Bouldering: The object is achieve different levels of climbing by decreasing the number of rocks you use to get to the top.
Starting from 9 down to the near impossible 3.
Now, someone needs to tell the boys that no, we do NOT like the chin hair. Next thing you know, Ueda will start trying to grow one...*thinks about this* Oh GAWD, NO! Also, can he even grow facial hair?
I think the best thing about having location shoots with just Jin, Nakamaru, and Junno is that they often allow each other to shine. Apart from being the butt of the jokes, Junno gets the opportunity to show off his flexibility, Nakamaru's mini-fail doesn't look as bad, and Jin's "throw yourself off a wall" might be more awesome than his actual climbing technique. We're also gifted with the sight of the outline of someone's underwear...and no, it's not KAT-TUN underwear. (lol again)
I actually think it's adorable how they each rush forward for their turn.
Finally, the main event. Party time!
But...not before a song, which is basically a long drawn out sentence in opera.
Now if only they were in pyjamas...
In the heart of the lofty, knife-sharp Vindhya Mountains in India sits a 6,500-foot rock and ice route that resembles a massive shark fin and rises from the ocean of crags. This fin, which is twice as long as anything on El Capitan and just as steep, has denied many notable climbers from reaching its summit.
In Samsara Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk set out to attempt a first ascent. The film is woven together with art, journal excerpts and still photography. Produced by the athletes, Samara is an unfiltered perspective into a powerful Himalayan climbing experience. The team spends 20 days of life on the cliff face with ten days of food through major storm cycles on a hanging platform smaller than the size of a single bed. They push to the very edge of what they thought possible and rediscover why they are drawn to suffer in such sacred and beautiful places.
Here's the thing: The sacred peak, Meru, is said in mythology to be the center of the universe, but can you climb to the center of the universe?
The stunning opening scene from the film 'Magic Numbers' on the PSYCHE dvd is a mixture of high speed photography and animated stills used to great effect with a music track from UNKLE. http://www.posingproductions.com
■Psyche - climbing film trailer
Trailer form the climbing dvd PSYCHE, features top sport climber Steve McClure, Andy Kirkpatrick and Ian Parnell in Patagonian Winter and trad master Dave Birkett on his stunning line, the Skye Wall. http://www.posingproductions.com
PSYCHE produced by multi-award winning film maker Alastair Lee. Alastair is renowned for his innovative camera work, humour, creative editing and promises this latest production will be his most spectacular yet. Incorporating the best of British climbing featuring Steve McClure, Andy Kirkpatrick & Ian Parnell and Dave Birkett. The three main films on the dvd are:
SKYE WALL (trad) Dave Birkett goes in search of his dream line in the remote setting of Skye's famous Cuillin Range. This stunning and gripping adventure results in one of the year's most significant first ascents
PATAGONIAN WINTER (alpine) Andy Kirkpatrick is a pioneer of winter climbing in Patagonia with many hair-raising ascents to his name. This hilarious film documents his latest Patagonian horror show; an attempt at the first winter ascent of Torre Egger with fellow alpinist Ian Parnell.
MAGIC NUMBERS (sport) Steve McClure is Britain's most accomplished sport climber as the awesome action footage in this mini profile demonstrates. Featuring Steve on his many 9a's at Britain's steepest limestone crags including his latest Kilnsey crimpfest. Plus an 8c first ascent and an 8b flash during the late hours of a French climbing festival, party!
PSYCHE won the 'People's Choice Award' and 'Best Mountain Adventure Film' Award at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2007.
Jack Geldard finds himself high and dry on an E8..... contains strong lauguage. Taken from the forthcoming climbing flick 'On Sight'. http://www.climbingfilms.co.uk
■Marmot Presents On Sight Climbing
Exclusive clip from presenting sponsor Marmot for the climbing flick 'On Sight' out this Autumn. http://www.climbingfilms.co.uk
■On Sight - Uncut
Here we see the full ascent of James McHaffie on 'Spiderpants' (as far as we're aware the only on sight of this route) in the Welsh slate quarries, some of this ascent was featured in the ground breaking climbing film 'On Sight'. http://www.posingproductions.com
■Making of On Sight
Part one of Alastair Lee's live performance at the 2008 Kendal Mountain Film Festival. Alastair talks about promotional products and the bad language in the film. On Sight went on to win the Grand Prize and Best Climbing Film. http://www.climbingfilms.co.uk
■Making of On Sight Part Two
Part two of film maker Al Lee's live show at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival. This time Al talks about being scared whilst filming, climbing grades and warming up. http://www.posingproduction...
