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New Hard Route on Deer Leap Mountain in Vermont
Teaser: A new hard but aesthetically pleasing route was recently established on Deer Leap Mountain in Vermont by Guy Alsentzer. Guy has named the route Simple and Independent Minds and…
This Month’s Popular Content
In this month’s popular content we are all over the place. I look a trip to Nova Scotia and met some of the rad locals up there for the annual…
Northeast Climbing Websites You Should Know About
Here is a list of Northeast climbing websites that you should know about. Great resources can be found within all of them . . . http://newenglandbouldering.com/ – Forums and information…
Southern Adirondack Rock Climbing Festival
. . Details for this years Southern Adirondack Rock Climbing Fest are still in the works but the SAdkRF will focus on the Southeastern Lake George Region. Details are being…
Scottish Climber Dave MacLeod and British Climber Tim Emmett Climb Live on the BBC
Black Diamond athletes Dave MacLeod of Scotland and Tim Emmett of the U.K. will be televised in “The Great Climb” making a first ascent on the Scottish 200 meter high Sron…
First Ascent Series from Sender Films
The First Ascent series is a highly anticipated, award winning, three box set video, full of climbing action! Sender Films shot and co-produced the footage with National Geographic, featuring Chris…
Brent Perkins Climbs Proper Soul 5.14a R/X
I always gets psyched to hear about folks sending their projects, clean! Dead Point reports that Brent Perkins has headpointed the ultra classic Proper Soul 5.14a, on gear in the…
Dover Island Boudlerfest (Teaser)
Boulderfest 2010 in Halifax Nova Scotia. Here are a few pictures of what went down… Needless to say the event was a blast. More to come in the next digital…
Climbing Around the World
Here is the new section of Climberism. Although I bring to the table interesting and fun climbing news from the Northeast. The climbing world is big and there are a…
A Few Things to Remember When Climbing in the Northeast
The weatherman is about as reliable as this guy… . You can poop in the woods, but remember a few key things… Dig a hole about 200 feet away from…
Voices of the Nor’Easter With Joe Kinder and Dave Graham
So it keeps rolling in here folks, this time with Joe Kinder and Dave Graham showing support. The Nor’easter powered by Eastern Mountain Sports is coming to Loon Mountain in…
Road to the Nor’easter Visits Shawangunks Climbing Area
I hope everyone is getting as excited about this event as we are. Check out the latest video produced by ne2c Productions featuring Sonnie Trotter and Russ Clune. Also stay…
CragVT Purchased the Carcass Crag!
Way to go CragVT! The Carcass Crag purchase is big for Vermont climbers, and for the freedom of future climbers. More information can be found on CragVT’s wesbite. We look…
24 Hours of Waterbury
. . I have been looking forward to 24 hours of Waterbury for a while now and on August 28th at 9:00 a.m. it all comes together. There will be…
DMM Dragon Cam Recall
DMM is trying to spread the news that they are recalling the #6 Dragon Cam. There seems to be a structural defect that is specific only to the size 6…
