Well, I suppose I'm just like any young climber in as much as I love grating parmesan cheese while listening to Pavarotti on my walkman, and I firmly believe that few sensations in this mortal realm are so divine as the encounter of a well folded napkin. Once upon a time I was a hardcore dirtbag living in my hammock in the bush or under bridges when I did the city visits, eating from dumpsters & climbing every single damn day. After sporadic stints posing as a climbing guide, ski lift operator, rope access technician & magazine photo editor, I took the leap into full time photo-ing. These days I'm a professional adventure sports photographer/writer living in Sydney, Australia & I'm loving the good life. I still spend my time climbing/skating/surfing/snowboarding/partying but now I tell the taxman that it's work. Sweet gig! Check out my folio at http://www.joshcaple.com - and be sure to check back soon, as I have almost finished my brand new website/blog overhaul!! http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/photos/365276293_NLrx9-Ti.jpg http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/ 2008-09-08T02:11:08Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Speed-Finals/5918209_3mTy4">Day 4 - Speed Finals</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Speed-Finals/5918209_3mTy4" title="Day 4 - Speed Finals"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Speed-Finals/IMGP9621/368357902_UUxzM-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 4 - Speed Finals" title="Day 4 - Speed Finals" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-08T02:11:08Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Speed-Finals/5918209_3mTy4 <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Awards-Ceremony/5917951_DPVJT">Day 4 - Awards Ceremony</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Awards-Ceremony/5917951_DPVJT" title="Day 4 - Awards Ceremony"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Awards-Ceremony/DSC6451/368336401_dNzNH-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 4 - Awards Ceremony" title="Day 4 - Awards Ceremony" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-08T01:15:06Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Awards-Ceremony/5917951_DPVJT <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Speed-Qualifications/5890593_cYLV8">Day 3 - Speed Qualifications</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Speed-Qualifications/5890593_cYLV8" title="Day 3 - Speed Qualifications"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Speed-Qualifications/MG0545/366178668_WNVNA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 3 - Speed Qualifications" title="Day 3 - Speed Qualifications" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-05T08:49:31Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Speed-Qualifications/5890593_cYLV8 <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-FINALS-Right-Wall/5883097_KHfv5">Day 3 - FINALS - Right Wall</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-FINALS-Right-Wall/5883097_KHfv5" title="Day 3 - FINALS - Right Wall"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-FINALS-Right-Wall/MG1226/365600000_KTEnv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 3 - FINALS - Right Wall" title="Day 3 - FINALS - Right Wall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-04T17:23:28Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-FINALS-Right-Wall/5883097_KHfv5 <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-FINALS-Left-Wall/5886757_L5vMM">Day 3 - FINALS - Left Wall</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-FINALS-Left-Wall/5886757_L5vMM" title="Day 3 - FINALS - Left Wall"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-FINALS-Left-Wall/DSC8533/365854021_SRDw4-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 3 - FINALS - Left Wall" title="Day 3 - FINALS - Left Wall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-04T14:09:39Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-FINALS-Left-Wall/5886757_L5vMM <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-SUPER-FINAL/5886847_QfCpZ">Day 3 - SUPER FINAL</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-SUPER-FINAL/5886847_QfCpZ" title="Day 3 - SUPER FINAL"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-SUPER-FINAL/MG1535/365859784_45N5f-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 3 - SUPER FINAL" title="Day 3 - SUPER FINAL" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-04T13:23:13Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-SUPER-FINAL/5886847_QfCpZ <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Semi-Finals-Right-Wall/5882175_gMbte">Day 3 - Semi Finals - Right Wall</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Semi-Finals-Right-Wall/5882175_gMbte" title="Day 3 - Semi Finals - Right Wall"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Semi-Finals-Right-Wall/MG0318/365534334_yCMT8-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 3 - Semi Finals - Right Wall" title="Day 3 - Semi Finals - Right Wall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-04T03:51:56Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Semi-Finals-Right-Wall/5882175_gMbte <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Random/5882797_bWgFk">Day 3 - Random</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Random/5882797_bWgFk" title="Day 3 - Random"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Random/MG0398/365575746_jM4wB-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 3 - Random" title="Day 3 - Random" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-04T03:21:03Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Random/5882797_bWgFk <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Random/5882216_24BtT">Day 4 - Random</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Random/5882216_24BtT" title="Day 4 - Random"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Random/DSC6413/365537626_PRXUS-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 4 - Random" title="Day 4 - Random" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-04T01:15:31Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-4-Sunday-31st-August/Day-4-Random/5882216_24BtT <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Semi-Finals-Left-Wall/5881641_cSNYv">Day 3 - Semi Finals - Left Wall</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Semi-Finals-Left-Wall/5881641_cSNYv" title="Day 3 - Semi Finals - Left Wall"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Semi-Finals-Left-Wall/DSC8034/365490818_L5Szt-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 3 - Semi Finals - Left Wall" title="Day 3 - Semi Finals - Left Wall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-04T00:42:00Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-3-Saturday-30th-August/Day-3-Semi-Finals-Left-Wall/5881641_cSNYv <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Right-1/5881227_kUoXx">Day 2 - Qualifications - Right Wall - Afternoon</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Right-1/5881227_kUoXx" title="Day 2 - Qualifications - Right Wall - Afternoon"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Right-1/DSC0128/365453109_iQYWn-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 2 - Qualifications - Right Wall - Afternoon" title="Day 2 - Qualifications - Right Wall - Afternoon" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-03T22:52:37Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Right-1/5881227_kUoXx <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Right/5881009_e5D5D">Day 2 - Qualifications - Right Wall - Morning</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Right/5881009_e5D5D" title="Day 2 - Qualifications - Right Wall - Morning"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Right/DSC7650/365423789_obkB7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 2 - Qualifications - Right Wall - Morning" title="Day 2 - Qualifications - Right Wall - Morning" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-03T20:43:37Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Right/5881009_e5D5D <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Left-Wall/5878977_uXmjG">Day 2 - Qualifications - Left Wall - Morning</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Left-Wall/5878977_uXmjG" title="Day 2 - Qualifications - Left Wall - Morning"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Left-Wall/MG9630/365244298_sbYm2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 2 - Qualifications - Left Wall - Morning" title="Day 2 - Qualifications - Left Wall - Morning" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-03T19:43:06Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Left-Wall/5878977_uXmjG <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Left/5878988_o5iFx">Day 2 - Qualifications - Left Wall - Afternoon</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Left/5878988_o5iFx" title="Day 2 - Qualifications - Left Wall - Afternoon"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Left/DSC0311/365245252_sQSLX-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 2 - Qualifications - Left Wall - Afternoon" title="Day 2 - Qualifications - Left Wall - Afternoon" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-03T17:46:09Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-2-Friday-29th-August/Day-2-Qualifications-Left/5878988_o5iFx <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Opening-Ceremony/5873282_Bgs8A">Day 1 - Opening Ceremony</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Opening-Ceremony/5873282_Bgs8A" title="Day 1 - Opening Ceremony"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Opening-Ceremony/MG8735/364889849_xbea7-Th-7.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Day 1 - Opening Ceremony" title="Day 1 - Opening Ceremony" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-03T10:33:26Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Opening-Ceremony/5873282_Bgs8A <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Qualifications-Left-Wall/5873746_FmPjQ">Day 1 - Qualifications - Left Wall</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Qualifications-Left-Wall/5873746_FmPjQ" title="Day 1 - Qualifications - Left Wall"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Qualifications-Left-Wall/DSC6968/364916702_LMNCT-Th-7.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 1 - Qualifications - Left Wall" title="Day 1 - Qualifications - Left Wall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-03T10:32:46Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Qualifications-Left-Wall/5873746_FmPjQ <p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com">Josh Caple</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Qualifications-Right/5873734_WbFkg">Day 1 - Qualifications - Right Wall</a>'</p><p><a href="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Qualifications-Right/5873734_WbFkg" title="Day 1 - Qualifications - Right Wall"><img src="http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Qualifications-Right/MG9128/364915148_cqCjP-Th-6.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 1 - Qualifications - Right Wall" title="Day 1 - Qualifications - Right Wall" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-03T10:31:36Z Josh Caple http://joshcaple.smugmug.com http://joshcaple.smugmug.com/2008-World-Youth-Climbing/Day-1-Thursday-28th-August/Day-1-Qualifications-Right/5873734_WbFkg