Ice Climbing News April 2008

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THURSDAY, 24 APRIL 2008
	La Sportiva Gears Up for 2008 REEL ROCK Film Tour
	Boulder, Colo. - If you were ever wondering how to get hundreds of climbers to sit still in a dark room for hours, here’s the answer - The REEL ROCK Film Tour. Now in its third season and with 100 or more screenings of the world's best climbing films, REEL Rock is becoming one of the most prominent social events for local climbing communities across the country. This year, La Sportiva will b Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 22 APRIL 2008
	Boulder-Fly Tee Benefits HERA Foundation
	Carbondale, Colorado - Friksn Climbing Laboratory, a Norfolk, Virginia-based manufacturer of climbing clothing, is donating 15 percent of sales of its women’s Boulder Fly T-shirt to the HERA Foundation. The soft-combed, tight-gauge knit shirt features a butterfly design and retails for $22. It’s available in olive or lemon color and in sizes - small, medium, and large. HERA receives 15 percent of Read Full Story
	AAC Announces Winners of Expedition Grants
	The American Alpine Club announced its 2008 winners of its two major grants - the Lyman Spitzer Cutting-Edge Award and the McNeill-Nott Award. The winners of the Lyman Spitzer Award were Vince Anderson, Micah Dash, Ben Gilmore, Josh Wharton, and Chad Kellogg. The two winners of the second annual McNeill-Nott Award were Alex Alexiades who explored and established new routes in the Suche Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 18 APRIL 2008
	Ice Climbers Establish New Routes in Wyoming
	A team of ice climbers developed several ice routes at the Ishawooa Creek drainage, South Fork of the Shoshone in Wyoming. Aaron Mulkey with Joel Anderson, Kenny Gasch, Dan Miller, and Sam Magro, established six new routes in addition to the previously unnamed paths: a WI4, 60m, and Milque Toast WI4+, 80m. The new routes were named Liberator, Peaceful Warrior, Ella Diablo, The Testament, The Read Full Story
MONDAY, 14 APRIL 2008
	New 9.5mm Fusion Ion from Sterling
	Biddeford, ME - Sterling Rope once again has brought to life a new dynamic cord for their Fusion series, the Ion. The Fusion series is a collection of high performance ropes in the sub- 10mm category. The ropes in this series were designed for the challenges of difficult climbs. The Nitro 9.8mm and the new, extremely popular Nano 9.2mm both feature unique constructions to provide great handling, l Read Full Story