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This is normally an easy warm-up route but it is a bit more work in the dark finding your feet. It was the first time I’ve been able to climb a wall in the dark. I was at Maine Rock Gym for one but was only bouldering back then. Then I was at EVO Concord for …

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It has been more than a long time since I have been climbing and about as long since I posted a video. Here we go again, getting back into the swing of it with a friend from work. After some light bouldering we jumped on this nifty 5.8. straight forward but I am out of …

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I was surprised to see the long gap in the podcast episodes so I’ve been digging around in the vault to bring out some unedited climbs. Here is a blast from the past, a clip featuring my former anchor Brandon. Here we are climbing what looks like a 5.8 pink route back in March ’15.

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On January 4, 2015 the Maine Rock Gym closed its doors for the last time. The gym has been open for twenty years and has grown to mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Before the gym closed for good, we had a chance to talk to some people climbing to get …

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This is kind of a cool part of MRG. There are two routes side by side that are just about mirror images of one another. They are both 5.6 grade and holds are about the same size and placement. This is the perfect stage for a race. Scott and I found a pair of climbers …

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This is the first attempt on a new route and what a fun one it was. It started out with a left lean on one of my least favorite holds. Its three small holds to the first solid jug. Pretty straight forward all the way to the last three moves. Those are three back to …

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This unmarked route starts a bit tricky but it is smooth sailing all the way to the top after the first two holds. This was as much fun the first time around as it was the second. A great warm up if ever there was one.

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Here is a new take on a previously climbed favorite, same route, now we’re against the clock. Light fades on this playground of chunky granite jugs. Though not very technical, I’ve found it to be a good training tool and since there is never anyone there you don’t have to get off.

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I was working on this problem at the same time as two other people but didn’t top out first. The problem is pretty straight forward up to the last two moves. You’ll see that in an early attempt I was left hand on the last move when I should have been right. I thought that …

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There is a new rock gym opening soon in Portland in Partnership with the Maine Rock Gym in Portland and evo ROCK + FITNESS of New Hampshire. The new building is up and Rock Werx is scheduled to be on site to start building the climbing walls. If you were at the ReelRock Screening of …

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