get paid

dont sell yourself short. just cuz someone less qualified or possibly not qualified at all will do it for cheaper or even free, doesnt mean you need to as well.
those of us who have been routesetting for years understand this oh too well. there are a dozen kids chomping at the bit just waiting to be handed the drill. its too bad more and more owners dont see the value in tried and true experienced work. what is the difference between a high end carpenter or union ironworker from what you as a veteran routesetter do? why is someone coming in and pounding nails in your facility and doing half ass work getting paid $30 an hour? those of you who dont see this should recognize.
me and my crew are very fortunate to be in the situation we are in. but i know many of you around the country are not.
i do see a time when there is a routesetters union and we will be treated as any other tradesman.

what happened to the huge dumps this season?

here is a pretty good article regarding our lack of snow and what "la Nina" really means.

Rosen tattoos me

i do not recommend or condone this behavior

Blades of glory Phone scene

TV commercial film for Volkswagen "Snow Plow" HD

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas

man i have not posted in a while. i guess my oldguy motivation has been down. i havent been training, but ive been climbing. ive been riding my snowboard. i have been eating hella.
im going on vacation for a while.
happy holidays
here is an interesting interview with marco regarding the olympics and climbing and some other stuff. from 8a of course.

Marco Scolaris Kiev from Medvedeva Olga on Vimeo.

Team Vertical World in Ecuador

this last week was the pan american youth climbing championships. a few of our kids made it down for the event. as i have been to a couple of these i can say that it is always a great event that gives our kids a bit of an international experience that serves them well later.
im real proud of our kids.
a couple years ago i went to youth world championships down in ecuador and got to see these walls and the same places the US team stayed at this time. the people of ecuador are nothing but wonderful. i had so much fun and really enjoyed their country. im sure our kids did too.
Alex Fritz placed First in boulders, 2nd in difficulty and 9th in speed. male A overall champ.
Melina costanza placed first in both boulders and difficulty. female D 3rd overall.
gavin robertson placed 4th in difficulty. 10 place youth D overall.
nice work kids, way to represent our team and the US.