What Happened to My Summer?

This is the first blog post I have ever done and... I'm suddenly feeling a bit of stage fright! The worst part is that I do not have any exciting climbing news to report at the moment. I'm sitting in my office staring at two ginormous boxes of awesome Voodoo holds, but I have nowhere to put them! I was inches from having a training wall but alas... it looks like I'll be waiting a little longer to use those holds! Good thing we have an eight-feet high campus board on the back of our house and a MOON fingerboard in the kitchen (though I really wanted a green one...:)!

So the question on my mind is... 'What happened to my summer'? Two weeks ago it felt way too hot to climb. Then last week my fingers started going numb. Of course those who know me would not be surprised by my numb fingers since most of the year I live in my black North Face down jacket…while those around me are in T-shirts. But last week was a shock to the system…it suddenly was REALY cold. Wills and I woke up to a 40-degree house. Then we both remembered that the heater had stopped working last winter and we never bothered to repair it. And of course we had burned all of last year’s firewood cranking up the wood stove. You know the old saying that “they don’t make things like they use to”…? Well, that’s right… Today they put insulation in houses! My 1920 house has none! As a result, I rushed out to dedicate the whole of last week to wooding. Just another one of Life’s little monkey wrenches that get thrown at you to ruin two perfectly good climbing weeks. Yes, it can take a week for my back to recover after incorrectly lifting two cords of wood into the truck and out again.

On the first day, as we were driving out of town up Hwy 395 to the designated wood cutting areas, it felt wicked early… then I noticed that the two trucks on the opposite side of the highway arriving back into Bishop already had full beds AND trailer loads of wood. Perhaps I need to work on my morning starts. Unfortunately we had only enough time to cut and fill one full truck load each day. The irony of it all is that after ruining myself with four days of wooding, it’s warm again, so right now we don’t even need the wood burning stove!

Thinking back over last week I suddenly realize what happened to my summer… it disappeared without me getting to do much climbing because as usual, LIFE got in the way! Well, look out Life… I don’t intend to give up my fall and winter boulder season as well.

Next time around, I'll have some exciting climbing news to report...I hope!

5000 Alert

60x48x5" The Cadillac of crash pads now feature our new metal buckles!

Frank is sewing a small production run of our super plush Highball 5000 bouldering crash pads. The pads will ship on August 31st. He's only making enough 5000s to fill orders placed online before August 21st.

So quit landing on that old pad and order your new 5000 online today.

Your body will thank you!

Moon Finger Boards Back in stock!

Moon Boards in Stock!






Stimulus Set Coming soon
Old School Jugs not roof Jugs Set 2
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Voodoo Climbing Welcomes New Partner Lisa Rands

Photos: Wills Young

Voodoo Climbing welcomes new partner Lisa Rands to their company. Rands grew up in Claremont, California, and, after graduating with an honors degree in geology from Cal Poly Pomona in 1999, worked for HP Geotech in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, before taking on a career as a professional athlete. Rands will be working with company founder Frank Cornelius and business partner Gina Richer. She will help design, develop and test products including Voodoo's huge climbing hold line, bouldering pads, and chalk bags. She will also be a spokesperson for the brand.

With Voodoo since 2002 as a sponsored athlete, Rands gained world-renown with her climbing achievements—winning international competitions; free-climbing Alpine rock in Patagonia; sport-climbing 5.14, and listing numerous unrepeated first female ascents of boulder problems and daring traditional climbs to her name. She is currently a top athlete on The North Face team, and also represents New England Ropes (Maxim), Petzl and Evolv.

Rands' will bring her credibility as a role model and her solid reputation as a determined achiever into the business. "I'm very excited to be given this opportunity to become part of a company that I truly believe in. Voodoo has always made the highest quality products that are fun, innovative, and with a flair and a style that I love."

Founded in 1992, Voodoo is a small outdoor company with a reputation for quality and innovation. Voodoo led the way in climbing hold design with their unbeatable Pure Base Technology (bonding a softer base urethane to the main hold to prevent spinning and cracking when tightened); dual-texture, hollow backs, and environmentally friendly urethane climbing holds. Their bright, colorful pads and bags are also seen across the world, anywhere people are seeking a touch of individuality and personality. For more information, please visit voodooholds.com or contact gina@voodooholds.com.

Chalk Bag Update

Just updated the website with our current chalk bag stock

VooDoo Dude 12 Crash Pads in Action

Collin from Oakland, CA just purchased two of our Dude 12 crash pads and sent me a link to this hilarious video of he and friends breaking in the new pads! Thanks Collin!