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Blue Ridge All-Stars: Mountain Sports Heroes at the Top of Their Game
SASHA DiGIULIAN: Growing up on rock
It was only a matter of time before climbing’s friendly kid sister, Sasha DiGiulian, started beating the grownups. DiGiulian has been scaling walls since she was 7—first climbing at a birthday party at Sport Rock II gym in her hometown of Alexandria, Va. Since her early teens she has been [...]
The Biggest Baddest Most Outrageous Climbing Events in the Southeast
NEW RIVER RENDEZVOUS
Fayetteville, W.Va., May 14-16
This annual climbers’ fest raises funds for the New River Alliance, the group that protects climbing access in the New River Gorge. In ‘09, the fest raised money to re-vegetate two popular crags: The Bridge and Junkyard. Climbing comps, clinics, guided climbs…oh, and tug of war, sumo wrestling, and dance [...]
Triple Crown Bouldering – Part II – Horse Pens 40
Chris Sharma was in town for the Horse Pens 40 competition, and many of the competitors had seen his slideshow in Raleigh and Boone just a few days before the comp. So the mood was set by inspiration from his stories, and many climbers had dreams of 5.15b and V16 as they taped up their [...]