Psychedelia – The Spot Gym - 2012-10-26 by admin

The annual Psychedelia competition took place at The Spot Gym on Saturday, 20th of October. This event is the second event of the season for The Spot Gym, and deemed to be the most popular event of the season.
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Mountain Pictures From all Over the World - Contest - 2012-08-23 by admin

The currently biggest photo contest worldwide on mountain pictures, the National Geographic Photo Contest 2012 by IMS and KIKU enters final round now. The numbers of this year edition are already impressive. More than 1800 photographers from almost 100 countries have sent their mountain pictures and compete in order to win the KIKU Photo-Award in the amount of 6.000 Euro.
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Psychedelia – The Spot Gym - 2012-10-26 by admin

The annual Psychedelia competition took place at The Spot Gym on Saturday, 20th of October. This event is the second event of the season for The Spot Gym, and deemed to be the most popular event of the season.
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Wide Eyes, High Times and Hard Times; a Story of Climbing with Mark Grundon : Part 1 - 2012-03-20 by Luke Mehall

Say a prayer for those you love and everyone else. That’s what I’ve written on my sleeping pad, and the last words I read before going to bed. The first person I pray for lately is my friend Mark Grundon.
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Wide Eyes, High Times and Hard Times; a Story of Climbing with Mark Grundon : Part 2 - 2012-04-04 by admin

We would make about thirty more trips to Escalante Canyon, our new winter climbing home, over the next couple years. Mark was as fun to drive in the car with, as he was to climb with. He was what mountain folk would call always psyched. He had a childlike lust for life. I was an old, tired soul in need of a friend like Mark.
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Wide Eyes, High Times and Hard Times; a Story of Climbing with Mark Grundon Part 3 - 2012-04-26 by Luke Mehall

Mark’s surgery in Vermont was successful, and soon after he returned to Colorado for radiation treatment and his final semester at Western State. Mark faced this challenge with the same determination and courage I had witnessed in his climbing. Never did he submit to negativity.
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Naked Disco Dance Party in J-Tree - 2012-08-01 by Luke Mehall

It is two o’clock in the afternoon on a warm spring day in the desert. “There’s a naked disco dance party tonight,” Holly says. Normally naked and party could be inviting, but in the climbing world the chances of a decent ratio of sexes is slim.
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Woods, Puccio Take Gold at ABS Nationals - 2012-02-29 by admin

Almost 100 competitors lined up Friday to tackle the qualifying problems, after which 23 men and 23 women advanced to semi-finals on Saturday afternoon. Finals started in the evening on Saturday, with the typical stacked line-up.
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Ice climbing World Cup 2012 Results - 2012-03-13 by admin

The last stage of the Ice climbing World Cup took pace in Kirov, Russia last weekend and was won by Angelika Rainer from Italy and Maxim Tomilov. Both these athletes win the overall ranking 2012.
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La Sportiva Introduces Futura Climbing Shoe - 2012-03-28 by admin

La Sportiva North America, makers of the world’s finest mountain products, introduces the Futura, a high-performance rock climbing shoe that features La Sportiva’s proprietary “no edges” technology. Climbing magazine awarded the shoe its highest honor, Editors’ Choice, in the 2012 Gear Guide that hit newsstands this week.
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2012 Ice Climbing World World Cup Deads to Russia - 2012-02-21 by admin

The 2012 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup which only has one remaining stop in Russia in March has been a story of Russian dominance and personal comebacks.
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New Summer Leading Aggregate - 2012-05-29 by admin

The NEW summer Leading Aggregate has just begun at Big Rock Climbing Centre in Milton Keynes with the first routes set by professional route setter and 6 times British Champion Gaz Parry.
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The End of Urban Climber - 2012-07-05 by admin

Urban Climber magazine is no more. After a promising start to the magazine which was founded by the publisher Mark Crowther, the magazine fell on hard times in recent years due to both an increase in digital demand which was felt to be strongly lacking from the magazine and an increase in competition.
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Adidas ROCKSTARS in Stuttgart Attracts Bouldering World Elite - 2012-07-09 by admin

