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Friday, 28 December 2007
Clinton Martinengo, Charles Edelstein and Stewart Middlemiss established the most difficult big wall line in South Africa on Blouberg North's main cliff in the province of Limpopo.
The route i s described as relatively blank, bulging and with a slight overhanging headwall. Over the four years of travel, Edelstein made six trips working on Dog of Thunder (30+ [5.13] with one point of A0, 13 pitches). He returned with Martinengo and they made the difficult upper sections.
The Blouberg area features up to 350m of routes with faces having positive horizontal breaks and desperate climbing blank sections in between.
For more details on this news story, please visit www.ukclimbing.com.
Friday, 28 December 2007
The U.S. Forest Service added 360 acres of land containing Owls Head Cliff, a towering granite cliff face, to White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire.
The large parcel of land, which is put under protection, is popular among rock climbers and hikers. A 500-foot-high granite cliff system, Owls Head consists of many high-angle friction slabs. Located off Route 25 in Benton, New Hampshire, it is far from the major climbing centers of North Conway and Franconia Notch and has been kept unvisited by most climbers.
In September 2006, landowners placed the land on the market for development. The Forest Service later bought the land using the Access Fund Grant.
For more details on this news story, please visit www.climbing.com.
Thursday, 27 December 2007
Austrian climber Albert Leichtfried discovered Madagascar's climbing paradise during his travel on October and November.
One of the climbing venues is the Montagnes des Français where he made t he first ascent of the non-slippery limestone and named the route "Honeymoon". He considered the 7c+ Honeymoon the hardest route in the Montagnes des Français.
Another one is the Nosy Anjombavola, an island to the west of the mainland. It offered 40 bolted routes between 5 and 8a.
History indicates that Madagascar was explored by some of the best climbers in the world because of its immense Tsaranoro walls. Michel Piola, Lynn Hill, and Rolando Larcher are just some of the climbers who witnessed the islands climbing venues.
For more details on this news story, please visit www.planetmountain.com.
Thursday, 27 December 2007
Kelly McBride stopped over Bishop, California and made an ascent of the Center Direct (V10) at the Peabodies.
Local Wills Young described Peabodies as extremely tough for shorter climbers.
Included in the climbs McBride made in her visit to Bishop were Bubba Gump with a V9/V10 at the Peabodies, and Low Rider (V10) and Cholos (V9) at the Happy Boulders.
McBride did the Kind Traverse (V11) in Rocky Mountain National Park last July.
A Wisconsin locale, McBride, 24, is a student at the Colorado State University, and after many semesters off in climbing trips, she is headed to a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism.
For more details on this news story, please visit www.climbing.com.
Friday, 21 December 2007
Spokane, Washington — UClimb, a series of climbing events sponsored by Mountain Gear and designed to teach all-ages how to rock climb in a comfortable small-group setting with other amateur climbers, h as announced its schedule of introductory rock climbing events for 2008.
Confirmed UClimb events include:
- April 12 and 13 at Joshua Tree in California
- June 21 and 22 at New River Gorge in West Virginia
- July 19 and 20 at Donner Summit in California
- September 13 and 14 at Red River Gorge in Kentucky
“Learning to rock climb in small groups with other amateurs makes for a very comfortable setting,” said Phil Bridgers, UClimb event coordinator. “These events are a great event dedicated to bringing people across the country closer to the outdoors.”
UClimb events also offer participants registration packages that include a low-cost purchase of basic climbing gear for the two-day event. The package includes shoes, harness, belay device, helmet, locking carabineer and a chalk bag.
For more information and to register, call 800.829.2009 or visit uclimb.org.
Source:
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