We ♡ The Dirtbag Diaries
“Ryan Nickum was a 20-year-old college athlete with a passion for brutal tackles and body checks. He had yet to grow out of the angst and rebelliousness of his teenage years. Socializing involved cases of Coors, rehashing high school exploits and running from the cops. He wasn’t exactly prime recruitment material for Earth First. Spring [...]
The Season: episode 7
Episode 7 is fresh outta the oven and ready for your cerebral pleasure. Whats the point? To motivate you to GET OUT THERE AND DO IT! Share this post:
Climbing in the Olympics?
From climbingnarc.com – “After being granted provisional recognition status back in 2007 the International Federation of Sport Climbing has been recognized as the official governing body of the sport of climbing by the International Olympic Committee, a key step toward climbing’s inclusion in the Olympic Games. There are several hurdles remaining and Olympic events need [...]
An inside look at climbing photography with Simon Carter
Chances are if you haven’t heard of Simon Carter you’ve never climbed a rock. Simon’s imagery has graced nearly every modern publication having to do with climbing. For the past 16 years Simon, based in Australia, has been traveling the world amassing an amazing portfolio of humans moving on stone. In the below clips, he [...]
Slackers
So you think you can slackline? Michi Aschaber and Reinhard Kleindl are fairly certain you can’t. We fully expect to see people pulling these tricks at VV. Share this post:
The Season: episode 6
Fitz has done it again. In episode 6 of The Season he explores the rock-climber-turned-mad-scientist mind of Matt Maddaloni. Don’t forget to subscribe via itunes to get the latest episode delivered straight to your dome in HD. Like the way that granite looks? We’ve got equally awesome stuff just 2 states up in North Carolina. [...]
Jedi Mind Control
Now, we at Vertical Ventures do not condone climbing rocks without a rope, but Alex Honnold is 100% unfiltered pure badass. Alex is one of those people whom are genuinely interested in what you are doing and generally quiet about what they are doing. He lets his actions do the talking screaming. We had the [...]
Without climbing, we’d all be surfers…
…said big wall pioneer, environmental steward, equipment manufacturer, Black Diamond creator, and Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. But we live in Florida, so what’s the point? Assuming there’s no surfing in Florida is like assuming the world is flat. Florida has surf. But even better, Florida has REALLY GOOD surf really close by – in Puerto [...]
Rumbling Bald Boulders Saved (again)
Once in danger of becoming yet another mountain home neighborhood, the area encompassing the climbing at Rumbling Bald was purchased by the state of NC in 2005 to be turned into a future State Park. The Bald was saved, or so many thought. A small portion of land was still privately held – land that [...]
Plastic Poison
How much plastic do you use? Are you even aware of it? The following images by photographer Chris Jordan are eye opening and mind blowing. Depicts 60,000 plastic bags, the number used in the US every five seconds: Detail at actual size: Pl;a Depicts two million plastic beverage bottles, the number used in the US [...]
Redneck Backcountry
With the Winter Olympics in full swing in Vancouver, its a good time to pay tribute to the root of all those fancy Olympic games. A tribute to the days when Nordic tribesmen would slap on their skis and slide into the white unknown to to seek out food, fame and riches. From two of [...]
The Season: episode 5
Get your fix of outdoor adventure from Fitz and episode 5 of The Season. Dont forget to subscribe via itunes to get the latest episode delivered straight to your dome in HD. Think that biking stuff looks rad, but there’s no where to do it in Florida? Think again – we’ve got 4 top-notch biking [...]
Worlds Hardest Boulder Problem?
Daniel Woods recently completed a long standing project in Boulder Canyon, Colorado proposing the unprecedented rating of V16. Fluff or tough? From Cedar Wright of Vertical Carnival: “If Daniel’s estimation is correct, this is the first V16 in the country and arguably the universe!!! I shot and edited this piece in collaboration with Big Up [...]
The Season: episode 4
Episode 4 of The Season is out. Don’t forget to subscribe via itunes to have ‘em all delivered to you in hd. Share this post:
Heart of Stone
Have you ever stopped to think about who actually owns the land that you’re climbing on? Much of the land in The South that we enjoy access to was once (some still is) private. Through hard work by local organizations like the Southeastern Climbers Coalition and the Carolina Climbers Coalition, we climbers of rocks are [...]
The Season Episode 3
Episode 3 of Fitz Cahall’s The Season is ready for your HD viewing pleasure. This one goes out to all the ladies… Share this post:
The Shield, Little Rock City
Braving x-treme conditions and the threat of eminent hypothermia, Vertical Ventures’ own Christian Tartaglia recently bagged what may potentially be the FFA(first floridian ascent) of the most aesthetic line in The South – The Shield. Share this post:
