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I finally did it. I started a website. www.eddiegianelloni.com. I will be updating on this site from now. Hope you keep following. I have several projects that I am working on so stay tuned!!!

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White Fox V2+Kani V10Green ContrastGavin and I took advantage of the sun yesterday and went bouldering. It was actually sunny for two days straight, so that meant Mitake would be dry. Even cool in the shade this time of the year. We set up shop at the Ninja Boulder. A slow day, only one other Japanese climber. I climbed a few problems that I like to warm up on. Then played on Ninja and

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Eddie,I wanted to go take look at this area (Tennoiwa)since it is so close. Is it pretty easy to find? I have biked in that area, so I know how to get there. Is the climbing area easy to find? I would really appreciate any info you could give me, I would love to find a close place to climb.Thanks,Rob PooleRob,Yes I think it is very easy to find. You are a member of MP so I am assuming

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Stone Brewery's Ruination IPA, what a beer! This beer measures in at 7.7% ABV and more than 100 IBU's. The Ruination has a very interesting taste and color. Unlike most IPA's that I have enjoyed in the past, this IPA has a very hefei feel to it from start to finish. The color is very golden, with no visible sediment. This is not abnormal for an IPA, but what followed was very different to

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Yesterday for Father's Day, Team G met up with Jack and his wife to check out a few bouldering areas. The weather was OK, but it is the rainy season so all of the boulders under trees or overhanging were wet. We were not able to climb anything but it was sure nice to see these boulders for the first time.The first area is home to the Cabin boulder. A tall, steep block that sits very secluded

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The Midnight Sun's Sockeye Red IPA is a very nice, well rounded IPA. The Sockeye is a bit daintier IPA than the Melt Down DIPA. When first cracked open the beer has a sweet smell, opening your senses to the soon to be experienced flavors of this IPA. This IPA weighs in at 5.7 ABV and 70 IBU's. These are weaker numbers than I usually enjoy, but the Sockeye makes up for it in the overall

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Over a couple of nights last week I polished off the fantastic Ninkasi DIPA and IPA.The Total Domination IPA is my favorite of the two, it has more of a traditional northwestern IPA taste, which is my style. It being called TD I was not sure if it was going to be a total let down, but Ninkasi came through. At 6.7% ABV and 65 IBU's the TD has a nice floral start with a smooth hoppy finish. The

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From time to time I receive emails for people asking for beta due to it's scarce nature in English. I have decided that I will post some of them here, maybe one will answer your question too. Hope this helps.Hi Eddie,How are you doing? Sorry this message is a bit out of the blue but I stumbled across your blogspot (very good by the way!) and thought I'd try to tap you up for a bit of info if

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Battleship RockI finally made my way to Chichibu to see some of the areas there. Jack took me to the impressive Battleship Area and several other areas that I can not remember the names of now. All of these areas are places that Jack has developed/ing or discovered. These areas have many bolted lines, including a 30 foot roof in a cave boosting two 13+/14- lines that need ascents.The

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I made it into another Rock and Snow!!! The write up is about the new area that I helped develop. The route that I am climbing is my 11a. I am about to make the crux move in the photo. Cool stuff.Thanks Nobu!!

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As usual I made my way to Calafata in Tokyo to play with all of the new gear and to have lunch with Jack. Among the many new shoes, harnesses, carabiners, and clothes was the this gel. The new NST Eco Grip gel is awesome!!! I am not into the liquid chalk scene at all, except for DWS. Liquid chalk is all over in Japan. Jack brought me over to the shop's climbing wall and asked me to hold onto

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A simple ,easy, no frills way to stick clip on the fly. This is for clipping a rope into the first draw or as some like to call it, wienie clipping, without using anything extra. Not tape required.First take two bites of rope. Make sure to leave your self enough tail on the side that you will tie into once the rope is clipped correctly into the draw. Make an overhand knot with the two bites.

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ShinkansenReal ramen shopLotusThe GuardianIt rained the entire time we were in the south. Kyoto is amazing and very old. Osaka is a larger port city. The remarkable temples are surrounded by 30 story buildings. The bad weather was due to a typhoon that blew in the entire time we were there. When I say this you might imagine gale force winds and waves crashing. No. There was just spitting

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I like beer. I guess what I should say is I love IPA. In the past few years I have grown to really appreciate the sometimes jolting taste of a high quality IPA. Saying that, I am not a beer expert by any strech of the imagination. I am just a rock climber who happens to love IPAs. Now that I live in Japan and IPA's are hard to find where I live, I have decided to write about them when I come

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More beautiful photos from AK. I have a few more that I am working up right now. But I am putting a bit more English into these. Enjoy for now.Oh yea, the weather here is nasty yet again. I sure hope the rainy season has not started yet.

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Alaska, Alaska. What a beautiful place. So pure. I will write more later. Photos just for now.

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Yes I am talking about Alaska. We are going to Anchorage on Saturday and will be staying for a week. I have never been to Alaska, so I am looking forward to this trip very much. Star has more training on the military base there and Gavin and I are planning on checking out the surrounding mountains. I am aware that this time of the year there are many hungry bears out, so GnE will not be

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The Real GigoloChild's PlayChild's Play lower roofJust after the CruxJoyama today was great. We went to Wild Boar Gorge. WBG is a steep sport climbing area that must be visited by all climbers in Japan that climb in the 11+ to 14a range. A very nice area with some nice history. Jack Nakane, Yuji Hirayama, and Dai Koyamada, to name a few, all have FAs here.Hiroko and I started with Jack's 12b,

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Coffee Can Knife V4 FAJack's PinchJack sends Ideal Johnson with ease, V5/6One of the three long tough movesGolden week has been the most widely celebrated holiday in Japan thus far. I have never seen so many people outside. I do not fully understand what the holiday is for, but it has something to do with the emperor.Anyway, for a break from the city Gavin and I joined Jack and his wife for

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Here are some photos from today's visit to the new area. Hiroko and Shuji came out from Tokyo to check this place out. They really like it. What a fun place to climb.

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Yesterday I went over to Showa park in Nishi-Tachikawa with my buddy Jensen. It just so happened that the flower festival was taking place. All I can say is that I have never seen so many amazing colors in my life. What a breath taking experience.Today Team G went exploring in and around the Tama Gawa(river) north east of Fussa. It was rather cloudy though very beautiful. We happened upon a

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Just took this one.

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Please do not be very critical with the video quality. I am just figuring out how to use this new rig. Enjoy our first video from the 5D Mark II.

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Wow, so much has happened since Gavin and I came back to Japan. The weather is crisp and feels very clean now that spring is here. Gavin and I have gone climbing almost everyday since our return. We have mostly been going sport climbing lately, so I am happy to report that my endurance has improved rather nicely in the last couple of weeks.Several months ago I was doing some research and

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Photo from Jensen WalkerTo catch everyone up, the last month has been a bit turbulent to say the least. Of course the catalyst for this was the earthquake and horrific tsunami on March 11th.It so happened that on this day Star, Gavin and I were in the Yokohama area at a MontBell store. In the past three weeks I have described the EQ to several people, but I am not sure if I have given my

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I love my son dearly.

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Panoramic shot of Pecos RiverPecos High BridgePecosThe AlamoSakurasE-Rock HighballA few of the MANY boulder fieldsEnchanted RockWWII Naval Museum in FredricksburgWe made it back safely home. It is very nice to be home. I did not realize how much stress I was under until I laid in bed last night. It was such a relief to lay with Gavin and Star. Very peaceful.On Thursday I drove down to the

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Grandpa and grandson Gavin jealous of Porters solid foodStar under a roof Steep Limestone The Sex Cave Mother and son Seattle Gavin at the swimming hole Gavin and PorterMaking it to Austin was a big day for Gavin and I. It marked the end of being without Star. We arrived to our hotel and met up with my parents. The G'rents were very excited to see Gavin. The next day we hooked up with our

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First of all Gavin and I are doing well, considering that Star is still in Japan. Hopefully we will be able to see her soon. It is still unclear if we are going to the Austin area next week, so stay tuned for that info.We arrived safe to SEA-TAC and spent the following four days with Rod and Robin. Their help has been fantastic in these tough days. On Monday Gavin and I took a drive up to

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Sleeping by daddyMitake's PinchoverhangThe Delta PassengersDelta flights on Yokota Air BaseLook what I can doGavin and I are about to head to the states on the longest St. Patty's Day of our lives. Star and I decided that it was best for the little guy to be far away for the time being. Here are a few photos that I did not have time to workup. Next post from Washington.If you can please take

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Go MommaPreciousDeterminedCar CampingThe trip this past weekend was a huge success. Sparing you all of the details, we arrived to one of the bouldering areas in the Shousenkyou area and went boulder hunting. Star and I both found some fun boulders to pull on to our delight. Our plan for the evening was to either find a hotel in Kofu or car camp near the bouldering area. After a tasty Indian

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Here are some photos of a new line. What a nice day it was. I bolted the line, then sent it. Come On Eddie is 11a and fun. For a two more wonder that is. Sorry that the climbing photos are terrible. It turns out that not all of the Japanese cameras are good. Proof in the finished product.In other news, Gavin is 4 months +2 today. He is meeting all of his 4 and some of his 5 month goals

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The waterfall, Big Moon WI3/4HakubaStar and I took Gavin to Nagano for some snowboarding this Valentine's Day. What a success!!! We stayed at Hotel Terry. Our rate included breakfast and dinner. The breakfast was a buffet and dinner was a very interesting French (Japanese interpenetrated) cuisine. The first night we were at the hotel in the town of Hakuba, it snowed about a foot. Star and I

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Aki on a 12aLeft side of SannokidoGame DayThis week was some what eventful. I am making headway on the guide book. I have been in touch with a publisher and they seem to be interested. So, I hope this will go somewhere. I went to another sport area close to home today. Really nice joint. Tufas and stalactites, super cool. I also built a climbing wall in our storage closet in our condo.

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Kanoto CliffJapanese CliffsOld PinNew climbing areaThe new area cleaning has begun. I have taken a couple of photos but none are very becoming. But saying this I have one just to show what it looks like. The new area is about 60 ft tall and just as wide. The rock is limestone and as of today we figure that there are about 12 routes ranging from 5.7 to 11c-ish. We will be bolting the lines

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6 Pitches of funHappy BirthdayKawamata,12dKM10c Warm upLately we have been climbing quite often. This past weekend we drove a hour away and checked out Kawamata. KM is a really cool sport climbing area with tons of fun routes. Many new projects, or so it seems. The weather was very cold so we did not stay long. The weather was over cast and because so it was -2C. We drove over to Base Camp

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Gavin Talks from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.And so he talks.

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JoyamaHot Rod CrankingThis is what we woke to every mornSunsetDaffodilsView from Jogasaki cliffsOur trip to the Izu Peninsula was a blast. We drove down the beautiful east coast to our hotel on Wednesday to our temporary home, the Star Hotel. The hotel was OK but we had private onsen access that was killer. An onsen overlooking the Pacific Ocean is very cool.The next day we went up to Jogasaki

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Dark TrailTemple on the trailI'm not sure about this?Ready for the hikeShojiiwaSo in the past few days we have been quite busy. Star is on leave for two weeks and we have been trying to get outside as much as possible. We have gone to Base Camp twice and went and climbed at Tennoiwa. Tennoiwa is a beginner to intermediate chert climbing area west of Akiruno. A fun area, but can be VERY busy.

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My buddy Jensen Walker set up some of his gear and we took pictures of our kids. Here are a couple that are from our kid, Gavino.Here is his site for more cool shit.www.jensenwalker.com

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My buddy Jensen Walker set up some of his gear and we took pictures of our kids. Here are a couple that are from our kid, Gavino.

