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Albufeira Crag

New Crag in Albufeira its not big but well worth a look. Big thanks to Nuno for showing John and i around, This crag gets the sun all day and is very Hot so skip it mid summer but autumn winter and spring will be great and the sea is a stone throw away. The access is an easy 50mtwalk from...

Bishops Castle

Just southwest of Pueblo, CO one man has built his own castle. Jane and I went there to check it out. It is 40 years work of only one man and his wish to build something for everyone to enjoy. Here I am on the rickety cat walk up to his metal globe. Jane and I are nearly 50 feet up enjoying the scenery and swaying metal structure. Jane at the base of the giant home made castle. Jane and I some where up high in the castle. Some of the stained glass windows from inside. The interior was left open...

THE MIRROR

If you ever find your self in the Algarve and your up for it! check out the Mirror,one of the best routes you will find. There are 3 sport routes,Silent running 6b goes straight up the middle.Small swell,sunny day and the tide was low.Why not! 60mtr abseil to a small ledge with belay point. ...

Birthday

My former students outside Fulford Cave in Eagle, Colorado. They got a little muddy, tired, scared, bruised and full of new and awesome memories! Great job guys. Hope your car didn't break down on the way home. Yeah, it snowed on my birthday. Kebler Pass outside Crested Butte. Matt Peacock being belayed by my lovely wife Jane. We hung out in Crested Butte, climbed at Taylor with her brother Matt and watched the A-Team after a nice dinner with a crappy waiter. The picknick on the river before the...

It's a Homonym, 5.12 (new route on the P-Wall)

Just the other day I was able to open up a new mixed route at the P-Wall at Mt. Evans.It has two bolts and climbs out a steep part of the wall on big holds until the crack eats up cams and nuts.Take a minute to look at the photos that Dan Gambino took on the actual first free ascent.http://www.dangpix.com/p_wall_6_10/index.htmlI am really glad that you have visited my blog. Thanks and I hope to see and hear from you soon. Rob PizemAnd last but not least, don't forget to check out my favorite sites:...

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Possibilty Wall, Mt. Evans Colorado

This is where I have been hanging around on my awesome and durable Sterling Ropes. It may have had a different name back in the day, but when I started playing on the wall nobody spoke up about it's history, nor was climbing up there, so I called it the Possibility Wall or P-Wall for short. I have been able to complete a few lines and there are still plenty to go in. Currently my project is the yellow line out the steepest part of the overhang.I love hiking out to the wall, seeing the bighorn sheep...

El Rito

Dave being belayed by his wife on the cobbles of El Rito, New Mexico. We climbed for two days over the long weekend on these highly featured rock climbs. Jane and I had time on this casual weekend to hike after climbing to a waterfall near the camping area. We stopped and checked out this lean to someone had made in the woods.The waterfall just up from the camping area at El Rito. It was a small falls with a small pool of crystal clear cool water. Below there was a grassy area to hang out of the...

Lee Cujes interview by Whipper Magazine

Whipper Online Climbing Magazine just published an interview with me on their site. I talk a little about my background in climbing and also about some of the climbing camps Upskill has been doing over the past few years, our upcoming camps and our plans for the future. Check it out!Lee Cujes - Interview on Whipper Magaz...

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