Swiss climber Nina Caprez climbing Fish Eye (8c/14b) in Oliana, Spain.

This piece shows pieces of the attempts Zack Smith , Freddie Wilkinson, and myself  have put into climbing the 'Tooth Traverse' of the Ruth Gorge, AK.

There has been a lot going on surrounding our adventures: The 1st attempt http://vimeo.com/6038303 was heavily embarked upon only days after the memorial for the deaths of our close friends http://vimeo.com/5065432, the 2nd attempt ended with helping with body recoveries of other climbers in the gorge http://www.thenamelesscreature.com/2010/07/25/a-hard-freeze-away/ and the just before our proposed launch day this past spring I almost died in a skiing accident http://vimeo.com/21904471.

Beyond the allure of enchaining one of the most iconic (& untrodden) skylines in NA the Tooth Traverse has come to represent so much more than that to us. With my healing going well (http://vimeo.com/26531646) and the inspiration (and angst) greater than ever we are planning another attempt in the NEAR future.

I see the eventual story breaching some pretty heavy topics involved in alpine climbing: sponsored vs. non-sponsored expeditions, dealing with death and the effect tackling dangerous objectives has on friends/family.

At any rate here is a little window into our work in progress. ~reo

Never before has a Petzl RocTrip mixed together so much climbing and local culture into one simmering pot. We spiced it up with a few special ingredients: passion, fun, and shared experiences. The Petzl RocTrip 2010 in Mexico welcomed people from all corners of the world to the unique climbing destinations of El Chonta et Las Peñas de Jilotepec, with a stop at the Aztec pyramides of Teotihuacán.

Music in order of appearance:

Diagram Collective "Ordway"   www.DiagramCollective.com
Philip Sheppard "Adrenaline Rusher"   www.PhilipSheppard.com
Jett Craze  "drone sound FX"   www.JettCraze.com   Computer Vs Banjo"Give Up On Ghosts  www.ComputerVsBanjo.com   CatacombKid " Cellar Door" www.CatacombKid.com   Adam Parker  "K3"  www.bit.ly/adam_MMC
Computer Vs Banjo  "San Joaquin"  www.ComputerVsBanjo.com
Ki:Theory   "Daily Routine"   www.KiTheory.com
Green Button Music   "The Cave"   www.GreenButtonMusic.com
Cedar Wright  "African Acid Experience"  www.CedarWright.com
Ki:Theory   "Pathways"   www.KiTheory.com

Black Diamond athletes Kate Rutherford and Brittany Griffith hiked in to the High Sierras' famed Incredible Hulk to have a go at the 1200-foot granite wall’s prime line, Venturi Effect (IV 5.12). Stacked with numerous techy pitches of difficult stemming and jamming, the pair gave it all they had. Though they came up short of a redpoint, Andrew Burr did come back with some great footage from the adventure that we have since edited into the video below. To read Kate's report and see some sweet photos by Burr, go here.

A celebration of the beauty of our french and italian Alps. I filmed and edited what I personally like in the mountain culture: sports, life style, art of living, culture and people.    Music by young talented composer Michael Denny. www.michaeldennymusic.com
Editor, DP, grading: Sebastien Montaz-Rosset.
More on my blog: www.sebmontaz.com

Ueli Steck applies the fast and light alpine climbing tactics to the 8,000 meter peaks of the Himalaya.

Black Diamond athlete Nalle Hukkataival escaped the cold of his native Finland this past winter to enjoy the iconic blocs of France's Fontainebleau. Here is the video that Nalle's fellow BD athlete Chris Schulte filmed and edited while he was also in the forest.