2010 REEL ROCK Film TOUR Competition Voting Begins!
The folks at Sender Films got in touch with us a while back and asked us to help promote the 2010 REEl ROCK Film TOUR Contest, so we did. Now…
Boogie ’til you poop (video)
This has got to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Boogie ’til You Poop from Cedar Wright Now what is the lesson we have learned here?…
Unified Bouldering Championship – View it Live Online
The Unified Bouldering Championship is now live online. I just got to watch Daniel Woods, Chris Sharma, Alex Johnson, and a few other climbers attacking the wall. Check out the…
CHICKS ON CRAG: Jacinda Hunter Climbs 5.14b Project
Thanks to Mike Call and Prana Blog for this great interview and video of Jacinda Hunter climbing and polishing off her project Fantasy Island (5.14b) We would like to get…
Nova Scotia Boulderfest 2010
If this doesn’t make you smile I don’t know what will! The weather forecast looks great, check out the video from last year. Boulderfest is a festival held by Climb…
New Petzl GriGri 2 Coming in 2011
The new Petzl GriGri is good for a lot of things, but using a skinny rope has never been its strong side, until now. Petzl has just released this video…
Your Northeast Climbing Epics
Climberism Magazine has already started gathering content for the next magazine issue, but this time we would like to hear from you and about your northeast climbing epics. Whether it…
Road to the Nor’Easter (Teaser)
For those of you planning on attending the Nor’Easter Festival this year tickets are 20% off today only, so get your wallets out and get your discount today! Just type…
Climberism Goes Digital
Click the image to view the magazine. This July and August edition features interviews with DJ Baked Potato and Vanessa Compton, gear reviews, as well as some good cuisine for…
REEl ROCK Film TOUR Climbing Video Competition
The REEL ROCK Film TOUR is almost underway and the film making competition submission deadline is coming to an end. They have extended the deadline for Climberism readers and have…
Massachusetts Bouldering Appetite for Destruction
Louder Than Eleven member Dave Wetmore and friend Neil Mushaweh bouldering at Farely Ledges in Massachusetts. Dave, sounds like he almost shit his pants… Follow us on Facebook and Twitter…
Black Diamond Equipment Now Listed on NASDAQ
Black Diamond is now ranked among the elite corporate businesses of NASDAQ… BDE listed on the NASDAQ – Closing Bell on June 21, 2010 – View from Times Square from…
Gunkified V8 Boulder Problem Video
Bass For Your Face puts up another video of bouldering in the Gunks. This time Dirty Russian climbs her first V8! We like to know what you think, hear your…
Nalle Hukkataival Sending Hard Norwegian Boulder Problems
Nalle Hukkataival just doesn’t stop climbing, I wish I could say the same for myself. Instead I get the pleasure of a computer screen burning little pixel images into my…
11 Years of Rock Climbing Education for the Youth
While some kids this summer are playing in the streets of humid towns and cities, kids around the Northeast will be bunking up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire…
Women Think Climbing is Sexy
I was reading rockclimbergirl.com a few nights ago and I came across a recent article about a study exploring the relationship between sports and attraction. “The work involved over 6000…
Climberism T-shirts
The new t-shirts are ready. If you are interested in one e-mail Dave at info@climberism.com, we only have Large and Medium left. They are $12 plus $4 shipping. The tee’s…
This Month’s Top Content
This month’s most popular content you liked the best and found interesting, DMM Dragon Cam Review, if you want to cast a vote on wheather you think they are a…
Climbing News from Beyond
Sometimes it is hard to keep my mind from drifting outside the Northeast when such cool things are happening. He are a few climbing achievements worth mentioning. Jacinda Hunter sent…
Last Nights CORE Film Event
I would just like to thank everyone that came out last night to support CragVT. Also thanks to Petra Cliffs and their amazing group of people that work and climb…
Scounting lines with Google Earth 5.2
Scouting your lines just got easier. Google Earth recently updated itself and has a few new features that allow hikers, bikers, runners, and some benefits extent out to climbers as…
Dave Wetmore Climbs Parallel Universe in Rumney, New Hampshire
Louder Than 11 member successfully climbed Parallel Universe in Rumney New Hampshire (5.14a) Some words on his ascent, “I literally couldn’t sleep last night due to the fact that the…
Singapore Skyscraper Climbing Competition
If you wanted something different, well here it is. The first ever skyscraper climbing competition, yup, you read it right, a skyscraper. 21 climbers will be competing tomorrow in the…
Dead Point Magazine Women’s Issue
This quarterly edition of Dead Point Magazine was written by women, for women, and ahem… occasionally their male counter parts… If you don’t already know, Dead Point Magazine is a…
Fun Climbing Video’s for the Work Day
Steph Davis cranking out the The Crackhouse, one of the most impressive bouldering crack climbs I have seen. Cedar Wright along fellow Black Diamond Athlete Matt Segal on a trip…
Minnewaska State Park Revised Master Plan Includes Rock Climbing
Last fall climbers were encouraged to comment on a master plan for Minnewaska State Park Preserve, and urged park planners to consider climbing opportunities in the Park. The initial draft…
Wikiboulder a New Bouldering Website
A new bouldering, wikiboulder.com site popped up and poked its head through the weeds but it is still under development. After surfing around the site a bit and looking for…
Northeast Bouldering Video’s
A few guys climbing a nice looking boulder problem in an undisclosed location of the New York region of the Northeast. source: bassforyourface.com
