BoulderUp

07/12/2024

Back to my original bouldering gym in Chicago for a visit!

Recently visited my original climbing gym - First Ascent in Chicago, and did this V5. My 4th ever, and my first at First Ascent!

06/14/2024

My 3rd V5.

This is only the third V5 I've done. Interesting that it's an all-volumes route. Took me many tries to get it. The "turnaround" is the crux. It was very fun....

05/05/2024

Short clip checking out a tiny crimp on a V?6 that I am not even close to sending.

03/15/2024

Surprising progress on the Half-Pipe campus board.

Found this video of campusing the Half-Pipes 18 months ago, so I tried it again, 2 years into climbing. I was shocked at how much progress I've made.

11/25/2023

A V4 and a one-handed V0?

A fun V4, but first, how about a one-handed V0?

11/16/2023

Did four auto belays.

Four basic auto-belay routes increasing in difficulty from "very easy" (5.6) to "somewhat easy" (5.9). Fun, and good for building endurance.

11/03/2023

2nd V5 Ever!

This Yellow V5 is my second V5 ever! After sending it, I went back and redid parts of it for extra camera angles. it was a fun one!

07/03/2023

New V4 Send!

A fairly soft V4 project that worked best for me when I skipped a couple of holds.

05/25/2023

Have been pretty busy but things have settled down a bit and here's my latest climbing video. This was a tough V4 that I had been trying ("projecting") for a couple weeks. I didn't think I'd send it today, but I was just working out hand and feet placement and suddenly found myself at the top! Yay!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKJt6CIzhA

02/18/2023

Latest video: Traverses.

Traverses designed for two people, for example, one partner starts the Green and the second partner starts the Blue and uses the first partner to bridge the ...

01/02/2023

New video: My 1000th Send!

This is my 1000th send in 18 months of bouldering. Nice V3 with a little overhang.

01/01/2023

New climb video on my YouTube Channel:

V3 that's all slopers, but fairly grippy ones. 3 tries.