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Beautiful rock beware!!!Down GoodnessHappy Holidays. We enjoyed a wonderful morning together opening presents and eating Belgian waffles. Star's pager did go off and she had to head over the hospital to play doctor, but it was a fun morning. We are all so proud of her. She works so hard and loves every minute of it. So happy holidays from Japan and we hope that your day is full of wonderful

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Smiling Baby Boy from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.

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So the little man has been making himself right at home. He has already taken over my spot in bed.Some randoms from the week. Climbing, an organic restaurant, baby, and family.

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Mt. MitakeStar has gone back to work and has left Rod and I in charge. It will take some time to find a routine but with Rod's help I am sure it will happen. We took another trip to Base Camp and Rod is starting to really get into climbing. I do not have any photos due to all of us being very busy. We were either taking care of Gavin or climbing constantly for 6hrs. A good day. Start has a

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In the past few days we have gone to Caramba climbing gym once, when on a urban trekking journey and found a park nearby great for birding. Caramba just had a hold reset and it looks great!!! Tomorrow we are heading to Mitake yama, Mt. Mitake, for some hiking. Then we are planning on heading down to pull on some stone for a couple of hours. Should be fun. On Sunday we are going to Base Camp

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Angel Mantel V6TraversingTough mantel on Angel MantelAngel MantelBeautifulRod's first outside sendSteep Fantasy V4Family photoOn Saturday we decided to take a hike around one of the areas that Jack and I are developing. This was a fantastic idea. The weather was spectacular. I did not think that it could be any better. Well, I was wrong. On Tuesday we set out again to this amazing area with

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Rob making it happenRod getting technicalTraversingLove at first sightTrail Side Delight v4ishShirotea LeftGetting Ready for Jumping Hook V5It has been a week since my last post and as usual copious has happened. My mother's trip has come and gone, miss you mom. Now my father-in-law, Rod, is here to visit with his first grandchild for six weeks. It is sure nice to have Rod here. His first

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Bear Paw Man from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.Jack sent his most recent project!! Much more to come.

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Sorry for not posting in a bot. With the new baby it is hard sometimes to do Anything!! So this week my mother came to visit. I guess she really came to see her new grand baby. We went out to a few climbing areas in the Okatama area. It turns out that many routes in these areas need to be rebolted. So a buddy of mine talked to the JFA, Japanese Free climbing Ass, and they are giving us all

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Mississippi Staemboat from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.Well it went down!!!

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MItake SunsetGreat spotWhite Water FunOrange on Tama RiverMantleOmeJapanese PlatesSleeping BabyFree Climbing ShoesToo CuteUp All NightNew Alpaca SweaterSo this week has been great. I made it to the secret bouldering area and Mitake. At Mitake I sent Melting Softcream Traverse V6. I only tried it a few times. Man that feels good. Tuesday I am off to the secret bouldering area again with Jack

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Japanese Projects from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.New video from my most resent trip to our secret bouldering area. Jack is so close to making the last move. We are headed back up on Tuesday, and he will send it for sure. Jack sent Tiffany's Roof V6 two months ago, and I finally redpointed it on Tuesday. We also cleaned a sweet new boulder that Star and I found a month ago. I will try and

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Dead End from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.Sent another project yesterday. Dead End V6. Mitake's second most popular problem in this grade range. Here is a short video.And Go Climb Something!!!!

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These are my favorite frogs.

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Gavin's Birthday from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.Gavin Richard GianelloniGavin has finally arrived. Wow and is he hungry. Happy, healthy, and beautiful. 6# 12oz. Now off to do some resting, eating, and planning for the next adventure!!!!

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Hut Area Development from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.Sorry it took me so long. Here is a Vid from the a secret bouldering area that Jack and I are developing. Hundreds of boulders. This boulder has a few problems on it. I was not able to video all of the problems but I am compiling a longer video of Fa's to come soon.Go climb Something!!!!!!

