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Modern day spiderwoman, Sierra Blair-Coyle, has been quite the show stopper this year! At just 16 years of age, Sierra qualified to compete in the 2010 IFSC Professional Bouldering World Cup. At the ABS Nationals, Blair-Coyle was the lone 16-year-old to finish in the top 5 at the qualifying event. As perhaps the top rock climber of her age, Blair-Coyle has proven that she has the talent to make big moves at the elite level.

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At the Teva Mountain Games, Blair-Coyle was among the athletes competing on an artificial climbing wall with a height of nearly 20 feet. 20 feet? No big deal right? …Wrong-O! The wall was for bouldering…where ropes aren’t used.

Many tout bouldering as the fastest growing segment of rock climbing due to the high risk- high reward factor. Climbers are given scores based on how far up the wall they can climb without falling. As always, the top of the wall marks the desired destination.

For Sierra, the Teva Moutain Games proved a perfect opportunity for Sierra to size up the stacked field of elite women climbers. In an Bennington Banner article, Sierra said she had, “never seen so many talented people in one place” and “…knew it was going to be a super-tough competition.”

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As the youngest competitor in the women’s division, Blair-Coyle finished an impressive 18th out of 34 with no regrets. She was stoked on her performance and knew that she had given it her best effort. Competition at the elite level opened Blair-Coyle’s eyes to a wide world. She returned home a with a rejuvenated focus. Don’t let the sweet sixteen stigma fool you, Sierra already has some pearls of wisdom in those chalk pockets of hers. She knows what she needs to work on—strength. Because, “the stronger you are, the easier it is to go slower.”

For a complete rundown of results visit www.tevamountaingames.com.

For anything and everything Sierra Blair-Coyle related visit www.sierrabc.com.

Sanuk’s Randy Leavitt is a man of adventure. He thinks it is safe to jump off Half Dome with a parachute, but doesn’t know how to fly a kite? Hmm…

Recently, Randy went for a strapless kiteboarding session in Long Beach, California. During his time on the water a huge gust blew Randy off his board, hurling him downwind. Randy’s board (turned head-seeking missile) spun at him “like an egg beater”. The fins “grazed” his dome piece slicing a 16 staple gash on the top of his head. Not too keen on chumming the waters for sharks, Randy decided it’d be a better idea to kite the 1/2 mile back to shore to snag some help.

According to Randy, the two hour drive back with a throbbin’ headache wasn’t exactly the best way to spend the day. Fortunately, the doc grabbed enough office supplies to staple him back up.

Randy says he can’t wait to get back on the kite. Maybe less fins this time… ouch!

Eat your heart out Twilight. Take a hike Jonas Brothers- because Sanuk has a few fanboys (and girls) of their own. UpDowna (short for Up a mountain, Down a Beer) is a blog run by humanoids that live for all things backpacking, hiking, camping, climbing, wilderness survival, skiing, snowboarding, and (of course) ice cold beer.

In a recently in a post entitled “Happy Feet“, they gave us some big time unsolicited groupie love that rivals that of all those giggly Justin Beiber fanatics. The post reveals quite clearly that they are big proponent of our Sidewalk Surfers. Bunny (who is a dude by the way) notes how, “everyone is making a big deal over those 5 toe things. If you like them that’s your thing, but I’m sticking to my guns with the comfort of my Sanuks!”  Now that is what we’re talking about.

Bunny’s favorite uses of our swag including (but certainly not limited to) road trips, base camping, kickin’ around houses (and caves), picking up the mail box, making beer runs and “any other quick I need shoes situations”. For the UpaDowna crew, Sanuk’s are “not just footwear…but a must have piece of gear in [their] arsenal!”

photo via. UpaDowna

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Saturday’s celebration at Mesa Rim Climbing Center went off in a big way. Climbing fans were sticker’d, ‘stached and stoked as Chris Sharma snagged the top spot in the climbing competition. As an encore, Chris grabbed a skateboard and hit up mini-ramp. Watch out Tony Hawk there’s a new sheriff in town with a killer pair of kicks!