2008/07/06 Chebucto Head, NS
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Rich Lapaix working on the "caught on tape" project at Chebucto Head.
Today was a hot day here so we headed out to Chebucto Head. No bugs, nice breeze, many sailboats, and projects. Yes, many would think that this area is tapped out but I had tried 2 things here 5 yrs ago and they were pretty hard. So I went back today with Rich and we worked on the first which is a sit below a bulge. It starts on 2 small crimps and a right heelhook. You either go up right to a one-finger razor as an intermediate then pop to the bulge lip or you go big from the start to the lip. So we came close but didn't stick this move. We did all the rest which is still tricky to topout. Then the one to the left we tried from the sit and we could only do the first move. As a last effort we tried the stand and it was still super hard! We tried standing from a left hand slopey crimp and a bad sloper for the right. Big move to a right facing seam/rail thing. Hard! Anyway we shredded our tips rather quickly. I think with cooler temps these projects could go. Chebucto Head has a reputation for car break-ins and I'm always worried arriving back at the parking lot to see a car vandalized but today while walking back to the parking I noticed a couple having intercourse on the hood of their car! So watch out!!
2008/07/01 West Pennant, NS
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Ben Smith working on Honey Bear (v12) at Owl's House during non-optimal conditions!
Ben and I went out to Owl's House today and it was hot but not too buggy surprisingly. The coast was very foggy outside of Halifax so we headed inland to work on some projects. We finished our session by linking some moves on the crimp nightmare Honey Bear. The crimps are small and sharp and you have to do many moves across a slightly overhanging face to finish up the crux of Last Chance.
2008/04/20 Musquodobit Harbour , NS
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Ben Smith during the FA of Toss Box (v8) at Skull Rock in late March.
2008/04/06 Musquodobit Harbour, NS
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Scott Richardson on Knobs of Bishop (v7) at Skull Rock area in Musquodobit Harbour. There was no snow in the woods plus it was 10deg. Celsius.
2008/03/21 Halifax, NS
Tour de Bloc Regional competition Saturday March 29th
The event starts at 9 am. Call for details (494-1935).
OPEN Competition fee is $40 NonMember $30 Member
Beginner & Experienced $20 M & $25 NM *
- CNS is sponsoring the junior division which means that junior climbers can climb for 1/2 the entry fee!
- After party at Propeller brewery. 10pm -12am, 15$
- Schedule during the day is 9:30am-1:30pm qualifiers, 3pm
women finals start, men's start at 5pm. Finals competitors must be in
ISO 30 min prior to the start of finals.
- Qualifiers take place in Rock Court and Fieldhouse wall. Finals are in Rock Court.
- Live feed of comp on internet ( http://ustream.tv/channel/tdbrc )
- many prizes from the Tour's sponsors including a crash pad!!
- We just received some new holds from Friction specifically for the regionals.
- promo video here: http://zigtv.ca/PROMO.mov
- Live MC by zigtv!
* If you pay beginner or experienced fee- you are not eligible for big
prizes or finals.
Hope to see you there!
2008/03/05 Fredericton, NB
Eva Pepin-Helie, winner of women's open, on finals #1.
Holly Reid, 2nd in open, on the technical finals #3.
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Ghislain Losier (left) and Jeff Hum (right) broadcasting the finals live on the internet. Watch for it again during the regionals coming up on March 29th at the Rock Court (DALPEX).
Full results and more on Tour de Bloc's website.
2008/02/18 Fredericton, NB
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2008/02/17 W.Pennant, NS
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Ben Smith has climbed the 2nd ascent of Grizzly at Owl's House in West Pennant.
2008/01/30 Quebec, QC
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John Bowles, from Fredericton, climbing during the OPEN Finals at last weekend's Tour de Bloc comp at Roc Gym in Quebec city. John grabbed his 2nd win of the season. Go to Tour de Bloc for complete results and more on this season!
2008/01/12 Halifax, NS
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Ben Smith making a rare ascent of the tricky problem Nouveau Itch up at the Nouveau Riche Area during a night session this past week. No snow at the LOC.
If the weather can cooperate for a few more days I'll post photos of boulders recently found by Rich in the Porter's Lake area! They will host a few hard testpieces.
2007/10/30 Fredericton, NB
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Thibault Varin was the only one to stick this sloper and top out during the finals' last boulder. John Bowles flashed the first 3 boulders to grab 1st place.
Last Saturday at UNB was the 1st local TDB comp of the season. Climbers from Nova Scotia, NB, and Quebec made the trip to enjoy some fun problems and watch two exciting finals. It the women's open local Holly Reid took first and local favorite John Bowles took first. Close behind was the strong Thibault Varin from Quebec. Nationals have been set for next year's May long weekend in Edmonton. For more details and photos, results and more visit Tour de Bloc Season 5 website.
