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The Monolith Circuit: A First-Timers POV
13 July 2012, 7:51 am

I keep writing about the weather. I know the subject is usually reserved as a conversation topic for elderly men or as a filler in the awkward silence when it...

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A Quick Day Out
14 July 2012, 1:15 am

So a couple of us got out for a nice weekday session.  I headed up to Ptarmigan, while Drew and Will headed up to Archangel. Drew and Will have been...

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The First Ever Alaska Bouldering Guide – Spring 2013
18 July 2012, 5:43 pm

I’ve been wanting to get a bouldering guide to South-central Alaska out for years, but due to life, lack of publishing/writing skills, mixed levels of motivation, etc. it has never...

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Back to Byron – An After Work Session
20 July 2012, 3:35 pm

I had been contemplating the answer to the question all day: “Are you up for an after work trip outside?” I weighed the options. Yes, but it’s Monday. Yes, but...

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Hatcher Pass – Back to the Project
23 July 2012, 5:37 pm

Much like David, I find myself constantly checking weather forecasts.  Trying to predict what may or may not be coming.  Trying to figure where the weather may be good.  Trying...

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A Quick Update of What’s New
2 August 2012, 3:54 pm

What’s new in the last week? David’s been getting out a bit to Hatcher’s and Byron.  Nothing new in Byron at this point, but he’s cleaned about 15-20 new lines...

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Filling in the Gaps
6 August 2012, 6:19 am

Over the last month I have been slowly developing more of the bouldering potential at Byron Glacier. Last year the pace of developing was frantic and sporadic due to the...

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We should’ve let it ride….
7 August 2012, 2:27 am

On Sunday,Will, Drew, David and I piled into my dad’s truck and headed out for Archangel.  As we headed north from town it became pretty apparent that it was raining...

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Summertime Training Part 2
13 August 2012, 5:22 pm

In my last training post, I introduced a max-recruitment finger training workout which I was going to start doing over the summer as well as some other training goals.  Over the...

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More Development at Byron
15 August 2012, 2:55 am

I have to start off by giving David credit for the sheer volume of work he’s done to develop the bouldering at Byron Glacier.  I have no idea how many...

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Bouldering in Juneau, Alaska
20 August 2012, 4:20 am

This is a guest post by Jared LaVaque.  He headed down to Juneau to check out some of the bouldering there.  In the last few years, Jared has tried hard...

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Cleaning up Some Abandoned Alaska Sport Routes
22 August 2012, 3:15 pm

This summer has been heavily focused on bouldering and putting up more new hard problems here in Alaska and trying (unsuccessfully) to whittle down my project list.  At the beginning...

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Mood, Motivation, and Todd Bouldering Hard at Byron Glacier
24 August 2012, 8:05 am

Last Friday I went out to Byron again - against my better judgement. Once more I withdrew into the shadow of the mountain to try a project that has been consuming...

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Hatcher Pass Photo Day – Plus a Little Bouldering
28 August 2012, 4:48 am

Last Friday, I took the day off work to head out to Hatcher Pass with Kelsey to shoot photos for the guidebook.  Chris Barnett and I headed up to meet...

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Hatcher Pass Bouldering – Drew’s Last Day
10 September 2012, 5:19 pm

Last Sunday (Sept 2nd), I met up with David Funatake for my final day (or so I had thought) at Hatcher Pass this summer.  We headed out feeling unsure but trying...

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Weather Bubbles
12 September 2012, 12:20 am

Fall is flourishing now. The living green of summer is dim and quickly changing into hues of scarlet, orange, and gold as all is consumed in the burning fire of...

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A Weekend of Bouldering in Hatcher Pass
13 September 2012, 5:30 am

Warning – Long Post for a Long Weekend Archangel Valley never ceases to impress me with its majesty and ability to inspire and this weekend was no different.  A crazy...

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Summertime Training Part 3 – Final Thoughts
17 September 2012, 8:37 pm

As a refresher, here are the first two posts regarding my training plans for the summer: Summertime Training Thoughts Summertime Training Part 2 What I’ve Done and Why Back in April...

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After 12 Years – A Project Goes Down at Ptarmigan
26 September 2012, 3:52 pm

Twelve years ago, my two good friends and climbing partners Chris Terry and Dan Kryger brought me up to Ptarmigan to boulder for the first time.  We explored the area and climbed...

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Random Thoughts About the Mental Side of Climbing Projects
3 October 2012, 5:04 pm

I’ve had a few questions about the last post regarding the Mr. Universe Project, and the one that gets asked over and over is: How hard is it? I intentionally...

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Craze and Calm
5 October 2012, 3:11 am

I have been feeling a bit crazed lately. After climbing all summer, sending some fun lines and developing many more, it’s clear that I was climbing stronger and better than...

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One Last Day Outside for 2012
17 October 2012, 4:49 pm

Here are some pictures from what looks likely to be the last day outside bouldering in 2012 in Alaska.  David and I managed to put up three more new problems...

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Alaska Bouldering Guide Website
19 October 2012, 7:22 pm

I’ve finally gotten the Alaska Bouldering Guide Website up - Check it out and let me know what you think.  I’ll be adding sample pages and a gallery later on. We’ll...

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Rocktober
24 October 2012, 5:42 am

Sipping on sweet chai, I drove north along the Matanuska River while the wind slipped through the barren trees and buffeted the windshield. Across the flood plain a spindrift of...

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[SA Chris]

Why do only the first two lines of each post appear? Am I the only person who has this problem?

Great post anyway, and perfect name for the new problem. Nice one.