USF Climbing Club Trip
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; [...]
Innerview #3 – Christian Tartaglia climbs Cherry Picking
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 [...]
Beach Bouldering at its Finest
So Florida has a fair bit of beach bouldering, but for the true experience one really needs to head about 1500 miles south east to the Caribbean. Virgin Gorda has long been known for its perfect granite eggs peppered along the shoreline. Jon Glassberg of Louder Than 11 went down there last year and has [...]
TBS6 event 1 Results
Wow, that was a good time. Thanks to all the competitors for coming out and trying hard in the first event of the Tampa Bouldering Series vol 6. The next event is April 23. Its not too late to register! Here are the results: Share this post:
Beta Bonus! | T.B.S.6
Alright kids, its almost here. The first event of the Tampa Bouldering Series vol 6 is this Saturday. If you haven’t registered yet, do it! To get you psyched and give you a leg up in the comp, here’s a little video of one of the comp routes. Or as we like to call it [...]
Tampa Bouldering Series vol. 6
Well kids, its that time again. Time to amp up the psyche, dust off the sending shoes and get ready to crank. Dates for the T.B.S. 6 have been announced. Looks like a pretty special bonus prize has been acquired too – a trip to Chattanooga with accomodations provided by The Crashpad. Nice. More details [...]
Sam Davis on Crown Royal V13
Joe Kinder has a new video up on his blog of Stone Fort Bouldering Guide cover boy Sam Davis sending an extension to Crown of Aragorn. See more of Sam at his website: http://blimpbouldering.blogspot.com/. Share this post:
Florida’s Best Bouldering
Dead Point Magazine reported back in November that Chris Redmond had claimed the grade of V12 for a new boulder problem he established in Jupiter, FL. Chris Brown recently went down with a group of climbers to check out the climbing at Blowing Rocks Preserve. Check out Chris’ blog for some photos. Share this post:
Bishop Bouldering
Here’s a little stimulation for your visual cortex from Colin Delehanty. If this doesn’t make you head for Bishop ASAP, then you just might be dead. Share this post:
Lincoln Lake Giants
Jon Glassberg of Louder Than 11 has put together a new bouldering video series focusing on Lincoln Lake – a high country bouldering mecca near Mt Evans in Colorado. Every week LT11 releases a new chapter. Check out chapters 1 and 2 below: Share this post:
Triple Crown – 2nd event
Round 2 of The Triple Crown is just around the corner. Join the action at Horsepens 40 on November 6th. Horse Pens 40 Bouldering Competition November 6 The Stone Fort Bouldering Competition December 4 Do not miss this event. Register now, as the thing will be packed full in no time. The latest Beta: Share [...]
Behind The Scenes of Outside Mag’s Puccio Shoot
Bouldering hardwoman Alex Puccio is on the cover of the latest Outside Magazine. Awesome. Here’s a little behind the scenes video from shoot day. Share this post:
‘Tis the Season
The temperature and humidity are slowly dropping here in Florida, and that can only mean one thing – crushing season in the South. We’ve just received our first box load of the highly coveted Stone Fort Bouldering guide from Andy Wellman and Greener Grass Publishing. This guidebook is slammed full of awesome photos and easily [...]
Bouldering Inspiration
With crisp fall weather settling in around the nation, we thought we’d share some recent bouldering videos to get you psyched for the season. Temps are perfect just about everywhere – get out! First up – the classic socal bouldering spot and training ground for many a hardperson – Stoney Point. Next we’ve got Nalle [...]
Zanskar Odyssey
When Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary summitted Mt Everest for the first time in 1953, they were supported by a huge expedition force of porters, sherpas, cooks, financers, meteorologists, beauticians, politicians and a few others - full on Himalayan expedition style. Apparently, it takes many people to get up those giant mountains. Fast forward 57 [...]
Triple Crown 2010
The Triple Crown is a series of bouldering comps at three of the premiere boulderfields in the Southeast United States. The series kicks off in the fall beginning with Hound Ears in Boone, NC, moves on to Horse Pens-40 in Steele, AL, and then concludes at the Stone Fort in Chattanooga, TN. Hound Ears Bouldering [...]
InnerView #2 – Arno Ilgner
Deep in the heart of Dixie, tucked between hills and hollows, monsters tower over hidden valleys and forests, waiting for suitors. Enter Arno Ilgner – slayer of beasts, tamer of minds. Arno has pioneered new terrain through some of the steepest and most difficult rock in the East. With his first free ascents of most [...]
Castle Hill New School Classics
Our buddy Derek Thatcher of New Zealand has produced a short vid featuring some great looking lines at the MEGA bouldering destination Castle Hill. Derek was also around for the making of this video of Christian Tartaglia on The Shield. Share this post:
The VV Army
We randomly came across this video of young Nate Hefner crushing a v10 in Rumbling Bald. Nate entered the world of hard bouldering many moons ago by training at Vertical Ventures. He has since left Florida, but the effect Vertical Ventures had on him is still quite visible. Share this post:
Conditions
It’s been said that a true climber follows the conditions. With that in mind, as we gear up for yet another hot summer in The South, The SEND has come up with the Southern Summer Survival Guide to keep you happy and sending during these most desperate of times. Things NOT To Do: Climb in [...]
Battle in the Bubble – LIVE NOW!!
The Spot Gym will be broadcasting their newest comp – The Battle in the Bubble – live online. Your browser does not support iframes. Share this post:
Tampa Bouldering Series V – Scores
Thanks to all TBS V competitors for coming out and participating in our annual bouldering series! We would also like to thank all of our sponsors that helped make this event possible! Check out our scores below for the Final Event #4 as well as the Top Scores in each division of the overall competition. [...]
old man Sharma WINS bouldering comp
Three days ago, the 2010 Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour drew all the nation’s best competitors to Earth Trek Rocs. Taking first place in the men’s division, was none other than 29 year old, Chris Sharma! Beating out both youngsters, Paul Robinson and Daniel Woods, Sharma reconfirms his superior strength and relevance within the bouldering [...]
