Paul recently sent “Big Paw” V15 in Chironico, Switzerland. This was the fourth ascent of the line (1st – Dave Graham, 2nd – Dai Koyomada 3rd – Adam Ondra). Congratulations to PRob on his latest!
Big Paw is a large prow in Chironico. The climb begins low and climbs the prow to its point at approximately 15 feet off the ground. Big Paw is one of the most exciting and amazing climbs I have ever climbed on. The beginning is very hard and powerful and the top is technical and crimpy. I climbed the full line in 3 days and had to brush snow off of the top out last night to make it possible to climb on today. It was so cold today that the remaining snow on the top out did not melt which made it possible for me to make the ascent. I have 20 days left in Switzerland and way too many boulders I want to climb!
~Paul
UPDATE:
Yesterday, I managed to make the fourth ascent of Dave Graham’s “Big Paw” in Chironico. This line has been one that I have been really psyched to climb on ever since first seeing it a little over 2 years ago. I climbed the stand start, “Boogalaga” about a month ago and was psyched to come back and try the sit. With so many other boulders in CH to try it took me until the other day to get back to work the moves out on the sit. I quickly figured out a nice sequence that worked for me and came very close to sending that day.
Snow was in the forecast for the next day but fortunately the weather said it would never be above freezing. That night I wandered out to the boulder at around 10 pm with a hand-made broom in hand along with my head lamp and lantern. I managed to clean a bit of an exit area in which to top out if I managed to send the following day.
The following day was perfect. It was freezing cold and never went above freezing so the remaining snow on the top out didn’t drip. I managed to send that afternoon and endured one of the scariest and iciest top outs of my life. I crawled to the peak of the boulder grasping chunks of snow and ice. But none of it mattered, I was so psyched to have sent such a brilliant line with my good friend mickey and dave jones there. The day was perfect and I could not have asked for more perfect conditions.
I am exhausted today and will be resting. I still have a few climbs left that I am psyched for! I hope to finish off the list before my departure to Font on Dec. 20! C’monnnnnnnnn weather!
A massive video with big paw, dreamtime, and la proue comng soon!
My first time climbing in the gym was back in 1998 when I attended a birthday party of one of my neighborhood friends. I loved it and knew I wanted to continue climbing from that moment on. I feel that the training inside the gym has helped greatly with my outdoor success. Having a place to climb on a regular basis where you can give it your all and not worry about being injured is an amazing concept. Climbing in a gym has given me the strength to send the boulders that I have done outside in as quick of a fashion as possible. In the gym I usually warm up for about 15 minutes and then climb on hard boulders for around 3 hours. I like to try and set climbs with my friends of all different styles. This I feel helps me prepare for any type of boulders I will encounter out on the rocks. Some of my favorite climbing gyms include, CATS in Boulder, CO and Earth Treks in Timonium, MD.
The IMS Boulder Festival by Apenverein Südtirol offers a rich program for beginners and professionals. Bressanone/Brixen will be a real paradise for boulderers from the 3rd to 7th of November 2010! The very best route setters from Innsbruck (A) and South Tyrol will bring the best out of the world-cup suitable bouldering wall and leave nothing to be desired. With an emphasis on fun and friendship, climbers and boulderers from South Tyrol and all over the world will get the chance meet, compete and celebrate together at the Boulder Festival by Alpenverein Südtirol. Highlights: The Boulder Festival offers a rich program for young and old. Meet your favorite Boulderstar at the IMS Cup 10 … be amazed by the pro’s stunts at the Slackline Worldcup Final… win the Boulderjam and participate at the IMS Cup 10… Spend a great day climbing with your friends at the Free Bouldering on Thursday… and lots more of fun. At the Party there’s good live music and a great ambience waiting for you.
Sender Films is proud to announce the long-awaited U.S. TV premiere of First Ascent: The Series.
On Thursday, Nov. 4th, The Travel Channel will beam two straight hours of the First Ascent Series into more than 95 million homes across the country, right in the middle of primetime!
The series will air in four back-to-back episodes. Click here for showtimes. There will be additional airings of all 6 episodes throughout the winter. Please check the series out on Travel Channel and push the Nielsen ratings high so we can get more climbing and adventure film on the air!
