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If you’ve opened a magazine or watched a climbing flick in the past 2 years, surely you’ve heard of Cedar Wright and his various climbing exploits. Well, one of Cedar’s regular climbing partners, Lucho Rivera, has been featured in a short ESPN video. Once upon a time, Lucho was on the streets as a member [...]
Working at a climbing gym you are surrounded by some truly forward thinking minds. Rob Masserini, or Radical Rob, is a local (mad)rad scientist who is taking going green to the next level. He’s taken existing electrical technology and made choppers that are not only going to up your eco points but also your style [...]
Thanks to all the competitors who came from all over Florida to compete in the CCS comp at Vertical Ventures. Below are some pics from comp day taken by Chris Brown. Did you get any pics? Tag us in them on Facebook. Share this post:
Fall is here bringing perfect temps for slapping the sandstone slopers of Horse Pens 40. The USF Rock Climbing Club had its largest trip this November. Twenty members trekked to Steele, Alabama to participate in the Triple Crown Bouldering Series. The trip was an absolute success with many climbers experiencing their first climbing venture outdoors; [...]
In this series, VV superstar Kyle will attempt to give you a behind the scenes glimpse into the extraordinary world of climbing gyms. When you work somewhere long enough you start to recognize patterns. Whether you’re slinging fries at McDonalds or a corporate attorney, there are quantifiable aspects to the daily grind. Sometimes these occurrences [...]
If you’ve opened a magazine or watched a climbing flick in the past 2 years, surely you’…
Working at a climbing gym you are surrounded by some truly forward thinking minds. Rob Masserini, or…
Thanks to all the competitors who came from all over Florida to compete in the CCS comp at Vertical …
Fall is here bringing perfect temps for slapping the sandstone slopers of Horse Pens 40. The USF R…
In this series, VV superstar Kyle will attempt to give you a behind the scenes glimpse into the extr…
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Who are you? Gardener, rock climber, lumberjack. How do you stay strong living in Florida? …
If you’ve opened a magazine or watched a climbing flick in the past 2 years, surely you’ve heard of Cedar Wright and his various climbing exploits. Well, one of Cedar’s regular climbing partners, Lucho Rivera, has been featured in a short ESPN video. Once upon a time, Lucho was on the streets as a member of a gang. And then he found climbing. Have a look, and pass it on:
Working at a climbing gym you are surrounded by some truly forward thinking minds. Rob Masserini, or Radical Rob, is a local (mad)rad scientist who is taking going green to the next level. He’s taken existing electrical technology and made choppers that are not only going to up your eco points but also your style points. I introduce to you the e-chopper!
I had the opportunity to take one of the St. Pete tours Rob does on the choppers. He blew my mind with cultural highlights around town as well as dropping some rad science on me.
“It actually requires less energy to ride an e-chopper then the caloric intake you would need to pedal a bike around town,” said Rob.
They can also be charged using solar power and have a battery life that will last you about 20 miles. Which means, for a city like St. Petersburg, e-choppers are perfect. You can have Rob build you a custom e-chopper for around the price of a nice moped.
What I didn’t expect was how much you’re missing out on just driving a car. Even on a motorcycle you generate so much noise you are cut off from your surroundings. The e-chopper is almost totally silent and it generates a lot of conversation. We stopped at the Woo mural and Derek Donnelley, a local artist who painted Woo, casually strolled up and gave us some insights.
Of course the real question for us climbers is how can we use this to get to the crag? Well, with the 20 mile range of these cruisers we’re about 570 miles out of range from the nearest real rocks. So we took a trip to the Eckerd boulder.
With a new St. Pete climbing gym in the works (if you don’t know then now you know) that makes two climbing destinations approachable by a vehicle that uses less energy than bicycling. Take that Boulder, Colorado!
The Eckerd Boulder!
-Kyle Ligman
Thanks to all the competitors who came from all over Florida to compete in the CCS comp at Vertical Ventures. Below are some pics from comp day taken by Chris Brown.
Did you get any pics? Tag us in them on Facebook.
Fall is here bringing perfect temps for slapping the sandstone slopers of Horse Pens 40. The USF Rock Climbing Club had its largest trip this November. Twenty members trekked to Steele, Alabama to participate in the Triple Crown Bouldering Series. The trip was an absolute success with many climbers experiencing their first climbing venture outdoors; memories were made and friendships were forged. The USF crew arrived back in Tampa a bit taxed by the legendarily cryptic boulders of HP40 but satisfied knowing they pushed their limits. Now we’re unpacking all the sweet swag from our backpacks, planning future trips, trying to feed the insatiable hunger for more rock.
