APRIL FOOLS - Dave Graham is NOT retiring from climbing | Action Talk TV

In the eighteenth edition of BETA we have an athlete who is part of the sport of climbing: Dave Graham. We talk to him about his surprising end to his career, his plans for the future and his close ties to Ticino.

The BETA show is presented by Bächli Bergsport, Petzl and Etre-Fort

UPDATE (02.04.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX): We played an April Fool's joke. The news about Dave Graham's career end is incorrect. Luckily, Dave Graham is staying with the sport of climbing!

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As part of the show, we're auctioning off a crystal from Boulderlegende and Strahler Dave Graham himself. 100% of the proceeds from the auction go to those in need during the Ukraine war (collection campaign by Alexander Megos). Details can be found in the shipment and in the form below. ⤵️

Also on the show:

  • The Belgians Siebe Vanhee and Sebastien Berthe take a break in the Dawn Wall.
  • In Arco, the world's best climbers join forces in the next potential 9c.
  • stands in Ticino Shawn Raboutou just about to solve a tough boulder problem, which is traded as a possible 9a.

Issue 18 of BETA with Dave Graham (subtitles available)

Climbing and bouldering brushes by Faza Brushes

Even if you're not trying to pull the next 9a boulder like Shawn Raboutou, the individual and handmade brushes from Faza Brushes also help you to clean your project and prepare it optimally for a climb-through.

Faza Brushes Model Dreamtime
The models in the Dreamtime series are as unique as the movements on the rock. Image: Faza Brushes.

bouldering is puristic and gets by with a minimum of artificial equipment. Therefore, it only seems logical if this equipment follows the tradition of this purism. The wooden handles of the climbing brushes from Faza Brushes are therefore left in their original shapes and colors. This makes each copy unique.

However, the attention to detail does not stop with the unique wooden design. the Climbing and bouldering brushes are almost 95% handmade in Bulgaria - from the bouldering scene for the bouldering scene. 

Auction Dave Graham Crystal

Dave Graham Crystal
Dave Graham presents the rock crystal, which can be auctioned. It is the first Ticino habitus that he found in Val Bavona this year.

This is how the auction works

In the following table you will find the current status of the auction and the last bids. If you want to bid, you must place a higher bid than the last entry in the table.

To place a bid, please fill out the form below.

Current status of bids (table)

Enter your bid in the form ⤵️


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