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Tony Yaniro was a serious game changer for the world of rock climbing. While others were satisfied with climbing five twelve he felt the need to go further. Establishing Grand Illusion as the first five thirteen, he planted a stepping stone for the masses.

Tony is well known for hi establishing all over California, but he also left his mark many other places, such as my home state Idaho. Tony moved to Ketchum Idaho in the late eighties. He linked up with Dave Bingham, and together they attacked the development of Idaho sport climbing.

Most of there time was spent at the mega spots such as City of Rocks, Massacre rocks, and many others! Establishing many five twelve’s and five thirteen’s. Turning these areas into great destinations for hard sport climbing! He also developed the surrounding area of my home town Sun Valley. There isn’t a ton around here, but what there is happens to be stellar. Much of this do to the psyche of Tony Yaniro.

Many people know about Tony chipping and “comfortising” holds. This used to really bug me, though it was known and ok for the times. I have come to terms that what was done back in the day was part of a learning process. That and the fact that what has been chipped isn’t going any where any time soon.

There is a local crag to Sun Valley called “Trail Creek”. The crags are short, but a lot of fun for being only about eight miles out of Sun Valley. Here Tony put up a few lines, two of which were shipped. I tackled the beautiful un chipped route called “Sacillian” 12C first, a stellar line on an exposed arête. Right next door is a 13a dubbed “Vigilante.” Great route though it yields a couple man made holds. To be honest you can barely even tell, apparently Tony was an artist when it came to chipping/comfortising.

Tony may have literally left his mark on some rock, but in the process he opened up a whole new world for sport climbing. He trained for routes, rehearsed them, whatever it took. He left his mark on the rock and in the history books.

~Beau Stuart, prAna Ambassador

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La REINA MORA : Combat fantastique !!!

La première fois que je suis montée dans cette voie (ouverte en 1996 par Alex Huber) la ligne évidente du secteur de la RAMBLA, je ne pensais pas être capable d’enchaîner une voie de cette difficulté et de cette exigence dans ma vie. Je n’arrivais pas à réaliser intrinsèquement une bonne partie des mouvements.

J’ai choisi la REINA MORA malgré la difficulté qu’elle représentait pour moi car elle m’inspirait.

Hier, j’ai dû livrer un combat exceptionnel pour en arriver à bout. C’est de loin la voie la dure et la plus belle que j’ai réalisé.

La voie est très résistante et très physique sans réel repos, le tout entrecoupé de 3 passages marqués très bloc (de 7B à 7C). Ce qui rend l’enchaînement très difficile.

La REINA MORA ne comptait jusqu’à présent que 3 réalisations (Ramon, Nicolas Favresse et Dani Andrada).

Ce dernier qui a enchaîné la voie le mois dernier donnait une cotation aux alentours de 9A, je suis d’accord avec lui, je pense qu’on est un ton au-dessus de l’autre 9A très exigeant du secteur ESTADO CRITICO. Avis aux prochains répétiteurs…

La Reina Mora: great fight!!!!

First time I’ve work this route (opened by Alex Huber in 1996), THE line of La Rambla sector in Siurana crag (Spain, Catalunia), I couldn’t imagine I ll send a such route in my life. It was so so so hard, men style but really beautiful!! I wasn t able to do a lot of moves on it. But I choose La Reina, she inspires me…

Yesterday I had an incredible fight and I send it. It is the most beautiful and hard route I’ve ever done.

It is both resistance, boulder and continuity with no rest, 3 boulder problems on it around 7C boulder. This mix was terrible but super cool.

La Reina Mora had just 3 sending (Ramon Julian Puiblanque, Dani Andrada and Nicolas Favresse).

Dani did the route one month ago and think the grade is 9a. I agree with that. I’m waiting the opinion of the next “senders”

~Alizée Dufraisse, prAna Ambassador

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With winter comes short days and long, dark evenings. My first few winters as a climber in Colorado were filled with anxiety. When would I get to climb again? Would it ever stop snowing? How can it be SO cold?

It took some time, and some patience, but I’ve finally found my peace with winter. I’ve finally realized that I don’t have to climb every weekend. In fact, it turns out that there are a whole slew of other things that I also love to do. Like skiing, swimming in the hot springs pool, watching football, and hanging out with my non-climbing friends. Most of all I enjoy finding creative ways to use all of the pretty things I save throughout the year.

This past weekend I pulled out some of the prAna shipping bags I’ve been saving for a snowy day and got to work folding origami boxes. I love these boxes. They make perfect treasure chests for all of the little knick-knacks I have lying around my bedroom.

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to up-cycle your own prAna shipping bags into fun little boxes.

~Jen Vennon, prAna Ambassador

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North County Community Services is passionately committed to improving the health and well-being of individuals and families by providing programs that educate young children, support working families, feed the hungry and ultimately create opportunities to improve the quality of life for residents in North San Diego County.

Our organization operates eight child development centers across North County serving 859 families with low or no cost preschool services. In addition our organization operates North County’s Food Bank which serves 95 agency partners and their clients, providing food for more than 20,000 individuals each month.

The proceeds donated from the prAna sale will touch many lives in the coming months, allowing us to distribute 21,400 pounds of food. That is enough for 17,120 meals! (or enough to feed 90 people for over six months).

In mid February of 2011 North County Community Services received a grant from the USDA to conduct a formal study of hunger among Northern San Diego County populations whose incomes are at or below 200 percent of poverty. The last time this type of research was conducted was 2005 and it revealed that 18 percent of those households were food insecure – i.e. experienced hunger due to lack of resources at least twice during the past year.

Preliminary data from the 2011 study show the number of food insecure individuals in similar populations has swelled to 78 percent. That’s an amazing increase in hunger in our region over a relatively short period. As an agency, we intuitively knew the need had increased tremendously simply by the increase in demand we experienced over the past three years. Now we have solid evidence of just how big the problem really is in our region.

By very carefully investing donated dollars and creating a strategic alliance with Feeding America San Diego, North County’s Food Bank will be able to distribute more than 2 million pounds of food by June of 2012. Increasing the amount of food we move through our warehouse makes us more efficient and helps us meet the growing need in North County. For every dollar donated we are able to distribute enough food to provide four meals.

We are very grateful for organizations like prAna and their generous customers for caring enough to make a difference in the lives of those in need.

You can join them by supporting our work year round. To find out how, visit us on the web at www.sdnccs.org

Warm Regards,

~Stan Miller, Executive Director North County Community Services

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