David Breashears, the filmmaker and mountaineer who became the first American to reach the summit of Everest twice, has been spending most of his time lately with Glacier Works, the non-profit he founded in 2007. Since then, he and his team have made ten expeditions to document the vanishing Himalayan glaciers. Using advanced gigapixel imagery, Breashears compiles super high-resolution photos that [...]
We need your help to open John Boyd Thacher State Park in New York to climbing! John Boyd Thacher State Park is just east of Albany, New York and contains approximately 3 miles of undeveloped limestone cliffs. Climbing is currently prohibited, but the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is developing a new master plan for Thacher. The [...]
Here… The results of the 2012 SCS National Championship are in! On the men’s sport side we have Vasya Vorotnikov in first, Dylan Barks in second and Daniel Woods in third. This is a big win for Vasya, and we’re psyched to have a Northeast climber come out on top. On the Women’s sport side Sasha Digiulian came out on [...]
The 2012 SCS National Champions were crowned last night at the Movement Climbing Gym in Boulder Colorado! Sasha DiGiulian, now a three-time champion and soon-to-be New York transplant, took the high podium for the women, in front of Delaney Miller and Michaela Kiersch. Daniel Woods, 17 year-old Dylan Barks and Vasya Vorotnikov fought for 1st place on the men’s side. [...]
We’ve all had the conversation. Late night. A couple sixers of PBR deep. Dead in winter dreaming of rock. “Man, we should totally put some plastic underneath the back stairs. It would make a sick overhang.” Or, “I saw this woodie for sale on Craigslist. It’ll definitely fit in the living room. (Note to reader: be careful when you check [...]
Here… Mark Synnott is on his way to Vermont and Connecticut as part of The North Face Speaker Series. Mark will be presenting Life on Vertical at Higher Ground in Burlington on May 1st, and at Prime Climb in New Haven on April 26th. Mark is a world renowned climber, whose presentation is a must see for all climbing enthusiasts in [...]
Failing no more. This slightly intimate video of Tim Keenan, aka Mon Voyage Neon, sending and only slightly sucking on the latest Bass For Your Face project Nightmare Feast (V11). With its brutal looking crimps, Nightmare Feast seems as though it would be absolute murder on your fingertips but likely only a V4++. You be the judge.
On the first of May, Higher Ground is hosting Mark Synnott as part of The North Face Speaker Series in Burlington, Vermont. Synnott, who lives in New Hampshire and graduated from Middlebury College just south of Burlington, returns to Vermont to give his thrilling presentation, Life on the Vertical. For those who don’t know, Mark is a big wall climber who has [...]
Here… Today is the day of the Access Fund and Gunks Climbers’ Coalition benefit carnival! The event is taking place tonight from 7-10pm and the Cliffs of Valhalla in Valhalla, New York. There will be demos, games, films as well as a silent auction. For gym members, the cost is $10, and $18 for non-members; all proceeds benefit Access Fund [...]
