tag:planetclimbing.org,2008:planet/Everything planetclimbing.org 2010-03-10T20:17:57Z planetclimbing.org Gareth Hanson http://rockclimbinguk.com/?p=574 2010-03-10T20:17:57Z 2010-03-10T20:17:57Z <p></p><p>A couple of weeks ago I told you about my halt in progress in my climbing improvement plan. I explained that I have gained weight, and although much of it is muscle weight it is putting extra stress on my fingers (which is impairing my performance, especially on overhanging routes).</p> <p>I&#8217;m into my third week of a body composition workout, designed to cut weight while maintaining lean muscle mass. I said I would share the workout with you, so as promised here it is&#8230;<span id="more-574"></span>The workout is split over 3 days.</p> <p>The exercises are performed in a circuit format &#8211; no rests! The idea is to stress your muscles and your cardiovascular systems at the same time, so you should be out of breath for much of the workout. Don&#8217;t be tempted to slow down so you can do more weight. You will notice that many of the exercises are the same ones used in the <a href="/tag/strength-conditioning/">strength conditioning workouts</a>, this is because we want to make sure we keep as much strength conditioning as possible as we shed excess weight. For this <strong>weight loss workout</strong> perform the exercises faster, more explosively and with less weight.</p> <p>At the end of each workout you perform 15 &#8211; 20 minutes of interval training. For those of you that don&#8217;t what interval training is, it is where you have short bursts of very high intensity cardiovascular training. You slow down in between bursts just long enough to let your heart rate and breathing slow to a comfortable level, then go again. Rinse and repeat until the wheels fall off (or 20 minutes &#8211; whichever comes first).</p> <h2>Work out 1.</h2> <p>Circuit x 4</p> <ul> <li>Step up with shoulder press<br /> With a dumbell in each hand, step up onto a bench or a chair bringing your trailing knee up in front of you so you&#8217;re standing on one foot. As you step up and your leg straightens out, swing the dumbells up in a curl-movement, finishing with you hands palm up, wrist facing forward. Then, still standing on one leg, drive through with both hands to press the dumbells above your head. Lower them back to your shoulders and step down, allowing your hands to swing back down by your sides. Alternate feet for each repetition (10 &#8211; 12 repetitions either side)</li> <li><a href="/climbing-techniques-–-a-plan-to-raise-your-game-week-4-–-strength-conditioning-and-grip-workout-1/">Chin ups</a></li> <li>1 leg <a href="/week-6-–-strength-conditioning-and-grip-workout-3/">hamstring curls on a swiss ball</a></li> <li><a href="/climbing-techniques-–-a-plan-to-raise-your-game-week-4-–-strength-conditioning-and-grip-workout-1/">1-arm dumbell chest press on a swiss ball</a></li> <li>Barbell high pull<br /> Stand with your feet a little wider than shoulder width apart, holding a barbell with a narrow, overhand grip (palms toward you). Squat down, keeping your back straight (like you would for a dead-lift) until the weight just touches the floor. Return explosively to your start position but pull the weight up to your chin at the same time in an upright row. Repeat for 12 repetitions.</li> </ul> <p>3 sets of <a href="/week-6-–-strength-conditioning-and-grip-workout-3/">swiss ball crunches</a></p> <p>15 &#8211; 20 minutes of intervals (I like to do rowing, cross trainer then running for about 7 minutes each &#8211; do whatever cardio vascular exercises do it for you, Make it as hard as you can. No wimping out!)</p> <h2>Work out 2.</h2> <p>Circuit x 4</p> <ul> <li>1 arm / opposite leg dumbell shoulder press<br /> Perform single arm dumbell shoulder presses while stood on one leg (the opposite leg to the side you&#8217;re holding the dumbell). Be careful not to fall over &#8211; start with light weights.</li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOVN4JrF7vE">Bent over barbell row</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHu4jhUbx9M">Front squats</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpkCXg2FRk8">1-arm high cable chest press</a></li> <li>Alternate leg stride with rope triceps press<br /> Set up a cable machine at about chest height, with the rope triceps extension attachment. Hold the rope in both hands, elbows bent, hands at neck height with your back to the machine (palms facing in). Move forward so you get a little bit of tension in the cable. Step one foot about 3 feet in from on the other one and lean forward to take the strain. Push off explosively from your back foot, stepping through and past your front foot. At the same time, use the momentum to extend your arms out in front and above you in a triceps press. Return your arms to their original position as you step back. Repeat for 12 repetitions on the same foot. Swap feet on the next circuit (so you do 2 sets for each side).