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News, Articles and Announcements
Congratulations, Katie!
Team Waimea's Katie Lamb won 1st place at USA Climbing Nationals! Great Job!
Climbing Essay Contest 2010
We invite all young climbers to compose an essay about a climbing-related experience. The goal of this contest is to promote the love of the outdoors, excitement for sport and a feeling a community among young climbers. Possible topics may include climbing indoors or outdoors, traditional, sport, bouldering, alpinism, camp, competitions and your first impression when you were just starting out. We encourage you to let us in on what was going through your head at the moment of your climbing experience.
Mike Foley on 5.14c/d
Check out this video of Mike Foley, one of our former students, climbing a 5.14c/d in Rumney, NH!
Cliffhanger Class Video
Sick. Climbing in New England is now available on both DVD and HD digital download formats.
"For the dedicated climbers who call New England home, snow, sleet, rain, swarming insects, humid, tick-picking summers and endless winters are mere obstacles in the way of perfect ice and stone. Join them in a season by season quest for the best problems, routes, and destinations in the Northeast."
Congratulations to Katie Lamb!
Katie Lamb recently placed second in the nation at the ABS Bouldering Nationals! Here is a video playlist of her climbing, courtesy of Charles Lamb.
Great job, Katie!
Outstanding Students!
Congratulations to our students Daniel Berman and Katie Lamb who
placed first at the last bouldering NE regionals!!!
BOSTON ROCK GYM ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL HEART OF STEEL COMPETITION
Climbing enthusiasts everywhere, mark your calenders: on January 30th, 2010 the Boston Rock Gym and Evolv will host the second annual HEART OF STEEL bouldering competition. Flaunting a $2,400 cash purse in addition to a gorgeous line-up of prizes provided by a flock of industry leading sponsors, the HEART OF STEEL appeal speaks for itself. And, believe it or not, this year’s sequel is guaranteed to upstage last year’s inaugural jaw-dropping throwdown.
Video: Tawoche 2k10
Here's a great video by Renan Ozturk and Cory Richards, the first dispatch from their trip to Nepal. (Rock & Ice)
Siguniang Shan 2009
A photo gallery on Mountain.ru containing great shots of Siguniang Shan in December of 2009.
Big New Routes in the Khumbu
Italians Enrico Bonino and Nicolas Meli made three first ascents in the Khumbu region of Nepal in November and December 2009.
Practicing Dynos
A few of our coaches share their tips for bettering your dyno technique in this video
Don't Just Climb it, Dance it!
Stevie Haston Crushes Greenspit
Last week Stevie Haston and Laurence Gouault Haston made the 1,000km, 10 hour drive from their home in Ariege in the French Pyrenees to the northern Italian Valle dell'Orco near the town of Ceresole Reale. Their objective; to repeat the roof crack of Greenspit, first climbed by the Swiss climber Didier Berthod and given a French grade of F8b+.
Another Video in the Chen Men Series
The Chens have come up with another cool video for our viewing pleasure, this time it takes place at Rock Spot... take a look.
Chen Men Video
A few of our students, Fletcher, Rowland and Tristan Chen, have made a video about their climbing at the brg. Check it out...
Registration for the 2009-2010 School Year Now Open!
If you'd like to enroll in our fall classes,take a look at our programs and then fill out the registration form to reserve your spot!
Fall 2009 Registration is Now Open!
Before you leave for your summer vacations and take a break from the school year, please let us know that you will be attending our classes next school year by filling out a new registration form. This applies to new, as well as returning students, so if you have been taking classes with us this year, you still need to fill out a new form for fall of 2009.
Take a look at our program offerings and let us know which one you will be a part of during the next school year. Have a good summer!
Russian Duo Climbs Stunning High-Altitude Pillar
Mikhail Mikhailov and Alexander Ruchkin completed the first ascent of a 6,134-meter peak in Sichuan, China, by a superb, 1,000-meter rock pillar. After continuous storms kept the two Russians off their planned route on the southeast face of 6,618-meter E. Gongga, they switched to the lower and steeper rock climb on Point 6,134m to the northwest.
Interesting Chalkball/Chalkbag ideas from 8a.nu
(From 8a.nu)
Top climbers often put a chalk ball in their chalkbag in order to improve chalking. Mammut have developed a new chalkbag with a refillable chalk ball inside. 8a have taken this idea further by attaching the chalk ball so that it can be flipped outside.This could make you climb harder grades;
1. Less bending of elbow might increase blood-circulation
2. Pushing ball instead of squeezing is less fatigue
3. Quicker chalking in critical situations
4. Dry holds and put tick marks on lead
5. An elastic cord, as Klättermusen have, improves 1 - 4.
Team Waimea: An Exceceptional Performance at the Rhode Island Rock Gym
Our team represented the school extremely well at the most recent Sport Climbing Series onsight competition at the Rhode Island Rock Gym on the 3rd of May! Check out the results page for individual places, as well as the results from other competitions from the Spring 2009 season.
Three Teams Receive Piolets D'or
At an award ceremony in Chamonix, France, three climbs from 2008 were honoured with Piolets d’Or for their originality, commitment, and technical difficulty.
The Climbing Essay Contest is Back!
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Ueli Steck's Triple Speed Climbing Record
The three most challenging mountains of the Alps climbed via North Faces all in record time.
Check out the video...
LimeWall
Here is an interesting photo gallery on limewall.com.ua... take a look.
Heart of Steel 2009
A good number of our team members were either present or competing at Boston Rock Gym's Heart of Steel Bouldering Competition. Later, a video was made, documenting what went on behind the scenes and on the day of the competition. Enjoy.
ABS Regionals
Our Team Waimea did an amazing job at American Bouldering Series Regionals. Congratulations to Mike Foley (1st place), Olivia Metcalf (1st place), Daniel Berman (1st place), Linnea Russell (2nd place) and Isaac Watts (5th place).
Congratulations!
Photos of Thailand
Check out these photos from Thailand...
Congratulations Mike Foley!
Mike Foley, 17, has completed his hardest career route, Livin' Astro (5.14 c) on October 25th, 2008!
The Amazing Maja Vidmar at Chamonix '07
Take a look at her beautiful and precise competition climbing in Chamonix. The sponsors in the beginning take a few seconds of your time, but great footage after that.
Funny Ice Climbing Cartoon
This cartoon shows the importance of using Tethers for your Ice tools:)
A Glimpse of Nepal - Fall 2007
Come see a movie, our impression, about a magical, diverse, country called Nepal.
A country where some of the tallest mountains in the world, including Everest,
look over valleys that were home to people for at least 9000 years. A country,
whose capital Kathmandu, makes you think of tales from "One Thousand and One
Nights" you've heard as a child. A country where very diverse and rich traditions
of Hinduism and Buddhism intertwine.
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Mike Foley on China Beach (5.14b)
The great news came today from Rumney: Mike Foley climbed China Beach 5.14b!!! He is the youngest (16 years old) to climb this masterpeace, which has been completed by only a handfull of best climbers of the country.
Congratulations Mike!!!
