It is called Bulder King, but its name does not matter at all, as there are plenty of places like this everywhere. Usually a local garage or basement that after a few months of sawing and drilling, becomes climbing gym. From that moment and on amazing things begin to happen down there. For regular visitors is just routine, but anyone coming from the outside world think he just found a group of Aliens. Hands full of magnesium, shouts and people jumping from side to side or by suspension or pull ups.
But are not extrange people at all: They are your neighbor, your office mate or your children’s teacher. At first they felt the distrust of people in the outside world, but now look at everything with the confidence to be a companion training.
You can read in any climbing guide:”Climbing in Rockies is a serious business”. And it’s not false. Long routes, 4.000 meter high, and so far from the camgrounud. If that’s not enough, it will start raining al 12.00 every day. Hallett Peak, Petit Grepon and of course the Diamond in Longs Peak are trully a “serious business”
Photogallery of Rocky Mountains
Not always winners
Devil’s Tower: Close Encounters
Devil’s Tower was built by Martians. Sure, so extrage place can not appear by chance. It is not yet clear what was its function: a communications antenna, an UFO landing place or a positron cannon. Fortunately, since it was out of service, climbers have been able to use it. Clearly, ther must be extraterrestrial emanation remaining there, that makes this place so absurd as fun.
Cómo cada verano, Hoyamoros se convierte en el refugio perfecto para los bloqueros mas motivados. Este año parecía estar todavía mas lejos…
Para celebrar el fin de la temporada, sumamos unas cuantas fotos a la galería de fotos. Y de regalo,nueva video-reflexión de Clownclimbing,”la posteridad es hoy”
Like every summer Hoyamoros becomes the perfect place for the most motivated boulder fanatics. To celebrate the end of the season, here you have some new photos in our photo gallery. And our last video-reflection: “future is today”.
Mr.David Zapata “El Niño” just been he-himself
“Uhhhhhhh. Such a lovely place…”
Cavallers: Summer Destination
Attention! question:
A place where you can climb in summer, long routes, short, sport and block. Where you can choose sun or shade, plaques and fissures. One, two, three …Say it again!
Welcome to Cavallers, granite extra quality in all its forms.
Galayos is in the cutting’ edge. Parking is full every week end and The Torreón rap down is jammed from mid day. What is happening in Galayos? Why people is changing Rodellar by Aguja Negra? Our reporters are now there, looking for answers.
Double or nothing: 300 + 301
It is always a joy to see the work printed on paper, especially when you’re a dinosaur that has not adapted completely to digital. The script does not change: climbing, travel and take to heart as much as possible ourselves, but it seems that some would have liked it: some pictures in Desnivel nº 300 and an article from our walk through Needles in the number 301. So you want to work!
Two months of careful planning for the Italy climbing trip are, suddenly, in danger. It rains, but not a couple of showers. Hole week! Don’t panic. The cousin of a friend of my mechanic had told me the close to Roma there is a great cave, where it is possible to climb even in the rain. And it is fully true. A great place to climb in the rain, plenty of every grade routes, and of course of tufas.
A glacial valley lost into the mountains. A heavenly spot with its own creek and boulders. It sounds like a promised land, but all that is good has a price to pay. There is a huge walk to get there.
To get there with your pack full of food, sleeping bag, mattress, burner, camera, flashes and also the crash pad is something almost rather more suitable for alpinists than for mere mortal boulderers. But there is an strategy that never fails: to deal goods with your friends. And as any good boulder plan, the more we are, the funnier.
So you know
Get together a good gang, trickle them, deal your things and gift yourselves a trip to paradisePhotogalery of Hoyamoros
Needles: Follow yellow brick road
We wanted to go climbing at Needles even before knowing its name. Now that we have climbed there, we are sure it has been a success. Pictures of climbers in yellow rock did not lie at all. Color is so intense that it does not seem real and routes are so vertical give vertigo. Even now, seeing photos, are putting me the creeps. Full quality!
Point the nose of your brand new racing car to Yosemite National Park and you floor the accelerator. The wheels chirped in all curves up to Olmsted Point. No time to lose! But maybe a better idea to take it easy. Respect the speed limit lest you end up starring in a chase like movies. And no one is happy having a portrait of the front and side holding a number. But once you’ve installed it’s time for action. Willing to enjoy everything and have fun every single day. These “domes” of perfect granite are ideal for people just looking to have fun.
Click, click, click, click (shoot camera), tac, tac, tac, tac, (typing keyboard), discussions about points of view, angles, styles, phrases and expressions. Lot of phone calls, meetings and many, many emails to obtain the result: eight pages of text and photos. A little, very personal, view to a very unique place: Casal Pianos.
Climbing in Kalymnos is very easy. You live in a flat just 20 minutes walking from the climbing crag. Every day eat good things for dinner, swim in the sea and island people is very agreeable. And of course, the routes: long, great and very well bolted. But be advised: Not every route have tufas! In so a great ambiance you only have to worry about climbing and resting.
Casal Pianos: More Peak District than Indian Creek
Technology dominate our life. An e-mail full of information on a new crack crag in Portugal, with plenty pictures of course. Another e-mail asking for information to Isabel Boavida, who answers with very valuable links to other websites. And just another e-mail to prepare a “Kebabmeeting” at the offices of Clownclimbing: to decide when, how and what to do in Portugal. Final decisions taken in the course of an e-mail string and it is time to take action… It is time the Portuguese cracks.
Why a trad guy like me is in Albarracín? The longest climb is 21 feet, the rope is not needed and at the top of no boulder you can see the horizon at infinity. I came here to do what everybody does: jump, cross, heels, jam, mantle, forward somersault, back somersault, fall on the mat, laugh and finish the day with both your arms aching from climbing. As a friend described it: “This is an amusement park”. But better, I never get tired of comming here. The roller coaster is different every day and is hidden among the pines. And the crash pad is much more comfortable than the rope for a nap! Comming back to Albarracín? for sure.
Clownclimbing leaves the rope at home and carry the pads and all photographic gadgets to go to cold Albarracín. Here is the Making off of the gallery we will publish in the coming days.
Hace algún tiempo que teníamos este plan en la cabeza, y quizá ya te hayas encontrado con las fotos de Indian Creek, nuestras video-reflexiones como todo es 6c, los croquis de la Cabrera o el artículo de Squamish, que acaba de salir del horno.
Nos gusta escalar, viajar, las historietas y las sobremesas. De vez en cuando ordenamos nuestros viajes en forma de artículos, fotos, videos y clownclimbing.com es nuestro armario.
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