</li> </ul> <p>3 sets of kneeling, oblique cable crunches</p> <p>15 &#8211; 20 minutes of intervals &#8211; feel the gurn!</p> <h2>Work out 3.</h2> <p>Circuit x 4</p> <ul> <li>Half kneeling cable wood chop<br /> Very similar to the <a href="/climbing-techniques-–-a-plan-to-raise-your-game-week-5-–-strength-conditioning-and-grip-workout-2/">standing wood chop</a>, but kneeling on one knee (the knee furthest from the machine)</li> <li>Alternate lunge on BOSU<br /> There&#8217;s a good example of this exercise on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eMD1KZSWxI">Youtube</a> (but with a twist, they incorporate a lateral raise &#8211; cool)</li> <li>Dumbell <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzZgEmGyWVc">straight leg deadlift</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMRzExddlU">1 arm dumbell clean and press</a> (with dumbell or kettle bell)</li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXPyVdVPPsY">Rope row to neck</a> (performed seated in this video, but you can do standing or seated)</li> </ul> <p>3 sets of <a href="/week-6-–-strength-conditioning-and-grip-workout-3/">kneeling swiss-ball balances</a></p> <p>15 &#8211; 20 minutes of intervals &#8211; feel the gurn!</p> <p>I&#8217;m going to be doing this workout for 4 to 6 weeks. In 1 and a half weeks I have lost about 2lbs so far. It&#8217;s imperative to eat a low carb diet with this work out if you want to cut up. Try reducing your intake by 200 calories per day.</p> <p>I think for future workout posts I&#8217;m going to try to do video demonstrations myself. It&#8217;s very difficult to describe the exercises, and the video on Youtube is often pretty suspect. Until then, I hope you can work these out. Just drop me a comment if you have any questions.</p>

A couple of weeks ago I told you about my halt in progress in my climbing improvement plan. I explained that I have gained weight, and although much of it is muscle weight it is putting extra stress on my fingers (which is impairing my performance, especially on overhanging routes). I&#8217;m into my third week of [...]

http://rockclimbinguk.com/climbing-techniques-weight-loss-programme/feed/ Gareth Hanson 2010-03-10T20:17:57Z 0 Paul http://www.blogger.com/profile/00938027278381304589 noreply@blogger.com tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035554930243219139.post-5623980471758790478 2010-03-10T18:37:48Z 2010-03-10T18:36:00Z So here is an awesome write-up from the indoor shoot i did in MA last weekend! the video is going to be sick!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://matadorsports.com/behind-the-scenes-of-big-ups-new-indoor-climbing-film">Matador Sports</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8CBoMD2AeOQ/S5fm2FZsH2I/AAAAAAAAAcU/M6W3XtJosis/s1600-h/20100309-batman.JPG.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8CBoMD2AeOQ/S5fm2FZsH2I/AAAAAAAAAcU/M6W3XtJosis/s320/20100309-batman.JPG.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447076091165155170" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9035554930243219139-5623980471758790478?l=p-d-robinson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> 0 Paul 2010-03-10T18:36:00Z admin http://lifeinthevertical.co.uk/blogs/?p=989 2010-03-10T18:08:21Z 2010-03-10T18:08:21Z <p>The last couple of days I have been out on the slate looking for a local project to try and climb. My main problem is that whilst the hard slate sports route are great, and some of the move amazing, many have been &#8216;created&#8217; for those a damn sight taller and often a lot strong than me.</p> <p>As such so far I have eliminated Manic Strain, as some of the moves are just too long and hard for me&#60;Ohhh Missus&#62;. Similarly, Cwms The Dogfish, had a couple of moves that even when I got the hold I was aiming for my feet were off the holds I was planning to reach them from. The Dark Destroyer felt the same, although I believe that most of the really long reaches ended on a good crimp, so felt like I good actually jump through these reaches, although it is mighty sustained at the top.</p> <p>I got on Tru Clip today, a route that i have flashed on a top-rope before, and for some reason, I could touch several of the moves. So I am now left with a very short list. I need to work the top crack on Gin Palace but that should hopefully go, as well as get back on Forinsain Motspur, and get a sequence that works for the bottom crux. Other than that I am planning on looking at Misogynist&#8230;., The Dark Half, Exocet and the sports route in the bottom of Twll Mawr.