Talon G2 Awarded Editors' Choice by Climbing Magazine The Talon G2 recently received the highly coveted Climbing Magazine's Editors' Choice Award. Awesome!!! From Climbing's 2010 Shoe Review: "The Talon G2 offers a vacuum-tight, slipper-like fit with the benefit of laces for a fine-tuning that changes little over time. The fully perforated, cotton-lined, synthetic upper guarantees minimal stretch. Designed for steep plastic, bouldering, and sport, the heavily downturned, asymmetric last forces power into the toe for superb edging and “grabbing” on overhangs. The 4.2mm TRAX XT-5 rubber is sticky and durable, and received higher-than-average marks from testers. The toe box and heel are slathered with rubber, making it one of the best heel and toe hookers in the review. If one improvement could be made, it would be a pointier toe box, but that’s merely a quibble for an otherwise ideal steep climbing boot." Head on over to Climbing's website and check out the whole review. Sharma Places First at Earth Treks Roc Comp Congrats to Chris for placing first at the 2010 Earth Treks Roc Comp! Read more about it here. And don't forget to check out the videos! Ashima on the News WABC-TV New York has done a small story on our young, up and coming climber Ashima Shiraishi! You can read the story and view the video here. First Episode of "Origins" Released From Official Press Release: evolv Footwear and Sender Films Release “Origins” Film Series April 9, 2010 (Buena Park, CA) - Footwear manufacturer evolv Sports and Sender Films released the first in a new series of short films called “Origins.” The concept captures the stories and characters of history with the top climbers of today. The first “Origins” episode is based in Joshua Tree, features Chris Lindner and Kurt Smith and focuses on an unrepeated route of Smith’s. The Dunce Cap rock in the heart of Joshua Tree, a familiar sight to climbers and visitors alike, is the focus of this collaboration. “I am a buff of climbing history, and love that our sport has so many characters from different generations who have left their mark on cliff faces around the world,” says Peter Mortimer of Sender Films. “Origins is a chance to celebrate climbing's lineage and bring obscure or forgotten climbs from the past to today's climbers.” To view the first episode, visit Sender Films, evolv’s website, or YouTube. “Origins” will also be on the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour. “Future episodes of ‘Origins’ will take viewers across the globe with climbing's icons from the past decades and its stars of today,” adds Mortimer. “From alpine peaks to overhanging boulders, we are planning shoots for the upcoming months. We expect to film two to three ‘Origins’ episodes per year, tying at least one of them in with the annual REEL ROCK Film Tour.” Episode Two is scheduled to release later this year and will feature Peter Croft and Lisa Rands.  “Working with evolv is great because their crew has a passion for climbing, and a strong respect for climbers, past and present,” Mortimer continued. “I see the evolv guys as big community advocates who are more interested in telling great stories through the ‘Origins’ series than in promoting their shoes. They are also a fun, cool crew who are enthusiastic about every shoot, and being there on the ground informing this series. “Origins” is presented by evolv Sports, sponsored by Mountain Gear and produced by Sender Films.