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Spanish Climbing Dream: The 5 boulders YOU fail on
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Falling off boulders from north to south. Wednesday, 24 December 2014. The 5 boulders YOU fail on. What follows is an attempt at the Buzzfeed style 'listicle' about a subject I know a lot about: failure. Before my sending spree, I hadn't climbed a single boulder since October, despite being on rock at least twice a week. We fail for a variety of reasons, but an article wouldn't hold anyone's attention, so here's a nice list. 1 You want it too much. My heartbreaker on Origami this October. Getting ready t...
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Spanish Climbing Dream: Dyno Madness!
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Falling off boulders from north to south. Sunday, 17 May 2015. La Guillotina7A in the international capital of dynos: Albarracin. Two climbers, let's call them Dynamic Dave and Crimpy Chris, are working a problem: A sit start on tiny holds leads to a huge dyno to the lip. Dave pulls on at the dyno and easily sticks it. Chris has more trouble with the move, and after half an hour of trying, still hasn't stuck it. The moral to the story:. Non dynamic people can do dynos, it just takes them more time and ef...
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Spanish Climbing Dream: Projects and megaprojects
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Falling off boulders from north to south. Monday, 9 February 2015. After my Christmas illness, which saw me throwing up between tries on boulders all over Spain. It was time to get to work on some serious ascending of small rocks. Here's what I've been breaking myself against this month. Five seconds before I hit the crashpad. again. 1 Incognito Sit (8A). I got onto this thing in Tamajon at the very end of the session I did Encantador. The hold that you have to jump to trashes your skin. In yesterday...
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Spanish Climbing Dream: Hoya Moros: What you need to know
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Falling off boulders from north to south. Friday, 22 August 2014. Hoya Moros: What you need to know. I recently spent a couple of weeks in Hoya Moros, Spain's premier alpine bouldering spot. Most of my own trip was trying to get my mojo back after a long summer of all work and no climbing. Anyway, here's more or less what you can expect. Yeah, it's that pretty. 1 Barruecos (Extremadura) Like climbing on broken glass, crumbly broken glass that breaks all the time. 4 The rest: Dartmoor (it's not that bad!
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Spanish Climbing Dream: Why Madrid is the best climbing city ever
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Falling off boulders from north to south. Sunday, 12 October 2014. Why Madrid is the best climbing city ever. I've just moved back to Madrid,. So naturally I'm a little bit biased on the subject, but the city really does have a lot to offer climbers. So never mind Innsbruck or Sheffield, Madrid is the new black: here's why. Yeah, it's a dolphin. For more walls in Madrid. Far West 8A in La Pedriza. Pretty much perfect boulder problem. As far as real rock is concerned,. There are plenty of huge climbing sh...
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Spanish Climbing Dream: An update of sorts
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Falling off boulders from north to south. Monday, 4 August 2014. An update of sorts. The car in happier times. It also looks as though I'll be relocating to Madrid at the start of this academic year. When I studied there I was just starting to go climbing outdoors and hadn't really started to boulder. This year will be different. Also, Santa. Gadea and Albarracin are three hours from Madrid: no more six hour drives only not to send for this guy! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Spanish Climbing Dream: Hostile Environment
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Falling off boulders from north to south. Sunday, 22 March 2015. What 99% completion looks like. Off the lip of Flor de Loto (8B) I was mentally exhausted. I'd spent nearly three months. With the hot weather. Showing no signs of abating in Madrid, I decided it was time to hit Albarracin. Normally I'd have already been several times by now, but I guess the negative news that the area has been getting had made me wary. New restrictions? No sleeping in cars in the upper car park? A climbing area is discover...
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