</p> <p>I have borrow Hosey shunt, so I can work these routes without boring my belayers to death. Besides i have bruised finger tips, a strained big left toe and aches in muscles that I forgot I have, I must try harder.</p> <p><map name='google_ad_map_989_b543036803b23388'> <area shape='rect' href='http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/989?pos=0' coords='1,2,367,28' /> <area shape='rect' href='http://services.google.com/feedback/abg' coords='384,10,453,23'/></map> <img usemap='#google_ad_map_989_b543036803b23388' border='0' src='http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&#38;client=ca-pub-9971280513277476&#38;channel=&#38;output=png&#38;cuid=989&#38;url= http%3A%2F%2Flifeinthevertical.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fproject-hunting%2F' /></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-oYQlwUbRFCvT1fOmT2ijuRc39U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-oYQlwUbRFCvT1fOmT2ijuRc39U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-oYQlwUbRFCvT1fOmT2ijuRc39U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-oYQlwUbRFCvT1fOmT2ijuRc39U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?a=rheQkzdu8JU:6roTnvJjIEY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?a=rheQkzdu8JU:6roTnvJjIEY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?i=rheQkzdu8JU:6roTnvJjIEY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?a=rheQkzdu8JU:6roTnvJjIEY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?a=rheQkzdu8JU:6roTnvJjIEY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?i=rheQkzdu8JU:6roTnvJjIEY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?a=rheQkzdu8JU:6roTnvJjIEY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/LifeInTheVertical?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LifeInTheVertical/~4/rheQkzdu8JU" height="1" width="1"/>

The last couple of days I have been out on the slate looking for a local project to try and climb. My main problem is that whilst the hard slate sports route are great, and some of the move amazing, many have been &#8216;created&#8217; for those a damn sight taller and often a lot strong [...]

http://lifeinthevertical.co.uk/blogs/blog/2010/03/10/project-hunting/feed/ http://lifeinthevertical.co.uk/blogs/blog/2010/03/10/project-hunting/ admin 2010-03-10T18:08:21Z 0 Erik Massih http://www.blogger.com/profile/14413461958499833611 noreply@blogger.com tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3286782847097534570.post-6504912060497177681 2010-03-10T18:02:40Z 2010-03-10T17:07:00Z <div align="left">av säsongstart på Svanvik,<br />av Restorparn som är på god väg att göra integralen av stora väggen på nämnda crag,<br />av Manges rövarhistorier från Patagonien,<br />av vårens framfart,<br />av The Undertaker,</div><div align="left">av Petters boulderprojekt<br />av hela jävla Bohuslän,<br />av kappsolning på munkedalsisarna,<br />av Hannas entusiasm,<br />av den sammes Juvsöjlabestigning,<br />av att vi far till Katalonien igen snart,<br />av ljuset,<br />av sommarplaner, </div><div align="left">av Petters å Hannas torp,</div><div align="left">av det mesta just nu faktiskt.<br />Kort och gott, Inspirerad.<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_67YXGcqnkrk/S5fT97etdEI/AAAAAAAAA4w/sW5WklKrLrs/s1600-h/_1016193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447055335219885122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_67YXGcqnkrk/S5fT97etdEI/AAAAAAAAA4w/sW5WklKrLrs/s400/_1016193.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><em>The Undertaker</em>, mycket välväxt<br /><br /></p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_67YXGcqnkrk/S5faqLYpoRI/AAAAAAAAA5k/ii__sRJwSJ0/s1600-h/_1016215.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447062692473446674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_67YXGcqnkrk/S5faqLYpoRI/AAAAAAAAA5k/ii__sRJwSJ0/s400/_1016215.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_67YXGcqnkrk/S5fUZoL_ztI/AAAAAAAAA44/nvE03IKmqp8/s1600-h/_1016226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447055811077459666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_67YXGcqnkrk/S5fUZoL_ztI/AAAAAAAAA44/nvE03IKmqp8/s400/_1016226.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center">Mange hugger de sista placeringarna på <em>Undertaker</em><br /><br /><br /></p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_67YXGcqnkrk/S5faNJhx0-I/AAAAAAAAA5c/Dj7B0YkmIQY/s1600-h/_1016232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447062193758655458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_67YXGcqnkrk/S5faNJhx0-I/AAAAAAAAA5c/Dj7B0YkmIQY/s400/_1016232.