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August 14, 2014

Dolomite Part 2

Contact Piz at pizem@hotmail.com for Motivational/Instructional/Entertaining Speaking Engagements, Climbing Instruction, Training and Weekly/Monthly Training Programs

Until then... Get outside and have an adventure!

piz : )

Thanks to my amazing sponsors: www.arcteryx.com www.camp-usa.com www.scarpa.com www.sterlingrope.com www.americanalpineclub.org www.brewersledge.com

The always beautiful northern Italy.

Well manicured lands.

BOOM!

The glacier on the backside of the Marmolada.

We walked and ran and slid our way down the mountain after climbing 2000' of perfect limestone! Then we hitchhiked back to the car. Good times.

The hike up to the refugio. It took about 45 minutes from where we parked in the woods below to get to the hut where we got beta. rested and ate before the climb.

Chris and I on the hike.

The right side of the photo is the Marmolada. Tons of routes, tons of climbing, tons of run.

A photo of the routes in the refugio. We figured it would help us on while on route.

The hut where we slept the night before the climb. Great food and a super place to meet random travelers! Don't forget to watch the goats play in the hills!

April 17, 2014

Zion New Routing Part 3

Breakfast in Zion

mmmm eggs

Time to jug up the new line and do some cleaning of loose material!

The wall with our routes!

Yeah, we blow up cams!

Hanging at camp on a rest day.

Andy following the first pitch of Dr. Spaceman. 210 ft first pitch excitement 5.12-

Party at the big ledge.

Mike taking on the gnar!

Stemming up pitch 2 (sorry for the tilted photo)

The final pitch just under 200ft long and radical on perfect stone!! 5.12- at hardest!

Zion New Routing Part 2

Andy crossing the Virgin River

Mike being the cool guy!

OOH the huge chinmey!

A little jungle love onteh first pitch!

Some splitter adventure climbing as we headed up!

Freeing the 5 inch roof (formerly aide pitch from the solo aid ascent years ago!)

Andy has learned to bring the real glasses when new routing with me in Zion!

Awesome belay made of tunnel threads through the rock!

Mike taking on the big chimney!

You can always grab onto the huge tree stumps.

Getting to the final pitch!

The view from the top of the route. Dont fall in there!!! It is along way down : )

April 8, 2014

Hkiing with Rowan

Riggs Hill with Rowan.

We went looking for monsters under and around the big rocks.

Rowan crawling in to see if he can see a monster.

Oh, we just found this turtle.

Orson and his red skin. No allergies which is good, just exema.

Mt Garfield with My Students

At the top on a windy day above Grand Junction.

It's a cool place to hang.

Yep, that is sh#t! Wild horse sh#t to be precise.

Getting there

February 21, 2014

Zion Weekend Outtakes

February 7, 2014

Weekend Update: Summit Climbing Gym in Dallas, Slide Shows, Clinics and the Texas Mountaineers! Come on Down!

Contact Piz at pizem@hotmail.com for Motivational/Instructional/Entertaining Speaking Engagements, Climbing Instruction, Training and Periodization Programs

Until then... Get outside and have an adventure!

piz : )

Thanks to my amazing sponsors: www.arcteryx.com www.camp-usa.com www.scarpa.com www.sterlingrope.com www.americanalpineclub.org www.brewersledge.com www.windx-treme.com

I will be teaching clinics on Traditional climbing and Training in addition to giving TWO slide shows on Saturday night.

Topics will be Norway climbing and Desert first free ascents!

Come on down if you are in the area!

February 6, 2014

Treadwall Training with Piz: Power Endurance Training and Training your Eyes for Observing

Contact Piz at pizem@hotmail.com for Motivational/Instructional/Entertaining Speaking Engagements, Climbing Instruction, Training and Periodization Programs

Until then... Get outside and have an adventure!

piz : )

Thanks to my amazing sponsors: www.arcteryx.com www.camp-usa.com www.scarpa.com www.sterlingrope.com www.americanalpineclub.org www.brewersledge.com www.windx-treme.com

As always watch the video for pleasure first and then rewatch and look to learn technique and for flaws in my technique. You will soon be able to identify when I will fail once you learn my body positioning and when it starts to break down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpQ8xe8Vu4&feature=youtu.be

There are a few ways in which you can train to get power endurance.
You can do pyramids or 4x4's while bouldering in the gym or you can have more fun (in my perspective) and use a Treadwall.

I can set a powerful problem on the Treadwall and then climb it an an appropriate pace.
Each move must be challenging/powerful.
Each move must require core tension.
Moves can be dynamic.
Holds can be good or bad.
Holds should work on your weaknesses.
You can incorporate side pulls, cross thru's, under clings, compression moves, matches etc.
No rest holds or positions should be set.

Once I can do the problem, I see how many laps that I can do without falling off in a row.
This video shows that I am just beginning to build my power-endurance since I fall off just a few moves from the start.
Once I can get 2-3 laps in a row, then I will add a shake on the fingerboard in between (typically for 1-2 minutes) between each lap. The hope would be that I would recover, but the reality is that I get more pumped because I am on tiny holds.
When I know that I am in good power endurance shape I can do hard problems in a row with the 1 minute shake on bad holds. I typically will shoot to be able to do 3 laps in a row with that method. (that is about a 70 ft route)

Get out there and have some fun being fit!

piz : )

February 4, 2014

Some Indian Creek Climbing

Mayan enjoying the perfect cold temps. What it's how cold???

Ben getting his first day at the creek. He had a fine day of getting used to the rope smacking him in the face!

Another short cruxy tips lie back thing.

The crux of Air Sweden.

Mayan taking to the top on just another IC crack.

January 27, 2014

Winter 2014 Outdoor Retailer Photos

The drive north to Salt Lake. I should be seeing mountains but the air pollution is thick today!

Friday nights talent show. It was the ninth year where retailers and reps join together to jam. Four bands came together with 30 minute sets. It was a good time to dance and relax. Here Sarah Wood rocks out as she sings some Cyprus Hill!

One of the walls of goodness at the CAMP booth!

The climbing shoe collection from SCARPA!

STERLING ROPES as far as the I could see!

Ah Arcteryx, the booth of booths.

It makes me feel good inside to know that all these companies are working hard to improve their lines and make life just a little bit better for folks like us : )

Thanks to my sponsors

piz : )