I am nearly two months into my “training” for our trip to Hueco Tanks. I like to think that I am feeling fairly strong, but it’s been difficult to find benchmarks for my progress. But more on that later. Primarily, I’ve been using the hangboard, generally three days a week (sometimes four). My big breakthrough […]

Posted on February 27th, 2010 by admin
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Yeah, it’s not bouldering, but motivating nonetheless. IKER POU – DEMENCIA SENIL 9a+ (Margalef) from jordi canyigueral on Vimeo.

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by admin
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Jen and I watched bits and pieces of Committed Volume II last night. Really good stuff, particularly the bit on the Whittaker family. I can only hope that in ten years we are living as they are. Katy and Pete, both teens, are filmed repeating and establishing hard, committing grit testpieces, belayed by their parents. […]

Posted on February 16th, 2010 by admin
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Hueco Tanks 2009 from Jimmy Webb on Vimeo. Chbalanke looks very good.

Posted on February 14th, 2010 by admin
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(Taken from MoonClimbing.com) I’d like to think Power of Silence will be one of my projects for the Hueco trip. power of silence v10 from Walker Emerson on Vimeo.

Posted on February 13th, 2010 by admin
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Comment published a short symposium on my recent essay on convivial software. I’m deeply grateful to the Cardus staff for giving me this opportunity.

Posted on February 12th, 2010 by admin
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What to do when you get 18+ inches of snow. Friday night: Shovel the 4+ inches of snow that fell already, and let the kids play outside way past their bedtime. Saturday morning: Shovel enormous amount of snow, and be thankful that the sidewalk is only 15 feet long. Try to figure out how to […]

Posted on February 6th, 2010 by admin
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I agree with Peter Suderman. We watched the season premiere of Lost last night, and I am underwhelmed. That’s not say we won’t watch the final season (thanks, ABC, for releasing the episodes online), but I can’t help but wonder if the writers and producers are headed toward a Matrix-like finish–the show started so strongly, […]

Posted on February 4th, 2010 by admin
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dark age v11 from Walker Emerson on Vimeo. This is on my official tick list for our Hueco visit.

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by admin
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