 arete at […]
The New River Rendezvous, now one of the premier climbing events in the U.S., has announced this year’s dates – May 16-18, 2008. There will be a few changes this year including pre-registration limiting attendees to 700 (last year was around 1200 climbers) and parking passes will now be needed. Registration will be live on […]
Blacksburg climber Dave Reis on the Ronski Feint (V7) at the Interp bouldering area, New River Gorge. And yes, despite Dave’s shirtless send of this problem, it was late November! The problem finishes just to the left of the tree.