Thursday, January 31, 2008

Buckteeth V10 - Bouldering Chebucto Head

This is a clip of Ben Blakney attempting the boulder problem "Buckteeth" at Chebucto Head. We shot this video in February or March 2002. It was quite cold that day and that may have been the only thing saving Ben from excruciating pain.

I showed this clip to my wife and she could not understand what was wrong with us. I can see her point. As a climber, when you get fixated on a particular piece of rock it's hard to walk away without success.

Enjoy!


Thursday, January 24, 2008

Eastern Tide Trailer

The Eastern Tide trailer is making it's rounds. I was on the Urban climber TV site the other day and found a great comment post:

03/31/2006 by ucmag UCMAG Highlights: Watching the group climb Pleasure Dome – a series of three climbers all just working the top of a tedious mantle top out. I had to watch this section at least 10 times and could not stop laughing. The beauty and harmony of hundreds of boulders amidst awe-inspiring landscapes throughout Nova Scotia. Bouldering in its purest form: a group of friends having a blast at their local area inspiring each other, giving it their all and climbing for the love of what they can do. Mouth watering potential- we are introduced to areas sporting their fair share of established classics, but also left dreaming of what appears to be an endless supply of potential


That is exactly what Eastern Tide and this Blog are about.