Even though this route is rated a 5.9, it climbs more like a 5.8 so it’s what I call an ego climb.
5.9 | Get Your Wallet (evo Portland)
5.7 | Big Steppers (evo Portland)
Here is another fun warm up because it seems like lately, warm ups are the only climbs I can finish. This is a straight route with one small catch.
5.8 | Outside the Cones (evo Portland)
Okay, so I have to be honest, I may have cheated a bit here. You might not see it but let me explain.
5.9 | Arthur Page (Salt Pump)
This route is yellow but it was proving to be a white whale. I had tried and failed but this time was different.
5.8 | Orange (evo Portland)
Lately I’ve been pulling out footage from the vault of unedited clips. Well here is one from the present.
5.10a | Ducks (evo Portland)
The first time I got on this route, I nailed it. Fast forward a few days and you would think with some rest and a GoPro I would be aces. Not so fast Arthur.
5.9 | Foam (evo Portland)
5.10 | ONE! (evo Portland)
Dug up another gem from the archive. This one is a 5.10 from March of 2015 at the newly minted evo ROCK + FITNESS in Portland, Maine.
iTunes Review
I think the first person to review the Podcast should get a prize. Go to figure8 Podcast. Select the ‘Reviews’ tab. Be nice.
5.9 | Use Power! (evo Portland)
5.8 | Not With Us (evo Portland)
Contrary to the name of the route. This route was totally for us. I’ve climbed it a few times but the great thing that I like about this route is that I almost always forget the ideal path and have to figure out the middle fresh.
Hidden Gem
Got a hot tip on a new outdoor place from a friend so we decided to check it out today. This place had no name, a single bolted route rated a 5.9+ and a whole bunch of top rope-able stuff. The only downside is that neither of us can climb beyond the first bolt on …
5.FUN | Arthur Page (43.2881, -70.2277)
You may remember two videos made some time ago on the pier at Mackworth Island. Well I decided since I missed going last summer that I would get out this year. My excitement was hit head on with disappointment. Let me tell you why.
5.6 | Arthur Page (evo Portland)
This is normally an easy warm-up route but it is a bit more work in the dark finding your feet. It was the first time I’ve been able to climb a wall in the dark. I was at Maine Rock Gym for one but was only bouldering back then. Then I was at EVO Concord for …
Auto Belay On
Recently the new Salt Pump gym opened nearby and they have auto belays. I was initially excited because lately at my regular gym picking up loose change (my code for extra climbing partners) has been hard.