joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Oct 10, 2011, 3:40 pm
I was in Puurs during the worldcup and shot some pictures. I like my 2008 Puurs pictures better, but back in the old days I was shooting all day long. Now I had to master my V.I.P. skills too ;) Click here for the 2011 gallery.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Oct 7, 2011, 6:01 am
Confusing isn’t it? Boulder… lead…!? But this is about the lead worldcup in the city of Boulder in Colorado, USA. It starts tomorrow, October 8th, in the Movement climbing gym. 67 Athletes are on the startlist. It will be interesting to see how the 25 Americans will compete against the worlds ...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Oct 5, 2011, 2:33 pm
This past August Black Diamond athletes Nico Favresse and Adam Pustelnik made the first repeat of Orbayu, a multi-pitch line on Spain’s Naranjo de Bulnes, which at 8c+/9a had been hailed as the world’s hardest big wall free climb. Although the pair felt the route was not as hard as it was origi...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Sep 29, 2011, 5:25 pm
If you are a climber, you’ll know the Stone Nudes calendars for sure.  The man behind this art is the American Dean Fidelman. He thought about naked girls climbing when he made his first climbing picture ever and realized his vision 30 years later. Cedar Wright made a short movie about Fidelman a...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Sep 29, 2011, 2:59 pm
Yes, back on track… sort of. Well, tomorrow and Saturday the IFSC World Cup Lead in Puurs takes place at the Klimax II outdoor wall. The weather is going to be amazing so if you live somewhere around Belgium a visit is worth while. I didn’t post about the last two worldcups in China, but hey, th...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Aug 18, 2011, 4:33 pm
Kilian Fischhuber already secured the worldcup title for 2011. This weekend we will know if the female winner is Anna Stöhr or Akiyo Nogushi because tomorrow at 10:00 the qualifications of the last boulder worldcup of the season will start in Munich, Germany. . . . The worldcup can be seen live...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Aug 12, 2011, 6:19 am
Converse bring back one of their releases from 1988 with the Converse Mountain Club 3000 pack. The Converse Mountain Club is inspired by oldskool 70’s rock climbing shoes. The Converse Mountain Club is based on the Converse Chuck Taylor model but has a extra reinforced rubber heel and grippy outs...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Aug 6, 2011, 5:53 am
Neil Hart is world famous for his monthly videos in which he, and sometimes friends, climb the most beautiful 7’s in Fontainebleau. His videos are great for discovering problems and finding new beta… although Neils length isn’t very representative for the average climber. Now Neil bought a Di...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Aug 5, 2011, 4:32 am
Just discovered this Colorado based brand called Topo Designs. I am a big fan of well designed climbing inspired streetwear, and Topo Designs bags are just that. My favourite out of their collection of four bags, all of them handmade in a shop in Colorado, is the Klettersack. 1000d Cordura is used...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Aug 1, 2011, 5:26 pm
Fila Korea has announced that it has signed a multi-year endorsement agreement with Alex Puccio. The agreement with Puccio is part of Fila’s commitment to expand its outdoor category in Korea as well as its minimalist footwear category led by the brand’s Skele-Toes in the U.S. Puccio will be fea...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Aug 1, 2011, 7:02 am
Here’s a nice new video of the Petzl RocTrip Mexico that took place in 2010. It shows some beautiful area’s like El Chonta and Las Peñas de Jilotepec. Featuring Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, Joe Kinder, Nina Caprez, Liv Sansoz, Steve Mc Clure, Gérome Pouvreau, Tony Lamiche and Michaël Fuselier. ...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jul 30, 2011, 9:42 am
Tonight there is going to be a livestream battle between the finals of the lead worldcup in Briancon and the finals of the Adidas Rockstars boulderevent in the Ötztal, Austria. The Adidas Rockstars is a competition between invited worldclass climbers. The qualifications took place yesterday, the se...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jul 29, 2011, 7:42 am
This morning the second lead worldcup of the season started in Briancon, France. At this very moment the qualifications are being climbed, but unfortunately the livestream and the live results are no longer updated, so I guess they have a little internet connection problem. I’m pretty sure this wi...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jul 22, 2011, 10:47 am
Okay, normally I am not into commenting about ascents of boulders I will never climb, but I just had a conversation that raised my eyebrows. Three days ago I posted about the really nice free downloadable movie ‘The Swiss Account’ which features a lot of hard problems in the 8th grade. In the vi...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jul 19, 2011, 2:06 pm
The Swiss Account is a free downloadable documentary film by Louder Than 11 in association with Traversi Entertainment. It’s about the lives of three American friends bouldering in Switzerland during the fall of 2010. Follow Jon Glassberg, Connor Griffith and Carlo Traversi as they climb on some o...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jun 30, 2011, 2:09 pm
