Ω Little man Ivan Greene has been caught chipping on video - click here to view. I think the most surprising thing about that is the gloves he’s wearing. WTF? Ω
Ω Little man Ivan Greene has been caught chipping on video - click here to view. I think the most surprising thing about that is the gloves he’s wearing. WTF? Ω
Ω From Paul Robinson: “The sit start is a newer concept in America. It is very important to the rest of the world and becoming more popular in the states”. That’s right people, the sit start is very important to the rest of the world Ω
Ω Chase Gatland has climbed Alma Blanca V13, at Way Co - as reported on Stuart Kurth’s blog. Big number!! Ω
Ω Man of the moment, Fiz Wineron, is now in Hueco (if you haven’t been following the media reports). And he’s been throwing down. His 8a.nu scorecard reports three V11s and five V10s. Even if you went with the lowest grades given on 8a for those problems, the kid has been busy. Watch this space Ω
Ω Summer is typically a quiet period for bouldering in Aotearoa. Too hot, too sunburned, too drunk. But there have been pockets of activity:
That’s a wrap. Of sorts Ω
Ω Oliver Miller has climbed the neo-classic Grampians test piece, Ammagamma V13. Here’s a video of him crushing:
The Grampians: Ammagamma from Oliver Miller on Vimeo.
I think that makes him the latest Kiwi to climb 8B, the first in the Gramps since Sticky Dale Pudding. I wonder what ProBlog will say? Ω
Ω Stuart Kurth has posted a post on his semi-problog about the weather at Castle Hill. Plus a lot of sendage. Here Ω
Ω Ben Moon had dreadlocks, in the 1980s! Then all the cool kids wanted them. I think Colin Pohl had some for a while, in the 1990s. Derek Thatcher certainly had them for a while, although I think that was more about minimising personal admin to maximize climbing time, rather than a fashion. Now Zac Orme and Mark Pugh-Williams have them. Will the concept every get old?
From rastas to Rastus. Burn that is. It has some bouldering, not world class but worth a look if you’re in or around Queenstown. It’s most of the way up the Remarkables Ski Field road. Here’s a picture that Tom VD send us. Enjoy Ω