It’s been raining like mad the past couple weeks, so forget about climbing around Santa Barbara. Unless you like climbing gyms. I do. Phil and I went to Vertical Heaven last Saturday. There’s plenty inherently wrong with gyms. The worst thing is the crowds – and by ‘crowds’ I mean the legions of rippers –… Continue reading takin’ this party inside
Author: elijah
truly exxxtreme
Instead of climbing at Mr. Lee’s this weekend, where I should have been, I went dumbassing with Micah and Elhanan at Seven Falls. It rained in town. A lot. So, obviously, we hiked/climbed through Seven Falls in wetsuits. Seriously.
so close, and yet so far away
I got up to Santa Maria last Wednesday and Saturday, days 14 and 15 of my season epic on Hard Boiled. Wednesday was a disaster: 3 falls throwing for the crux crimp, not even a high point. And then there was Saturday. First, Chris redpoints it on his first go of the day. What an… Continue reading so close, and yet so far away
111m
Constant weight world record: Herbert Nitsch -111m World Constant Weight Freediving record
my back is stupid
Last Saturday didn’t count. I went to Mr. Lee’s but a cramp in my back was so painful I couldn’t climb. I tried to warm up on Shores of Hell but it just got worse. Then it got bad. It got bad and stupid. Super aggravating. Oh well, at least I got to lay on… Continue reading my back is stupid
so many…
good freediving videos on youtube right now: William Trubridges 82 m Free Dive – Deans Blue Hole
Russians
Another good freediving video, this time with Russians in Egypt (at least I think they’re Russian, and I think they’re in Egypt): YogaDa! Freediving – In space and back without scuba
passing out with nuggetts (and, no, they’re not drunk)
yes: Freediving WC 2006 trailer
day 13
So, I finally hit the crux pinch on Hard Boiled. And for about 1/1000 of a second, it felt like redpoint time. Never in my life have I hit a hold that bad. My fucking fingers were, like, fucking folded under themselves or something. I can’t really remember, except to say that it was bad.… Continue reading day 13