To help promote the airing, Pete and Nick of Sender will be on NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly, late night Wednesday, November 3rd. The boys were in Los Angeles last week shooting the piece for Carson and they are optimistic that it will be a very cool mini-feature. It was fun, and a bit disarming, for us to be on the other side of the camera for a change!
Of course, we hope these airings will encourage more people to purchase the entire First Ascent Box Set at www.senderfilms.com. Its available as a beautiful 3-disc box set with inspired graphics by Barry Thompson, and also as an HD download. In both versions you get all 6 episodes and a bonus 7th episode, plus hours of bonus footage and making-of shorts, and we even throw in a free copy of the soundtrack as well for box set buyers. We’ve been receiving great feedback on the box set, with many people calling it a collector’s item they are proud to have on their living room shelf… Huge
Paul Robinson continues on his global bouldering tour, leaving Rocklands, South Africa for the granite blocks of Switzerland. Here is a video he edited together of some burly climbing at both areas, including his ascent of Black Eagle (V14) in Rocklands. ~BD
A few weeks ago a strong climber and friend, Mickey, from the UK showed Paul Robinson a hard project in Magic Wood, CH. At the time Paul had just finished Neverending Story and was looking for something else to work on. He began trying the project with Mickey while also trying Practice of the Wild. Due to rain and humidity the project had to be put aside. Finally as the season in Magic Wood is nearing its end, the temps have gone down and the air has dried, making the conditions perfect for sending.
After 6 days of trying to hammer out the beta and execute the moves on this 13 move climb, Paul was finally able to complete the project yesterday. He is naming it Ill Trill and giving it the grade 8C. After comparing this line to the other 8B+’s in the forest and the only other 8C, he believes this is an appropriate grade, although he says it is soft for an 8C but much harder than any of the 8B+’s.
Chris Sharma, Dean Potter, Paul Robinson and many many more!
This year, Reel Rock turns five, and co-founders Sender Films and Big Up Productions are celebrating by taking you on a global ride like never before. From death-defying speed link-ups of the wildest faces in the Alps, to Olympian displays of strength and tenacity on the hardest boulders ever climbed, Reel Rock 2010 features a breathtaking journey through the vertical realm with the heroes of rock and snow.
Coming to Rocklands this year I had one main climb in mind, Monkey Wedding, V15. This line was first climbed by Fred Nicole over 8 years ago. I had briefly tried this line the first time that i came to Rocklands but at the time, the line felt way too hard for me and I knew i would have to come back stronger if Iever wanted to send it. Before my trip, I trained super hard! I knew I would have my work cut out for me on such an amazing and hard line! I began working the climb early in the trip but because of bad weather and sharp holds I was not able to give it that many days of work. By the middle of August, I had tried the line a decent amount and felt like i was
getting very close to sending. The weather was beginning to get very warm and my trip was coming to an end very shortly, so I knew I had to get it done in very soon! On the last day of my trip in Rocklands, I managed to nab the second ascent of Monkey Wedding! The feeling of sending such an awesome line made me so realize how much hard work and effort has to be put in sometimes to get something done. It is all worth it when you are standing at the top of your project feeling
nothing but pure euphoria. I am now in Cape Town for the next few days, bouldering and hanging out. My girlfriend and I head to Europe on August 31st! We are going
to be heading to Austria first and then off to Switzerland for the Fall! Stay tuned for more updates!
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The IMS Boulder Festival by Apenverein Südtirol offers a rich program for beginners and professionals. Bressanone/Brixen will be a real paradise for boulderers from the 3rd to 7th of November 2010! The very best route setters from Innsbruck (A) and South Tyrol will bring the best out of the world-cup suitable bouldering wall and leave nothing to be desired. With an emphasis on fun and friendship, climbers and boulderers from South Tyrol and all over the world will get the chance meet, compete and celebrate together at the Boulder Festival by Alpenverein Südtirol. Highlights: The Boulder Festival offers a rich program for young and old. Meet your favorite Boulderstar at the IMS Cup 10 … be amazed by the pro’s stunts at the Slackline Worldcup Final… win the Boulderjam and participate at the IMS Cup 10… Spend a great day climbing with your friends at the Free Bouldering on Thursday… and lots more of fun. At the Party there’s good live music and a great ambience waiting for you.
Sender Films is proud to announce the long-awaited U.S. TV premiere of First Ascent: The Series.
On Thursday, Nov. 4th, 
To help promote the airing, Pete and Nick of Sender will be on NBC’s 