The season is just getting started, kids –make the most of it!
Cheers ya’ll and thanks!
Jorge Calabria
USF Climbing Club President
In this series, VV superstar Kyle will attempt to give you a behind the scenes glimpse into the extraordinary world of climbing gyms.
When you work somewhere long enough you start to recognize patterns. Whether you’re slinging fries at McDonalds or a corporate attorney, there are quantifiable aspects to the daily grind. Sometimes these occurrences can be painfully repetitive and we feel like we’re living the not-so-funny version of Office Space. The nice thing about working at a climbing gym is that we enjoy some quirky patterns particular to an alternative sport with people that are motivated by nature’s most welcoming features…rocks. It’s hard to talk about the day to day quirks of Vertical Ventures to someone who hasn’t worked here, even to our most dedicated gym rats. So I’ve been conducting some serious studies: crunching numbers, phone interviews, compiling statistics; all to help demonstrate, in cold hard numbers, what it’s like to work here.
The Sharma Factor
It’s inevitable, almost every day that I come into work I hear/see something about Mr. Sharma and his supernatural sending abilities. During my last working week I heard/saw Chris Sharma twenty-six times. You have to take into account that this was a week we weren’t playing a climbing video with him in it so that week was actually light on Sharma sightings. Another important ritual in the gym is the fist-bump. I got eleven fist bumps during the week. I also heard “psyched” six times. Being psyched and fist-bumping are important tools of positive affirmation that we use to help promote and maintain the climbing community. But no gym ritual, it seems, speaks to the climber’s soul quite so much as staring at rock climbing’s golden boy and wondering what it would be like to actually get paid to travel all over the world and climb every day.
Who are you?
Gardener, rock climber, lumberjack.
How do you stay strong living in Florida?
Many of my strong climbing partners do ring workouts, campus boards, system tiles, logbooks, special diets, etc… But me, I’m a bit of a freak of nature. I can on occasion be spotted at my home gym Vertical Ventures as I try to not only reach, but maintain a high level of fitness. After over a decade of climbing I have learned what works for me and what doesn’t.
You’ve traveled to many exotic locales, how does the bouldering in Australia compare with other places you’ve been?
Currently, the developed boudering in Australia’s Grampians is not the most extensive, especially when compared to places like Rocklands, Font, Hueco, Swizzy and New Zealand. However, with recent new route development and the potential for significantly more, this spot will soon be a world class destination.
Were you down there with a posse?
Other than heaps of kangaroos, and my coach and sensei, “B”, I was not. Pushing my limits would not have been possible without these pouched friends.
How long did you work on Cherry Picking?
I can’t remember if it was 6 or 7 days. On the first day I was able to climb up to the “cherry picking” move, but it took another 5 days to finally realize the send.
Describe to us the day of the Send.
Heading south to Baundik sector, a 35 minute drive from our home, it appeared to be a perfect day, but as we neared the craggy Victoria range it looked like our day might be rained out. Since it was our last day to climb we decided to make the 40 minute uphill both ways hike through the gusty rain storms. Miraculously, the howling wind had worked in our favor and the rock was as dry and sticky as we had yet experienced.
Time was of the essence, so after a brief warm up I pulled on and quickly fell off at the crux. Again. On my second go, while bumping with my left hand to hit the crucial dimpled seam on the sloper, I completely missed the sweet spot. I threw for the Cherry Picking slot and this time, something was different. This time, I stayed on. Carefully and methodically I climbed the remaining 15 ft of chikenheads and friable edges to victory.
How would you rank Cherry Picking in terms of quality?
For sure 4 star and as close a contender for the theoretical 5th star as anything. (so its an amazing boulder problem)
Was your beard a crucial part of the equation on Send Day?
Unlike the chaotic nature of my beard, my mind was calm. My beard has no comment.
Introduce this video for us
This is video shot over the course of all the days working Cherry Picking. In one of the segments you’ll see me repeatedly trying to readjust on the heinous sloper searching for what I thought was the “crucial dimpled seam.” It finishes with the uncut send footage. And a few dead foxes.
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