Power Bait (5.14a) Featuring Jonathan Siegrist.

The NEW Scarpa Vapor Lace Rock Shoe is a stiff, full rand climbing shoe designed for technical vertical climbing. It features an asymmetrical curved shape, dual rubber rand, and PAF heel system that distributes heel pressure on the back of you shoe.

We had a chance to take these shoes for a test drive and here is what we thought.

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PARADISE VALLEY CLOSED.

The area around the Tenderfoot Hatchery is closed due to an 800lb grizzly bear in the area. This closure is in effect until mid January when the bear is expected to hibernate. The closure includes the bouldering area and the sport climbs.

Uncut Footage of Change (9b) featuring Stefano Ghisolfi .

IFSC European Championships Moscow 2020 – Combined Finals

Join the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival for the virtual 2020 Fall Series to enjoy five adventure packed shows from November 20-29.

We’re featuring new film and presentation content about climbing, snowsports, the environment and mountain culture. There will be world film premieres, bonus content from filmmakers and we’re thrilled to partner with Colour the Trails to offer a unique panel discussion and curated selection of engaging films. Be inspired, entertained and connect virtually with your outdoor community.

For those of you who were out in the boulders Saturday, you may have heard a helicopter circling the Stawamus Chief Grand Wall. According to Squamish SAR, a base jumper got his chute caught on a tree after a bad opening that resulted him flying into the Chief. Full Story below.

(NEWS 1130) — The Stawamus Chief was the scene of a dramatic rescue before nightfall Saturday.

A base jumper had lost control and ended up stuck, dangling by his equipment on a steep mountainside.

Search and Rescue crews were called out just before 5:00 p.m. to the Chief’s west face, also known as the Grand Wall.

John Willcox with Squamish SAR says the rescue was a race with the setting sun but fortunately, the man had a cellphone, which made it easier to communicate with him.

“He said that he had launched off the top as a base jumper. He had a little difficulty with his lines and it kind of spun him around he came very close and then actually collided with the face of the chief. His canopy collapsed and he slid down the wall. And then finally his shoot got hung up on some trees. So he was partly suspended by his shoot. And then also, was able to hold on to some roots of some large trees there,” Willcox explains.

Full Story Here.

Really worth a watch! Soul Deep features Memphis Rox Climbing Gym and some of their initiatives in the community around Memphis.