Louder Than 11

Hidden deep in the forest near the boarder of Finland you will find one of the best kept secrets of Russia. Louder Than Eleven visits Triangular Lake, where you can follow Jon Glassberg, Emile Del Toro, and Pavel Isaev on a tour of Russia's best bouldering destination. Pavel Isaev climbs Oh, Bratan (7C+, v10), Emile Del Toro climbs Suomen Ragazze (7C, v9), and Jon Glassberg climbs Redrum (7C+/8A, v10/11), Night Flight (7C+, v10), Helicopter (7C, v9) and makes the first ascent of Made in America (7C+, v10) and Dobre Noch (8A, v11).

In 2008, Dave Wetmore suffered a debilitating finger injury that has plagued his climbing career. After fully rupturing the A2 pulley on his left ring finger and having a rarely done reconstructive surgery, his doctor told him that climbing would be nearly impossible, especially at a professional level. After a year of rehabilitation Dave hit the bouldering scene with a new found drive. Dave set his sights on a V14 in Colorado called BIG WORM and never looked back. This is the story of Dave's experience with Big Worm.

Ben Spannuth climbing on two American power endurance test-pieces. Ben heads to Gunnison, Colorado for the first ascent of 'Cobra Strike' (5.14a), a route that Will Anglin bolted years before. Later, Ben meets up with friends in Moab, Utah for a rare repeat of the Mill Creek classic 'The Bleeding' (5.14).

Join Jon Glassberg and Jorg Verhoeven as they tour through the Austrian, Swiss, Italian, and French Alps in search of adventure, choss, and mountain feels among some of the most famous and climbed mountains in the world.

5km outside the small village of Albarracìn, Spain lies a vast field of boulders. Here, climbers from around the world gather to play, protected by dense rows of pines. Up and down, in and out, around and around they scramble. With over 2,000 problems from V0-V14, everyone can have their fun. When Jon Glassberg and Paige Claassen dive into the magical forest, strange things start happening.

In May of 2011, Louder Than 11 traveled to the British Virgin Islands for some adventure bouldering on the island known as Virgin Gorda. Join Rich Crowder, Jon Glassberg, Amanda Berezowski, and Jon Wasser as they explore the beautiful white sandy beaches, searching for first ascents and adventure in one of the Caribbean's finest climbing destinations.

The boulderer… A rare species of human that survives purely on its ability to perform a delicate dance between life and death in perfect synergy with granite. Lacking the ability to bathe and engage in non-climbing social settings, the climber is often left with nothing but chalky hands and a deeply ingrained quest to find the purest rocks, while simultaneously searching for a mate on this grey and white planet. This is… Granite Earth.

Louder Than 11 presents a Colorado bouldering epic with help from Dead Point Magazine, Friksn Clothing, Project Holds, and Revolution Climbing. Jon Glassberg and Nate Draughn are climbing in the high country when they stumble upon a mysterious meteorite crash site. They approach the impact zone to collect the debris and discover that the alien meteorite has unique powers. The residue on their hands glows and tracks their movements through space and time. Quickly Jon and Nate grab as much as they can and stuff it into their chalk bags and head to the boulders with the alien substance.

In the winter of 2009, Louder Than 11 was approached by a strapping young lad by the name of Ronnie Dickson. Ronnie is almost the same as every other climber out there. He is very psyched to boulder all the time, push himself to climb harder, and devote his life to climbing rocks in the woods. Besides his magnetic personality and ambitious drive Ronnie is set apart from the pack because he has one leg. Ronnie’s left leg was amputated at the age of 17 due to Trevor’s Disease. Since his obsession with climbing began, he has pushed himself to reach personal climbing goals, develop prosthetics for climbers and represent for disabled athletes across the world.

Jon Glassberg and Carlo Traversi discover a secret book that helps them learn a long forgotten climbing move, the pogo. Carlo meets up with his scientist buddies and they work hard to learn the forgotten moves. Jonny Hork, Nic Sherman, and Carlo dive deep into the science behind the move…

Brian Antheunisse, Scott Cory, Rob D'Anastasio and Dave Wetmore travel to Rocklands, South Africa on a bouldering safari. Follow the crew as they climb over 20 boulders from 7B to 8B, narrowly avoid being eaten by lions and all to a 1980's soundtrack!

In the late weeks of November, the Louder Than 11 crew gathered from all corners of the country to experience Yosemite Valley bouldering. As a group of passionate individuals, we enveloped ourselves in the landscape for two weeks, attacking boulders as if tomorrow would never come. On the surface, the very foundation of our identities is built on rock climbing—a sport that we believe is the greatest on the planet—but there is much more to this seemingly inherent addiction than meets the eye.