■Making Of 'On Sight' Part Three
Part three of Alastair Lee's live performance at the 2008 Kendal Mountain Film Festival. Alastair talks about his trip to Iceland... http://www.climbingfilms.co.uk
■On Sight - Making Of Part IV
Part four of Alastair Lee's live performance at the 2008 Kendal Mountain Film Festival. Alastair share his film making tips including the importance of the right music, Celine Dion fans look away now... http://www.posingproductions.com
■E7 On Sight
An scene from the climbing film On Sight that didn't make the final cut. Jack Geldard on sights 'Surgical Lust' (E7) in Llanberis Pass, North Wales. http://www.posingproduction...
The third teaser from this year's rock climbing blockbuster from Posing Productions; The Asgard Project. Watch top climber Leo Houlding hone his big wall skills in Yosemite California and meet Asgard climbing partner; Sean 'Stanley' Leary. http://www.posingproductions.com
ACCESS FUNDはアメリカのクライミングエリアの保全を行っている団体です。
■Carolina Climbers' Coalition - Rumbling Bald Project
The Carolina Climbers' Coalition started 2010 off with the purchase of the West Side Boulders at Rumbling Bald. This purchase serves as the fourth project of the Access Fund's Land Conservation Campaign, a revolving loan program that provides local climbing organizations the funds and expertise needed to act quickly to save threatened climbing areas. This project marks the CCCs second major land acquisition project and conserve 6 acres of high-quality bouldering and recreational land for future transfer to Chimney Rock State Park. Support the Carolina Climberss Coalition at http://carolinaclimbers.org. For more information on the Access Fund Land Conservation Campaign, visit http://accessfund.org/aflccprojects
■Adopt a Crag: Rumbling Bald
Carolina Climbers Coalition (http://carolinaclimbers.org) out to make a difference! Find or register an Access Fund Adopt a Crag event in your area: http://www.accessfund.org/events
This video provides an overview of the Access Fund's Land Conservation Campaign. The Access Fund has created this campaign to protect private land climbing resources across the United States.
■Access Fund with Chris Sharma
The Access Fund featuring a first ascent by Chris Sharma. Support climbing advocacy and conservation: http://accessfund.org/join
■Timmy O'Neill Takes Care of Business in Indian Creek
Comedic instructional video starring Access Fund Ambassador Timmy O'Neill discussing Indian Creek, UT's human waste disposal program.
direction la Californie avec Romain Desgranges et Fred Rouhling. 20min de film pour retranscrire l'ambiance et l'atmosphère qui règne dans ce magnifique univers qu'est Joshua tree!
Alain Robert, also known as the "French Spider-Man", visits the Paris in Las Vegas as he prepares to climb the Hotels Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve.
The Event will be the biggest attraction on the strip on New Year's Eve, and since the Paris Hotel is situated right in the heart of Las Vegas, the crowds are expected to be record-breaking as they watch him climb 500 feet to the top of the tower with absolutely no support
Filmed by Riccardo Marrone with the Canon 5Dmk2
October 15, 2009
La toute première vidéo de ‘‘Narcotic’’, 8A+ (8B), superbe bloc en forêt de Fontainebleau très très peu enchaîné (moins de 10 répétitions connues) est sur Happyclimb.com.
Marshall a réalisé ce passage aux mouvements incroyables le 10 Oct. vers 19h15 alors que la nuit commençait déjà à tomber.
‘‘Narcotic’’ est sans conteste l’un des plus beaux passages à Bleau dans ce niveau de difficulté.
Les commentaires de Marshall sur cette magnifique croix :
"Narco, ça fera partie des blocs qui auront marqués mon histoire de grimpeur à l'image d'Ebola (mon premier 8A bloc en Charentes il y a déjà de nombreuses années), puis plus récemment d'El Varano cet été à Albarracin... Narco c'est d'abord une ligne démente, des mouvs de (très) grandes ampleurs dans un 60° très pauvre en pieds. Le bloc pourrait être qualifié de technico physqiue ou physico technique car il demande tout de même une bonne caisse pour enfiler les mouvs mais aussi de bien grimper, surtout si on est limite dans le niveau comme c'est mon cas en ce début octobre. C'est aussi mon 1er vrai bloc après 1 mois et demi d'arrêt pour cause de blessures aux doigts.
Special thanks à Bione (pour trop de choses!!!) et à Hans cameraman d'Eurosport moselle pour le souvenir".
http://h1ker.com/twisters-climbing-gym/ - for the full written review. Twisters Sport Center is a gym in Mountain View, CA that provides gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do, and rock climbing facilities. Here we explore the indoor rock walls and speak to a member of staff about pricing, competitions, and the local culture. This is a great place to boulder and be part of a more relaxed scene that has been in place since the early 90's.
