FRIDAY THE 13TH COMIC (Calvin&Hobbes)

I think this comic (above) represents a horror scenario for any kid, with an huge amount of fantasy that is. The one below is just the imagination of Calvin running wild. I love that.

Chris Sharma lecture London 25th february 2009

A post I saw just lately on the ukclimbing.com site:

Wednesday 25th February at The Arch Climbing Wall, Chris Sharma will be giving a lecture on the only London date of his visit.Expect the big man to be talking about climbing Jumbo Love 9b, deep water soloing, spanish living, some crazy boulders, and more about what it takes to be one of the best climbers in the world.Places will go faster than a bruce lee kick to the groin, so give us a call on 0207 407 0999 with your card details, or else drop by The Arch to get your place, and have a cup of tea at the same time!Places are £16, £13 conc. Lecture starts at 7pm

For everyone (climber) who is in London at that time I surely would go !

New Book Jerry Moffat - Revelations

At the end of january 2009 a new book from Jerry Moffat has been published. According to the UKC forums on the UKclimbing.com website "Jerry gives a first-hand account of what it takes to be the best: the ups and downs, the extraordinary level of dedication to training and climbing, the iconic characters of the time (Wolfgang Güllich, Kurt Albert, Ron Kauk, John Bachar, Ben Moon, Jean Baptiste Tribout – legends in their own right) that Jerry climbed with and with whom he wrote rock climbing history. As Jerry travelled, the story travels with him. To the gritstone outcrops and limestone dales of the Peak District, the mountain crags and limestone cliffs of North Wales, the south of France, the Frankenjura in Germany, Yosemite, Joshua Tree and Colorado in the USA, Africa and Australia – all major stops in a climbing career littered with cutting edge first ascents and lightning-quick repeats of local testpieces.

It sounds like a good reason to buy the book an read the story yourself (Click this link to buy the book). Perhaps Jerry can be persuaded by the guys from Bl.adO.verK.limmen to come to MONK and give an additional lecture there!!

(source: ukclimbing.com)

Architecture fitted for Climbing

(Munetsugu Hall - Japan)

(Letterboxhouse - Melbourne, Australia)

Ahhhh, just imagine how you can change these houses into the most magnificent bouldering/buildering structures. Specially the Letterboxhouse is well suited for fitting grips and/or using the wooden structure itself for climbing. Only it's a bit prone to bushfires who sadly occur so often in Oz....

(source: thecoolhunter.com)

Trailer Pure Bouldering Video

From the producer of Dosage V - Alpine Blocs comes a 35mm bouldering flick (by Chuck Fryberger) about bouldering on planet Earth: PURE. Pure is about 19 extraordinary climbers in six countries on three continents , with no ropes. Featured Climbers: Nalle Hukkataival, Kevin Jorgeson, Kilian Fischhuber, Anna Stoehr, Fred Nicole, Cody Roth and more. Areas Featured: Rocklands, South Africa; Sonoma County, California; Fountainebleau, France; Innsbruck, Austria plus Colorado, Arco, Italy; La Vallei, Magic Wood and Brione Switzerland. Check this link for a trailer of the movie.

(source: climbing.com)

New movie from BigUp Productions - Progression

At the BigUp Productions site I read they are shooting for a new film named Progression. The footage from the 2nd ascend of Luminance by Kevin Jorgesons will be a part of it. Can't wait to see it ! See for more info this link.