Annual Bouldering Bash - Upper Limits Feb 7, 2009

I'm posting some pics of the comp - you can see more on facebook if you know people. haha. Our local strong females Deb, Angie and Meg placed 1, 2, and 3, respectively in Advanced (no females in Elite this year), and I have no idea who placed first in Men's. Too many guys. :)

Here are some pics, enjoy!

Fierce, pre-comp concentration:


Doug in action:


Angie, Carolyn and Gen. Only 2 are ladies. Which? I know not. haha...


And pics of the action!

Southern Smoke - Brad Weaver on .14c

Check out momentumvm.com on the right side of the blog - Joe Kinder and our own Brad Weaver have the movie posted. The climb starts inbetween Fifty Words for Pump .14b/c (the Men's Ultimate Route during the recent Petzl Roc Trip at the RRG) and Ultraperm .13c, and finishes into Ultraperm's high crux. I can't even remotely climb at those grades, but it's a nice vid + it's nice to promote a local guy.

During the vid, you hear Kinder mention it's a, "notch, or notch and a half" harder than Fifty Words. I've been noticing that alot of climbers at the high grades of bouldering or route climbing will denote a climb as hard or soft but keep it at the grade. Sounds like adding a (-) or (+) to a grade, which I thought didn't make sense. Either that, or we need to expand and/or rework the grading system?

Check it out.

Jackson Falls - Feb 8, 2009

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