The third issue is about capusboarding. We have some hints for you to build your own custom campus board either in your room or basement. Stay tuned for the next where we are going into finger strength.
Paul Dusatko's highly anticipated follow up to the best selling instructional DVD Sport Climbing 101.
The one and only Bouldering instructional DVD! Hosted by world-class, professional climber, Matt Birch and directed by award-winning, climbing filmmaker Paul Dusatko.
Learn how to Boulder with one of the most accomplished boulderers in the world!
Start cranking today.
Bouldering 101 DVD Includes easy to navigate chapters including:
•Bouldering Vocabulary & Equipment
•Ratings & Grades
•Basics of Bouldering: Climber
•Basics of Bouldering: Spotter
•Becoming a Better Climber
•Training Tips
•Crag Ethics
•Bonus Features including footage of Matt Birch climbing some of the top rated boulder problems in the world.
•And much more....
Shot on location at the Buttermilk Boulders - Bishop, CA
Available at www.rei.com or a climbing shop near you.
The one and only sport climbing instructional DVD! Hosted by world-class professional climber, Chris Lindner and directed by award-winnng, climbing filmmaker Paul Dusatko. SC 101 includes: * Climbing Vocabulary * Proper Equipment and Set-Up * The Basics of Lead Climbing * Figure 8 Tie-In * Clipping * Falling * Cleaning Quickdraws * Belaying * Onsight / Redpoint Tips * And so much more... Bonus Features: Yoga For Climbers, Climbing Dictionary, and Spanish, French, & German Subtitles. Learn how to sport climb with one of the most accomplished climbers in the world!
■On YouTube
SPORT CLIMBING 101 W/ CHRIS LINDNER DVD Trailer-NEW RELEASE!
Available at REI or a climbing shop near you.
The one and only sport climbing instructional DVD! Hosted by world-class professional climber, Chris Lindner and directed by award-winnng, climbing filmmaker Paul Dusatko.
VIEW TRAILER
SC 101 includes: * Climbing Vocabulary * Proper Equipment and Set-Up * The Basics of Lead Climbing * Tie-In * Clipping * Falling * Cleaning Quickdraws * Belaying * Onsight / Redpoint Tips * And so much more...
Bonus Features: Yoga For Climbers, Climbing Dictionary, and Spanish, French, & German Subtitles.
Start your climb today with Chris Lindner and Sport Climbing 101!
Available at a climbing shop near you or online at www.amazon.com
“Area 32” will be a video about bouldering in a remote spot part of a large area of granite bouldering: Pedra do Urso. Located in Serra da Estrela, Portugal.
“Area 32” second teaser. This will be a video about bouldering in a remote spot part of a large area of granite bouldering: Pedra do Urso. Located in Serra da Estrela, Portugal.
Premier film d'escalade tourné complètement au Québec depuis Les Rochassiers (1969).
Principalement filmé durant l'été 2008 dans les régions de l'Estrie et du Bas St-Laurent, l'Ascension met en vedette Mathieu Fontaine et plusieurs de ses amis, dans certaines des voies et certains des blocs les plus difficiles de la province.
Un DVD est prévu pour novembre 2009 accompagné d'une tournée dans les gyms du Québec.
I woke up when the plane wheels hit the tarmac. The flight captain announced over the intercom: "Welcome to Cape Town, the most beautiful city in the world" After picking up my rental car I hit the chaotic morning traffic. Driving on the wrong side of the road definitely made things interesting, along with the fact that the only driving directions that I had was a text message from my friend. About three hours later I was happy to find myself in a small town called Clanwilliam, the last place to get food and gas before driving to the Cederberg Mountains, home to the famed boulders of the Rocklands...
some classic problems of our trip to the rocklands in summer 2009. me doing black velvet and hole in one, korni doing human energy and zlu doing out of balance and caroline.
During a climbing trip, the incomprehension and a lack of intimacy between Luisa and her father, Aurélio, causes a serious accident, which will change their lifes forever.
After over 80 onlines movies, DrTopo finally comes up with it's first DVD, a double feature packed with bouldering extravaganza. Needless to say, this is an essential for every bouldering connoisseur.
The Gravity Brawl has become the biggest and best bouldering comp on the East Coast. 2009 was not a disapointement with big names, hard problems and crazy lighting.
Andre Di Felice gets comfortable at the Mammut Gravity Brawl 2009.