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Galten från El Chalten<br /><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3286782847097534570-6504912060497177681?l=motlutochbaktakt.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> 0 Erik Massih 2010-03-10T17:07:00Z Robo noreply@blogger.com tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793777171630863988.post-5996195227249511648 2010-03-10T15:49:43Z 2010-03-08T18:05:00Z <div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Efter en hektisk höst och vinter med öppnandet av </span></span><a href="http://www.klattercentret.se/telefonplan/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">K2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> var en vecka i Katalonien precis det jag behövde. Strålande väder och än bättre sällskap borgade för en veckas klättrande "a muerte".</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5eY9f0JBgI/AAAAAAAAAhY/2djCHcJJ83o/s320/sector+tenebres.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446990456607540738" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Att klättra i sektorn Tenebres i Margalef är som att vara en apa i en bur. På det stora blocket brevid sitter åskådarna med fika och hejar på. Lederna är lätta att läsa eftersom man ser dem tydligt från blocket, vilket gjorde att jag lyckades göra Magic Festival </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">och La Corva de la Felicitat onsight. Leden på bilden är Escalofrios, 7c+ och den lyckades jag göra på ett par försök.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5eZ1gi4wZI/AAAAAAAAAhg/XVXUl4AA96M/s320/tenebres.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446991418876281234" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5U9mg7jQPI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/b6t7ONFaQeE/s1600-h/IMG_6071.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5U9mg7jQPI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/b6t7ONFaQeE/s320/IMG_6071.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446327056258515186" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ingen klätterresa är fulländad utan vinprovning och är man i Priorat så måste man passa på! Här är vi i byn Cordunella de Montsant hos </span></span><a href="http://www.baronia-m.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Baronia de Montsant</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, på vägen upp till Siurana. Den bästa flarran var dessertvinet </span></span><a href="http://www.baronia-m.com/vinos/null/5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dolc D'Englora </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">på druvan Garnatxa (Grenache) och Carignen som var björnbär och cassis i en ljuvlig kombination. Passar nog perfekt till en lagom salt mögelost med kanske just björnbärssylt eller marmelad.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Om ni har vägarna förbi så måste ni testa vinerna. De serveras alldeles för svala men man får ändå ett bra hum om hur de är. Leta efter </span></span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=41.263441,0.904092&amp;num=1&amp;t=h&amp;sll=46.437857,-100.371094&amp;sspn=66.04657,156.972656&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=41.263392,0.903872&amp;spn=0.00221,0.00479&amp;z=18&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=41.263369,0.904069&amp;panoid=KshzKXXsgoj3KegkR8mo4g&amp;cbp=12,6.84,,0,1.69"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">det här huset</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> längs vägen genom Cordunella de Montsant.</span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5U9huvicoI/AAAAAAAAAhI/oSf71vdXLXs/s1600-h/IMG_6079.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5U9huvicoI/AAAAAAAAAhI/oSf71vdXLXs/s320/IMG_6079.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446326974066881154" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">På blixtvisit i Siurana för att vila tvåfingerpocketgreppet. Jag och Johan börjar med en magnifik 7a på El Pati-sektorn som säkert är 40 meter lång med känslig toppslab, för att sedan gå till sektor L'Olla och några press på "La cara que no miente", 8a+. Det gick bra men inte tillräckligt bra tyvärr men leden finns förhoppningsvis kvar ett tag och nästa gång är jag en bättre klättrare.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5ea9pvdDCI/AAAAAAAAAhw/FBXHSPWBFSU/s320/refugi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446992658295491618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sista dagen i Margalef. Vädret är perfekt. 