14 Reason’s Why a Climbing Bum’s Life Rules!
I’ve got 14 reason’s why the life of a climbing bum rules! You don’t have kids, yet (contraceptive is expensive on a budget) Your car always breaks down, but who…
Ice Climbing in May Newfoundland Style
It is late spring and the ice here in Vermont and the rest of the Northeast is, for the most part all gone. But if you really need to get…
Mike Foley Hammering Livin’ AstroGlide (5.14c/d) in Rumney, New Hampshire
19 years of Mike Foley Hammers Livin’ AstroGlide (5.14c/d) in Rumney, New Hampshire this past month. Dave Westmore shot the footage of Foley climbing this route. The route description can…
Silver Lake and Potter Mountain Climbing Rebels Interview
Ok, so I know there are a few of you guys climbing together. How many exactly? Since April 21, 2009, which was the date upon which The Silver Lake and…
Dean Potter Falling to Fly Video
“Dean Potter is characterized by creativity, commitment and challenge. He started climbing as a child, with a free solo fall from a stone wall as one of his earliest memories….
Nellie Milfeld Climbs Arms Bazaar in Boulder Colorado
Nellie Milfeld killing it at Bells Buttress in Boulder, Colorado. Footage shot by Cedar Wright. Arms Bazaar with Nellie Milfeld from Cedar Wright
Petra Cliffs Meeting about Southern Connector Highway
Local News Petra Cliffs in Burlington, VT is hosting a gathering today discussing the latest plans for building the Southern Connector Highway in the South end of Burlington. So show…
Climbing on the West Side
I am currently climbing in Colorado. Tomorrow we head to Seattle for a Ski attempt on Rainier. They have been getting pounded with snow, so we are really looking forward…
Practice Rescue Session in Yosemite
Have you ever wandered what it might be like to get rescued from the side of a cliff 2000 vertical feet off the ground? Check this out! I looks easier…
Memorial Day Climbing Gear Sale Events
I am always looking for gear sales, and most of the time I wait until I find a sale or get a coupon from somewhere before I purchase my gear….
Here and There Climbing News
Lots of stuff going on this past weekend and over the last couple of days. Some climbing news of the World, and Local events. Colorado and Beyond News Battle in…
CORE Video Giveaway Winner!
Whoot Whoot! Christy G. from the never-lands of Alberta, Canada has picked up a free CORE Blueray DVD! Congrats! For a chance to winner more free shwag follow us on…
5 Scenarios About Why You Should Use a Petzl Grigri
Why should you use a Grigri? Well here are some scenarios that may help you answer that question… 1) You take Butter Cup to the crag, she doesn’t really want…
Battle in the Bubble Climbing Competition Live FEED watch it TODAY!
Check out the live feed from The Spot Gyms website. The Competition starts today at 7:15 pm. mountain time. Local climbers including Alex Puccio and Daniel Woods will be competing….
Raphael Slawinski Video Interview and Mixed Climbing Footage
. . . . . . . Raphael Slawinski is one of Canada’s most accomplished climbers. Check out the video of him showing off on a mixed route in the…
The Gunks Climbers Coalition to Develop New Bouldering in Giant’s Ledges/Rosendale Waterworks Area
New Paltz, New York The Gunks Climbers Coalition has working to develop and open a new climbing/bouldering park in the Giant’s Ledges/Rosendale Waterworks area just north of the Gunks. They…
Big Wall Climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson come to Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, Colorado
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson will visit Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder, Colorado on June 3rd. The event starts at 8:00 pm. They will be discussing their progress on completing the…
News and Highlights for the Shawangunks “Craggin’ Classic” Weekend
This weekend I went down to New Paltz, New York and attended the Craggin’ Classic event staged by the American Alpine Club. Friday night Jonathan Thesenga and Brittany Griffith (Black…
Northern Colorado’s Arthur Rock Bouldering Area Trail Day
Northern Colorado Climbers Coalition has organizes a trail day in Northern Colorado’s Arthur Rock area. The NC3 has been working with Lory State Park for several years to improve the…
Mountain Hardware Presents Pro Tour Earth Treks Roc Comp Women’s Bouldering
Mountain Hardware stage the Earth Trek Rock Comp. Check out some of the finest women in the industry making the climbing look easy. Alex Puccio and Alex Johnson bust out…
Black Diamond Equipment and Gregory Mountain Products sold for $135 Million
Today a significant event took place. The Wall Street Journal reports that, Black Diamond Equipment and Gregory Mountain Product were sold to Clarus Corp for $135 million. Clarus is a…
Climbing Magazines Go Digital
The digital age is upon us, and a majority of the magazines today are jumping on the wagon. Magazines such as Climbing, Rock and Ice, Gripped, Squamish Magazine, along with…
Petzl Elia Women’s Climbing Helmet Review
I have to admit I was a bit skeptical ladies, a helmet just for the female climber? What gives? Well as it stands, most of my premature thoughts are withdrawn….
