Aug 25th- The time we have been spending at Mt. Evans has been great. Despite having to cope with the the paparazzi we've been eating well while trying to avoid those pesky killer baby dolls.
Aug 30th- Check out the new trailer for- Thrutch a new film from Jbone productions and the Hueco Rock Ranch. A 60 min film about last season in Hueco Tanks!
Sept 9th- After some serious skin conditions I am forced to rest and work on my Overhung Buddha Skill and Wood Walking technique.
Here is a short video of almost sticking the last move.
Sept 19th- We have been giving praise to the good Colorado weather and getting out as much as possible! Even witnessing the first snow.
Check out this podcast I just did for
Sept 27th- The climbing in Co. has been great, especially at Mt Evans! I even got a chance to touch up my pad. No more Greener Grass has been my favorite so far and on some of the best rock in Colorado. More photos to come.
Oct 1st- Here is a short video summarizing the Colorado trip.
Oct 12th- Check out this story by Luke Cudney about Highball bouldering.
Oct 31st- Off to Arkansas and the Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in search of some sick new lines on some virgin sandstone.
Nov 18th- Quickly we dashed to So Ill to hang out with some friends and perform my slideshow. With a couple of days to spare we headed to the Holy Boulder to do some classic lines and put up a new highball called- Light as a Feather. We even had some time to check out the Von Jakob Winery and enjoy some cheese on the way to the boulders!
Nov 23rd- Back to Arkansas. The climbing has been awesome and the foliage is peaking. The last day produced a sick new line- Bloody Knuckles V.12? Check out some photos here. Other than climbing the Ranch is a great place to hone our roping and kung fu skills and we cant wait to come back!
Nov 27th- On the Road again, its time to head to Hueco!
Dec 1st- Check out the new Rock+Ice for some photos and short story about some of the climbing we did at Mt Evans.
Dec 15th- Another casualty was found. Desert dehydration or foul play?
Jan 1st- Today is a new day! ...a new year and a new paint job. The new years party at the Hueco Rock Ranch was spectacular. Full of pyrotechnic stunts and stilt walking.
Jan 15th- Check out the new Rock+Ice for a short article about spotting for highball bouldering.
Feb 3rd- Due to unexpected winter weather I have returned to Hueco for another week or so. The Rules of Chaos video is finally online. Click here to watch the video and see me getting my ass kicked by some thugs.
Feb 27th- All good things must come to and end, as I must be leaving Hueco. Its been a great time, with plenty of friends and too much great climbing. I was fortunate enough to avoid most scandals, and still have enough time to help anyone who needed rescuing. Farewell Hueco Tanks, I'm off to Utah...
March 9th- Check out the new Rock+Ice for a killa article about my stay in Arkansas. Also in the mag, check out Kemples Corner. Where I go into great detail about, how you to can hone your "Flying Fingers of Steel" technique...
March 11th- Here is sound clip of Rasputina playing Hunters Kiss live during the Thrutch premiere party at the Hueco Rock Ranch.
Enjoy!
March 18th- Check out the new Urban Climber site- UCmag.tv where you can watch my Evilution video courtsey of Movement Films.
March 20th- The Art Show aboard the haunted Queen Mary was a blast! Although no ghost were seen Im sure they enjoyed the show. Check out my new Art page where you can purchase some of my work.
March 27th- A quick trip to Joe's Valley turned
out to be a sucsessfull one! Brushing off a new problem I called Worst Case Senario and Ivan Greene quickly getting the 2nd ascent. We also found some crazy projects on which to wreck our shoulders and.. that chalk is worth more than gold at the Food Ranch.
April 6th-Well, its snowing again in Utah. Giving me some time to make some new shapes for Revolution. I am also participating in some sort of human experiment they are calling a "blog". You can access the facts at bouldering.com
April 12th- Over all the weekend to Joe's was pretty enjoyable. I saw some crazy shapes in the rock. Narrowly escaped some trouble at the Ol' Mine. Billy and I had a nasty run in with some razorwire and I even had a chance to put up a new highball by moonlight night called the "Coal Miners Daughter".
April 25th- Check out the new Climbing mag for a photo essay from Boone Speed about highball first ascents in Hueco Tanks last season.
April 20th- The week was good down at Joe,s, putting up 4 new lines. We had several close calls, but John stack was our only casualty. Back in SLC I have begun to reshape "The Boss" for Revolution, coming soon! In a recent development Dr.Topo has been added to the roster for the Japan trip. Be sure to check his site for updates on the trip.
April 25th- Next up we have Clark Shelk giving an award winning performance in the seldom seen skit "Everybody Spits", enjoy!
May 20th- I quick trip to Yosemite provide some great inspiration before leaving for Japan. Although things did seem a little different. Ally Dorey made quick work of Midnight Lightning. While I learned some very important techniques from the man himself!
May 24th- We made it to Japan! More to come..
May 27th- So far the trip has been blessed with good luck. The Japanese hero Yuji Hirayama has been nice enough to take us to some great highball projects in very beautiful settings! Our greatest challenge has been trying to talk to the women.
