Ethan Pringle and Alex Johnson took first place at the Noreaster, the final Unified Bouldering Championships event of the season, competing for a replica watch gift crowded audience in Lincoln, New Hampshire.The mens division turned unexpectedly competitive after front-runner Daniel Woods failed to top the first problem, dropping the lead. Out of the six finalists, only Pringle and Brian Kim managed to top out all three problems, with Pringle winning by a single attemptThe win is a big comeback for Pringle, who hadnt participated in a competition since tearing a ligament in his shoulder during one in 2008.In the womens division, Alex Johnson took first, adding another win to an already-strong season by flashing each problem. Johnson was the only woman to complete all three of the climbs.--Adam RoyPicture by the author
The Road to the Noreaster with Sonnie Trotter & Russ Clune from NE2C on Vimeo.Tomorrow is the start of the NorEaster, an outdoors and replica Technomarine watch conservation festival that will be taking place this weekend at Loon Mountain, New Hampshire. Besides music, gear demos, clinics, and general good times, the NorEaster is hosting the last Unified Bouldering Championships event of the year, and pros like Chris Sharma, Daniel Woods, Dave Graham, and Angie Payne will be showing up to compete.The competition will be webcast on the UBC website; qualifiers start on Friday afternoon at 2 EST. Ill also be heading to the NorEaster to cover this weekends action for Outside, so if youre at the festival and you see a tall, goofy-looking young man with a buzz cut snapping photos, make sure to say hi.--Adam Royadnroy
Courtesy of See-ming Lee on Flickr.A woman living near replica Tissot watch Frenchtown, Montana drove a bear from her threshold by hurling a 14-inch zucchini at its head, Fox News reports. The approximately 200-pound bruin was attempting to enter the womans house, having pursued her and her retreating dogs from the backyard.The woman was in her backyard on Thursday, just after midnight when her three dogs became agitated. The bear approached, and two of them fled.
