about 2 months ago I picked up a flip video Mini HD ($200.00) and decided to try it out. It is super compact and light and requires no tapes or memory cards. I think it is a great tool / alternative to a camcorder for climbing videos. The only down fall I see so far is its performance in low light. It will shoot 120 minutes worth of 720p HD. It is about the size of a cell phone. There are even mods that you can do for wide angle lenses and filters.

can you say, “Heel hook cam?“

Here is a short test video I put together of Eric on the Smiley boulder. There are no color corrections or effects on this video.
Just thought I would pass it along.

Enjoi.

http://www.vimeo.com/10023769

Yo dudes,

Here is a video that will hopefully get you psyched for the spring.

1 :archaic :INSTRUMENTAL

2 :forming an integral element of a whole: FUNDAMENTAL

I have always loved this design. To work on my animation skills, I came up with this idea.

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Here is a short of Sarah climbing the Cave Problem at Coop’s a while back. Fun Problem! Can’t wait for spring.

A quick vid of Skervy sendin a problem I don’t know the actual name of at Coopers Rock!

So this past summer, when out at the Otherlands, Mt. Gretna, PA. I noticed a small block with really cool holds, just about 50 meters up hill from Crimp Tonight. I cleaned it up, but with summer conditions, saved it for later. Then was out there again with Kyle maybe a month or two ago. I was thinking of climbing the line without the slab. Realizing this was going to be like v11/14, I decided to get in tune with the new block first. Thought adding the slab start could be a quick warm up, thought. After about 20 tries each, getting super close (like tips on the jug close), we called the slab start a proj. (what?). A week later Kyle and I ended up back out there (he is so  close to Crimp Tonight), and gave the new line some burns. I finally stuck the big move (funky/fun, not straight forward dyno) and was going to FA this thing for sure. So close, could not believe a few simple start moves could keep me from sending.

Now my 3rd visit to the new line (from the freakn slab), Toby dog was with. Thought it was going to be easy, think again. The dyno is such a unique move, it took me awhile to wire. Started to wonder if it would even go this day, was getting tired. Then the dog said “this is it”. And so it was, I sent. Thinking it was not so bad,I tried a repeat. Never happened. This made the grade hard to narrow down. Went with

Swell V6/8

Still waiting for a second, who’s in?

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