Answers....

this is a clip of my good friend John McEnroe, he's just lookin for answers... same with many of us... answers to problems, boulder problems mostly...


I am in a transient state now, no home, just floating around looking for some answers of my own... and have to say there are some hard questions out there in this lil game called life... but I try and stay positive... even when Mother Nature cast down her evilness... I have been followed by rain, sleet, and snow wherever I seem to roam, and now developed a shoulder injury due to not having the routine I once had... I guess everyone needs a lil time off now and again...
I came to the South to see fo myself... but literally have seen nothing... the weather forbids me... I'm in a state of confusion... and will seek refuge in the barn at the Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in the great state of Arkansas, in a week or so... I am really interested in seeing this boulder problem the Shield and look forward to this weekend in Chattanooga... let's see if the weather permits...
I have another video here of Mike Feinberg, the best climber in New YOrk... dispatching with Franks Wild Years, V11...
I think this video should be the standard for videos... It's not only great content but the effects are amazing and the quality is good enough... I think Mike stands alone with creativity such as this... I'm pretty sure he made this film by himself... congrats Mike! this is truly the work of an artist, a master and genius...
I'm currently working on some films of my own, because that's all I can do these days... and look forward to posting them very soon... until then enjoi...

I also think the music is actually Mike himself singing in the ol karaoke bar, very nice touch.... don't think I don't remember...

Switzerland....

This is a lil diddy from Ticino, CH
it seems like it's a home away from home for Dave gRahm these days... He knows where it all is and the future is very bright for this one... the video is from Mike Call, i think, I could be wrong, but who knows... things have come a long way, but the climbing still remains the same, good, very good..
Enjoi



Have Fun and be Safe out there...

Happy Halloween!!!!!!

Well this is a short video depicting some of my resent travels.... I started out flying to London, to meet Ty Landamn... We fell on some good luck and met the owner of the Chelsea football team who let us play with his cars for a few days and make some footage... We then drove to france to hang out in Paris for a few days, then finally!!!, met up with some of our friends in Font... We met Antione Vandeputte after work one day. He borrowed some shoes, then disposed of some classics in the still hot summer temps.... I wanted to stay... I love Font... but I knew it was too hot and we must go... so we packed it up at the end of a climbing day and just drove... We drove over to Magic Wood... We met some more friends in a nice lil spot right next to the spa in town..
It was none other than Chris Doyle, and his friend Matt... we climbed for the next few days but it was still a lil hot, and wet ... but the climbing was rery good and we all were syked.....Ty set his focus on, Practice of the Wild, mine was on the Riverbed!!! Some how I pulled it out and did it!!!! I was very satisfied, I walked up the hill and a friend of mine had just done Deep Throat as well as High Spirit... my glory was diluted... and then Ty, like that did Practice of the Wild and my employee of the day statues was destroyed... well I never seem to get there any how,, at least I can capture it all with my lil video camera.... Well It got a lil warm, we took off to Milan for Ty's birthday and came back new but haggard men.... to much of a story and can't tell it here for legal reprimand would follow... It then snowed on us so we moved down canyon to Ticino, and found a nice lil place on a ranch across the street from Cresciano... now we're here and watch out Halloween is coming and so is our party!!!!! So come one come all and lets celebrate the Pagan way together!!!!!!


P.S. Chris Doyle will return for his business, and as always check out Moonclimbing.com for up to the split second sending....

Cheers!

Olson, stepping it up one notch...

This is a rare video I got of none other than Ryan Olson... He's been in Canada training it up with some new tactics.. looks very strong...



Im digging in here in switzerland, land of many languages, in a small lil B&B down the hill from magic wood... Its been raining a lot and spirits were low but the sun comes out and we get syked, very syked, Ty Landman has been making things look easy, as well as some other colorful characters.. I think things will blow up here soon if the weather stays good... I have been trying to film as much as possible, but the climbing is so good and the crew here usually do things in a few gos if they don't flash it... so it makes for a hard filming process... I am getting good though and it keeps it real very real... the night life sucks so i'll be updating a bit more... until then enjoi the short of Olson !!!!




ciao!

and so it Begins...

