Nice little feature on American climber Brooke Raboutou as she tries to be the second athlete to qualify for the Olympics.
Review of Rotpunkt: Alex Megos and the Art of the Redpoint | Review
On Friday, October 25th, 2019, Patagonia Vancouver will play host to ‘Rotpunkt’, a climbing film that features Alex Megos and the history of Redpointing. The night will also feature Bishop-based filmmaker Ken Etzel. Ken has been filming and shooting Alex Megos across the globe for the better part of a decade and will be answering questions before and after the film.
We had a chance to review the film before the showing as here is what we thought.
Warning: Spoiler Alert
Grand Wall Bouldering Co-op Passes Now on Sale | Early Bird Discount
Buy your Grand Wall Coop pass before October 31st, 2019! After October 31st, the price goes up to $450.
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Adam Ondra sends Ghost Rider (8C) | Video
Great video of Adam Ondra sends Ghost Rider (8C).
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Concepción with Hazel Findlay | Video
This past spring, BD Athlete Hazel Findlay faced off with the immaculate 230-foot splitter, Concepción (5.13), located in the southwest desert near Moab, Utah. “I guess I got my ass kicked a little bit,” says Hazel. “Performance anxiety comes because you put too much pressure on yourself,” explains Hazel. “But if you have low expectations, then there’s no pressure anymore.” Ironically, as Hazel points out in this film, success happens when “you just kind of let yourself climb.”
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Patagonia Vancouver presents ‘Rotpunkt’ featuring Alex Megos | Friday, October 25th, 2019
On Friday, October 25th, 2019, Patagonia Vancouver will play host to ‘Rotpunkt’, a climbing film that features Alex Megos and the history of Redpointing. The night will also feature Bishop-based filmmaker Ken Etzel. Ken has been filming and shooting Alex Megos across the globe for the better part of a decade and will be answering questions before and after the film.
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2019 SCBC Pop + Lock 4 Bouldering Local @ Gneiss Climbing | Recent News
This weekend, Gneiss Climbing in Kelowna, BC played host to an SCBC sanctioned Bouldering Local competition. The place looked like it was jumping and the facility looked as fantastic as ever.
Photo by Ken Chow
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Night Moves by Matty Hong | Video
A film from a trip to Brazil with Shawn Raboutou, Nina Williams, Giuliano Cameroni, and Daniel Woods.
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Interview With American Alpine Legend Jim Donini | VIMFF
American Alpine legend Jim Donini will be sharing his stories of the Karakoram and Patagonia on Friday Oct 25, 2019, Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver.
Jim Donini on a stormy summit day of Torre Egger
Jim Donini was first introduced to climbing while serving in US Army Special Forces in the mid sixties, launching an alpine climbing career that would last four decades. Known for making the first ascent of first ascent of Torre Egger in Patagonia, Jim has been a part of more than 40 alpine expeditions throughout the world. Jim served as President of the American Alpine Club from 2006 until 2009 and is the recipient of the Underhill Award for outstanding mountaineering achievement, the Angelo Heilprin Citation for exemplary service and Honorary Membership…the American Alpine Club’s highest award. Recently, he ascending Cerro Chueco in the Aysen region of Patagonia in and has made three expeditions to the Karakoram in the last four years, celebrating his 76th birthday on the Biafo glacier only a few weeks ago.
We had a chance to sit down with Jim and ask him a few questions in anticipation of the show this week. Here is what he had to say.
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IFSC Climbing World Cup Xiamen 2019 – Lead Semi-Finals and Finals | Live Feed
IFSC Climbing World Cup Xiamen 2019 – Lead Semi-Finals.
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