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Matthews Winters Park from Denver Bouldering on Vimeo.

Here is a short video I made of Matus climbing at Matthews Winters Park.

Getting Back into it

Setting, setting and more setting is the name of the game for me lately. I have been setting at least four days a week the past few weeks. I feel I am getting this down to a science and I feel my routes and boulder problems are becoming better by the day.

I have also started to coach the kids team at the Lakewood Rec. Center. Coaching the team is getting me psyched on wanting to push myself again. I had lost some of my motivation recently due to the job hunt and finishing school. Watching these kids climb provides great motivation. Watching them just attack a route or boulder problem with everything until they are at the top is inspiring to say the least. I am training harder to finally finish off those Mt. Evans climbs and get some revenge at Battle in the Bubble in May.

The other day to kick off my training I did the following:

60 Pull-ups-6 sets of 10

50 Push-ups-3 minutes and 13 seconds

3x4's-I ran out of time to get that last problem in.

Numerous Boulder Problems

Campus Board Workout-Got to get the contact strength back

Back in Action

Here is a picture of the route Matt just bolted in Morrison. It is a great climb with some amazing movement on it. I usually do not dig the roped climbs as much, but this one is worth it. Who knew stuff like this still existed in Morrison.

Lately I have been way to busy with finishing up school and student teaching, but now that it is over I can get focused again on climbing and kick it up this year.

So far my checklist is coming along:

1. Graduate Grad school-Done

2. Find a Job- Well sort of, still trying to piece it all together. I will be starting to work with the kids team at the Lakewood Rec Center and I am excited about this.

3.Set More- Done and Done, I will now be setting at the Lakewood Rec Centers and Thrillseekers

4. Climb More than the previous year-No real problems or places, just get out there and climb

Two Videos

Here are two videos, I have made over the past couple of days. The first is of Matt free soloing the local gym. The second is me climbing at Three Sisters.

Three Sisters from Denver Bouldering on Vimeo.

Ankle Injury

The past couple weeks I have been laying low and taking it as easy as possible. During the Bouldering Series comp on the 8th, I took a bad fall. I was dynoning for the top of the wall, I missed and landed on the edge of the pad with my left ankle. I was able to finish the comp but afterwards, walking was quite difficult. I went to the doctor and nothing is broken, just a bad sprain. I will probably need some physical therapy to prevent future problems in my ankle. I am still able to climb which is amazing. If I had to take another month off of climbing, I may have gone insane. So I have been setting and climbing in the gym mostly the past couple of weeks. Today I went outside for the first time in a while and headed up to Three Sisters with my girlfriend. I wanted to check out the Subterranean Wall. I managed to climb a few of the classics on the wall. I also put what I believe is an FA. It starts on Spotless and traverses right on crimps into the corner of Stupefied. From here you make a big move out to the finish of Scoundrel. It probably checks in around V6/7. I am proposing the name Double Dragon for this climb. I got some video of this climb, and will have it posted it shortly.

The Bouldering Series

Short little video I threw together from tonights comp. The new camera is working out great, still working out some of the kinks though. I am excited to get a lot of footage this fall and make some great new videos.

The Bouldering Series from Denver Bouldering on Vimeo.

Comps and Camera

Finally I am starting to feel strong once again. For the first time in a few months, I feel almost back to where I was before the injury. Last Thursday was the first of two Donkey Kong Comps at Rock'n and Jam'n 2. I was able to send 23 out of 35 problems. This coming Thursday is the second comp at the North Rock'n and Jam'n. Doing 23 problems last Thursday has put me in a good spot to hopefully finish in first for both comps.

Before the Gun Show at The Spot I purchased the new Nikon D3100. The main reason behind this purchase was to be able to get higher quality climbing footage from all of my adventures. I was able to test it outside last Sunday and start to put it through its paces. I am very excited to what this camera can do. Look for some great new videos in the coming weeks.