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This is Arthur Page coming to you live from One City Center in Portland Maine for the Ripple Effect rappelling event! Ripple Effect raises money for youth empowerment through outdoor adventure through rappelling events. The way it works, you raise a bunch of money for them ($1k) and they drop you off the side of …

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I just had a really great night at the gym. If you’ve seen some of the earlier posts, you know that I’ve struggled with the current MRG bouldering set. V1’s and V2’s have been difficult where in the past, I would use them to warm up. Well, I’m back in business because in one night …

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You may have noticed a few videos starring Brandon. Well for weeks now, we’ve had a nickname for this white route. This is a clean show, but lets just say it is five letters and rhymes with ‘the twitch’. Time after time we both tried it and both failed. Usually in the same spot. Last …

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This route was taunting me. There were two dudes watching me try this and watching me fail this route. I caught two fails on camera and about six off camera. After two weeks I called off the search. Today I felt like it deserved one more shot and with a small change of hand placement …

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I finally landed this beast! It is only five holds to the top but the third one is a tiny red jerk. I could make it to that hold every time that I tried this route but each time I just slid right off it. That is, until today! Today I scored one for the …

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There was no script, no production value and no where to go but up! In this episode, I question my wife about her experience starting out at our local rock gym. Then we contrast that to my chicken attack on Bubble Rock at Acadia National Park. Hang on tight folks, this just got real!

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This route is a tough one in the back corner that requires a lot of wall play and lateral movement at the bottom. Once you get up to the transition, it’s a quick grab of a few small chips and then you’re at a solid top hold. For about a week,I was 50/50 changes for …

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This was a bit of a technically tricky clip. I succeeded on the fourth attempt but the beginning part of the video was corrupted so I had to borrow footage of the first three holds from a before failed attempt. You should notice a different belayer at the end from the beginning (Thank you Scott …

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I tried several times to get this one but kept falling off. The hand holds are very directional but in the wrong direction to where you need them to be. That is why this is a V3 I guess. Well I finally stuck it after some changes to my balance in the beginning. That gave …

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I’ve only ever climbed inside at a gym and always wanted to take it to the next level. I had been to Fort Williams before and noted the rock cliffs against the water. Brandon and I decided it was high time to scout a route. We found more than I expected, a really fun arch …

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