End of an era...

Here is a short video of my friend Jon #1 'Carddeck' Cardwell... He's hookin up good 'ol' Prime Time to Shine, the 5.14b link up of prime evil and shine.. check out his skills gettin over the river... enjoi



I have not updated in a while.., but since back from Europe it seems as if my world in Boulder Colorado has fallen apart and a forced move is in order... I have lived in this lil town for over a decade.. I have had many friends and good times.. the best in my life.. I have made a life around a few people but mostly my home.. 902 Marine, a house on a street, in my hood and mostly a gathering place for many climbers and like minded individuals... The house has been sold, and kicked out we are.. off to other places we go... In some ways I feel that this place has been home to many besides the ones who pay rent, its been the glue that holds many of the climbers in this community together.... Its been an office, a bunk house, the party shack, the speak easy, a training facility, a spiritual vortex, and basically a place to go... thats close to the pub.. I would like to say thank you to all the friends who made this place what it is... and also, I fuckin miss you BIG PAW!!!! (my cat that was slain by a car less than a week ago)
these are some photos that I would like to share with the group... enjoi..

Dave Graham in Switzerland

Me in my room @ 902 Marine

902 and Mark, my brother

Hardclimbs will be moving offices to a couch near you.. then headed back to Europe to capture the best that climbing has to offer.. I have just finished my first full length climbing film, entitled Fontastic, A renaissance of Bleau... Its the hardest climbs of Fountainebleau, including the Island, V15, Kheopes assis, V15, the Gecko assis, V14 and much more... look for it soon.. over and out for now, strength and honor!!!

from Flag to Font...

Well I haven't updated in some time now but I have been travlin around europe... and its hard always looking for the wi-fi... But my trip is coming to an end in the next few days and i will be homeward bound... Here is a lil video of myself and non other than Dave Graham in fountainebleau... I entitled it from Flag to Font because everything for me starts at flagstaff Mt. Im usually up there with good ol C.G. runnin laps on the the best problem in the world the undercling traverse... it keeps me fit as a fiddle for future boulders.....
I've been in the swiss mountain town of Verbier lately, and been commuting to magic wood, to climb with the team Daniel Woods, Chris Webb Parsons, David, Laura, and of course Dave Graham... Its been great, I just filmed Daniel Woods on his new test piece in the darkness cave, he thinks its his hardest and its truly his style so i think its safe to say its at least 8c or V15.... Look for it on MVM soon... also I have tons of footage from font with all the colorful locals and Dave Grahams new one the Island, also look for that on MVM.... But other than that stay tuned for more and look for a full length video coming soon... enjoi...

on the road

I have been cruzing around Arkansas with some friends for some time now... no phones, no internet, just climbing.. and filming.. not much for me, but Big-up... and Dosage 5... Dave Graham has been on fire putting up hard climbs everywhere... It has been very motivating to be a part of.... this is a clip of Dave on the brutal ascent of Ty Landmans Midnight Express, V14. I know it was a war for Dave and he sealed the deal on his last day of course... shortly after this we were out... to better weather and a change of stone. All was going great I climbed another Ty Landman test piece the Anti-Hero, v13 for my hardest climb to date, very syked to say the least.. Days grew long and the weather was getting warmer, rest days were spent shooting an arsenal of guns on the Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, and cruzing to wal-mart... we are now stranded here in Fayetteville, with a broken car, Cooper, Dave and myself, shacked up at Brake Stricklandmentons crib... waiting to go but we never can, i believe we are stuck in some sort of other worldly zone... some how some way we will find our way off this island or maybe we are already home living a normal live? Already.... enjoi