After a couple days of athletes taking a stand and an online petition, the IFSC World Cup live stream will now be available for free. Days after, Flosports made an announcement indicating that this weeks IFSC event will be streamed free but indicated that the pay model was here to stay. Well….might as well enjoy it!
Semi-finals @ 2am pacific
Finals @ 930am Pacific on Saturday
We usually don’t report on big stories but we have to report on this one! Jonathan Siegrist is one of our all time favourite climbers at the magazine mostly because of his attitude towards climbing and the respect he gives it. Earlier this year, Jonathan went to Spain and only worked on the route Papichulo thinking he would build fitness on the route itself. At the end of his trip, he went home empty handed and did not send.
Here is an interview we did with him about the experience.
Yesterday, after flying back to Spain for the route, he sent Pachamama!! This is exactly the spirit in which we celebrate climbing here at the magazine and we could not be more psyched for J Star!
Another great adventure from Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker.
Nice little play on Dumb and Dumber and Sufferfest by Will Stanhope and Matt Segal. Climbers were definitely hurt in the filming of this film.
We are pleased to announce that Stu Smith has made the first ascent of a new line in Murrin Park called ‘150 Years of Genocide’ (5.13b). Looks pretty sick Stu!
According to UKClimbing, Michele Caminati climbed the route Elderstatesman (featured in the video) on March 27th only to shoot photos on the route the following day. Caminati had practiced the route twice on top rope and then fell during a lead attempt that left him with a badly broken wrist and a broken heel. Here is the video of his fall. We have reposted this video because of the implications when climbing uneven terrain in the hopes that it provides others with some awareness.
Here are the final results of Tour De Bloc 14. For the full replay of the finals, please visit this link. What a show!
Men’s Open
1. Julien Bourassa-Moreau
2. Sean McColl
3. Jason Holowach
4. Zach Richardson
5. Lucas Uchida
6. Dylan Saffery
Women’s Open
1 – Alannah Yip
2 – Allison Vest
3 – Lia Wieckowski
4 – Bronwen Karnis
5 – Emelie Pellerin
6 – Tanya Mireault
Awesome feature video on Rustam Gelmanov at Cafe Kraft!
Here is an update from our good friends at the Squamish Access Societ. Be sure to be become a member of this great organization if you use the Sea to Sky Corridor as the continue to secure access for all present and future climbers.
Do you climb at Chek Canyon and at Cat Lake? You should be aware of a number of industrial activities that are occurring on the Conroy FSR and Culiliton Creek FSR this spring. Areas above Chek Canyon recreation site on the Conroy FSR and along the Culliton FSR are being logged this spring and summer. Road building operations are to commence approximately April 7, 2017 on Conroy FSR and Road Building and harvesting is scheduled to start on the Culition FSR April 21st, 2017. Additionally, the Chek Canyon Recreation camp site is being significantly expanded this spring. All these events mean Chek Canyon is going to be a very busy place this spring and summer on weekdays.
Will Bateman of Project Physio has been hard at work trying to provide functional information for climbers while training. We join Will in part 4 of the series but the rest of the videos are listed before.
In this video we’ll demonstrate how to make the most out of the rice bucket. Stu Smith, local crusher, demonstrates the routine he uses to keep his hands, wrists and forearms healthy and strong. Have a gander and share your thoughts.
For the rest of the series, please see below.
Peter Winter / Leavenworth WA / Grand Wall Boulders / 25 V4 Circuit / Home Campus Board
Hope BC / Jeremy Smith / Scrub your Face / Godman Creek / Ring Workouts / Wiretap