With about two weeks to go until the World Championship in Arco there’s a lot going on in the international competition scene. This weekend (2nd & 3th of July) the best boulderers of the world can be found at the Boulder Worldcup in Sheffield. On Tuesday the 12th & Wednesday the 13th of July the f...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jun 28, 2011, 1:41 pm
Adam Ondra, 18 years old but already a legend. He travelled to Villanueva del Rosario in April of this year to try Chilam Balam, a wildly overhanging, 80-plus meter long, traversing route that was famously graded 9b+ by its first ascentionist, Bernabe Fernandez. It didn’t feel like 9b+ for Adam. ...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jun 24, 2011, 8:54 am
I lost count of how many times I visited the yearly Melloblocco event in the Val di Mello in Italy. This year I decided to go to Fontainebleau instead of Melloblocco and I have to say that seeing this video, and not having been there, hurts a little. I wrote posts enough on this weblog about how wo...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jun 24, 2011, 7:41 am
Not today, but tomorrow, the qualifications of the boulder worldcup in Barcelona will start at 11:00.  The event will take place in the recently launched indoor climbing center La Foixarda, located in the center of Barcelona, in the Montjuic area, site of the 1992 Olympics. Chief route setter is t...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jun 14, 2011, 4:50 pm
Without doubt, my favourite worldcup of the year, the IFSC World Cup Boulder Eindhoven in my home country The Netherlands. And not just my favourite… because a record of 117 athletes registered for this event that takes place this Friday and Saturday, the 17th and 18th of June. For the first time...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jun 1, 2011, 12:52 pm
At the 3th of June the IFSC Boulder World Cup in Vail (USA) will start with the female qualifiers. The worldcup is part of the Teva Mountain Games, a huge multi outdoor sports event.  It is known to have some of the most powerful boulderproblems in the worldcup season. The live videostream can be ...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 26, 2011, 2:16 pm
The qualification rounds of the boulder worldcup in Canmore Canada will start in less then 24 hours. There are no Russians on the startlist with a total of 68 athletes, so the number 1 in the mens ranking, Dmitry Sharafutdinov, is not competing. The womens top 5 however, is present. I expect a live...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 23, 2011, 5:07 pm
Here’s a video of Monkee family member Anthony Gullsten (FIN) in Fontainebleau. I love this guys climbing style and the slow-motion of  Rainbow Rocket (8a dyno) at the end is indeed jaw-dropping.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 20, 2011, 6:38 am
Here’s the first trailer from the documentary ENCORDADES (2011). It’s about passionate, young and old, female climbers from Spain and looks really cool. It features Helena Alemán, Ester Sabadell, Mònica Verge, Elisabet Vergès and Carme Romeu.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 20, 2011, 5:54 am
In the end of March 2011 Adam Ondra made the first ascent of Chaxi Raxi, a 9b project in Oliana, Spain, bolted by Chris Sharma. Here’s the video of his ascent by Bernardo Gimenez.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 16, 2011, 10:30 am
Here’s a great video about Italian boulderer Christian Core featuring his 8c+ boulder ‘Gioia‘. It can be downloaded for free at iclimb.com www.iclimb.com
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 16, 2011, 8:51 am
In the end of May 2009 I wrote about NL Architects who entered a competition for the destination of two of the three silo’s on the Zeeburgereiland in Amsterdam. Their plan, which involved a huge climbing gym in one of the silo’s, didn’t win. Arons en Gelauff Architects did win, with their id...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 14, 2011, 1:47 pm
Livestream & Live results. Update: The first pictures can be found at the Facebook page of the Vienna worldcup.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 6, 2011, 7:01 am
The Scene is a new climbing film by Chuck Fryberger filmed in Ultra High Definition. It features many famous climbers and four of the biggest scenes in the world of climbing; Moab, Boulder, Innsbruck and Catalunya. Featured climbers: Chris Sharma, Steph Davis, Nalle Hukkataival, Rob Pizem, Dave Gr...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 6, 2011, 4:34 am
“After traveling Europe and South Africa for the past year, I have been able to climb a lot of really amazing boulders and each one has given me more knowledge and insight into the whole grading debate. After climbing all of these boulders, especially The Story, i have a new basis for grading and...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 5, 2011, 4:44 pm
Here’s a nice video profile of Kevin Jorgeson. Jorgeson reckons he has spent more time at the iconic Buttermilk Boulders than any other climbing area, amassing an impressive list of first ascents and repeats, including some of the area’s stoutest highballs. Out in the Buttermilks this past Marc...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - May 5, 2011, 3:43 pm
This weekend (Saturday & Sunday) it’s time for the second boulder worldcup of this season in Log-Dragomer, Slovenia. Slovenia is a country with a lot of climbing area’s and some great competition climbers like Maja Vidmar, Natalija Gros, Klemen Becan and Jernej Kruder. As expected they will all ...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Apr 15, 2011, 3:45 am