5 grader och moln och vi beger oss till sektor Raco de les Espadelles. Efter att ha klättrat "Viote, my friend" 7c+, på andra försöket några dagar tidigare så kunde jag inte låta bli att försöka grannleden "Telemaster" 8a. Jag föll på toppen på andra försöket och Johan Larsson var en tröstande kamrat och bra coach och övertalade mig till ytterligare ett försök, och det tackar jag Johan för. Jag gjorde leden ganska enkelt och det var en otroligt härlig känsla.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Som vanligt åker jag hemåt men den där känslan att jag skulle vilja vara borta 4 veckor till. När jag landar på Arlanda så skiner solen och vårvärmen börjar ta sitt grepp om Stockholm. I Barcelona regnar det och nu snöar det tydligen. Ännu en gång har </span></span><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/John_Pohlman.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gud</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> varit med oss.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Att få reda på vad någon klarade av är bara en del av det intressanta. Den andra delen är vad som inte klarades. Här kommer en sammanställning på vad jag minns att jag klättrat. ( det är lite rörigt med vad som är sektorer och vad som är leder... men ni som vet, ni vet).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">De här klarade jag:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8a, Telemaster, 3e</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7c+, Viote my friend, 2a</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7c+, Escalofrios, 3e</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7c, ? El Laboratori, 2a</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7c, Magic Festival, onsight</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7c, La Corva de la Felicitat, onsight</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7b+, Madragora, onsight</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7b, ?, Tenebres, onsight</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7b, ?, Finestra, flash</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7a+? El Laboratori, flash</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7a, ?, El pati, flash</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7a, Qué pasa neng?, flash</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">+ massvis lättare grejer.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">De här försökte jag på:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8a+, Sargantana killer</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8a+, La cara que no miente</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8a, Dando Brea, Finestra</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8a, Ximpleta, Espadelles</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7c, ?, onsight, Finestra</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7c, ?, onsight, Finestra</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7b+, ?, onsight, Finestra (grepp lossnade på toppen med det lätta kvar)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7b+, ?, onsight</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5e9PFjzBzI/AAAAAAAAAh4/ex6-fsaelmo/s320/IMG_6100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447030341215913778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gubbarna i soffan laddar med te innan klättringen. En av resans höjdpunkter är ni vi på ena sidan dalen hör en brölande Luhr som pressar sig uppför Dando Brea 8a/a+ i bar överkropp. När han klippt ankaret vrålar han så att stenarna i konglomeraten nästan trillar ur. Imponerande Johan!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J7AuFgway2I/S5e9huo6oBI/AAAAAAAAAiA/Jtu0ZqhHjfY/s320/IMG_6098.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447030661480882194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lina Asplund imponerade med att gång på gång leda 6c och ta fall som skulle skrämma de flesta.</span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2793777171630863988-5996195227249511648?l=robowar.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> 0 Robo 2010-03-08T18:05:00Z Narc http://climbingnarc.com/?p=7476 2010-03-10T13:35:16Z 2010-03-10T13:35:16Z <p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"> <img src="http://climbingnarc.com/wp-content/images/64bda3f8350d_83B6/paulbigup_thumb.jpg" width="240" /> </p><p>Last weekend at <a href="http://www.centralrockgym.com/" target="_blank">Central Rock Gym</a> in Worcester, MA Josh and Brett Lowell from <a href="http://bigupproductions.com/" target="_blank">Big Up Productions</a> collaborated with gym owner Joe Hardy in an attempt to create a short film that will highlight indoor climbing.  