Awesome little video featuring Jimmy Webb in New Zealand.
2015 VIMFF Fall Series: Interview with Will Stanhope
Will Stanhope has been climbing for most of his life. Growing up on the North Shore and being a part of The Edge Youth Team, Will developed his technical climbing skills on the granite of Squamish, BC. With ascents of The Prophet (5.13d R, VI, El Capitan) and Cobra Crack (5.14-), Will established himself as a contender in the world of hard trad climbing, learning from the greats, such as Leo Holding and Sonnie Trotter.
This fall, Will pushed his potential even farther with the first free ascent of the Tom Egan Memorial Wall on Snowpatch Spire in the Bugaboos. Spending approximately 150 days on the route over four years, Will had to dig deeper than ever before, shedding himself of everything he knew.
Will will be sharing his experiences this Friday night at the 2015 VIMFF Fall Series and we thought it would be great to check in with him after reflecting on his experiences. Here is what he had to say.
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Will Stanhope on the crux pitch of the Tom Egan Memorial Route. Photo courtesy of Will Stanhope ©
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Video: Jimmy Webb and Matt Gentil in Virgin Gorda
Second installment of climbing in the Virgin Gorda.
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Dave Macleod getting in a night session in Averstal.
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2015 SCBC November Sessions Open Category Final Results
Fantastic start to day one of the 2015 SCBC November Sessions at Climb Base5. A packed crowd cheered on competitions in the Open category this evening. Here are the final results.
Tristan Gosselin on Men’s #3. Photo by SCM ©
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Alex Megos on Modified (5.15a) in Frankenjura
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What Happens When Climbing Bolts go Bad?
Interesting article on bolt replacement in North America by Outside Magazine and Shelby Carpenter.
One day last March, 44-year-old Scott Sederstrom was climbing in the Owens River Gorge, a popular sport climbing area just outside of Mammoth, California, using an advanced technique called rope-soloing, which involves a climber clipping each bolt above with a stick-clip, then unclipping from the bolt below. About 25 feet off the ground, while clipped into the third bolt, Sederstrom was scaling an arête when the bolt snapped in half and pulled out of the rock. Sederstrom tumbled down, hit the ground, and was killed, likely due to head trauma. (He was not wearing a helmet.)
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Video: Chris Sharma on Point Break
Behind the scenes clip featuring Chris Sharma on climbing during the filming of ‘Point Break’.
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Interview with Alannah Yip
Alannah Yip is a rising star in the Canadian climbing scene. She started climbing at the age of six and joined The Edge team at the age of 9, due to the influence of her family friends, Sean and Jason McColl. Sending her first two v10’s in Rocklands this year and making finals in her last four competitions, Alannah has been training with the Climb Base5 Open Team to fulfill her goal of competing for Canada in the World Cup this year. We thought it would be great to check in with her on her preparation for this weekend and here is what she had to say.
Alannah Yip @ Northwest Boulder Fest. Photo by Truc Allen Media ©
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