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Beach Bouldering in Florida?

chris_brown — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:02:47 +0000

If Tiger Woods was a rock climber, his estate on Jupiter Island would be basecamp for the only bouldering in Florida.

80 miles north of Miami lies a pocket of beach-front land saved from development by the hard working people of The Nature Conservancy. This land, Blowing Rocks Preserve, is also home to a great surf break and a small cliff band recently made (in)famous by DeadPoint Magazine with claims of V12 boulder problems. A posse and I recently went down for a little recon mission. What we found was promising, but with the logistics of lining up a mandatory low tide with small surf conditions and the seasonal sand depth changes, catching the place perfect could be as difficult as catching one of the hollow tubes that infrequently break across the offshore reefs.

Below is a small preview. Keep your eyes peeled for more in an upcoming edition of Dead Point Magazine.

Mark Mercer beach bouldering in Florida.

Andi Fidazi beach bouldering in Florida.

Stone Fort Guidebook – Just in time for Rocktober

chris_brown — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:20:53 +0000

I’m psyched to have the cover shot on THE most highly anticipated bouldering guidebook of the century. Andy at Greener Grass publishing has announced that copies of the Stone Fort Bouldering Guide will be available in October. The book looks great. You can pre-order yours for $19.99 at greenergrasspublishing.com, or better yet – support your local climbing gym and get it there. I recommend Vertical Ventures.

One From Memorial Day

chris_brown — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:22:49 +0000

Got out to Egmont Key to shoot a sunset piece over the holiday weekend. Birds were everywhere, and the weather was even nice enough to build a few clouds for the shot.

Tampa Area Buildering Guide

chris_brown — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:48:01 +0000

Are you a rock climber stuck in Florida? Are you in desperate need of vertical terrain to challenge your bluff scaling needs?

Look no further because here’s your holy grail:

Vertical Ventures A.B.S. Competition

chris_brown — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:24:57 +0000

I shot over 4000 stills at Vertical Ventures‘ Halloween Bouldering Competition. Check the video below…

Music: ‘Turn Me Loose’ by Madcon

Paradise

chris_brown — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:49:37 +0000

Egmont Key – Fort Desoto’s hot sister, is home to not only thousands of nesting shore birds, but also some of Florida’s finest bouldering. Battery Bigelow at Fort Dade on Egmont Key was destroyed by hurricanes in 1932 leaving behind gently overhung walls right at the waters edge. While its no Virgin Gorda, the beach front bouldering on Egmont Key never the less provides an idyllic setting for the adventurous flatlander.

Use your preferred mode of water transport to reach Egmont.

Launching from the fishing pier at Fort Desoto, it takes about 2 hours to reach Egmont by kayak or canoe while dodging the huge freighters and cruise ships that run the channel between the islands.

Hand crack at Egmont.

Topo of bouldering at Egmont. Click for larger version.