Black Diamond athlete Kevin Jorgeson reckons he has spent more time at the iconic Buttermilk Boulders than any other climbing area, amassing an impressive list of first ascents and repeats, including some of the area's stoutest highballs. Out in the Buttermilks this past March, lensman Andy Mann filmed with Jorgeson for a couple of days, and edited together this video profile that captures Jorgeson's personality and passion for the art of bouldering. A climbing highlight of the video profile is Jorgeson's second ascent of Dale Bard's Transporter Room (V5 X) one of the most historically significant highballs at the Buttermilks.
Ueli Steck climbed 8,ooom peak Shishapangma in late April in just 10.5 hours, then on May 5th, a little more than two weeks later, Steck along with Dan Bowie climbed another of the "`14 summits" , Cho Oyu. Ueli is preparing for an ascent of Everest later this spring. Stay tuned to see what happens.
This first Episode chronicles alpinist Ueli Steck's high elevation training and acclimation in the Himalaya mountains. More to come.
Five Ten athlete David Graham makes the 2nd ascent of a classic Seth Allred line in Boulder Canyon, Colorado: Koyannisqatsi
Raphael Slawinski and I (Joshua Lavigne) made plans to go check out an alpine ice line that had caught his eye. He had scoped the line while climbing the classic mixed route Rocket Man. It is located in the spectacular cirque below Mt. Patterson just to the right of Riptide. At first glance it looks like it is threatened by seracs but up close they seem fairly benign. We climbed the route in 6 pitches. To access the ice we climbed 3 very alpine like pitches with thin ice and scrappy mixed climbing. Once we were established on the ice, three sustained pitches brought us to the top of the seracs.
An amazing day out and a classic alpine ice route!
In the summer of 2010, Iker and Eneko Pou decided to visit legends. Travelling the Alps in their camper van, they met the godfathers that changed climbing forever. Walking on the footsteps of Manolo, Alex Huber and Beat Kammerlander, they repeated some of the most iconic routes in the history of big-wall climbing: itineraries that show the way to the new generations. Enjoy, STORY.teller COLLECTIVE
Tommy Caldwell, Hayden Kennedy and friends go rock climbing in China with the assistance of Patagonia.
Video: Corey Rich Photos: Corey Rich Animation: Jeremy Collins Editor: Aaron Wolfe/Aurora Novus
On April 19, 2011, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of his longtime project First Round First Minute, in Margalef, Spain. This clip shows him trying the route in 2010. For an in-depth interview with Chris, check-out the recent article on the Climbing Magazine website here.
Adapted from the 2010 REEL ROCK Film Tour. Available at Big UP Productions and Sender Films websites. Filmed by Brett Lowell. Music by Swoop Swoop and Todayokay.
gabriele moroni climbs coup de grace (9a), ticino, italy
this is first episode of the Kilian's Quest season shot together wih Dino Raffault and Guillaume Lucazeau. Kilian meets the man who inspired him since he was a kid: Bruno Brunod.
Filmed by: sebastien Montaz-Rosset, Dino Raffault, Guillaume Lucazeau Edited by Sébastien Montaz Music by Michael Deny: http://www.michaeldennymusic.com/
