If you can’t find Sierra Blair-Coyle, you might try checking the tub. “My sanctuary is my bath,” she explains of her hiding spot. “I read in a book once that you can’t do homework, clean, or deal with problems in a bathtub. So I just read for fun and forget about everything else.” And if the Arizona native’s bathroom sentiment sounds cliché for a college student, rest assured she’s got enough on her plate to warrant a little rest and relaxation: at just 19 years old, Blair-Coyle is one of the most focused professional climbers on the competitive circuit. After becoming the youngest climber to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, the U.S. Bouldering Team member nabbed two national championships as a junior, a first place at last year’s Kunckledragger’s Ball bouldering competition, and a sixth place finish at the 2013 Portland Boulder Rally. Oh, and she’s also a student with a full scholarship to Arizona State University … More
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Children as young as two are hopping on BMX bikes, climbing rock walls and attempting skateboard manoeuvres in a quest for more adrenalin-pumping pastimes than kicking the footy or going for a swim.
Once the domain of pre-teens and adolescents, extreme sports report an influx of younger participants as the sports become safer and more widely available.
”Extreme sport is seen by kids as cool and by parents as safe,” Monash University sports lecturer Tom Heenan said. ”It’s lost its fear factor.” … More
Its Christmas Eve eve, and whilst you guys are home nice and cosy in front of the fire, the guys in the todays top 3 are probably out on the side of a very cold mountain or in a freezer, getting themselves ready for their next expedition. This guys and girls are pretty hard…
3) Ines Papert on Linkhu Chuli. Whilst most of you had the idea that there were no unclimbed peaks left in the Himalayas, Ines Papert had other ideas. The former world ice climbing champion summited alone, take a bow Ines…
2) Kilian Journet breaks the speed record on the Matterhorn, climbing the mountain in 2hrs 52, return from Cervinia. This is an AD alpine route which takes in 2500m of elevation. It’s not “hard” but this is re-writing the rules as much as any first ascent in the Himalayas.
1) But of course number one has to be the Swiss machine himself Ueli Steck for his 28 hour solo brand spanking new route on the South Face of Annapurna. We caught up the man himself.