Triple Crown: Hound Ears, Nc

Last weekend was the first stop of the annual triple crown bouldering competition held at Hound Ears, Nc. Though I decided not to compete in the comp this year, i happily made the trek through those windy roads to plant myself deep in the Appalachian mountains for a weekend filled with amazing weather, good friends, and an abnormally relaxing comp scene.

This year Voges & I decided to dub the hound ears comp day 'project day' as we set out into the field taking a glance at a couple beautiful undone lines. Luckily for us we ran across a couple pieces of rock that suited our fancy. First on the list was a project on the three bears boulder. Voges was able to climb the line for the first ascent, and i followed close behind with the second of 'Subject to Change' v11. Afterwards we were directed to a project down the hill by triple crown organizer Jim Horton. We turned the corner, dropped our jaws, said fuck yea, and began cleaning vigorously! 2 hours later, and about 6 days of skin in the hole I made the FA of the line dubbing it 'Projections' V12 ( likely the hardest bloc in the field ). Brion obviously followed close behind for the second!

Here's a vid of our day plus Brion climbing the famous litz problem 'Kratos' V12.




Congratulations to all the competitors who competed last weekend, and congrats to all the peeps that had a killer time!

Check here for the full results of the comp. http://www.triplecrownbouldering.com/HE-Scores2011.pdf

This weekend is going to be the 2nd stop of the series at Stone Fort. I'm planning on climbing in the following 2 competitions, and although i just caught some sickness going around and it's going to be 80 degrees saturday, i'm looking forward to the weekend!



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A Fine Line: Official Trailer

So here's the trailer to a full length vid shot by Andrew Kornylak called ' A Fine Line'. I was lucky enough to have a huge involvement in the flick and i am very pleased with what Andrew has come up with! This one hosts some great climbing footage shot from all over the U.S. Including some Alpine areas in Co, Castle Rocks Idaho, and of course.. THE SOUTH !! It should be available for purchase on hdclimbingvideos.com in the month of October. So get psyched !!!



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Video: Daniel Woods climbs Chinese Arithmetic V13

As i'm sitting around the house trying to stay motivated, patiently waiting for the up & coming season, I always find myself checkin out sick videos from the past. Tonight i've stumbled back upon a very cool video made by Spencer Victory of Daniel Woods climbing two rarely repeated Litz lines at the Obed in Tennessee. Most impressive of the two being the 2nd ascent of Chinese Arithmetic V13. I've grown up climbing around the South and this line is by far the hardest established boulder i've seen. Can't wait for the season to kick in, and my journeys take me back to the place i started climbing to try my luck on this one.

Check it!

http://www.youtube.com/victorypro#p/u/3/KFmSAvEZEvs

Back in the Nooga/ Colorado Vid

Well, the CO trip is over, and i'm back in Chattanooga chillin in the heat. Just finished my first TBA "get back in shape" session, and it was humbling to say the least... Psyched on whats to come though! I see lots of route climbing in my future, training for Hueco in early January, and the incredible FONT in february!!!

Got some ideas to shoot another "Summer Sessions" video of some southern bouldering/ sport climbing so keep an eye out for that. Until then, here's a quick clip i through together of some bouldering in Colorado.



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Quick Vid from Cam

The other day Dave, Daniel, Hugh and I we're just perusing through the Talus field between Upper Chaos and Super Chaos and ran across a pretty neat little diamond shaped roof. We cleaned er up a little bit, tried some moves, and figured out a powerful method that made the boulder a bit easier than we originally suspected. I was able to snag the FA calling it Whoopie V9, and Daniel followed quickly after. Check out the cool vid Cam so graciously edited!

Whoopie w/ Jim Webb & Dan Woods from cameron maier on Vimeo.

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Lincoln Lake Video

Here's a cool clip of Brian A and I climbing some rocks up at Lincoln Lake. Courtesy of BEAR CAM !!!

Jimmy Webb and Brian Antheunisse tear da lake up from cameron maier on Vimeo.

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Climbing in Colorado

So it's been about three weeks since I arrived in Co, and the times have been pretty good! I've been living here in Boulder with good friends Dave G and Diego Montull. Dave has been kind enough to allow me to stay at his crib FO FREE !! Which is always baller. Most of my time has been spent in the beautiful remote areas of Mt. Evans. Though upon my arrival I was able to check out the new hot spot Endo Valley, located at a lower sector of Rocky Mountain National Park. Words can't fully explain how amazing these areas are here. I have to say Lincoln Lake is just the shit. The scenery is breathtaking, the boulders are amazing, and the 'scene' is mostly quiet and peaceful. Everything you look for in a climbing area !

The past 2 weeks i've spent the majority of my time up at Lincoln. Trying to repeat all the amazing problems Dave and Daniel established last season. So far things have gone well, and i've been able to tick away a few very nice problems. Here's a small SPRAY list for ya ( every single one of these problems come HIGHLY recommended )

-Endo Valley-
Flux for Life v13
Dave's Problem V10
Glow in the Dark Estrellas V11
Extra Alienated V9 (flash)

-Lincoln Lake & Area A-
Phobos V10 (flash)
Honey Badger V11 (flash)
The Exfoliator V12
Tattooed Teardrops V12 (flash)
Evil Backwards V13
Death Trout V13
Vanilla Sky V13
We Can Build You V14
Big Worm V14

Just 4 days ago I was up at Area A and I was trying what might be one of the hardest problems EVER for me.. Ode to the Modern Man. It basically revolves around 3 hard moves, climbing on some of the smallest holds i've ever seen. I surprised myself this year by nearly nabbing an ascent. Though on one of my final attempts I split my pinkie pretty deep, and haven't been able to heal it up since. With 8 days left on my trip i'm super nervous that my skin will not be ready for another round before i leave..... we shall see!

Other than that my next 8 days will be mainly spent at lincoln lake. Really psyched to try a few more problems such as Little House on the Prairie, Warrior Up, To your scattered bodies go, and Let the right one in. Lets hope my skin holds up!!!

Be sure to check where all my psyche be comin from !!
http://vimeo.com/16291191

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