May 30th-Japan has really changed my perspective on tings. We have learned some useful lessons from the Japanese slab master- Tokio. While searching for new climbing we have meet many friends along the way. Fotoyama (our traveling photographer) has been one of our favorite companions, and with projects abound, there seems to be no end to our adventures.
June 4th-Contrary to common belief, not all is big in Japan. What I do know know is that, with friends like Tomoko and our film crew the experience here has been much more enjoyable. I think without them we would be stuck in the mud.
June 1st- Check out the new Urban Climber for some photos I took of Ivan Greene on "Worst Case Scenario". One of my recent first ascents in Joe's Valley.
June 10th- I have learned many things here, like how to write my name, drinking in moderation and Japan is ichiban! My sideshows have been a big success. I'm even considering changing my career. DrTopo has also been working very hard on this trip so please check his site.
June 14th-Much to my surprise ,while in Japan I seemed to have won the Everest Award for climbing @ this years Teva Games. Chad Greedy was nice enough to accept the award holding my head on a stick!
June 18th-We finally made it back safe from Japan. The trip was perfect! No rain. We went to 6 different areas. Learned many traditions, sang a little karaoke and saw the sites. (some more familiar than others) Long days+short nights made us very exhausted, but we still had time for one more photo. So Kampai!
July 2nd-Here is a short article from washingtonpost.com
July 8th- Stellar mag thinks I have a stellar profile...
July 24th- I am very sorry to report this sad news. Our friend Billy has passed on due to a bizarre rock balancing incident at Shannon Falls in Squamish. Like so many brave men he was taken from us before his time.
Aug 1st- I just got back from Crested Butte, Where we checked out some amazing bouldering and I gave my Slideshow for the Butte Bouldering Bonanza.
Aug 10th- Check out the latest video from Japan courtesy of DrTopo.com This one is of a first ascent I called Kumite, co-staring Dave Graham.
Aug 16th- On the road again, this time for a short trip to the Tradeshow. To check out some new products, see old friends and I even got a chance to meet Chris Sharma!
Aug 22nd- Hopefully the rain in Colorado will hold off one more week, before I head back east.
Aug 30th- I have taken a turn for the worse and once again injured my weak right side. The future is uncertian, but what I do know is that it cant stop me from getting to SoIll this weekend and getting prepared for my fall slideshow tour. Be sure to check out a show in your area!
Sept 21st- Under the vail of night I made it to Montreal, to begin my Slideshow tour. I've been getting out climbing a bit and I came to the conclusion that my weak right side is not as bad off as I thought!
Sept 18th- A quick stop in So Ill provides a good time. After a photo shoot with Mid August Night, I fought hard in the Goreville annual Salt Lick competition and even managed to find the time to put the finishing touches on my new fragrance.
Oct 1st- EMS recorded a telephone conversation I had with the So iLL boys, they're calling it a podcast and you can listen to it here:
Oct 2nd- I've safely made it to New Paltz. The time I spent in Canada was good, with only one close call at slideshow in Laval. I also had a swell time in Toronto and here are the pics to prove it!
Oct 18th- How old am I today..? Thats crazy!
I feel as though I am ready to take on the world.
Oct 23rd- Today I am off to Spain, to check out the red sandstone bouldering of Albarracin. Stay tuned I will be reporting back over the next month and a half!
Oct 17th- My slideshow tour has been fun but it has come to an end. There was danger, interesting friends and at one point I even found myself stuck on a ledge.
Nov 8th- Today we are off to Albarracin and that means the fun has just begun!
All orders will ship by Dec 10th, Get Some!
Nov 3rd- Lets see, what can I tell you about Spain so far... The food has been great, Ive gotten a chance to check out some amazing art and architecture. I even made it out to the coast where there were beautiful women with great asses. But seriously it is a dangerous place and when we weren't protesting, we were running for our lives from those crazy snakes!
Nov 14th- The climbing in Spain has been great so far, We have been finding great projects on crazy rock. Chris Lindner has joined the team, amongst some other new faces. There have been a couple of tight spots and one casualty, but I think we will probaly fight to the finish. Check out some new climbing pics here.
Nov 15th- Just released- Moment 4. A Japanese DVD about my recent trip to Japan. Available at The Pump Shop.
Nov 25th- Things have been going great in Albarracin. Other than sticking like glue to the beautiful red sandstone, Ive been taking notes and samples while still trying some of the native treats. Meanwhile Ive been getting in gear by preparing the storyboards and calculating my stunts for the Big Up crew, with real live villians and all.
Nov 30th- Be sure to get your Rock+Ice 07 calander here. Who is that on the cover?
Dec 10th- Well Albarracin's a wrap, we got our final shots. I was able to escape with a couple of great first ascent. Two of my favorites being, Black Magic and Revenge. Its named Revenge cause after falling off the last move and missing all the pads, I had to get mine. If not for the miracle water, I probably wouldn't of survived.
Dec 12th- This just in: Pod Climber is launching Eric Horst's "Master of Rock" podcast series and I'm up first.
