Pizem Slide Show Next Week!

Get outside and have an adventure!

piz : )

Thanks to my amazing sponsors: Arcteryx, CAMP-USA, SCARPA, Sterling Ropes, the AAC and WIndX-treme

Bent Gate Mountaineering in Golden, Colorado is hosting me for a slide show!

When: Wed. August 14th,  730 or later  ( I have to drive out after work from Grand Junction!)
Where: Bent Gate in Golden, CO
Why: Its about climbing chossy sandstone routes in the western US!

What to expect?

You can expect and ex-Bent Gate employee to share his tales in an honest and genuine manner which may even provide a laugh or two.

You can expect some free goodies from my sponsors! Especially SCARPA, CAMP and Arcteryx!!

You can expet to be quizzed on useless and random facts.

You can expect to entertained and for an interactive show.

Me and the Wideboys (tom and pete)

Come on down for a free slide show.

Donations will be accepted but not be required for the Access Fund!

Wet Weekend

Well, this weekend we spent trying to shoot some video in the poor weather. It seemed like it was a bad idea from the iffy forecast, but we tried anyway. So Nelson came out from Chuck Fryberger Films in Golden and we tried to shoot some climbing and non climbing footage for the new action sports film. It was the first time that I had worked with Chuck's baby, The Red. This is a video camera and it takes a bit longer to set up because it is so advanced. Shooting climbing or not The Red takes amazing footage, but requires a bit more time to set up. Trying to get a shot in between rain storms was a challenge every time!
I am interested to see how Chuck's latest brainchild shapes up and am happy to be invited to be a part of the film. However, the weather was so poor all weekend, we will be shooting again soon. Have a great week and get outside!
piz : )

North Wash

My old roommate and climbing partner from years ago, Braden. He is just finished carving out the new route plack for a .75 inch splitter that we established while at the North Wash (south of Hanksville, Utah) next to the old route No Way Jose 5.13.

The crack master in all his glory, Alex Honnold. He onsighted No Way Jose and Trail of Tears(he linked the two pitch route into one giant) while with us this weekend. Both 5.13 desert splitters and both in the finest fashion.

The .5 inch No Way Jose, just slightly overhanging at the top. a wonderful desert splitter. Congrats to the folks who found this gem.

Hiking back to the road from some off width climbing on the west side of the road. We found lots of petrified wood and some dinosaur bones/teeth in the area. What a beautiful and easy to access place.

Alex's fans! We were scouting climbs with the spotting scope on the side of the road when some folks stopped to ask us if it was really THE ALEX HONNOLD? Alas it was and they had their photos taken with the crack master.

I am really glad that you have visited my blog.
Thanks and I hope to see and hear from you soon.
Rob Pizem

And last but not least, don't forget to check out my favorite sites:

http://www.scarpa.net
http://www.arcteryx.com
http://camp-usa.com
http://sterlingrope.com
http://ColoradoMountainJournal.com
http://www.wunderground.com
http://climbing.com
http://rockandice.com
http://deadpointmag.com
http://urbanclimbermag.com
http://andrewburr.com
http://ladzinski.com