In six weeks, on 10 and 11 August 2012, seventy of the world's best bouldering and sports climbing athletes - 30 women and 40 men from 20 different countries - meet in Stuttgart's Porsche-Arena to compete for the prestigious adidas ROCKSTARS title while being heated up by live music.
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Vail Sees Return of Teva Mountain Games - 2012-04-02 by admin

On the heels of a highly successful, first-ever Winter Teva Mountain Games held this past February, organizers announced today that registration for the annual summer version of the event is now open. The Vail Valley Foundation will host the 11th installment of the summer Teva Mountain Games (TMG) from May 31 – June 3, 2012 in Vail, Colo.
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Climbing Out of Bed - 2012-07-12 by admin

Climbing Out of Bed, the first book from Luke Mehall, was released on Wednesday, July 4th. It will be initially released as an e-book on Kindle, followed by the printed version.
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Noguchi and Schubert on top at Bouldering World Cup 2012 - 2012-04-16 by admin

Lead specialist Jakob Schubert got off to a sensational start in Chongqing in China today by winning the first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2012. The undisputed king of the Lead World Cup 2011 proved that his second place in the Milan bouldering leg last year didn't come about by chance and the Austrian won his first Bouldering comp by sending two problems in two attempts.
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Gibbon Release Industry’s First Double Ratchet Kit - 2012-04-20 by admin

From the company that brought slacklining from the exclusive world of climbing to the world at large, comes an elite new product that makes this up-and-coming sport even more accessible. Gibbon Slacklines introduces a new double ratchet system designed specifically for their 1-inch slackline webbing.
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Supporting Efforts to Keep Castle Rock State Park Open Climbing Legend Chris Sharma Giving Bay Area - 2012-04-23 by admin

Upon hearing of the impending closure of one of the Bay Areaʼs most renowned climbing destinations, Chris Sharma has pledged three multimedia presentations to help raise awareness, and money, to support a self-sustaining budget for the park. The shows will take place May 18th at Clif Bar Headquarters Theater in Emeryville and May 19th at The Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz.
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The Climbing Zine Volume 4, Live on Kindle - 2012-04-24 by admin

Benighted Publications is proud to announce that The Climbing Zine, Volume 4 is now live on Kindle. Additionally our website, www.climbingzine.com is also live.
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Pro Clinic with Sasha DiGiulian, Daniel Woods, and Paul Robinson - 2012-05-03 by admin

Brooklyn Boulders (BKB) is stoked to announce that, on May 26 and 27, 2012, Daniel Woods, Sasha DiGiulian, and Paul Robinson will bring Professional Climbers International's (PCI) Pro Clinic Series to BKB.
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2nd Annual CLIF® Bar Campaign Pledges $100,000 to Protect the Places We Play - 2012-08-10 by admin

Through user interaction with the site,CLIF Bar will donate up to $100,000 to five nonprofits dedicated to preserving the outdoors.
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Mountain Pictures From all Over the World - Contest - 2012-08-23 by admin

The currently biggest photo contest worldwide on mountain pictures, the National Geographic Photo Contest 2012 by IMS and KIKU enters final round now. The numbers of this year edition are already impressive. More than 1800 photographers from almost 100 countries have sent their mountain pictures and compete in order to win the KIKU Photo-Award in the amount of 6.000 Euro.
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REEL ROCK Film Tour - 2012 - 2012-09-18 by admin

Climbers, adventurers and movie lovers will be flocking to The Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA for the seventh annual REEL ROCK Film Tour on Thursday, September 27th, 2012 at 7:00PM. Sponsored by The Boston Rock Gym, New England’s premier indoor rock gym, REI and Metro Rock, the REEL ROCK film will once again supply the finest in climbing and adventure films to audiences in over 300 stops around the globe.
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The IMS Countdown has Started - 2012-10-01 by admin

This year the program of the mountain festival is again full of highlights and exciting presentations by top mountaineers, walks in the Dolomites, congresses and round tables as well as fun and entertainment.
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