Last weekend, struggling at the crux of her first 5.13X, Dahlia Oviatt stretched her 18 inch frame to the max to clip the “thank God” bolt 50 feet off the deck. Her first and only piece was a bomber #6 cam sitting snugly 30 feet below. The only match for the focus in [continue reading]

I got out to Eldo a bunch this weekend. The highlight was onsighting C’est La Vie (pitch 1 & 2). The crux on the second pitch was amazing- A dihedral slab where you lay back a face hold, your feet are pressed such that you’re almost horizontal, then you have to pull out [continue reading]

Parlor Trick \ˈpär-lər ˈtrik\(n.) 1. a simple magic trick which is generally easy to execute2. a group of creative gentlemen responsible for an innumerable amount of my time spent streaming media while at work.Yes, we as professionals who live alter egos as wanna-be dirtbags on the weekends, every so often need a little something [continue reading]

I finally went to Mount Evans last weekend. Huge granite blocks, cool temps, and sunshine. Here’s a little video, featuring: Me on Dali, Matt on Timeline, and Ron on Broken Arrow.

Andrew and I got out to Zion last weekend. I forgot how amazing the place is. On vague directions, we hiked 45 minutes into a silent canyon and found an amazing, overhanging sandstone wall. Time produced huge huecos in the orange sandstone, perfect for climbing.
The next day we hiked through The Subway. It was 110 [continue reading]

I hope you had a good holiday. It was a great weekend around here. Between grilling out and fireworks, we squeezed in a little climbing in Boulder Canyon.
Laurel leading some 5.10 in Upper Dream.
I put together a little clip from the weekend. The first is Adam working Mud Shark in Upper Dream [continue reading]

Culture and Climbing in Mallorca from Eli Powell on Vimeo.

You may have notices some changes to the site. In the coming weeks, you’ll start to see posts from some of my long time friends & bad ass climbers. Introductions will follow.
For now, enjoy this clip of my winter suffering. The bouldering season is coming to a close, as we rack up [continue reading]