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A quick text update: Japan

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:57:57 -0600

So remember how I said I might be going to Japan for a mystery trip? Probably not but I am on a PLANE TO TOKYO RIGHT MEOW and incredibly proud of making it on my own so far. I’ve never traveled completely by myself before and this was a hell of a way to start but hopefully everything continues to go well.

I’ll be in Tokyo for the weekend, attending the Five Ten Cup. I don’t have a lot of details on the event but as long as I have wifi I’ll keep tumblring! See ya in the big city…

To the tumblr user: arockclimber

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:52 -0600

Since you don’t have an ask box, would you please put the blog/picture credit back on the Dogpatch Finals photo you reblogged from me? It helps myself and the photographer out in the long run. Please and thank you! :)

Bouldering Tip: Breathing While preparing for a move mid-climb,...

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:08:48 -0600

Bouldering Tip: Breathing

While preparing for a move mid-climb, try integrating your breathing into your movement. I take a deep breath before and exhale right as I do a difficult move while already planning the next. I find that the deep breath provides build-up power and releasing it brings momentum towards the next hold.

Photo: Beau Kahler (unbeauvoyage) @ Dogpatch Finals, CA

unbeauvoyage: Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson taking down the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:30:38 -0600

unbeauvoyage:

Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson taking down the Ice Knife V15 (8C)

Beau Kahler Photography

sickk, double take-down! great shots Beau :D

A.D.I.D.A.S

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:36:55 -0600

faithandclimbing:

All Day I Dream About Sending

beta-for-veronika: nice little two finger pocket at the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:55:50 -0600

beta-for-veronika:

nice little two finger pocket at the top

Hey! This is a video of a girl I don’t even know, but she sent a V2 in the gym and was psyched so she posted it on her blog. It wasn’t outside, it wasn’t V15, and it wasn’t anything crazy. But it’s her progression and she’s stoked! She will remember that stoke in the future when she looks back on this posting.

There are many facets to being a climber but the one thing many of us have in common is the excitement we feel with pushing ourselves and seeing improvement. I believe one becomes a “climber” when they fall in love with the movement and beauty of “climbing,” whatever that may mean to them. Plastic or stone, hobby or sport or lifetime dedication, bouldering or ropes or trad or mountains. It doesn’t matter. Climbing is such a personal thing for every individual. Who can judge another’s choice in how they decide to express that love?

beta-for-veronika, congrats on your V2. Stay psyched :)

unbeauvoyage: Nina Williams aka @sheneenagins sending Flesh...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:45:37 -0600

unbeauvoyage:

Nina Williams aka @sheneenagins sending Flesh Fest V10 at the Satellites! #bouldering #boulder #rockclimbing #rocklust @mountaingirls #fiveten #vxi #adidas #adidasoutdoor #asanaclimbing #asana #climbing

Another great day outside! Two more classic mini-proj’s for the win at the Satellite Boulders; Turning Point and Flesh Fest. I had one prior session on these but it was freezing out… The warm weather worked to my advantage today. Good start to the springtime! :)

I am digging these Five Ten VXi’s. The Mi6 rubber is soft and...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:41:00 -0600

I am digging these Five Ten VXi’s. The Mi6 rubber is soft and sticky, and they redesigned the prototype heel so it’s similar to the Dragons. The did well on plastic tonight, I’m psyched to throw them on some real rock at the Basin tomorrow!

Topping out all three Finals problems from the Dogpatch comp!...

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:35:00 -0600

Topping out all three Finals problems from the Dogpatch comp! Beau, Michael O’Rourke and I decided last-minute to go to San Francisco for this and it definitely paid off. Mike and I both got first and had a blast the whole time. Plus I got to hang out with my Uncle Dave, yay!

Giant lollipop trophy = huge plus. I will be going back to this gym for sure, it is AWESOME!

Photo credit: Beau Kahler + David Yang

michaelorourke: We be CHAMPIONS. #bouldering #competition...

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:40:10 -0600

michaelorourke:

We be CHAMPIONS. #bouldering #competition #touchstoneseries8 #boulder #lollipops #cashmoney

Ohh yeah :P haha we got giant lollipops too!!

Got first at the Dogpatch Finals today with Michael...

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:38:05 -0600

Got first at the Dogpatch Finals today with Michael O’Rourke, took home 1k each for CO woohoo!! This mini-trip to Cali turned out great :) now back to Colorado in the morning. But not before a little celebration… ;D

Also a big shout-out to Austin Cheung for hookin’ us up at his baller restaurant yesterday and making his first Finals today!! Congrats man!! ^_^

Photo

Fri, 03 May 2013 05:52:10 -0600

If you happen to be walking around your local Whole Foods, make...

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:56:45 -0600

If you happen to be walking around your local Whole Foods, make sure to grab a copy of Origin Magazine and peep the Adidas Outdoor athletes it’s featuring! I wrote a little blurb about how I focus during climbing and how I build my confidence.

You can pick up a copy at any of the locations (not just Whole Foods) here: http://www.originmagazine.com/find-origin/

"Sure, it’s not a big deal. We climb rocks. First world problems. But if we already acknowledge that..."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:35:34 -0600

““Sure, it’s not a big deal. We climb rocks. First world problems. But if we already acknowledge that climbing, though a trivial pursuit in the grand scheme of ‘bigger things to get pissed about,’ is what is important to us, then we all are definitely allowed to hold [climbing] symbols sacred. I suppose it’s kind of a funny dichotomy we climbers hold. We trivialize and belittle our own activity even as we design our whole lives around it.””

- Spenser Tang-Smith, The RV Project, about the erasure of the lighting bold on Midnight Lighting, Yosemite (F.A. Ron Kauk, chalk lighting bolt first drawn by John Bachar)

Hey Cali/San Fran climbers!!

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:07:10 -0600

Who knows what about the Dogpatch Finals on May 4th? Anyone?

unbeauvoyage: So sore. @teamof2training even got @dawoods89 to...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:43:12 -0600

unbeauvoyage:

So sore. @teamof2training even got @dawoods89 to do a few reps! #boulder #bouldering #training #climbing #rockclimbing #rocklust #gym #fit #fitness

20 min of 4x4’s then 20 min of continuous looping: 20 push-ups/10 pull-ups/25 V-ups. Repeat. Get WORKED!

This was right before I moved to Colorado! I decided I wanted to...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:38:02 -0600

This was right before I moved to Colorado! I decided I wanted to spend a week near the ocean before I left so I escaped to Maine for some seaside bouldering. One of the most relaxing vacations I’ve had :)

c-sanders: Mid double session at T-aco! Margarita break in the...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:49:31 -0600

c-sanders:

Mid double session at T-aco!

Margarita break in the middle of a double sesh; that’s the way to train right?? ;)

Congrats!!!! :)

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:16:41 -0600

Thank youu! ^_^

Quick training tips - Open hand strength

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:50:05 -0600

c-sanders:

1. Dead hangs on full pad rung: half crimp and completely open hand for 8-10 sec. (If too easy - add a little bit of weight or try with one hand)

2. Pick two days of the week to only climb open handed for your entire session. Whether that is bouldering or sport climbing, you can NOT crimp the entire session.

3. Campus(no feet) 8-10 moves on a bouldering wall. Only open handed.

4. (All open handed) Off set pull ups on rungs. 1 hand low, the other hand higher. 3-5 pull ups. 3-5 sets.

VAMOS!