We are pleased to announce that both Read Macadam and Tim Emmett sent The Path (5.14R) in Lake Louise yesterday. The pair had been trying the rig over the past few months are were getting very close last week. Read Macadam, who lives in Oman, is in the Canmore area over the summer, filming and climbing while Tim Emmett has been travelling from Swift Current to try the rig while waiting out the final touches on his home in Squamish. Congratulations fellas!
We don’t understand why Jared Leto (of Suicide Squad fame, not to mention Dallas Buyers Club!) is climbing in Yosemite, but here it is!
Jesse Huey on Daily Planet (5.12a).
Sick drone footage of Jonathan Siegrist on Queen Bee (5.13c) in Paradise Valley, Squamish, BC
Nice little video of Nic Vissers on Split Beaver (5.10).
As Scarpa continues to make a strong push in the North American market, they also continue to impress us with beautifully crafted shoes for climbers who love to get technical with their tools. The Scarpa Furia is a technical climbing shoe designed to maximize feel from plastic to rock. It features a sensitive 3mm rubber with no midsole and an aggressive downturned shape designed for overhanging terrain. We had an opportunity to review the shoe over the last four months and here is what we had to say.
With the influx of professional climbers due to the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy, it is always fun to report what they have been up to during their stay despite some funny weather. In this fashion, Jonathan Siegrist has been cruising around town and made it to Paradise Valley when her on-sighted Queen Bee (5.13c), essentially flashed (after already climbing the first crux via Queen Bee) The B-side (5.13d), and made an ascent of Tom Wright’s Spirit of the West (5.14a) on his third try. Not sure how long he is sticking around but perhaps we could see him jump on Dreamcatcher before the end of his trip?
Siegrist on Spirit of the West (5.14a). Photo courtesy of Tom Wright ©
We are very pleased to announce that Kaleb Thomas sent Equinox (v11) at the Duncan boulders yesterday. Kaleb had been working on the line on and off for the past four years. Kaleb recently took a job a The Boulderz Climbing Gym after working at Climb Base 5 for the last year. Congratulations!
Kaleb Thomas. Photo by Eddie Fowke ©
Congratulations to Sean McColl who took first place at the IFSC World Cup LEAD in Villars.
Be sure to tune in and cheer on Sean McColl as he tries to make finals @ 1am Pacific!
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