■Lizzy Asher at the Gravity Brawl 2009 - Final #3
This is the Gravity Brawl
This is your comp Lizzy, Lizzy Asher
■Daniels Woods at the Gravity Brawl 2009 - Last qualifiers problem
On May 29-30 2009, the New Jersey Rock Gym hosted the Gravity Brawl for another successful event. Daniels Woods was the only one to flash all the qualifier problems. Here is raw footage of the last one (and the hardest).
■Daniel Woods at the Gravity Brawl 2009 - finals #4
Daniel was the only climber to flash all the qualifiers. However, he got shut down on the second finals problem which was sent by 4 other men. Since Daniel was the last to climb (and is know for his sick strength), the hopes were high that he would send the last problem. The previous climbers made it look impossible.
Unfortunately Mr Woods didn't send but he came the closest, using some clever beta. By going to the feature with his left hand, he was able to slap the hold on the right lip. Looks like it could have gone with more time (and more rest).
■Paul Robinson at the Gravity Brawl 2009 - Final #3
Here is raw footage of Paul Robinson on the third problem of the finals. The problem ended up being way easier than the routesetter intended. Every men sent it but most competitors struggled (some sick footage will follow). There no struggling here for Paul, winner of the comp. Hes simply swinging his way up, seemingly weightless.
■Francesca Metcalf at the Gravity Brawl 2009 - Last qualifiers problem
On May 29-30 2009, the New Jersey Rock Gym hosted the Gravity Brawl for another successful event. Francesca Metcalf was the only one to flash all the qualifier problems. Here is raw footage of the last one (and the hardest).
■Promo for the Gravity Brawl on May 29th and 30th
On May 29th and 30th, the best climbers in the country return to the biggest comp on the east coast. The DrTopo crew will be there to cover the event.
■2009 Gravity Brawl Promo
The 2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships return with The Gravity Brawl Presented by Native Eyewear. Check out this trailer cut together by the guys at Dr. Topo for the Canadian Bouldering Championships live feed.
This is a short video that I shot for the AAC Craggin Classic event where the Bates Award is given each year to a climber under 25 who demonstrates exceptional promise for pushing the limits in the coming years, and in which Alex Honnold who couldn't be there, accepts the award! I kept in all the out takes in, and I think thanks to my lack of editing, this has to be a record for number of F-bombs dropped in an acceptance speech!
Camilo lopez and Anna Pfaff explore the a remote valley in the Himalaya. The Miyar Nalla, Located in the Indian Himalaya has Bigwalls and Big Peaks. Watch these two explorers conquer some majestic and uniqe Peaks and first ascents on a unique story
The vision of the Squamish Mountain Festival, SQUMF 2009, is to provide a grass-roots gathering to celebrate the magic of Squamish climbing, bouldering and mountain culture.
On a Sunday morning perfect for rock climbing, Hugo tries one of the most hard and desired climbing routes at the sugar loaf in Rio de Janeiro: “Uruca”. Extremely difficult and dangerous it will demand all of his skill and concentration. The film shows all the difficult in a ascension like that in Rio de Janeiro.
It is a personal project without any sponsors or supports, made only with friendship by a team of climbers.
This is a featurette I did for National Geographic Adventurer & a photo manipulation software product called Photosynth. As a passionate rock climber I was very excited about doing this project and working with everyone involved. All still photos are by Corey Rich & much thanks goes out to Tommy for climbing the boulder problem a ton of times in less than ideal conditions. If you have every climbed in Yosemite Valley during July you know what I mean.
One of the most famous boulder problems in the World. The renowned problem is located on the massive Columbia Boulder at Camp 4, Yosemite.
Located on the northeast face, the boulder problem was believed unclimbable until Ron Kauk claimed the first ascent in 1978. "When Midnight Lightning was established, it was the hardest problem on the planet". Kauk wasn't the first one to find the line and brush out the holds, but he did make the first send.
Lynn Hill was the first woman to climb it in 1998.
I spent 2 weeks in the valley this summer climbing around. No one, that i saw, even came close to sending midnight lightning. Hayden drove in from Seattle arriving early one morning, all blurry eyed and tired, and sent the problem on his fourth try. Pretty bad ass.
Me climbing Midnight Lightning in Camp 4, Yosemite. Nick Vetter spotting (thanks!). Video by Courtney Miyamoto (sanks!).
■Midnight Lightning V8
Said is an internationally known climber who came back to Yosemite ten years later to climb on an old friend. This is the most famous boulder problem in the world situated in one of the most classic granite areas in the world. A true rite of passage for any climber! Great send Said!
■Lynn Hill
Lyn Hill climbs Midnight Lightning
Lyn Hill climbs Midnight Lightning, Camp 4, Yosemite, 5/98. She was the 1st women to do this.