Dec 17th- Well today is my last day in Spain and its been great, but I am psyched to be moving on, next up Arkansas. Check out some more photos from Spain here! more to come...
Dec 27th- A quick stop in So iLL for some climbing and chillin'. I even got to but up a first ascent called Chuck Norris at the new area The Roost. Click here for some more pics from So iLL.
Jan 1st- Happy New Years! The party at the Horshoe Canyon Ranch was a blast!
Jan 10th- Check out this video from Drtopo of some cool problems I checked out in Val David, Canada.
Jan 12th- Arkansas has been fantastic, we are all very excited to hunt for some crazy projects and possibly solve the mystery of Old Smokeys bones. Here are some more pics from the trip thus far.
Jan 18th- The weather in Arkansas just got icey, and the cabin fever is forcing us to escape to So iLL. It was fun while it lasted, some of my favorite first ascents were: Shadow JumperV11, Crown of Thorns V7 + Jumping Flying Spider MonkeysV8
Jan 21st- We have escaped the ice and headed to So iLL, home of the Worlds Largest Sloper. Drtopo +Melissa Lacasse have joined the team. Please check his site for more updates!
Feb 10th- Check out Katie Browns new
book entitled Vertical World. Interviews and photos of todays top climbers!
Feb 14th- Check out the new UCmag for Cryptochilds first ad! Also a photo of some buildering in Barcelona by sAne.
Mar 13th- Back on the icey East Coast suffering for it. We did get a chance to check out Washington DC. Where we paid our respect, found one thing to climb and realized how big it really is!
Apr 1st- We've come across some leads in the missing Billy case. I have also added a new photo to his page that seemed to have
fallen into the cracks of our archives.
Apr 2nd- Im just returning from an exciting trip to Austin. Their was a little rain, but I got to meet a cowboy, get into some caves
Some photos courtesy of MerrickAles.com
Mar 23rd- Its been a long time in MD. But I did get some shaping done while learning some new cutting techniques!
Apr 2nd- Do you wanna battle with me?!
Apr 4th- Cryptochild has entered the future
Check out my MySpace Page.
We had our hands full, finding time to visit with friends, have fun, try and fit in while still taking no prisoners!
May 29th- Ive been spending most of the spring in Montreal, doing a little climbing but mostly trying to heal my injured pulley.
May 4th- Check out the MomentumVM site
June 5th- Check out the latest issue of Urban Climber for and article on my trip to Arkansas by sAne-freestylemovement.com.
June 25th- After A long hard spring, suffering for it back east. I am soon headed to So iLL and Colorado. Let the adventures begin!
June 22nd- Click here to check out the article from my trip to japan feautred in the 033 issue of Rock&Snow.
July 15th- Check out one last video from my spring in Montreal, a first ascent near Val David. Courtesy of DrTopo.com
July 16th- We have finally escaped the heat
and made it to Mt Evans, where we've been
climbing, eating well and doing some filming for the new Rocky Mountian Highball video. More pics to come!
July 30th- Although Colorado has been tough, we fought back and bugs. After growing some I put up some beautiful highballs at Mt Evans. My favorite being The Last Dance aka the tufa project.
Check out some more photos from my trip here courtesy of Andy Mann. Well the future looks bright and were off to SLC.
Aug 1st- I will be having a 20x30 print in the
Aug 13th-The Tradeshow was a blast. Giving me a chance to get my Tshirt line out there to the people, along with some new crazy shapes I did for So iLL.
Aug 13th-My summer vacation to Squamish was relaxing on the muscles to say the least. We survived the dangerous bears and the flowers with a little help from an old hero, who reminded us to keep our eyes on the stars.
Sept 3rd-This just in.. an imposter has been spotted, be on the lookout.
Sept 21st-We have been truly suffering for it here in Salt Lake, check out some of the brutal workouts we have been doing compliments of Gym Jones. Our end goal is to get back into fighting shape!
Sept 27th- The new Urban Climber is out.
Check out my Albarracin Article and check out a clip from the trip that will be featured
in Dosage 5 courtesy of Big Up productions.
Oct 7th- The bad news is the van has broken down on the way to the Red and we are stuck in Co. But the good news is, we were able to get in another day at Mt Evans and Melissa was able to send her project Bierstadt V10! More pics here.
Oct 23rd-After much waiting, The Solutions Tour has started with a bang. We have climbed and partied with the best of them and learned who not to mess with. Please stay tuned while we wait out the rain.
Nov 3rd- The Horse Pens Comp was a great workout this year. I even earned some cash!
1st Paul Robinson
2nd Jimmy Webb
3rd Jason Kehl
Nov 5th- The Solutions Tour is finally over. Only part of Ivan Greene was able to join us.
Check out some pics courtesy of wiredclimbing.com
Dec 14th- I've been trying to get psyched, while training hard up here in the Great White North. All of this is in preparation for the new year, where I will be hitting the road once again.
Dec 28th- Finally, the shopping and Christmas madness is over. Before I hit the road, I had some free time to work on my kitchen and refinish my cello. I even got a nice little gift from my cousin Sara!
