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Photos from Behind the Scenes at ABS Nationals

Tom Markiewicz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:23:02 +0000

When I had a couple minutes between competitors at ABS Nationals, I tried to take some quick photos. Here’s some of what I saw from the floor:

The full set of pictures is on Flickr.

The Monkey Traverse at Flagstaff Mountain

Tom Markiewicz — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:30:26 +0000

Since I’ve been unable to climb the past couple weeks while rehabbing my flexor tendonitis, I’ve been trying to use my camera more. Yesterday, while touring my visiting parents around Boulder, I caught some nice images of some climbers at the Monkey Traverse area of Flagstaff.

The following shots are from a pull-off above the main bouldering areas. They show the highly trafficked Monkey Traverse and someone top-roping a climb on the face to the right and down the hill from Monkey.

I was particularly pleased with the last two images as the setting sun was just right for the shot, nicely lighting up the climber on the face.

Slopers at the New

Tom Markiewicz — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:49:31 +0000

Bouldering at the Tugging Shacks, New River Gorge

Tom Markiewicz — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:50:34 +0000

The Tugging Shacks is a small, yet very cool bouldering area near Interp and OUL at the New River Gorge. While mentioned on the Waterstone Outdoors site and in an old paper guidebook, there are no details in the popular Sketches guidebook by Chris Anthony.

Here are some shots of a classic V3 arete at the Tugging Shacks.

Bouldering problem at Interp, New River Gorge

Tom Markiewicz — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:45:04 +0000

Blacksburg climber Dave Reis on the Ronski Feint (V7) at the Interp bouldering area, New River Gorge.

And yes, despite Dave’s shirtless send of this problem, it was late November!

The problem finishes just to the left of the tree.

Bouldering at Burnwood, New River Gorge

Tom Markiewicz — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:30:03 +0000

Late in the fall last year, there were some excellent bouldering conditions at the New River Gorge. The next couple of posts highlight some of these problems.

The following pics are of Shampoo (V5) at Burnwood.

Pictures of a Sloper Problem at Bozoo

Tom Markiewicz — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:15:20 +0000

Last weekend I managed to take some decent shots of an unnamed (I think) sloper problem at Bozoo, WV. The problem is roughly V2/V3 and is located in front of the warm up boulders at Bozoo (on the left side as one heads up to the Iceberg and the cliff line).

Bouldering at Bozoo

Tom Markiewicz — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:16:06 +0000

The weather is finally turning and we saw some cooler temps this past weekend. It was a great opportunity to get the bouldering season underway at a local crag called Bozoo Rocks in southern West Virginia.

At about only 45 minutes away, Bozoo has been the local crag for Virginia Tech students and Blacksburg residents for years. Offering both routes and boulders, the rock is the same sandstone as the New River Gorge. During their time in Blacksburg, many climbers including Kenny Parker and Swiss Andy, left their mark on the crag.

The following are some pictures of Jon attempting a dyno on a V5/6 (French Tit?) across the stream near Savory Wall. The problem traverses left to right from the small flake/corner in the left of the picture to set up the dyno.

Setting up

Going for the dyno

Missing!

Here’s a shot of me on the classic Pocket Problem, V4

The entire set of pictures from our bouldering session at Bozoo can be found here.

Photography tutorial

Tom Markiewicz — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:44:38 +0000

Ever been disappointed with those climbing shots you took? Never fear that camera again, WheelsandWax.com has an excellent article on getting started in action sports photography. The first of a series, Intro to Action Sports Photography covers the basics starting with aperture and shutter speed.