BRONX ROCK INVITATIONAL

the films

BRI Team — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:08:32 +0000

Udo put together two nice slideshows with some voice-over and also Jerome de Boeck was not hesitating to do a short clip of the event. The full package after the click…

- Simon

[Vimeo 6215695]

The pictures

BRI Team — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:04:08 +0000

The first pictures from this years event are online. So for some visual entertainment check this out:

Pictures by Flow Media

Pictures by Udini Media

-Simon

the ‘official’ results

BRI Team — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:03:07 +0000

the recipe

BRI Team — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:13:24 +0000

Recipe for a fantastic boulder contest: Invite 12 very different climbers, all with various backgrounds, 6 girls and 6 boys. Have a cool venue ready, with clean structures that allow for creative route setting that challenge all skills for bouldering. Let them pick straws, one girl and one boy share one section on your structure. Leave it open to them if or if not to coorporate, just ask them to care for each others safety. Let them put up problems, apply as few rules as possible, provide the girls with 2 additional (bad!) holds to compensate for reach etc. Do the ranking / prize thing Melloblocco style, each problem is worth x €, divided through the ascendonistas so nobody returns empty handed. After them setting for one hour, do something for your audience, get into the climber’s head, ask them for the idea behind their problem, some might have one, some not, the crowd loves world class climbers talk about climbing!

Than it is bouldering time!

Your job is done, from now on the thing flows by itself! The climbers support each other, the vibe is friendly and the air electric. Some unexpected turns are to be expected, boys get grey hair over “easy” girl problems, girls cheat by solving macho moves with girl technique. More grey hair for the boys! After 90 minutes everybody is wasted behond believe and you have clear, undisputed winners. Everybody is happy.

Trust me, we did it three times now. It is called BRONX ROCK INVITATIONAL!

- Udini

Follow the BRI live on Twitter

BRI Team — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:32:34 +0000

We’ll give our best to keep you updated as good as possible, even when you can’t show up personally at the BRI. Udini will frequently send updates to Twitter with pictures to get you as close as possible into the event.

Follow it here.

- Simon

How to get to the BRI!

BRI Team — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:31:18 +0000

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Just to make sure you’ll find your way to the event…

- Simon

The screwing sections

BRI Team — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:40:50 +0000

A little chance to get a first inside look into the mostly finished structures for the Invitational plus an explanation of the screwing sections.

[Vimeo 6079093 w=420&h=236]

- Simon

Markus is the new Dave!

BRI Team — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:11:14 +0000

Markus Jung bouldering in the Frankenjura

Since nobody honestly would recommend bouldering on a semi-broken foot that hurts even when walking, we agreed to not put the stress on Dave. Instead the incredibly talented and versatile Markus Jung (watch him deep water soloing above the Verdon here) completes our list of world class climbers. Markus is a rock climber first and foremost but is notorious for cameo appearances at various competitions, where he usually shocks the established comp climbers. Markus is serving his civil service year in the Frankenjura and what we hear from his quick ascents of 8c’s and above, is in excellent shape for Saturday!

- udini

the venue

BRI Team — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:31:38 +0000

The last bits and pieces of the new structures especially build for the Bronx Rock Invitational will be finished tomorrow. Today we chose the sections for the screwing. Here are a couple of pictures from the venue:

- Simon

The line-up 2009

BRI Team — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:38:24 +0000

The girls:

The boys:

Edward Feehally

(Click on the names for short interviews)

-Simon