Here is another flick from Niky Ceria from down under. The music and the footage in the first sequence will have you hooked.

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We are pleased to announce that Terry Paholek has made the first ascent of the Nerf Roof Project at ‘The Boulderfields’ in Kelowna, BC. Speaking to Terry this morning, he said he has not come up with the name yet but thinks the problem is solid v12. As soon as more information is available we will update the our information here.

Terry Paholek on the Nerf Roof Project. Photo courtesy of Andy White

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Here is a video from the Core family showing their enjoyment of the forest and Stella Marchisio’s ascent of Ressurection (v9).

Adam Ondra talks training on La Sportiva Storyteller.

Over the past few weeks, pictures of an open project have been emerging on social media. The location featured is Copper Cove, a relatively unknown climbing area in West Vancouver, about five minutes from the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. Originally found and established by Robin Barley, Copper Cove has gone through a number of developmental spurts, being forgotten and re-discovered numerous times in its history. The most recent developer of the area is Salvador Olson. Salvador has added a number of routes, as well as retrofitted a few classics. We thought it would be best to check in with him to see what the deal is on the open project and other things. Here is what he had to say.

Copper Cove. Photo courtesy of Salvador Olson ©
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If you have been to Kalymnos and are bummed that you didn’t go this fall, then do not watch this video!

Paul McSorley, Mayan Smith-Gobat, and Ines Papert forged a new mixed line up the remote Southwest Buttress of Mt. Waddington (northwest summit) in British Columbia on August 18—claiming the first ascent of the 800-meter, 20-pitch route, which they graded 5.11+ WI3 M5 ED1.

The 2015 Adidas Rockstar competition this weekend featured a super-final in which the top two competitors went head to head to finish a final problem. Below are the Super-finals for both Men and Women categories. Congratulations to Sean McColl for taking first in the podium for another year!

Trying to get psyched for the great weather today? Here is Jimmy Webb’s 2015 adventure in Australia.

Australia hosted some of the best rock i’ve ever touched. The sandstone was different and had some wild features that I had never seen like the famous “spider web” formations. The style was super unique and I was blown away at the quality of rock. I don’t think I really saw an inch of choss in all of Grampians. Here’s a quick edit of some of the nicer problems I climbed. Hope you enjoi!

The 2015 Adidas Rockstars final round will begin today at approximately 11 am pacific. This competition boasts the best bouldering athletes from around the world and is always a fun spectacle to watch. Canadian athlete Sean McColl has made the final round and we cannot wait to see how he performs this afternoon!

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