spicy noodle

oh my god, i wish there were tufas like this around here...

Made In China, Part 3 from Mike Call on Vimeo.

chris sharma, on the first ascent of "spicy noodle", 14b, in yangshou, china 

(summer 2009. also, check out parts 1, 2, and 4)

the finger maester

over the past few years i've had one constant occurrence.

it seems that every time i start feeling strong (usually around fall) i end up wreaking havoc upon my beloved digits. this has led to countless hours of study of the finger and its functions, as well as me becoming an advocate of finger safety.

i would like you to draw your attention to a badass scottish climbing dude.



i guess it works as a poor man's e-stim machine. I have been using this treatment off and on for the past few years, and have found it to be very beneficial with swelling/tendon issues. In further discussion, he finds that this treatment works quite well with elbow injuries as well.

so my friends, our fingers are our best friends, and we must be nice to them!
i hope this video works, and i apologize if this treatment causes anyone to wet their pants...

(for more info, as well as other topics check out http://onlineclimbingcoach.blogspot.com/)

a re do

i was very dissapointed when that video i showed of chris sharma got taken down... so here is that same route, but this time climbed by spanish climber iker pou, for it's second ascent



IKER POU - DEMENCIA SENIL (MONTAJE 2.1) from jordi canyigueral on Vimeo.



enjoy!

climbing is dangerous.

(found this video on the climbing narc's website)