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Monday, March 22, 2010

Spring Break 2010 Video 2

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Thanks and I hope to see and hear from you soon.
Rob Pizem

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http://www.scarpa.net
http://www.arcteryx.com
http://camp-usa.com
http://sterlingrope.com
http://ColoradoMountainJournal.com
http://www.wunderground.com
http://climbing.com
http://rockandice.com
http://deadpointmag.com
http://urbanclimbermag.com
http://andrewburr.com
http://ladzinski.com

Spring Break 2010 Video

Spring Break 2010

Cleaning gear in the snow storm in the Zion Narrows.
We hoped to get out before a flash flood came through! You can see that the beginning of the route is steep, lucky for our gear.

Entering the park on the day of the blizzard. WOW.

The day before in between the rain storms this is what we encountered. LAME. So, we couldn't get into the narrows again!

I tore my nail while hiking out of the narrows. It wasn't as cool as it looks. : ) I am better now.

What the route looked like on day one. Dry, clean, fun. What did we know... no much. Oh well it will have to wait till later in the year.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Best Climbing Trailer Ever Made

The movie is Core, by Chuck Fryberger. The world premiere is April 7 at the Boulder Theater.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Marko Prezelj Slide Show: Repost

Sorry for the technical difficulties with the Marko Prezelj slide show (below). I was climbing at Shelf Road (T-shirts, sunburn, sharp rock...the usual excellence), so it took me a couple of days to fix the problem. I believe I've got it sussed; if not, I'm sure you'll let me know!

Friday, March 12, 2010

ST Patricks Day Parade

My old backyard when I lived in Salzburg, Austria. This is the Untersberg (you know, from the movie, The Sound of Music) 1500ft of perfect limestone only an hours hike from my old flat.

Golling was the home of this 200ft tall waterfall.

I used to hike here on rainy days cause the water really got crazy!

Jason Haas on his roof crack, Comprometido.

This weekend should be a good time in Denver.

I will get to watch the parade with my wife and some good friends.

Eat some of the sugar cookies that I made tonight (Friday) (eggs, lambs, and bunnies)

Climb on Sunday and then see what happens out west on Monday.

Denver Action

Coming back to Denver because of the bad weather in Zion has been a good thing.
For one I got spend some more time with my wife.
Secondly, I had time work and send the crux pitch only of Comprometido, the South Platte roof route that Jason Haas completed just a few weeks ago. I was excited to try to finish the route when my Zion trip became rained out. My motivation and training allowed me to send after a couple days of reworking the moves. I was really happy when I was able to do the hardest moves very quickly. Due to the crux being a throw off one finger it is difficult to fully commit. I think that I was just ready to hurt my finger and found out that I didn't, so it was cool to see the moves come together. The rest of the climb is pretty mellow as it's hand jams and the finish is after a no hands knee bar rest.
Congrads to Jason for his send and hard work.

Also I was lucky enough to make the cover of the 2010 Climbing Magazine's Gear Guide.
What a week.

Next week I will head back out to the desert to play on some more sandstone cracks.

I am really glad that you have visited my blog.
Thanks and I hope to see and hear from you soon.
Rob Pizem

And last but not least, don't forget to check out my favorite sites:

http://www.scarpa.net
http://www.arcteryx.com
http://camp-usa.com
http://sterlingrope.com
http://ColoradoMountainJournal.com
http://www.wunderground.com
http://climbing.com
http://rockandice.com
http://deadpointmag.com
http://urbanclimbermag.com
http://andrewburr.com
http://ladzinski.com