 Chris Sharma: The Legacy Continues
Video by Josh Lowell / PranaCollective - Chris Sharma's meteoric climbing career started when he won the Bouldering Nationals at age 14 and opened the hardest climb in America (at the time, 5.14c) a year later. In the decade that followed, Chris has continued to take climbing to a new level. Not only has he consistently shattered previous conceptions of difficulty, he was recently voted 8a Climber of the Decade. He has sent multiple 5.15 routes, bouldered V15, onsighted 5.14b, and established deep water solo routes at the highest grades.
 PURE - OFFICIAL TRAILER
Video by Chuck Fryberger - PURE is about 19 extraordinary climbers in six countries on three continents , with no ropes. Chuck Fryberger Films has launched their recent hit film PURE as a downloadable HD video. With super fast delivery times and a discounted introductory price, plus the benefit of being to watch the video in it's original HD quality, this is a great opportunity for climbers from all over the world to check out PURE. Visit ChuckFryberger.com for more information and Bouldering.com for the HD download.
 The Season TV - Trailer
Video by Fitz Cahall / theseasontv.com - From the creators of the Dirtbag Diaries and 49 Megawatts comes a new web television project following the five athletes through the course of a single season in Pacific Northwest. A veteran climber invents a new piece of gear. A pro snowboarder searches for a way to return to the roots of his sport. A boulderer returns from a series of injuries with new perspective. A family man goes to Whistler to test himself against the mountain biking’s elite. A young sea kayaker with a troubled past sets out to reinvent his sport.
 BLIND AND NAKED
Video by Cedar Wright - Blind climber Erik Weihenmayer tackles his hardest route to date with Charlie Mace and Brady Robinson — Eldorado Canyon's The Naked Edge (III, 5.11b) — to benefit the Access Fund. First climbed in the Fall of 1962 by Layton Kor and Bob Culp The Naked Edge is now condisdered to be one of the most classic 5.11s in Colorado, and even possibly North America. Support climbing advocacy and conservation: AccessFund.org/join
 King of da Caillassse 2 - Trailer
Video by Les Collets Productions - Watch French superstars Tony Lamiche, Jérôme Meyer, Gérome Pouvreau and Loic Gaidioz boulder and sport climb at the world famous Le Verdon Gorge, Ailefroide, L'AUP Martin in the Hautes-Alpes, Tralenta, la Sainte-Victoire, Santa Gadea, Spain and more in this new sports-action packed movie! All styles of climbing and all levels. DVD and VOD available December, 9th, 2009 Subtitles in English. For more information and purchase the film visit: kingofdacaillasse2.com
 Natalija Gros - Le Tango Vertical
Video by Film IT and New Partisan Cinema - Slovenian World Cup superstar Natalija Gros is elegantly shown barefoot deep water soloing in Croatia in this short video. The Ljubljana based 25 year old has been climbing since age 6, redpointed 5.14c (Histerija at Misja Pec) and onsighted 5.13b. The goal of the video was emphasize to her seemingly effortless technique, dubbed to Latin rhythms, thus the name "Le Tango Vertical". Need we say more? I think not. Enjoy!
 2010 Red Rock Rendezvous - Las Vegas, Nevada
Registration has officially opened for the seventh annual “Mountain Gear Presents: Red Rock Rendezvous” (RRR) rock climbing festival, title sponsored by The North Face. RRR will return to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas on March 19-21, 2010, to benefit The Access Fund.
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 2009 Golden Piton Awards
2009 has been a year of hardship and strife. It would be foolish to ignore the fact that the “recession” (OK, full-blown depression) continues. Or that America seems split down the middle on Big Issues like health care, climate change, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. At Climbing, 2009 has spelled diminished resources and staff (only 1.5 editors, an intern, and an art director on the creative side), though more stress. Our story is the same as everywhere.
 Los Sueños Grandes
El Chonta, Mexico's Dreamy Stalactite Wrestling - An English teacher once taught me to start stories with something attention-grabbing, so here it goes: deep in the mountains of central Mexico, you’ll find a limestone cave so immense, it requires seven severely overhanging pitches to ascend. Got your attention? Then let’s begin. Mexico exists in extremes. Kidnappings, drug lords, corruption, and violence are all too common in Mexico City and the border towns, while along the coasts you’ll find huge, white-washed buildings with thumping night clubs and dolphin shows.
 AMPED
By Andrea Sutherland from Climbing No. 280 / Photos by Claudia Lopez, Federica Valabrega and Kyle Queener - THREE WOUNDED IRAQ WAR VETERANS RECOUNT THEIR NEAR-DEATH STORIES AND TRIUMPHANT CLIMBS BACK HOME - Since the start of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, in 2001 and 2003, respectively, nearly 2 million troops have deployed. More than 5,000 have been killed in action, with roughly 40,000 injured.
 MEMORIAL MARIA LUISA XX EDITION WINNERS
Photos courtesy of Memorial Maria Luisa - The awards for the 20th annual competition have now been decided. From thousands of photographs the Jury has selected 104, with the ones shown here being the most memorable of the 2009 edition. You can view the entire selection now at memorialmarialuisa.com, although the real moment to enjoy them will be during the audiovisual presentation to be made at the prize giving ceremony in Oviedo, Spain on the 27th of February, 2010.
 Parque Nacional de Basaseachic - Chihuahua, Mexico
Photos by Peter Baumeister, Dierk Sittner, Bert van Lint, Patrick Matos, Mike Brumbaugh, Rob Pizem, Chris Turiano and Luke Laeser compiled from four trips to the area - Being about the size and depth of Colorado's Black Canyon, the immense and expansive area of Candamenia Canyon/Basaseachic hosts very few climbing routes. El Gigante, the major wall of the area, is up to 3000 feet tall and has seen only a few ascents since it's first in the early 90s. The Cascade Wall with Cascada de Basaseachic also only has a few routes despite it's convenient access. Shown in this gallery are photos of the ten pitch Subiendo el Arcoiris (5.13b/c), the monster 28 pitch Logical Progression (5.13) plus a few sport climbs and boulder problems in and around the park.
 Eastern Sampler: Coopers Rock, McConnells Mill and the Red River Gorge
Photos by Jonathan Vickers - The West Virginia University Climbing Club, along with other local climbers, have been bouldering at Coopers Rock with increasing frequency in the last few years. Coopers Rock is characterized by an abundance of sandstone boulders that provide a variety of problems for any climber. Also shown are a few photos from McConnells Mill State Park in western Pennsylvania. For a change of pace and in pursuit of taller challenges, the club took a hiatus from boulders this year and took an extended trip to the world class sport craggin of the Red River Gorge, Kentucky.
 Tech Tip - Technique - HEELS OF STEEL
BY FITZ CAHALL - 6 keys to master-class slab climbing - CLIMBERS TYPICALLY FALL INTO TWO CAMPS when it comes to slabs. Some gag at the connotation of meat-grating, nipple-raking falls. But others say friction climbing is our most elegant discipline, a communion of mental grit and technical grace that rewards brains and finesse, not mindless brawn.
 ARI Upgraded Route Master list
397 Routes UPGRADED - MASTER LIST Updated 1/18/10 - Over 1000 bolts have been replaced on selected high-traffic routes at major crags across the country. The anchor work receiving Climbing's ARI treatment was preformed by some of the climbing communities most experienced equippers. The ARI makes a concerted effort to enlist the help of the most qualified and capable people by requiring references to assure volunteers experience and representation of their respective climbing communities best wishes.
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