Recent Interviews...

I've gotten interviewed a few times in the last several months,
I for my personal interest, i'd like to save those links onto my blog for the future...
I'm boasting, i know...
I got to be proud of my accomplishments!

My Triple Crown Victory Overall

SEC Climbers Interview

And i'm going to be in Chattanooga's CityScope Magazine at the end of April...

On another note, come watch the premier of CORE at TBA!!
On April 10th @8pm
$5 for tickets!
proceeds go to the SEC!

Check out the Trailer BELOW!

CORE Official Trailer from Chuck Fryberger on Vimeo.

FFA!?1?!

First Female Ascent… What about FMA? First male ascent! Now that would be stupid to post anywhere!
Should females write FFA? They didn’t find the boulder, clean it and then send it, did they? Just because they are a female doesn’t mean that they should be getting extra attention… There is gender inequality, and by females writing that they got the FFA, they are make that inequality BIGGER! You don’t see FGA (first german ascent), or FAA (first American ascent). Everyone is a person and no one should be getting extra respect just because they are a female, or german, or black (FBA) or white (FWA)…
I mean it is awesome that girls are breaking through into higher grades, and it should be mentioned when and who send the first V12, V13, eventually V14 and so on… recognition should be given to those individuals… and it should be mentioned as well when they send other hard rock climbs… but making it an FFA!?! It just doesn’t make sense to me!
What about a girl that does the first female ascent of a V4 or V8, should they mention that they got the “FFA”?? Depending on where the rock climb is there might have been 100 people to do it before the “first female” did it… why should it be such a big deal to be the first female to do it? You are just another PERSON! Just be psyched that the rock climb allowed you to send it!!
I just think that an FFA is as ridiculous as someone saying they got the 58th ascent of a climb… You don’t see people doing that… I mean if a female has an 8a, and they update it, people will know that she was the first female to send something or other!
If a girl wants to put a FFA up, go out and find a rock climb, clean it and send it first! That is, I think, a TRUE FFA!

TBA walk...

Yesterday, I closed the gym earlier, so i decided to walk home instead of having Jimmy come and pick me up...
I didn't think it was going to take me AN HOUR!!
It was a 3.66 mile walk...

It's been a while...

After Nationals, i finally decided to go to the doctor to see what was really wrong with my knee, because it still hurt after taking 2 months of rest...
I had an MRI done on it, and when i went back to the doctor he told me that it was a strained ligament on the inside part of my knee...
DOCTORS RECOMMENDATION: take about another month off from doing anything too "crazy" and take 3 ibprophen pills three times a day...
I guess i have been following his instructions a little bit... i've been taking the ibpropen pills but only twice a day... and i have been taking it easy, besides the fact that i'm in Bishop right now for my spring break...
I have climbed on the trip, i wasn't not going to climb!
But i havn't climbed on anything that has a left heel hook...
I tried a lot of different rock climbs, but it is hard to try your hardest when you can't because you are healing an injury... I did two rock climbs this trip...
- Get Carter (V7)
- Soul Slinger Right (V8)
They are both really fun! Soul Slinger Right is ALOT better than i thought! It doesn't get that many stars in the guide book, and i think it deserves more...
Tomorrow is our last day here, but Jimmy and I arn't going climbing due to
- Jimmy has BAD SKIN
- I have homework to do that i havn't really been working on

for more information on our trip check out jimmy's blog and voges' blog...
pictures to come when i get back home...