The original. Eight Doses of maximum-strength climbing action. Each Dose tells a story from the cutting edge of climbing. Historic first ascents, profiles of rising stars, and explorations of the places, people, and ideas that shape our sport. DOSE: The Mandala Chris Sharma makes the first ascent of the The Buttermilks, a landmark problem near Bishop, CA. DOSE: Unfinished Business In September, 2000, Chris Sharma went to Ceuse, France to try a legendary project known as Biographie. DOSE: Frustration = Motivation Lisa Rands is one of America's most accomplished boulderers. This Dose follows Lisa in action in Bishop, CA and Ibex, UT. DOSE: Damn Yankees Jason Kehl gets evil on a slew of hard projects in the new bouldering mecca of Boone, NC. With Ivan Greene. DOSE: Spectre and The Buttermilker Dave Graham climbs through freezing temperatures and bloody hands to grab coveted ascents of The Buttermilker (V12) and Spectre (V13, FA) in Bishop, CA. DOSE: Bring the Ruckus Top competitors, Chris Sharma, Liv Sansoz, Francois LeGrand, Obe Carrion, Steven Jeffery, Jared Roth, and more, throw down in a no-holds-barred competition in Salt Lake City, UT. DOSE: Blue Ice Austrian bouldering legend Klem Loskot shares his local alpine bouldering area, along with some of his unique philosophy of life and climbing. DOSE: Realization In summer, 2001, Chris Sharma returned to Ceuse to wrap up his unfinished business there. This Dose captured the historic first ascent of Realization, the world's first consensus 5.15.