CORE Climbing Video Contest Giveaway
Ok guys and gals, its May, spring is in full bloom and to start off your climbing season climberism is giving away the new CORE climbing video to get you…
Colorado Burl Slide Show at Neptune Mountaineering
Colorado has some of the best climbing in the country, and with so much rock waiting to be discovered and climbed its no wonder so many climbers end up along…
Craggin’ Classic: New Paltz, New York Shawangunks Climbing Competition and a Weekend of Fun
It doesn’t really feel much like spring at the moment with 1 1/2 feet of fresh wet snow hitting the Northeast. Getting my car stuck in a cold snow storm…
Spend a Day Climbing with Pro Climber Lisa Rands at the New River Gorge, West Virgina
Who is Lisa Rands? Why would you want to climb with her? First off, Rands is one of the most accomplished female climbers in the world, getting advice on how…
DMM Dragon Cams, Rip Off or….?
The Dragon Cams are slowly making their way into gear shops across the States. I wrote a review on the Dragon Cams in March, 2010 about their slick design, supposed…
Metolius Ropemaster Rope Bag Review
Metolius is a company I am consistently impressed with. I am always satisfied with every piece of gear I have purchased. The Ropemaster is no exception. On short approaches I…
180 Degrees South; Conquerors of the Useless a Patagonia Adventure
Adventure, travel, and climbing make up the basic functions of my life. Striving, and planning my next big trip is always something you can hear me talk about. I work…
5 Point Film Festival Carbondale, Colorado
If your into eye candy, pumped up video footage of epic adventures, and in Colorado between April 29th and May 2nd, check out the 5 Point Film Fest! 5 Points…
Free Range Turkey – Climbing Video Compilation
The North Face pulled together some of the industries finest climbers, loaded them up with gear, put them on a plane, and sent them to Turkey. Now why in the……
South Butt vs North Face – Legal Battle Now Settled
There are some pretty good ideas out there, like bacon and egg ice cream…, but this is something else. Flat-lander mid westerner Jimmy Winkelmann from Missouri started a clothing company…
New Hampshire Eagle Scout Get’s Slapped with a 25k Fee for Rescue Efforts
The recent financial turmoil has played havoc with wallets across the world, and when wallets get light money gets tight. Eagle Scout hero Scott Mason, at the time 17, injured…
Anya Miller looking for answers in “The Season”
I just stumbled upon The Season, check out their website and latest clip on Anya Miller bouldering and talking about her injuries in The Season. The Season is from the…
Steve Petro Fiddler on the Roof 5.13d
Steve Petro muscling his way up Fiddler on the Roof in Fremont Canyon, Wyoming. It went twenty years without a 2nd ascent! Jean-Pierre “Peewee” Ouellet from Montreal was ten falls…
Maja Vidmar Onsights F8b+ Humildes pa casa at Oliana in Northern Spain
Maja Vidmar a Slovanian climber onsighted Humildes Pa Casa in Oliana Spain. Maja is a successful climber with winning 7 World Cup competitions. She has climbed may hard routes, check…
Adam Ondra Goldrake Project Has Been Freed VIDEO
The seventeen year Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic has freed Goldrake . He hit the crag of Cornalba in Italy where F9a+ was freed. VIDEO: Adam Ondra climbing…
Big Up Productions Release’s New Series “Origins”
Big Up Productions released their new series they are working on with evolv, Mountain Gear, and sender films! I feel compelled to show enthusiasm about this series! I love learning…
MetroRock North hosts a SCS Toproping Competition
