I’ve added some more photos to Flickr. This is one of my favourites from the Hueco Rock Ranch in Texas. Great place! Looking forward to heading back there in a couple of weeks.
Hello, sorry for the delay. Internet access and time have been sporadic. I’m in Las Vegas, NV at the moment, and currently hiding from the stifling sun. It’s nice to see it though. I haven’t had a lot of time to update here or Flickr recently, although I am trying to stay on top of the editing of the massive backlog of photos. I’ve been really getting into my panoramas while I’ve been here (probably something to do with having my fantastic new tripod!). Also, the the landscapes at some of the places we’ve been have really lent themselves to the multi shot panoramas. You just can’t do them justice with just one shot! I thought I’d share a few of my favourites here. I hope you like them…
Click on the photos to see larger sizes. I’m gonna try and get more stuff up onto Flickr when I can, but it might have to wait until I get home. It’s a full time job in itself!
The B² Productions have been very busy again of late. After getting the Castle video finished, we spent a wet afternoon in Colorado putting together a short video about me and Benny working our “long term” project in Yosemite, CA - Zorro (V4). I hope you enjoy it. I think it’s our best work yet.
…Oh, and apologies for any naughty language that might have slipped in. It’s purely for artistic purposes. Honest.
Another panorama. This time from the Buttermilks in Bishop. The Buttermilks is an amazing, world famous bouldering spot. I really liked it there, but most of the boulders seemed totally huge! The two in the middle of the shot here are Grandma and Grandpa Peabody, and they stand at a height of round 55 feet! It makes for an incredible landscape though.
Hello. Greetings from Boulder, CO. Apologies for the lack of updates recently - I assure you, there is plenty to show and tell, but I just don’t have the time to get everything sorted and posted right now - I will though!
Anyway, I thought I would post this here. I (along with Benny under B² Productions guise) have finished our first, of what we hope will be a series, of short films from the Castle Climbing Centre in London. I hope you enjoy it!
Castle Classics - Volume 1 from B² Productions on Vimeo.
While I’m on the subject, don’t forget to check out the B² Productions website to keep a track on how our America trip is going (Shameless plug!) - There’s also a selection of photos from the trip in the Gallery. Please come and have a look!
Ta!
This is the view from the top of the Four Mile Trail in Yosemite. It was a pretty strenuous walk, but it did make for an amazing view from the top! It’s such an incredible place. This was a panorama made from four photos and stitched together with Photoshop CS3.
Last night we rolled into (the incredibly hot) Phoenix, AZ. I’m still having a great and very full time of it. We certainly seem to be packing an awful lot into the days, which is just how I want it to be. The climbing in Bishop was great - The Buttermilks are an incredible location - amazing climbing and hugely aesthetic. Above is a picture of me trying one of the major projects me and Benny wanted to try in Yosemite: Zorro (V4) - a problem we both managed to get, thankfully, and which is documented here if you’re interested.
I’ve been working my way through the ton of photos which I’ve taken, but keeping on top of them is a full time job in itself! The are slowly appearing on Flickr though.
Right, it’s time to go and grab some breakfast and head off tubing down Salt River. It’s a tough life sometimes. See ya!
California, originally uploaded by Ben Grubb.
Greetings from Bishop, CA. We’re now nearly a week into our roadtrip and things are going well. We’ve had a couple of days in San Francisco, and have been to Yosemite for some excellent climbing and hiking! I have a ton of photos and things to upload, and the video footage is rapidly mounting up - but I’ll deal with that all in good time. We’ve just arrived in Bishop after a long and winding drive through the Sonora Pass (which thankfully was open). Now it’s time for dinner and maybe an evenings bouldering. I’ll try and get more updates here soon, but in the mean time be sure to check out B² Productions website for more climbing based updates.
El Capitan, originally uploaded by Ben Grubb.
The time is approaching! This Friday is the start of the epic roadtrip for 2009! It still doesn’t seem real. I don’t think it ever does until you get there. This time next week we’ll be in Yosemite, staring up at the enormous lump of rock above which is El Capitan. I cannot wait! Since we’ve had this trip booked, I’ve been going through different phases of being excited about specific areas on locations along the route. Hueco has probably taken up the most daydream time since September, but Bishop, Moab and Yosemite have all had their fair share. I’m currently going through my ‘Yosemite Period’. That place is so beautiful!
In preparation for the trip, Benny has been working hard to get new B² Productions website together! I’m really glad to say that it’s now live here: http://www.b2climbing.com - We’re gonna use it (internet access permitting) to report back on our antics, and hopefully put together some video blogs of what we’ve been up to. I’ll still be up dating here (on more photographic based matters) where as the other site will be more climbing based. At least, that’s the plan! We’re also on Twitter as well, which we’ll hopefully be able to keep more regularly up to date! I hope you’ll swing by and check ‘em out!
Well, I’ve gone and done it. I’ve bought myself a new 40D body for the trip to America (and far beyond hopefully!). It’s a bit of an extravagance, but I’ll definitely get the use out of it! I’m so excited - it looks so cool sat on top of my new tripod as well. The trusty 400D (which has served me well!) is going to live with my Dad now. I’m sure he’ll get as much enjoyment out of it as I have.
Roll on America!