Adam Roy of Matador Sports was on hand to <a href="http://matadorsports.com/behind-the-scenes-of-big-ups-new-indoor-climbing-film" target="_blank">provide some background on how the idea came about</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Big UP had filmed segments on gym training and climbing competitions for their movies, and for years, Josh had wanted to make “something really stylized and careful about indoor climbing.”</p> <p>“There are a lot of people now who only climb indoors. To them, climbing is climbing in a gym,” he [Josh Lowell] says. “It’s surprising that no one’s put the effort in yet to make it look cool.”</p> <p>After a couple of conversations with Hardy, Josh Lowell and Big UP were in. They got together a cast of four of the best young sport climbers on the competition circuit: besides Robinson and Vorotnikov, Big UP brought in national sport climbing champion Sasha DiGiulian, and 8-year-old competitive climber Ashima Shiraishi. Josh convinced Prana and several other climbing gear makers to sponsor the film, and Hardy offered up his gym for the shoot.</p></blockquote> <p>It remains to be seen how exciting a film about indoor climbing can be, but if anyone is up to the challenge it&#8217;s the guys from Big Up.  The short film will be released online for free sometime in April.</p> <p><a href="http://matadorsports.com/behind-the-scenes-of-big-ups-new-indoor-climbing-film" target="_blank">Check out the post on Matador Sports for the full write-up</a></p> <p><br/><br/><a href="http://climbingnarc.com/2010/03/new-indoor-climbing-film-coming-from-big-up-productions/">New Indoor Climbing Short Coming From Big Up Productions</a> from <a href="http://climbingnarc.com">ClimbingNarc.com</a></p> <img src="http://climbingnarc.com/?ak_action=api_record_view&amp;id=7476&amp;type=feed" alt="" /> <p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://climbingnarc.com/2009/10/review-big-up-productions-progression-dvd/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Review: Big Up Productions&#8217; Progression DVD'>Review: Big Up Productions&#8217; Progression DVD</a></li> <li><a href='http://climbingnarc.com/2007/06/update-on-sharmas-project/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Update on Sharma&#8217;s Project'>Update on Sharma&#8217;s Project</a></li> <li><a href='http://climbingnarc.com/2009/10/interview-with-josh-lowell-about-progression-big-up-productions-latest-release/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Interview With Josh Lowell About Progression, Big Up Productions&#8217; Latest Release'>Interview With Josh Lowell About Progression, Big Up Productions&#8217; Latest Release</a></li> <li><a href='http://climbingnarc.com/2008/09/beth-tommy-caldwell-climbing-grand-canyon-video/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Video Of Beth &#38; Tommy Caldwell Climbing In The Grand Canyon'>Video Of Beth &#38; Tommy Caldwell Climbing In The Grand Canyon</a></li> <li><a href='http://climbingnarc.com/2009/05/rock-climbing-tv-show-coming-to-national-geographic-channel/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Climbing TV Show Coming To National Geographic Channel?'>Climbing TV Show Coming To National Geographic Channel?</a></li> <li><a href='http://climbingnarc.com/2008/06/reel-rock-film-tour-cominng-soon/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Reel Rock Film Tour Coming To An Area Near You'>Reel Rock Film Tour Coming To An Area Near You</a></li> <li><a href='http://climbingnarc.com/2009/05/2009-reel-rock-filmmaking-contest-now-open/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 2009 Reel Rock Filmmaking Contest Now Open'>2009 Reel Rock Filmmaking Contest Now Open</a></li> <li><a href='http://climbingnarc.com/2009/05/new-bouldering-gym-coming-to-denver/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Bouldering Gym Coming To Denver'>New Bouldering Gym Coming To Denver</a></li> </ol></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?a=hcD876a4-NI:fkAff98HpE0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?a=hcD876a4-NI:fkAff98HpE0:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?i=hcD876a4-NI:fkAff98HpE0:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?a=hcD876a4-NI:fkAff98HpE0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?i=hcD876a4-NI:fkAff98HpE0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?a=hcD876a4-NI:fkAff98HpE0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?a=hcD876a4-NI:fkAff98HpE0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ClimbingNarc?i=hcD876a4-NI:fkAff98HpE0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ClimbingNarc/~4/hcD876a4-NI" height="1" width="1"/>