2007/10/17 Fredericton, NB
Climb and party at Tour de Bloc's Season 5 opener comp next weekend at UNB in Fredericton, NB.
2007/10/13 Aviles, Spain
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Here are some photos from last month's world cup event in Spain which was attended by 4 Canadians (clockwise from top left: Sean McColl, John Bowles, Clarrie Lam, and Dustin Curtis).
2007/09/24 Aviles, Spain
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The scene during the bouldering event.
Four climbers represented Canada in the recent bouldering & lead World Cup which was held in Spain last week. Hats off to those climbers for their time, money, and effort in travelling to Europe for a week and representing Canada. John informed me that the people were thrilled to have Canadians in the event.
Final ranking at bouldering World Cup / Aviles, Spain
MEN
25. Sean McColl (BC)
69. John Bowles (NB)
82. Dustin Curtis (ON)
WOMEN
63. Clarrie Lam (BC)
2007/09/15 RMNP, Colorado
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Canadian Sean McColl repeated Daniel Woods' testpiece link-up Aslan (v14) up in RMNP.
2007/07/04 Dover Island, NS
ATTENTION REGARDING ACCESS TO DOVER ISLAND!
PLEASE READ BELOW:
"Due to recent instances I have been asked to inform the climbing community, do not bring your dogs to Dover Island any more. No exceptions.
Thank you for your co-operation."
Conan Baker
Climb Nova Scotia
2007/06/20 Dover Island, NS
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Boulderfest is this weekend. Shown above is Claudia Béland killing White Trash (v8) with some pretty fly technique.
2007/06/15 Teva Games, Colorado
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A quick word about Sean McColl competing at the recent Teva Games in Colorado.
TEVA GAMES - Results Pro Bouldering
June 2, 2007
Men
1- Daniel Woods
2- Paul Robinson
3- Rob D'Anastasio
4- Charles Fryberger
5- Sean McColl
Women
1- Alex Puccio
2- Paige Claassen
3- Angie Payne
4- Laura Griffiths
5- Natasha Barnes
2007/05/20 Canadian Bouldering Nationals, Coyotes, Ottawa, ON
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Zig during finals on problem #3.
Go to the Tour de Bloc's website for the complete lowdown including full results, photos, video, national team.
2007/05/01 Hull, Austria
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John Bowles of New Brunswick has returned to Europe this spring to compete in the bouldering World Cups. Last year's comps really opened his eyes to the style and level of competition found at the world cup and trained very hard during the winter for this year's series. His first showing was this past weekend in Hull, Austria where he finished 21st!! 21st at the world cup!! That is great news.
2007/04/25 Ottawa, ON
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2007/04/24 Dover Island, NS
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Nathan Smith and Adam Benjamin sending One Scoop (v8) on Dover.
Boulderfest tickets go on sale tomorrow morning for CNS members and next week for non-members. Check out climbnovascotia.ca for details and to purchase tickets. The cap is 70 people.
2007/04/03 Halifax, NS
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Dustin Curtis sending problem #4 and securing 1st place during the Open finals.
Tour de Bloc Regionals at Rock Court was held last Saturday and was attended by some of eastern Canada's strongest climbers. Dustin Curtis and Elizabeth Maltais, both from the Ottawa region, won 1st place in the Open category. Check out Rafal's site for more great photos.
2007/03/12 Fredericton, NB
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Thibault Varin on problem #4 during the Open finals. Thibault was one of many from Quebec to make the 6 hour trek to Fredericton to compete in the last local TDB comp before the Atlantic regionals on March 31st at the Rock Court in Halifax, NS. For all the details contact the Rock Court at (902) 494-1935. UNB put on another great comp and handed out over $1000 in cash and prizes!
Men's Open
1. John Bowles
2. Thibault Varin
3. Daniel Gingras
4. Matt Keays
5. Steve Begin
6. Ian Whittikar
7. Craig Lingley
8. Noah Dewar
9. Jonathan Therrien
Women's Open
1. Eva Pepin-Helie
2. Kim Weaver
3. Michelle Leblanc
2007/02/17 Owl's House, NS
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Ghislain on a new arete project at Owl's House in West Pennant. Snow is down to a minimum with a few icey patches. Days are getting longer and we were out today till 6pm.
2007/01/09 Maple Ridge, NS
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Sarah on the first ascent of Baby on Board. Not bad for being 6 months pregnant!
2007/01/02 Lake Echo, NS
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Ben on the 2nd ascent of Old Age (v7) deep in the woods of Lake Echo.