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Heraclitus said it best
The only thing that is constant is change. More to come… Related Images:
A bit about the origins of bouldering
For those of you who think bouldering is a recent occurrence in climbing history, think again. There are documented accounts of bouldering that go back at least as far as the 1870s, according to John Gill. http://www128.pair.com/r3d4k7/Bouldering_History1.0.html It’s equally enlightening to see that “practice climbing,” training on man-made climbing wall structures, even in the US…
Photo Reflection: The Thunderhead Boulder
It’s been a while now – perhaps we could call it a generation ago? – that we I had a boulder in my backyard. Built this thing from scratch with some help from friends and family. It’s since been deconstructed but it lives on in images and memories… Related Images:
New Old Stuff – The return of content and the NBC
I was going through some computer files the other day and was surprised to find multiple folders from various iterations of the Fusion 47 website dating back to the late 1990s. As I started looking I realized that there was a bunch of content that I’d taken offline. There were stories, articles, photos…all kinds of stuff that…
Charons Gardens Wilderness Area in WMWR Temporarily Closed – Excessive Heat and Dangerous Conditions
EmergencyClosure_CharonsGardenWA_0711 Due to the extreme heat conditions in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, the Refuge has decided to temporarily close the Charons Gardens Wilderness Area until further notice. Recently, there has been a number of heat-related incidents due to hikers and other day users that have resulted in Refuge personnel having to perform rescues. Rescues…
Adidas Rock Stars Event at Area 47
Adidas is jumping feet first into the bouldering competition world with the Adidas Rock Stars event at Area 47 in Austria. This event drew my attention for several reasons – first because it looks like it will be a high profile event with some serious climbing talent. Adidas is sponsoring it which means some good…
Climbing closer to being in Olympics
It was recently announced that climbing made the short list of 8 sports to be included in the 2020 Olympic games. You can read more about it here. This is the closest that climbing has ever been to becoming an Olympic sport. Given the number of recent World Cup competitions in the USA it’s no…
Gym Projects
I’ve been working for the past few weeks on a few projects at the gym (http://rocktowngym.com), and while this update might be better suited for the Rocktown blog, this is more about the personal work experienced, so it’s being posted here. The initial project began months ago. The plan was to design a climb from…
Today I officially started a new film/video project
It’s not official unless I posted it somewhere, right? So if I post it here then it means I have started it and therefore must continue it. That’s just the way it goes. So what is the project? Over the course of the next few months I will be interviewing Oklahoma climbers about their experiences…
Ice Climb Takes Shape at Rocktown
http://www.newsok.com/article/3532180 http://www.newsok.com/article/3532180 Check out the article they did on myself and Rocktown Climbing Gym – it’s about the ice climb we’ve created on the front of the building the past couple of years. The ice should be good for at least one more day so there will be people there banging it up. We have…