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More photos as promised. It was a beautiful day on Wednesday. 15c with sun and blue skies. I was able to work a couple projects at Mitake and make it through a few crux moves on some v6/7's. Super cool. Any way, enjoy the photos.

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Horumi's finger, OuchBig spider at MitakePumpkin StingBarLong move on Climber GaeshiNinja Boulder AreaNobu and his wife HorumiWell in the last couple of weeks I have been very busy. Between training and climbing projects Jack and I have been bolting new routes and sending projects. We have a new trad line that is crazy good. A 110d that takes very small gear. Super spicy. Jack made the FA of

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Here is a video of the most popular v5 in Japan, Ninja Gaeshi at Mitake. It was very fun. I am also working on a short of the great bouldering here. I have a few more boulders to shoot, but should be done soon.Ninja Gaeshi from Eddie Gianelloni on Vimeo.Go Climb Something!!!

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Here are a couple of pictures that I took with my point-n-shoot. I keep forgetting to bring my DLSR along. Anyway everytime I go I work something new. There are so many good lines. Yesterday I worked with a buddy of mine on learning to use a grigri as a lead device. The weather here has been very bad lately. but it looks like the weather might be turning to blue skies. We will see.Enjoy

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New photos taken with my new used Nikkor 50mm f/1.4. I really love the belly and the lens. Not equally of course. There are so many lenses available at the second hand stores around here. It is unbelievable.Star is going on 37 weeks and I wanted to start practicing with the new lens and this is what I have so far. I am still waiting on CS5 so no editing has been done.Enjoy!

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One of my friends here in Japan is a professional photographer, Jensen Walker. He had never shot climbing in Japan yet so I invited him on a bouldering trip to Mitake a couple of weeks ago. He sent me some of his cool shots. Here are some that I liked.www.jensenwalker.com. Check him out.

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Last weekend was the beer fest and I forgot that I took some photos. The Festival was very nice. There was an assortment of 200 beers, local and domestic. I had 10 IPAs in the first hour alone. Let's just say that I love IPA and can not wait to have more soon!!!Here are a few photos from the Beer Festival last weekend.

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Last week was good but wet. On Tuesday Jack and I went to a secret climbing area where we both had projects. We both sent them. And we bolted a new line!! Jack's line is a very bouldery line that goes at 12b/c named Dixie King. A classic line that people will love at the grade once the area is opened. Mine line is the one that I talked about before. I finally was able to nail the last v4

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Ando on the start of Ninja Gaeshi New problem in the woods Start of a great dayThe rest of this week was very nice. I was able to make and complete a task list comprised of things to do around the house. Very successful. Not to mention the development of two new boulders at the secret area and I finally sent Ninja Gaeshi v5/6.This Saturday Star and I went car camping in the mountains. Which was

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In a resent issue of Rock & Snow, a Japanese climbing magazine there is an article about the Horse Pens 40 Climbing area in Alabama. There is a photo of me climbing Fun Dip v4. Really cool.Go Climb Something!!!!

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Here are some pictures from Wednesday and Friday at Mitake. I really like this area. It is very nice in the morning with temps in the low 20's this time of year. Here are the pictures and I will be going back Sunday for another go at a fun v5 and v6.

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Jack's V8 project Cleaning a new V3/4 Four new problems on this boulderJack and I went back up to the Hut area in the Mountains for some more scouting of new lines. The area should be called Arete Area due to the abundant beautiful aretes here. Jack worked a v8 that he has been eying for a month now. A very hard traverse that leads to a mantel with a high left foot hand match. Tough. We

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Yesterday some friends from the climbing gym and I went to a local bouldering area called Mitake. It is a very cool area. Very spread out. I think the boulders that I have climbed so far are OK but the environment that you find yourself in is really nice. The river that the boulders surround, is full of white water kayakers and rafting groups. Which has given me an interest in starting to white

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Check out this new video. I am trying to use my camera to the fullest so I decided to use the HD video feature more. Here is a short that I threw together on iMovie. It was fun. I am looking forward to doing it again soon. Stay tuned.http://www.vimeo.com/user4584016/videosGo Climb Something!!!!

