Author Archive for JoeKindKid
I have returned from my amazing four and a half month trip to Europe. I am pretty glad to be back on familiar terrain and to be able to speak to anyone at any moment. It can be a big challenge if you aren’t multilingual I have to say. It’s funny how you just get used to staying a little more quiet than usual if you are like me and only really speak English. UGH! It is great to be home.
HEY HAY HAAYYYEEE!!!! Hope you are all having a great end-of-summer-season! I am writing from southern France, where I’ve been for three weeks now climbing in two areas and now settling in one called Gorges Du Loup, which is right near Nice. This place is 
COMPLETELY beautiful in every way. The beach is a treat, offering pale-blue water that is actually warm and easy to post up in. I am used to the frigid New England coast, which is pretty much unbearable due to the temperature, unless you are wearing a wet suit.
The cliffs here are insane! They cover the hillsides of the gorge and have some of the most impressive features and colors I have ever seen. And all of this is enjoyed even more with our living quarters. Check this out!…. We are renting a chalet at a cam
pground 8 minutes drive from the crag. The chalet costs 195 Euro per week and split by four people is cheaper than camping. The camping area has a bar, pool table, ping-pong table, a full size pool, laundry, tennis courts, security, a swimming hole in the river, a restaurant, sunshine and very nice people from all over the world.
I know most people choose to camp, rough it and keep it cheap, but this is truly an economic way of traveling. The money I have saved in gas, fuel for cooking, energy from sleeping well, and having ALL of the essentials for a living situation has me sold on the concept of renting chalets on a regular basis. Of course four people or so is best when considering this set-up. A “gite” is the usual term in France for a “house for rent” (google “gite” if you are interested). They are cheaper and offer accommodations for many people. Plus it’s a lot of fun being social and having friends around to get all PSYCHED with, rap ab
out climbing, music, and drink beer with in the evening. It’s the life!
This is just a little beta I figured’s worth sharing toward the goal of saving money, being comfortable, and having an enjoyable set-up for traveling. After all….we HAVE to enjoy ourselves or what’s the point?!!!
I am one lucky ambassador and that is REAL. Gregory Packs specially made this Z35r for me. I chose a color palette and they put in the order. I have never had a company offer me this sort of thing and actually come through with it. It is usually an ordeal, quite pricey, and not worth the time…. BIG thanks to Gregory. You are like Family.
…that was the catch phrase of my time in Sacramento while shooting for the new product line. Along with Tim Kemple and BckWld we made some amazing media content of the latest and most amazing packs of Gregory’s. The Fusion line is something I am VERY proud of and would like to get EVERYone psyched up and ready for a very innovational and functional pack. I helped design these bad boys and I am VERY pleased with the turn out. Here are some photos of our time in Sacramento, Tahoe, and the Bay. What a trip!!!!! 
Right before I left for this amazing trip I took down the first ascent of an amazing boulder problem I called Bovice. Enjoy!!! Bovice from Joey Kinder on Vimeo.
YEEEESSSSS!!!! First off I just would like to say and announce….I love rock climbing!!!! Ok ok ok…had to spit that out.
I have been on the climbing program hard core. Climbing lots, doing events and making as much happen as I humanly can. Here are some photos of my latest trip to Austin Texas where I attended as a celebrity guest for the annual event, The Limestoner. It was a great time and I now consider Autin as one of the coolest towns in the USA. Surely. Continue reading >>
Hey everyone….Coming at ya for another blog installment and a WHUDDUP with me! I am here in Southern Utah right now, loving life and climbing like mad. There is constant sunshine here and LOTS of rock to overwhelm a climber like me. We have actually had a few days of snow too, which is pretty odd for the desert. But, in all the snow days and few days we’ve stayed in, it only gets you more PSYCHED to get out and get at it!!! 
Colette and I will be here for the next few months climbing, developing cliffs and having a great time in the desert south west. Continue reading >>
I have been here in the South-East for over a month and a half now and I have surely realized the potential of the climbing here. Area upon area of so many different styles. INSANE really! There are roofs, boulders, cliffs and even deep water soloing. Chattanooga, Tennessee is in my opinion. THE place to live as a climber. The town is old, has a little history and basically every climbing area is less than an hour!!!! NUTS RIGHT???!!!!
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Check it out everyone. I am going to be updating you with not only a blog on what I am doing…but videos from my climbing related life. Check this one out. This is an amazing route called Irak Attack 5.13c in Spain. Enjoy!!!! CLICK HERE 
OH man…OH MANNNN!!!! Well my world couldn’t be better and thats no lie. I have been climbing in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky for the past THREE weeks!!! It has been amazing. I have gotten a chance to take down some amazing routes of all difficulties. Of course the hardest ones are the most fun and challenging so those are the lines that stand out the most. Check out these photos of Omaha Beach 5.14a. I did this one in about 4 or 5 tries. An amazing line of an endurance race. That’s the name of the game here in the here in the Red…ENDURANCE!!!
LONG, pumpy, and continuos are words that come to mind. Continue reading >>