SCS Comp in Newburyport MetroRock North in Newburyport, MA is hosting an SCS Toproping Competition on April 10th. Here’s the lowdown: Preregistration – $35 prior to day of comp Day of…
Dave Graham Onsights 5.14a Picos Pardos in Oliana, Spain
Dave Graham onsighted Picos Pardos a 5.14a climb in Oliana, Spain April 2nd, 2010. Feeling strong and battling bad weather Dave was psyched to have charged up the route. Source:…
Climbing News and Rock Climbing in the Shawangunks
Climberism heads to the Shawangunks for a weekend and a Monday of rock climbing. A lot has taken place in the climbing world check out the updates on climbing news…
Chris Sharma Interview and Details About First Round First Minute
Chris Sharma interview Pierre Delás, from Kairn, interviewed Chris Sharma in Santa Linya a while back. Chris talks about First Round First Minute, climbing in general, his routes, life and…
Daniel Woods in Battle in the Bubble
Cedar Wright’s 2nd video featuring Daniel Woods for The Spot’s newest climbing comp. Daniel woods messing around on some rock in Colorado. Check out Cedar’s first video for Battle in…
10 Tips To Improve Your Climbing Photos
Climb ZA came out with a great article I think is awesome. If you are into photography and into climbing this is a great article you should read, print, share,…
Paul Robinson Sends Rastaman Vibration Sit Start
Paul Robinson has sent the Buttermilks project the Rastaman Vibration Sit Start this morning. After completing the problem Paul suggested it as a V16, saying it was harder then anything…
Ashima Shiraishi 8 Year Old Girl Sends Power of Silence V10 on Video
This has been pasted all over the internet and I debated on whether or not to post it here but it is so damn impressive I had to add to…
Rock Climbing Training
Training for rock climbing is easier said then done for most people and since Spring is here I thought it might be helpful to provide some info. I always said,…
DMM Dragon Cams Review
This may be old news to some, since the DMM Dragon Cams were officially released March 3rd, 2010. But I thought I might post a review on them anyway. I…
The Spot Bouldering Gym Hosts “Battle in the Bubble Comp”
This May 14th and 15th The Spot Gym in Boulder, Colorado will be hosting “Battle in the Bubble” Boulder’s biggest and MOST FUN bouldering comp. This comp will be unique…
Jenn Flemming climbing and redpointing freeline (5.13b R) first female ascent
Jenn Flemming climbing the 80 foot Freeline 5.13b (R) in Eldorado Canyon, snagging its first female ascent, which quite possibly could be the hardest trad route led by a female…
Felipe Camargo sends Os Bacanas v13
Video footage of Felipe Camargo sending Os Bacanas v13 the first 8b in Brasil! The video shows Felipe making easy work on the boulder problem. fazendo a terceira ascenção do…
Natalija Gros flashes Boulder Problem “Confessions d’un Artiste de Merde”
Philippe Ribiér says Natalija Gros and her Slovenian team arrived and trained in Chironico, Switzerland. While training Natalija Gros flashed boulder problem Confessions d’un Artiste de Merde (Confessions of a…
Chris Schulte sending Sub Zero in Hueco Tanks
Chris Schulte sends Sub Zero a V12 in Hueco Tanks. On his trip to Hueco, he also nabs the first ascent of Mean Streak. Great filming of Chris working these…
Daniel Woods working the game “Worlds” hardest problem?
Daniel woods working the “worlds” hardest boulder problem, I don’t know, but judging from the vid, its tough. Time will only tell if the V16 rating stands, but it sure…
Video Interview with Toni Lamprecht: Freedom
Video interview with, and footage of Toni Lamprecht killing it Euro style, “I really like long powerful dynamic movements, especially bouldering, where I can get close to my limits” Toni…











