Photo of the Day

This picture is a couple of years old when road tripping in US. As I was traveling alone I met a lot of awesome people. Some of them I never got a chance to meet again some of them have become my close friends. I learnt a lot during this trip. I now know how to talk to rangers to not get fined … how to set up a campfire the Swiss way … what it feels like to throw a rock of a size of a fridge on your best mate … but the most important thing I realized while talking to people is … that it does not matter what your goal is and how far you THINK you are from achieving it is as long as you enjoy the process.

Photo of the Day

After six months of waiting for the stars to align and temperatures to rise the idea has finally turn into reality. Thanks Chris & Chris for making this shot possible and a memorable and fun night out.

Photo of the Day

One more shot of Andrew Macfarlane from the awesome Bentrovarto wall at the Sublime Point. If you like technical and slightly overhanging climbing … check this place out.

Photo of the Day

Bentrovarto wall last Saturday just before the sun hit us and made this lovely day at Sublime Point even more awesome. Andrew Macfarlane solving the puzzle of Neil Monteith’s excellent route Sadomastication (26). And if you look very very hard you may spot some of the heroes of the North Face 100 down in the valley ;-)

Photo of the Day

From the archives … Matt Wade testing friction in Bishop …

Photo of the Day

Pete Wyllie high up on the Frenchmans Cap scaling yet another tricky section of Lorax. A stunning climb, nestled deep in the Tasmanian Wilderness, where most of the time everything kind of faces the wrong direction and running it out is often the only option to keep moving.

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Searching for rock in the Tasmanian Wilderness

Time to pack

It is time to pack now and head back to Australia. I had a wonderful time here in US and was lucky to visit some amazing places. However big big thanks goes to all the amazing people I have met and who made this trip so special.

Testing friction in Joshua Tree National Park

Testing friction in Joshua Tree National Park 

A brief visit to Lime Kiln Canyon

Our brief visit to Lime Kiln Canyon is a proof that even these days a single photo can still inspire. We changed our plans and visited this lime stone crag after seeing one of the photos from Jim Thornburg in his awesome "Stone Mountains" book.

The place has quite a potential and if you are tired of crack climbing and want to touch a limestone for a change it's definitely worth a visit. Above is Jen Nay at the crux of Mantis (5.12c).

More info about the area can be found here.


 

Welcome to Indian Creek - perfect rock climbing weather

The weather got crazy last night. What a nice welcome to Indian Creek. Thanks!

Photo of the Day - Moonlight self-portrait

Playing with remote trigger and flashes ...

Photo of the Day - Thin line

Sometimes it is a very thin line between bouldering and freesoloing ...

Photo of the Day - L'homme Obu

Sunny on L'homme Obu, the beautiful Fred Nicole's addition to Sydney bouldering

Photo of the Day - Lights Off

Ever wondered what is going on in your gym when the lights go off?

Pic of the Day - Drawing with Light

I have never been good at drawing. Fortunately, there are ways to cheat these days ... 

Photo of the Day - Trip to Oz

Thinking about climbing trip to Australia? Belayers watch out :-)

La Sportiva Lead Nationals

 A few shots from the Open A finals - La Sportiva Lead Nationals 2013. What a show guys ... Thanks !!!

Great report from the Lead Nationals by Matt Adams has been published the Vertical Life's blog.

Check out the full photo gallery here.

Photo of the Day - Observation

This is what happens when you get climbers out of isolation (La Sportiva Lead climbing nationals 2013)

Photo of the Day - Point Perpendicular

Love it when photos like this magically appear in my archive. Two years back at Point Perpendicular