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http://climbingnarc.com/2010/03/new-indoor-climbing-film-coming-from-big-up-productions/feed/ http://climbingnarc.com/2010/03/new-indoor-climbing-film-coming-from-big-up-productions/ Narc 2010-03-10T13:35:16Z 5 nicolas http://www.videoclimb.com http://www.videoclimb.com/?p=436 2010-03-10T12:48:15Z 2010-03-08T22:01:17Z <p><a title="Nouvelle vague trailer" rel="mediabox[640 360]" href="http://www.vimeo.com/9377097"><img style="margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px;" src="http://www.climb.be/videoclimb/images/thumb-100309.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="left" /> </a></p> <p>This vid is the trailer of a new urban climbing movie shot by Yannick Boissenot. It features a lot of very good climbers (Liv Sansoz, Tony Lamiche, Loic Gaidioz, Alain Robert,&#8230;) on some very nice urban walls. The full movie will be released later this year. Very nice stuff!<span style="color: #808080;"><strong><br /> Author: </strong><a href="http://www.redpointmovie.fr" target="_blank">Yannick Boissenot</a><br /> <strong>Climber: </strong>Liv Sansoz, Tony Lamiche, Loic Gaidioz, Alain Robert,&#8230;<br /> <strong>Location: </strong>??<br /> <strong>Language: </strong>None<br /> </span></p> <img src="http://www.videoclimb.com/wp-content/plugins/feed-statistics.php?view=1&amp;post_id=436" width="1" height="1" style="display: none;" />

This vid is the trailer of a new urban climbing movie shot by Yannick Boissenot. It features a lot of very good climbers (Liv Sansoz, Tony Lamiche, Loic Gaidioz, Alain Robert,&#8230;) on some very nice urban walls. The full movie will be released later this year. Very nice stuff! Author: Yannick Boissenot Climber: Liv Sansoz, Tony [...]

0 nicolas 2010-03-08T22:01:17Z cl8505 2010-03-10T09:28:00Z 2010-03-10T09:28:00Z

Adam Ondra is in Spain again. In Siurana he has climbed Richard Simpson's bouldery route A Muerte 9a, in three tries (+ two attempts in ...

2010-03-10T09:28:00Z Bummel http://www.blogger.com/profile/01874652813720966688 noreply@blogger.com tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30481857.post-8987000881248036189 2010-03-10T08:09:40Z 2010-03-10T08:07:00Z <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3fxFU8jmGys/S5dTlozBm7I/AAAAAAAAAJI/COaCYb6C2gc/s1600-h/20100302_153724_0069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3fxFU8jmGys/S5dTlozBm7I/AAAAAAAAAJI/COaCYb6C2gc/s800/20100302_153724_0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446914180399602610" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30481857-8987000881248036189?l=climbingpics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> 4 Bummel 2010-03-10T08:07:00Z La môme Annabel Lee http://www.blogger.com/profile/00677679865702785828 noreply@blogger.com tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9126646847687676185.post-7739827965918827867 2010-03-10T07:26:54Z 2010-03-10T07:26:00Z <div style="text-align: justify;">Onsdag och inte mycket ljus i tunneln vad gäller barnafödande tyvärr.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9126646847687676185-7739827965918827867?l=lamome-annabellee.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> 1 La môme Annabel Lee 2010-03-10T07:26:00Z Sara Lingafelter http://www.blogger.com/profile/11372317662047067236 thegirl@rockclimbergirl.com tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012240163043418663.post-2333193046444514724 2010-03-10T07:04:19Z 2010-03-10T06:13:00Z <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pIAcod4BHS4/S5c4zfDGT-I/AAAAAAAAAu4/QeEYxJdJVwI/s1600-h/personal+003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pIAcod4BHS4/S5c4zfDGT-I/AAAAAAAAAu4/QeEYxJdJVwI/s320/personal+003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446884731486883810" /></a>It's been a strange winter, but I'm starting to come out from my hibernation. Only it hasn't been hibernation... it's been a strange experience in constant motion for the last few months... very little rest, a very lot of movement, and very little of any of it within as much of my own direction or control as I've become accustomed to. The short version might be, "Shit happens." <br /><br />So, whatever I'd call it, here I am. <span class="fullpost">I'm holed up for a couple of days in soft-water Spokane Valley, WA, in a kinda ok hotel. Work is full, and fun, and interesting, and really a dream come true kind of setup... I get to travel, meet new and interesting people who play outside, and talk a bit about gear, but mostly play outside and talk about playing outside. <br /><br />There's a strange new learning, in this kind of worktravel blend. I hang the "do not disturb" sign like other professional travelers I've observed, so that the privacy of my chaotic little sanctuary away from home is the same when I return to it as when I leave it... a universal constant I take for granted at home. My systems for keeping organized are getting better. I'm trying to make more time for phone calls to friends and