The VooDoo Climbing Blog: snowy & sunny bouldering

3/10/08

snowy & sunny bouldering

limestone & ice

frank & chad getting ready to move on

chad on the down climb

pups loving the sunshine

chad

frank

chad

how we all feel after a fun weekend of bouldering

Chad came out from Denver for some weekend bouldering. We headed to the Priest Draw on Saturday and found a couple of cars stuck in the snow which brought back memories of my little fiasco a couple of weeks ago - ugh. The snow is melting, water is flowing and icicles are forming. After playing on some of the area classics we decided to end the day just past the anorexic boulder and it started snowing.... it was a nice hike back in the snow. After a yummy dinner at Hiro's we headed back to the voodoo compound to chill, drink beer & yap about climbing. The next day we decided to head to Sedona for warmer bouldering temps. Frank warned that we might not be able to cross Oak Creek because it's flowing so hard. (Last weekend Frank & Jeff went on an epic bike ride in Sedona that was supposed to be a "3 hour tour"but turned into 8 hours.) He was right about the creek - so we decided on plan B - hike in from the Huckaby trail. Nice walk and we had the entire area to ourselves! The temps were perfect and the bouldering was fun!

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A few VooDoo Innovations

Environmentally Responsible
The original environmentally responsible urethane climbing hold: VooDoo holds are made with a bombproof semi elastic mix. Our specially formulated polyurethane mix is non TDI, non mercury and our pigments are lead free, creating a safer climbing hold for the buyer and the manufacturer. After 15 years of working with urethanes and understanding all of the benefits we’re happy to see other hold companies are finally switching to urethanes.

Pure Base Technology
VooDoo created a unique manufacturing process that allows us to laminate a pure, semi-flexible base (comparable to the consistency of a modern skateboard wheel) to the standard core material of our holds. The advantages:
*Semi-flexible base adjusts to the surface contours of climbing walls
*Softer base creates more friction between the hold and the wall, dramatically reducing spinning holds.
*Improves the safety and durability of our holds by allowing the edge of the hold to flex rather than chip off and create ugly and sometimes dangerous sharp edges.
*Pure Base does not alter the shape or the texture of the climbing hold, and has been tested to withstand the common cleaning solutions used by climbing gyms across the country.

Dual Texture holds
VooDoo was the first to create dual texture holds and we are still the best at it. The slick texture forces the climber to use the textured gripping surface on the hold which requires more accuracy. Dual texture holds are many course setters’ favorites because they make it difficult to cheat a move.

Hollow Back holds
VooDoo revolutionized the hold industry by inventing the hollow back hold. The hollow backs make our holds lightweight and easier to handle while setting routes. By using less material we keep the cost of the hold and shipping down.

Sliding bolts
Another VooDoo innovation, with a sliding bolt there are more options to use existing t nut locations, allowing you to slide the bolt where you need it. Two attachment points make it so the bigger holds can’t spin.

3/10/08

snowy & sunny bouldering

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