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Wednesday Night Bouldering

This evening I went to Aikido. Aikido these days seems to involve (since there is often only two of us stu­dents) Sen­sei throw­ing one of us until we're so exhausted we can't stand, then throw­ing the other of us until we're so exhausted they can't stand. Then he goes back to the first per­son.. So, …

October 15, 2008 – 12:50 | By Si | Posted in climbing, fun | View Comments

Naked Bouldering — Can The Art Get Any Purer?

Seri­ously, is there any­thing more beau­ti­ful than this? Pic © Dean Fidel­man I've always loved boul­der­ing for its sim­plic­ity. No ropes, no har­nesses, no gear. Just you, your shoes, maybe a chalk bag.. and the rock. Never going high enough that a fall is likely to kill, but still adren­a­line & lac­tic acid pump­ing hard enough …

July 17, 2008 – 12:42 | By Si | Posted in climbing, raw | View Comments

Czech Tower Jumping

Climbers being a bit nuts is noth­ing new. Here's a good exam­ple: Notice the com­plete lack of ropes? Yes, that's right. Any mis­take and he's dead. Oddly enough, this guy (Dan Osman) is now. But he died by doing a mas­sive base jump — umm, with­out a para­chute, just with a rope. He was one of …

July 12, 2008 – 06:20 | By Si | Posted in climbing | View Comments