family (I'm failing miserably at that one, at the moment, but hopefully I'll improve). I'm getting better about eating well, and I'm determined to get better about exercising even while I'm on the road. I can feel myself slipping into expedition mode, where I have brief, meaningful interactions with strangers I may or may not ever see again, but whose time and words and smiles I value because I miss the human interaction normally delivered by my close friends and family. <br /><br />Last week I set off for Nelson, BC for a ski event (which rocked, by the way) and a big stretch of the trip from Spokane through Metalline Falls, across the border and into Nelson was brand new to me. It was ground I'd never covered before, even though it's only a day's drive from home. I'm enjoying that part of my job... it won't always be new, but when it is, it's great. I have a bit of a dormant travel virus in me... last year's big trip was a flare-up, but since then, I've been in a bit of a recovery mode. Driving through new terrain in my home state made it flare up, just a bit.<br /><br />I haven't been climbing much... partly, my personal life took over everything else there for a few weeks, and I'm still digging out a bit. Partly, I've been dealing with a nagging injury from last December, and my body finally issued a stop work order a few weeks ago that even I wasn't able to set aside. Some self-care has been in order, and is in order, for awhile to come.<br /><br />My harness doesn't tighten down quite the way it should... my training dropped off entirely for a few necessary weeks. During that time, life was family -> work -> family -> work ... lather, rinse and repeat. It was a bit of a blessing in disguise, since the covalent bonds that connect me to the people I love and who love me back are ... not stronger, since they're always strong, but I've been reminded of them, and now's a good time for that, since my life is even a little less conventional right now than my normal level of unconventional. <br /><br />As I move through this world so close to home but not home, I'm thinking a lot about friends who are getting ready to head to far flung places. This Everest season is unlike years past for me, where I was able to lightly follow <a href="http://www.alanarnette.com" target="_new">the action</a> from the comfort of my laptop and then watch the post-season documentaries with my climbing friends as a form of entertainment, this season is closer to home. I'm thinking positive thoughts of health, safety and success for each friend headed for the mountain -- the blessing bestowed upon me during my wander through the region last fall. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to the next few days of work, and then to a few days closer to home, hopefully involving friends, family, and playing outside. And probably, a whole lot of salad and trail running. Next week, if plans hold, takes me down to Red Rock for the Red Rock Rendezvous, an event that will truly blur the line between work and play for me. I'm hoping for at least a bit of cragging while I'm there... I'm not in epic, long, trad-leading shape, at the moment, but I am excited about the prospect for getting in some bolt clipping in between work commitments while I'm there and seeing so many friends (and making so many new ones) all in one place.<br /><br />If you've emailed / messaged / commented / etc and not gotten a response from me, I apologize. I usually manage to keep up, but just trust me when I say that the last few months have been unusual to a degree that I just wasn't able to respond to everything. I did / do read everything, though, and appreciate all the support and encouragement and concern and love, and look forward to life returning to a more normal level of abnormal, and being able to keep in touch better than I have been.<br /><br />Take good care, and hopefully it won't be a month before my next post.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3012240163043418663-2333193046444514724?l=www.rockclimbergirl.com' alt='' /></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?i=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?i=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?i=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:cGdyc7Q-1BI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?a=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:4ctS-Cg0JEw"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/RockClimberGirl?i=3NPPPGgPguQ:5UscepQKYcQ:4ctS-Cg0JEw" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RockClimberGirl/~4/3NPPPGgPguQ" height="1" width="1"/> 2010-03-09T23:04:19.346-08:00 http://www.rockclimbergirl.com/2010/03/going-places.html Sara Lingafelter 2010-03-10T06:13:00Z