Today the worldcup season kicks off with the boulder & speed worldcup in Milan. 163 athletes will compete in bouldering or speed climbing in the Parco Sempione , which is the city-park of Milan. The startlist with the athletes can be found here. Live results can be found here. The video livestrea...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Apr 5, 2011, 4:05 pm
The last couple of months young Czech climber Adam Ondra has onsighted multiple 8C+ routes in Spain, I lost count really. A video of his onsight ascent of Mind Control 8C+ is now online. Some climbing videos need music, fast cuts and visual effects to get people on the edge of their seat. This -sta...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Apr 5, 2011, 8:22 am
In November last year I posted a trailer of a movie about Slovenian climber Maja Vidmar. It wasn’t very clear at the moment when the movie would be ready, how long it would be and what it would cost. Now it is, because the maker Jure Niedorfer finished it, and it is available for free.  Jure tel...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Mar 6, 2011, 6:49 am
In just a few minutes, the livestream of the CWIF finals will start. CWIF is the Climbing Works International Festival in Sheffield, UK. Amongst the competitors: Nalle Hukkataival, Klemen Becan, Casper ten Sijthoff, Wouter Jongeneelen, Tyler Landman, Michele Caminati, Vera Zijlstra, Melanie Sandoz a...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Feb 21, 2011, 5:16 pm
Here is the trailer of ‘Better than chocolate’. A movie about bouldering in Switzerland by Haroun Souirji. It features Michele Caminati, Paul Robinson, Robert Leistner, Julia Winter, Chris Webb Parsons, Anthony Gullsten, Olivier Mignon, Jule Wurm, Anton Johansson, Antoine Eydoux, Fred Moix an...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Feb 19, 2011, 6:55 am
In december last year, Cody Roth managed to climb a route in Croatia that wasn’t repeated for 22 years; Malvasia. The route was bolted in 1987 by Italian climber Maurizio ‘Manolo’ Zanolla. Manolo managed to climb the route one year later and graded it 8b+. Since then some holds broke, even du...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Feb 19, 2011, 6:27 am
Here’s an amazing trailer of the Red Bull movie ‘The art of flight‘ that will be released in fall 2011. If this is the new Red Bull standard I’m even more interested  in how David Lama’s Cerro Torre ascent movie will turn out.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Feb 3, 2011, 4:54 pm
Voor de klimmers die niet weg zijn van een wedstrijdje begint het nationale wedstrijdseizoen al weer snel. Regiocompetitie Jeugd Dit jaar zijn er weer Regio-competitiewedstrijden Lead voor de jeugd. Komende week gaat de competitie in Noord, Oost en Midden van start, daarop aansluitend in Brabant e...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jan 28, 2011, 5:33 am
Steph Davis does. And she likes soloing and basejumping too.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jan 26, 2011, 8:55 am
I’ve added a new post category: Non-climbing. Because there’s lot’s of inspiring outdoor sports related stuff that I like, and would like to share. The first non-climbing post is a trailer of a Mountainbike movie called Life Cycles. I really like the smooth forest shots and colors. The movie ...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jan 26, 2011, 8:33 am
Back in the days, when Steep Part The Hague was my ‘homegym’, we held -Climbing with DJ’s- evenings that where extremely gezellig. Now Ivo, a.k.a. I-VO-D, a.k.a. the Melloblocco party DJ, is responsible for the rebirth of this special evening that will take place every last Thursday of the mo...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jan 19, 2011, 4:00 pm
Here’s a video profile of Paul Robinson by Bernardo Giminez for Black Diamond. In the video Paul is ticking off multiple 8b and 8b+ problems in Switzerland.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jan 17, 2011, 2:59 pm
Two Dutch climbers made some nice boulder ascents in the USA lately. Enzo Nahumury is still making a huge road trip and Jorg Verhoeven just returned from his holiday. Both made an ascent of the very scary ‘Evilution Direct’ 8a. Jorg’s alpine climbing experience was useful for his ascent of ‘...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jan 16, 2011, 12:04 pm
Three years ago I was psyched about the opening of the first and only bouldergym of the Netherlands; Monk bouldergym. Now I can’t hide my enthusiasm about the opening of a bouldergym in Germany, Café Kraft in Nürnberg. Café Kraft will open in March 2011. The proud owners are Monkee-family memb...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jan 15, 2011, 7:43 am
For some reason I like to see non-sponsored, unknown climbers making unexpected ascents. Lucas Ménégatti, a French climber, climbed one of the hardest problems in Fontainebleau ´The Island´ 8b+ and is making progression on the first repeat of ‘The Big Island´8c. The Island was opened by Dave...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Jan 14, 2011, 4:08 pm
Ok, time to get things rolling again after a short brake. I doesn’t happen a lot that I watch every single minute of a climbing video, but I did with this one because it’s fun to watch. This is the first time I see some footage of routeclimbing in India. Yet, videos about bouldering in Hampi a...
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Nov 30, 2010, 5:43 pm
A video about Sharma by Catalunya TV. In Spanish, but fun to watch anyway.
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joost posted an article on joost.climbing.nl - Nov 23, 2010, 4:14 am
Last week I posted a video about the Dutch Lead Nationals. Here’s a video of the finals of the Boulder Nationals that took place in the beginning of October.
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