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Pawtuckaway Lowball

On January 31, 2012 By AB

Pawtuckaway is impenetrable. The forest extracts a haunting “Blair Woods” paranoia from its visitors. The old-growth trees live adjacent to a stagnant swamp that has to be one of the largest breeding grounds for mosquitoes in the world. The bloodsucking pests rise through the cool, wet air like hellfire damnation.

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How to Explain Climbing

On January 30, 2012 By AB

Have you ever tried to explain this “sport” to someone who thinks that a crimp is really just a crazy pimp? I take it for granted that you all know what I am talking about when I write something like: “He would’ve onsighted the 5.13a, except for the tickmark beta that had been sprayed up [...]

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Chester

On December 19, 2011 By AB

Sitting on my couch, I was sober as a nun, an odd state in which to find myself on Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday that we Americans annexed years ago. I had just eaten a quarter pound of fish tacos when a tiny shadow darted across the floor. As quickly as It [...]

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Climbing to the Death

On December 8, 2011 By AB


OLIANA, EVENING, 58 degrees F, a magic wind blows. Chris Sharma screamed and everyone froze.

“Venga, venga!” the chorus shouted.

“Venga, tio!”

“Venga, bicho!”

“Venga, venga, venga! A muerte!”

Again Chris produced his distinctive animal yell. We kept screaming for him to Go! Go! Go!

Chris clung to the wall by infinitesimal points, [...]

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The Passion of Grubb

On July 28, 2011 By AB

SOME STORIES are so amazing they must be told. This modern Greek tragedy, which takes place on the ancient island of Kalymnos, is NOT one of those stories. But like something that’s so bad it’s good, or when your hands are so cold they feel wet, this story is so “unamazing” that I’d be [...]

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Eliminated: Bouldering’s Pure Experience Reclaimed

On July 14, 2011 By AB

Now is a profound, degrading and confusing time to be a boulderer in America. Last year was pivotal. Top climbers committed themselves to seeing the sport make progress. Because we’re American. It’s what we do. The time turned out to be right and our country got its first V16. Then, right away, almost [...]

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Low Hanging Fruit

On July 9, 2011 By AB

 

WHEN I MET JOSE MIRANDA at a local bouldering zone near Carbondale, I thought he might be homeless. In the climbing world, that’s not an insult—but that is how I meant it. Like he might be a crazy, jabbering vagabond. It’s just Jose’s look. Unkempt. Earthy. The missing incisor tooth. The [...]

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Climbers Who Cheat

On July 5, 2011 By AB

Is dropping weight in order to succeed on a hard ascent “cheating”?

There’s no doubt at all that losing pounds is the surefire quickest way to help you climb harder. Training to improve finger strength, getting better at lock-offs, and even back-stepping (the single most useful technique in all of climbing!) don’t hold a candle [...]

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Ode to the Puoux

On June 7, 2011 By AB

This week, I want to give a shout out to all our crags/woodies/bouldering areas that are our local zones, but are—let’s face it—total piles.

Not everyone gets to live near paradises of perfect rock with actually fun climbing—places like Yosemite or … all of Europe. And the people who do are usually unhappy. Just like more [...]

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Milestones

On May 25, 2011 By AB

LIFE IS AN UPHILL ROAD, punctuated by many happy milestones—moments that make the trip seem worth taking. There are the inevitable, profuse potholes, too—and the deeper ones may make you consider abandoning the ride all together. But if everything were easy, it wouldn’t be “fun”—advice I routinely impart to wobbling sport climbers, cussing themselves [...]

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