Coming Soon!

Hey everybody, here's hoping you all had a great holiday, if you celebrate that! Just wanted to let anyone interested know to look out for dates in the new year for a Clean Up Party at Rocky Butte. As of yet I haven't settled on a date but it will be around the 10th or so! Any support would be most appreciated and plan on going out for pizza when we finish. Any ideas regarding any of this here stuff, direct to garagedoorclimbing@gmail.com
Happy New Years!

- Big Town and the rest of us at Garage Door Climbing!

another Stoneworks video

THOSE BRAINY LOOKING HOLDS BLOW. Big Town likes them. I have no idea why. It's like trying to hold onto...something...really big. (Also I have five year old boy hands). But ANYWAY--props to BT for creating this video. We just made a trip to the Circuit with our good friend Lindsay (who is an amazing climber) so we will hopefully have a fun, action-packed, nail-biting gem of a video. Starring Bruce Willis and Cameron Diaz. (That might be a joke.)
Keep checking in on us, and don't be afraid to say hi! Most of us don't bite.
Happy holidays,
-Lil Bug and Big Town

p.s.-to the random guy in the video--if you see this, please a) tell us your name so we can credit you and b)don't sue us and c) come climb on our homegym!

<3 Garage Door Climbing Crew

Stoneworks joust video

Sadly, there was no actual "jousting"... the gym was set up with a series of problems that were numbered (however, not rated). Once you completed a problem you would have someone sign it off, and then you could participate in a drawing for prizes.
Anyway, Big Town put together this video of some of the participants working on a particular problem. The cave-like structure of the gym created a really interesting and awesome atmosphere, as well as lending itself to some really great problems.
If you live in the Portland/Beaverton area, you should check it out!
www.belay.com

-Big Town and Lil Bug

check it

Stoneworks Event!

OK So, Monday (12/14/09) at Stoneworks starting at 7pm Boulder Joust "Candycane Extravaganza" Head out to Beaverton for some climbing SHENANIGANS! check out their website which was posted in a earlier blog but here it is again for your clicking convenience http://www.belay.com

Road conditions to Gorge

Just a heads up!
Conditions on I-84 are icy dicey!
ODOT advises carrying chains as road is spotted with ice and some snow.
So be careful out there especially if your heading out to the Gorge!
You can find current road condition updates and restrictions at http://www.tripcheck.com

amazing hilarious video

FULL CONTACT TRAVERSE. I would love to do this. And kick someone in the face.



-Lil Bug

climbing holds, rock grips

Rock climbing holds made from over 60% recycled materials.
Great for indoor or outdoor climbing walls.
100% American made.
CHECK IT OUT!

I just want to post a link for an amazing online store called Rocky Mountain Climbing Gear. If you are looking for climbing holds, rock grips, whatever you call them; and you don't have a spare $5 per hold, and you love to support small business, and you love to buy recycled products!... then check out http://www.rockymountianclimbinggear.com

They make great holds and price them more than reasonably. They even have L.E.D. holds!

Professional climbing gyms, PDX

This is just a quick link list of our local gyms! Show these guys some love when you can!
Portland Rock Gym (PRG)

http://www.portlandrockgym.com (boulder, top rope, lead)

The Circuit
http://www.thecircuitgym.com (boulder gym)

Stoneworks Inc Climbing Gym (boulder, some top rope)
http://www.belay.com

Club Sport
http://www.clubsports.com (look for Tigard, Oregon: chain gym:good routes)

community aspect #2

Ok, so aside from hangin out, climbing, and just generally being all around awesome, we also want to organize some community outreach events, esp. with landowners, such as Carver Climbing Club. For these events we would be volunteering to go out to favorite climbing spots to pick up trash! So I'll keep you guys posted on dates for these events. It's important for us as the climbing community to have good relations with land owners and the land we use for recreation, this means fostering an awareness of and caring for our natural playgrounds.

-Garage Door Climbing

Climbing Video!