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One Day Hero

13-May-2016
8:25:15 PM

Not sure it's a climbing photo, but that is an Ecrin Rock.......I'm sure the folks at petzl are stoked about the mainstream exposure.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-13/shannon-mccoole-child-protection-systems-royal-commission/7413130


shortman

14-Jun-2016
10:32:38 AM

Nice home on msn today!


ajfclark

14-Jun-2016
11:29:35 AM

Permanently caught between a rock and a hard place.

technogeekery

15-Jun-2016
1:20:41 PM

Those were lovely boulders, once.

theandrewglover

4-Jul-2016
3:11:32 PM

Statham aggressively places a BD 0.5 in a crack underneath a pool on the outside of skyscraper. Yes, really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-P3f_wDXvs


JimmyS

4-Jul-2016
6:34:45 PM

^ Big whip onto an over cammed piece. Plenty more pro on offer for redundancy. Shame.

BBSR

5-Jul-2016
1:13:11 PM

On 4/07/2016 theandrewglover wrote:
>Statham aggressively places a BD 0.5 in a crack underneath a pool on the
>outside of skyscraper. Yes, really.
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-P3f_wDXvs

Clearly should have extended it, and had it re-oriented for a more downward pull = )


Zebedee

7-Jul-2016
11:40:31 AM

In the Guardian a tragic story of an outing in the mountains gone wrong leading to the death of five English school boys.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/06/fatal-hike-became-nazi-propaganda-coup

Some outstanding quotes:

"The first boy to collapse was Jack Alexander Eaton, the school’s 14-year-old boxing champion. He was given an orange and a piece of cake and told to 'buck up'."

"The rest of the boys were beaten with brooms to shake off the snow and get their circulation going..."

Martym

8-Jul-2016
8:53:23 AM

On a more positive note - Steve from RockHardware was in the papers:

"When rock climber Steve Morris, 53, noticed his son, John, 23, was suffering from depression, he encouraged him to come rock climbing. The physical activity and conversation with his dad helped John find a way to carry on."

http://www.smh.com.au/good-weekend/two-of-us/two-of-us-20160620-gpnnxw

gfdonc

10-Jul-2016
11:43:02 AM

Moab shot takes out a first prize in the Drone photography awards:
here

BBSR

11-Jul-2016
1:33:05 PM

On 10/07/2016 gfdonc wrote:
>Moab shot takes out a first prize in the Drone photography awards:
>here
>
Nice photo. Frightening. I guess there is probably a cam in behind him?

simey

11-Jul-2016
2:14:44 PM

I am guessing that the climber in the pic is either leading or seconding on a main rope which must disappear into the chimney. The rope you can see is simply a trail rope for either hauling gear or rapping off (why else is it attached to the back of him?).


Superstu

11-Jul-2016
7:11:19 PM

Yup when zoomed in you can see a second rope in the chimney

martym

12-Jul-2016
6:52:39 AM

Just came across this video on Nature RX Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse/videos/10154456213564238/ - seems the President has changed his Facebook photo

martym

13-Jul-2016
6:11:23 PM

My non-climber boss forwarded me this: "Seems crazy to me..."

http://www.dw.com/en/offwidth-climbing-duo-wideboyz/av-19370263

Seems crazy to most climbers i think...

Cams

14-Jul-2016
10:27:45 AM

I'll just leave this here:

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-how-good-vacuum-you-can-climb-skyscraper-its-suction-171718

Wish I was an "extreme climbing medalist".

Freddofrog

14-Jul-2016
11:47:15 AM

Make it battery powered and she could be onto something.

Flashyrox

7-Aug-2016
8:10:59 AM

Sasha partners with a tire company:

http://www.falkentire.com/sites/default/files/content/article/article-image/667x906xSasha_RockClimb_Ad.jpg.pagespeed.ic.MxbQ-mSiGg.jpg

Making of video:

https://youtu.be/LTkFQFL6Pfg


ajfclark

13-Aug-2016
7:33:45 AM

My mother in law told me this was on last night. Haven't watched yet.

http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/the-project/extra/season-8/rock-stars


ChuckNorris

13-Aug-2016
4:14:06 PM

Funny that my wife saw it the other day and thought it was the show "living room".

So she texted me at work saying your friend Ross is in living room. I messaged back "Ross????" She replied "climber". So I messaged her "how long is he around for I'll leave now". So I jumped on my bike and rushed to get home just after 5 to no Ross in my living room.

Bastard

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