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Star in a Cobra Helicopter Peace High security for two F-22 Happiness This past weekend was the annual Yokota Air Show. It was a really cool event with thousands in attendance. Her are some photos from the show.Enjoy!

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Caramba Ando pulling hard The start of my new problem I have randomly found two climbing gyms near base. Maboo and Caramba bouldering gyms. Both super cool. Caramba is twice as big as Maboo but both have killer problems. I recommend them both to anyone looking for a cool gym in this area. Here are some photos.

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Gavin is sure ripening up Japan is great. I have really taken to the culture here and am having a blast figuring out the climbing scene. I have made a few friends that own climbing gyms in a 10 to 15 minute driving distance from home. Which is a great training ground for the up coming climbing season that starts mid September. I have a great friend Jack, here that has several areas that he is

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Gavin's Arete v3 New bolted line just left of tree, maybe 11d/12a Cpt Ahab v5 View from Jacks second house The man his house and his dogI guess it should really be called "Jack's summer vacation that Eddie just tagged along on". But anyway, I followed Jack and his chi chi(father) to his second house on Monday morning, which is 5 mins to the first real Japanese climbing area ever established,

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Jack making v4 slab look as easy as walking on a sidewalk The move before the crux on a cool v4/5 slab Moving into the crux from the top, nothing up there Jack on the summitFun v1 by a river Yesterday Jack and I made our way through the rain in Tokyo to the clearing skies in the mountains around Kofu. It was a little humid but we were able to locate some dry boulders in one of Jack's secret

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All I can say is that I love this car. Star named him Stitch because when you lock the doors the rear view mirrors automatically fold in. The car is in great condition for a 2000. Here are a few photos I took on the fly today. Enjoy.

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Today we hit the Fussa streets. A very fun festival with very interesting food. When you walk down the streets in Japan all of the people that are trying to sell you something yell greetings at you. Now at the festival it is intense. People everywhere yelling. Live music every block. Super fun.I ate some squid balls, fried chicken balls, cream filled rolls, fried noodles, and a banana dipped in

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V5 Project that I will try and FAJack on the finish of a V6I didn't even know these were still aroundCrazy food at the 7/11Corn, mayo, chilly, and hot dog??Weird chip selectionSo over the last few days Star and I have been moving into our new condo and trying to buy/locate furniture. We bought a cool couch and a queen mattress and box spring for the guest room that we are sleeping on now. We

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Jack showing me some sweet lines Tough shallow pocket roof The first long move from the match Left gaston , about to move into the right, V5Jack on a Fun v4 with a v6 alternate start I met up with Jack and we headed to one of his secret bouldering areas for some stone pulling. We arrived in the morning to great temps. Jack showed me many, many wonderful problems. Several of the boulders were

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Today I went exploring. I took a train to an area that I saw a picture of. It was a very cool experience. Travelling in a foreign country is hard but if you research enough in advance you can work out most of the kinks. I found a nice place to eat lunch at a soba noodle house. It was very hot today. Some of the boulders had chalk on them. You know what that means? I'll be going back when it's

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So we arrived today in Japan. We arrived and our sponsor met us at the airport and brought us to our hotel, that we will call home for the next week. He took us around base to fill out paper work and put our housing together. It turns out that we will not be able to live off of base this year. So we looked at a few "condo" ish places on base. We took a place across the street from the hospital

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So I have not been able to train while at Star's parents house so I decided to build a hang/campus board. Very simple and easy. I used three pieces on the rafter in the garage. A sloper to the left and a 1/4" piece out of view on the opposite side. The main piece is 1/2" with the top edge sanded to a rounded edge and several holes drilled to simulate pockets. Fun and a sure workout.

