Here is another fun warm up because it seems like lately, warm ups are the only climbs I can finish. This is a straight route with one small catch. About half way up on the second feature bolted to the wall there is a real lousy under hang followed by a long but thin chip …

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Okay, so I have to be honest, I may have cheated a bit here. You might not see it but let me explain. I’ve totally climbed this route clean before. I actually climbed it clean the first attempt. This time around was a different story. Some days I feel like a boss at the gym, …

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This route is yellow but it was proving to be a white whale. I had tried and failed but this time was different. I am not a member at Salt Pump, I climb on the guest pass generously donated by Scott. The first few times on this route I wasn’t able to get past the …

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Lately I’ve been pulling out footage from the vault of unedited clips. Well here is one from the present. This is a new route currently up at evo Portland on the auto belay near the bouldering area. It hasn’t been rated or named yet but it climbs like a 5.8. All of the routes on …

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The first time I got on this route, I nailed it. Fast forward a few days and you would think with some rest and a GoPro I would be aces. Not so fast Arthur. As you can see, I make it right to the edge and pump out. From the video it looks like I …

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Still working through the backlog of unedited clips and I found this route. This is another clip from March of 2015 climbing at EVO with Brandon and crushing routes. I remember this one well, it was a pretty straight forward path right up. No real hard moves but the holds were all of the small …

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Dug up another gem from the archive. This one is a 5.10 from March of 2015 at the newly minted evo ROCK + FITNESS in Portland, Maine. What a fun looking route that I nearly forgot about. This one has me pining for my glory days. I may have cheated on the start but it …

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I just started climbing with a new friend that is a few inches shorter than me. This route was proving to be quite a jerk for her but my extra height gave me an advantage to reach up and grab a nice hold right after coming left foot over the edge on the triangle looking …

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Contrary to the name of the route. This route was totally for us. I’ve climbed it a few times but the great thing that I like about this route is that I almost always forget the ideal path and have to figure out the middle fresh. I think it keeps it interesting. Most other people …

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You may remember two videos made some time ago on the pier at Mackworth Island. Well I decided since I missed going last summer that I would get out this year. My excitement was hit head on with disappointment. Let me tell you why. The first time I decided to take on this fun project …

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