Heather Robinson Video - PrAna

Hot on the heels of the Kevin Jorgeson video, PrAna has released a fun short film that I recently produced for them, with team athlete Heather Robinson, out in Las Vegas this past March. Heather was kind enough to put us up in her house for 4 weeks while we toured the area. She's one of the kindest and passionate people I have ever met with abilities on the rock just as inspiring. Heather is one of the hardest working and dedicated rock climbers out there on the scene today and it show's with her motivating send of "Power Windows" 5.13d at Mt. Potosi.

Check it out here. Cheers from Eldorado Canyon! - A

Heather Robinson: Balance from Prana Living on Vimeo.

The Kevin Jorgeson Video - Black Diamond Journal

I'm pleased to announce the release of a short film I shot and edited with long time friend and climbing partner, Kevin Jorgeson. Filmed specifially for The Black Diamond Journal Series, Kevin shares with us his passion for the area and offers nice insight into the art of bouldering.

We only spent 2 short days filming this out in Bishop, CA, but a nice weather window allowed him to grab the second ascent of Transporter Room (5.12X - read the full story here) and work on his new mega-project: a five star line right out the belly of the beast. (See photo above.)

Thanks for following. Enjoy - Andy

VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Kevin Jorgeson bouldering at the Buttermilks from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Optical Reverb

Photo: Olivia Hsu working an undone problem in the Valley of the Giants, Sawtooths of Idaho.

Last Summer some friends and I sailed across Redfish Lake, setting up camp on the beach to explore and develop new untouched granite boulders in an alpine basin known as "Valley of the Giants" in Idaho. We bargained an old captain with an bottomless Gin and Tonic and something for his spirits in exchange for the 45 minute trip across the lake. We scheduled a doubtful pick-up time one week later. I shot some of the wildest backcountry bouldering I've ever seen that week, the article printed, and the adventure was lost to another hardrive.

I'm working on a new way to tell our stories and share the adventures, far beyond the parameters. Both unfiltered and unrestricted. Just the story...as it happened to happen that day.

More on "Optical Reverb" to come.