I took the month of August for myself, to try and rock climb and get strong, as well as morn for my dead cat BIG PAW. I rarely took the camera out and felt like I was due for a change. I was also re-falling in love with the areas around me, the front range... so the clock gets set, as it always does... I made plans with Tyler Landman to travel to Switzerland and film the best bouldering video, like EVER, with some help from the locals... 'all the hardest boulder problems in all the best areas'... is our mantra, as well as 'to step it up one notch'.. but before the trip I had a lot to clean up in my own back yard.. I got by with a few things I was syked on, but nothing substantial that really satisfied me... I had a dream one night that I was doing Nuthin But Sunshine and the nipple hold was a jug and I pulled through.. I woke and was very syked and thought about this problem a lot for the next week.. The next time I was able to try the problem I did't feel very good but was able to do all the moves, which got me syked and next thing I knew I was to the last move from the start... like a punt I stepped off, but knew the problem was not far away.. I had 3 days left in boulder. I made it up to the parking lot for the next two days and was rained out. I put all my chips in for the last day and this video is what happens... I got to the same place 5 times and missed the jug every time. Herm moved the pads over and spotted me one last time before sun set and I failed again.. I walked back to the car in the dark, alone and thought to myself about all the fun times I've had here... I will be back soon enough... and nuthin but sunshine will be the new bush pilot.. laps...




Hardclimbs.com has changed to hardclimbs.blogspot.com due to my incompetence... I am now at large in the city of London, heading to Paris and Fontainebleau on the weekend... look for more to come right here as well on moonclimbing.com

Hope everyone is enjoying a great season and getting er done!!! enjoi!!!

End of an era...

Here is a short video of my friend Jon #1 'Carddeck' Cardwell... He's hookin up good 'ol' Prime Time to Shine, the 5.14b link up of prime evil and shine.. check out his skills gettin over the river... enjoi



I have not updated in a while.., but since back from Europe it seems as if my world in Boulder Colorado has fallen apart and a forced move is in order... I have lived in this lil town for over a decade.. I have had many friends and good times.. the best in my life.. I have made a life around a few people but mostly my home.. 902 Marine, a house on a street, in my hood and mostly a gathering place for many climbers and like minded individuals... The house has been sold, and kicked out we are.. off to other places we go... In some ways I feel that this place has been home to many besides the ones who pay rent, its been the glue that holds many of the climbers in this community together.... Its been an office, a bunk house, the party shack, the speak easy, a training facility, a spiritual vortex, and basically a place to go... thats close to the pub.. I would like to say thank you to all the friends who made this place what it is... and also, I fuckin miss you BIG PAW!!!! (my cat that was slain by a car less than a week ago)
these are some photos that I would like to share with the group... enjoi..

Dave Graham in Switzerland

Me in my room @ 902 Marine

902 and Mark, my brother

Hardclimbs will be moving offices to a couch near you.. then headed back to Europe to capture the best that climbing has to offer.. I have just finished my first full length climbing film, entitled Fontastic, A renaissance of Bleau... Its the hardest climbs of Fountainebleau, including the Island, V15, Kheopes assis, V15, the Gecko assis, V14 and much more... look for it soon.. over and out for now, strength and honor!!!

from Flag to Font...

Well I haven't updated in some time now but I have been travlin around europe... and its hard always looking for the wi-fi... But my trip is coming to an end in the next few days and i will be homeward bound... Here is a lil video of myself and non other than Dave Graham in fountainebleau... I entitled it from Flag to Font because everything for me starts at flagstaff Mt. Im usually up there with good ol C.G. runnin laps on the the best problem in the world the undercling traverse... it keeps me fit as a fiddle for future boulders.....
I've been in the swiss mountain town of Verbier lately, and been commuting to magic wood, to climb with the team Daniel Woods, Chris Webb Parsons, David, Laura, and of course Dave Graham... Its been great, I just filmed Daniel Woods on his new test piece in the darkness cave, he thinks its his hardest and its truly his style so i think its safe to say its at least 8c or V15.... Look for it on MVM soon... also I have tons of footage from font with all the colorful locals and Dave Grahams new one the Island, also look for that on MVM.... But other than that stay tuned for more and look for a full length video coming soon... enjoi...

on the road

I have been cruzing around Arkansas with some friends for some time now... no phones, no internet, just climbing.. and filming.. not much for me, but Big-up... and Dosage 5... Dave Graham has been on fire putting up hard climbs everywhere... It has been very motivating to be a part of.... this is a clip of Dave on the brutal ascent of Ty Landmans Midnight Express, V14. I know it was a war for Dave and he sealed the deal on his last day of course... shortly after this we were out... to better weather and a change of stone. All was going great I climbed another Ty Landman test piece the Anti-Hero, v13 for my hardest climb to date, very syked to say the least.. Days grew long and the weather was getting warmer, rest days were spent shooting an arsenal of guns on the Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, and cruzing to wal-mart... we are now stranded here in Fayetteville, with a broken car, Cooper, Dave and myself, shacked up at Brake Stricklandmentons crib... waiting to go but we never can, i believe we are stuck in some sort of other worldly zone... some how some way we will find our way off this island or maybe we are already home living a normal live? Already.... enjoi