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The Chief On the last day in Squamish we decieded to Climb a easy multipitch on the Apron. We climbed a 6 pitch 10a, Over the Rainbow. It was a fun climb, but the Apron is a shit show. There are climbers climbing on top of other climbers. Free soloist passing parties and gumbies doing some dangerous stuff. The line though, was fun. The money pitch is the over the rainbow pitch. a peice of gear

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Getting Seasoned in the Sun Or Seasoned in the Shade Star on the crack At the best of Rutabaga and ArrowrootYesterday we had a great day on the right side of the Grand Wall. We climbed a classic finger crack, Seasoned in the Sun. What a great crack. ratty and marginal at the bottom and killer at the top. On the walk back we found this very obscure bolted face line that was new and not listed

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Exasperator The Chief at sunset I have never been to Yosemite, but I imagine that driving in to Squamish and seeing the Stawamus Chief for the first time would be like seeing El Cap for the first time. The amount of granite here is overwhelming. We arrived in the afternoon and decided to acquaint ourselves with the area and the whats happenings. We figured out the scene and grabbed dinner at

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A few days ago Star's parents threw a party for us. It was GREAT. Several of Star's friends from high school came. Some of our closest friends Sean and Michele came too. It was very nice to see everyone. Some of Rod and Robin's friends from a farm down the street came by and brought some homemade beer, awesome. The next day we left for Squamish for some climbing. The weather seems to be perfect

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I really loved this photo and hope you do too

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Three Sisters On the way back to Washington Star thought it would be cool to take the 101 home. So that's what we did. Viva la Prego!!! Go Climb Something!!!!

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Star on a classic line at Smith Andy working a 11d, strong workCalm and cool on Panic Attack 12aStill smooth on PA Sun set at SmithHere are a few pictures from the third and fourth days. We checked out the Morning Glory wall and the Phoenix walls. Both are littered with wonderful lines. The last day I went for the send on Panic Attack but slipped at the top with no more daylight. Sucks but I

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So Smith Rock is pretty sweet!!! Star and I arrived to Terrebonne on Monday afternoon. We arrived to shade on the east walls with a substantial amount of wind. The weather now is perfect. Of course that's in the shade. In the sun you are miserable. Anyway, we hiked down to the Christian Brothers area and realised right away that we would be buying a stick clip that night. Many of the older

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Chris with a bomber side pull on a tufa Bruce finishing a fun line Bruce pulling on edges Clipping bolts on Snake Charmer Starting the roof Mike doing a back flip from 40ftPull hard Mike!!!! Arno and Star climbing at Sunset A few steps before the fallBruce king of the high line

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Bruce under the roof of La Pistoal 12aLa Pistola send The moves before the crimp Mike grabbing the crimp on the dynoEddie going for the crimp Mike loosing the heal 40 ft up Bruce setting up Chris squeezing his way up two tufas Arno with no shoes Right before I planted ass on groundBruce on the high lineOur third day started out with a nice breakfast. Bruce and I paddled out to the cliff in a

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Eddie not afraid of the send on SinsophreniaA quick shake on great gear Star pulling off the final moves on the Cobbler Kevan pulling through the crux at the bottom of the CobblerLast week Star and I, along with my buddy Kevan, headed to Chatty for one last trip from NOLA. We arrived around 7pm on Wednesday. We set up camp at Foster Falls in preparation for the next day of climbing here. Lately

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Tennessee Wall So as most of you know my wife and I are moving to Japan. So next week we are taking our last trip to Chattanooga from NOLA. I actually am very sad that we are moving away from the amazing southeast sandstone. I learned how to climb on the wonderful cracks at T-Wall. I first saw bouldering at Horse Pens five years ago. I broke into the 11a's at Little River Canyon, and found out

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A picture taken at the tree of life in NOLA. The tree of life is also where Star and I had our wedding celebration. I thought it would make for a great spot for our first round of photos.

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So yesterday my wife Star graduated from the residency program at Children's Hospital in NOLA. A very big day for our family. After we ate lunch at Deanie's restaurant in Metairie. Which has great fried and boiled seafood. Later that night we a had a small gathering of friends to continue to celebrate this special occasion.Today we decided to go to the Audubon Zoo. What a great idea. Star finally

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