11/28/2017
In 2010, C.E.U. Centro de Escalada Urbana was founded with the effort to provide a safe space for kids from the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro to learn to climb. Andrew Lenz has propelled this program to new heights and last year he and the CEU community finally built their non-profit climbing gym in the Rocinha Favela. Please consider visiting their Go Fund Me Page to support their work and keep the gym open for at least another year! https://www.gofundme.com/centro-de-escalada-urbana
Click here to support Centro de Escalada Urbana organized by Andrew Lenz
Update - Thank You! It’s been a year since we launched this campaign and thanks to dozens of generous donors we have managed to meet over half of our goal! These funds have gone directly to covering the costs of scholarships for three of our youth mentors Caio, Mateus and Jonas and have been fu...
09/16/2016
Its been a long time coming but the climbing gym in the Rocinha Favela has finally been constructed for the C.E.U. Centro de Escalada Urbana. Check out these photos and a BIG congrats to Andrew Lenz for making this all happen!!
04/14/2015
Psyched to see BD get behind C.E.U. Centro de Escalada Urbana's work!! And congrats to Encompass Films for the great edit. Enjoy the short ya'll!!!
For Jonas Silva, who lives in Rio de Janeiro's largest slum, climbing is not a given. But thanks to .E.U. Centro de Escalada Urbana, he gets to explore the granite above his home. Watch the video: http://blkd.md/1DQ5lk8
08/18/2014
Eric Larsen will be joining BeyondTalks at Sanitas Brewing in Boulder this Wednesday. Proceeds of the 'TRAIN' beer will be donated to use .
07/22/2014
A great piece by Encompass Films and Gibbon Slacklines. Gibbon goes to the favela.
GIBBON ROCINHA
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07/17/2014
Some fresh style with a lady's touch. Let us know what you like, what you want and what you are dying to see.
07/17/2014
New from BeyondGear. Order on the website: http://www.gobeyondgear.com/shop/cam-necklace/
06/25/2014
We are psyched to sponsor and in September in Boulder. Check out the epic trailer!
VALLEY UPRISING -- Official Trailer
VALLEY UPRISING is the much-anticipated documentary from Sender Films about the epic history of climbing in Yosemite National Park and the counterculture roo...
05/14/2014
Jonas leading Andrew of the Centro de Escalada Urbana (CEU) Program above with in the background.
05/13/2014
Gibbon Slacklines Brasil came to Rocinha yesterday and put up an amazing highline right in the center of the community. An amazing day! ! C.E.U. Centro de Escalada Urbana Rocinha Surf Escola