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Here is the first installment of Ibex vids. This one is of myself climbing Fister at the Corral. Although it is not the best problem at Ibex, the rock quality is very good, the movement unique and it’s special to me because of the long history I have had with the problem. I first tried Fister back in (or around?) 2000 when I was barely breaking into the V8/9 grades. Even though it was over my head at the time I felt that I was very close to sending and ended up making a few trips to try and send the problem over the following couple years. Returning this year (for the first time since 2002) it was definitely on my list of must sends. It’s always great to see progression but I have to say I had to work for this one a little more than I thought I was going to have to. After a couple hours work the sun was setting, I had given up on the problem and cracked open a beer to celebrate the already successful day. Suddenly, after saying “this is my last go” about a dozen times, Bockino sent after hitting the very slick fist jam perfect. His send fueled my psych and I decided to give it one more attempt:

Here are the details about a few upcoming comps in Southern Idaho:

BOISE BUCK OFF CLIMBING COMP

Join the Boise State University Outdoor Program for the annual Buck Off Climbing Comp. Go big and challenge your friends to see who can climb the hardest! Climbers will be judged on a red point format during the all day climbing festival and 5.10 shoe demo.

Event Sponsors: Boise State University Outdoor Program, Asana Packworks, 5.10, Sierra Designs, Rock Candy, Metolius, So Ill, ESH, Prana, The North Face, REI and many more.

Location: Boise State University Student Recreation Center

Date: Saturday March 13, 2010

When: Check in for category 20 minutes before start time
8:30 Check in/ On-site registration
9:00 Youth Category Starts (9-11 climb)
10:00 Beginner Category Starts (10-12 climb)
12:00 Intermediate Category Starts (12:00-2:00 climb)
1:30 Advanced Category Starts (1:30 – 3:30 climb)
3:30 Finals and raffle

Cost: $25.00 with pre-registration at Outdoor Program (early registration deadline 3/12) T-shirt included in registration fee. $35.00 onsite registration on 3/13

Register: Outdoor Program office – located in the Boise State University Student Recreation Center. 1515 University Drive
Business Hours 1-7 PM Mon-Sun. 208-426-1946

STICKS AND STONES ROCK OFF

Looking to throw down and do some cranking? If so head on up to Sticks and Stones in Rexburg Idaho and enter the Bouldering Competition they are holding. Here are the details:

• Sticks and Stones 49 E. Main St. Rexburg, Idaho 83440
• March 20, 2010, climbing starts at 10:00 AM
• Registration is $10 in advance or $15 at the door
• There will be three skill level categories:
  • Beginner (V0-V2)
  • Intermediate (V3-V5)
  • Advanced (V6+)
• Contact Joe Hill (208) 356-7116 or Christian Bond (971) 533-6829

Tammy and I made the weekend trip Ibex, UT to meet up with a few friends and do some much needed rock climbing in the sun. If you have never been to Ibex I strongly recommend you do so. While the climbing is of world class quality the setting is what makes this place a must go. Here are a few pics of the trip. I’ll post the vids throughout the week so stay tuned:

Tammy Stowe-McClure on The White Arete V7

Kaiya Ward on Tranced Out and Dreaming V6

Pawel Szafruga on Meat and Potatoes V8

Kaiya Ward on The Bomb V9

The Corral

Mandatory end of the day screwing around on a cool dry lake bed

Here is the latest vid from Steff working on her project, Catalysis:

Catalysis: Day 4 from steffcarter on Vimeo.

Here is an older vid (from last fall) to get you all psyched on the upcoming Castle Rock season:

Alright this one should go pretty quick:

Name the two Idaho climbing icons in the photo:

Here is the preliminary guide for the Ruby Boulders. There are undoubtedly a few mistakes both on grades and lefts and rights.

Two videos my buddy Ben Cummings made of a bunch of classic climbs in Hampi.

Part 1

Part 2

OK, I’m going to try something new here on climbidaho.com, a photo challenge. Once a week I will post a photo with a question, it’s the readers job to answer the question correctly by leaving a comment. Although the winner will not get anything other than bragging rights, if this becomes popular enough we may be able to find some sort of prize giveaways in the future…it’s up to you really.

Let’s start off with this photo:

To win you must correctly identify the name and location of the boulder problem shown above. BONUS: Name the climber

Here is a short vid that Steph Carter put together of a recent trip out to Reynolds Creek:

Untitled from steffcarter on Vimeo.