Avalanches on the big route have killed many people, so always check conditions before you go
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Hooks are crucial gear for aid climbing, but they are a bit unusual: most require you to add a sling. Here are a few tricks and best practices for slinging your hooks.
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Avalanche Canada is warning about possible avalanches throughout the mountains in western B.C.
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Switzerland has been the sceneof a number of top-end bouldering ascents, withJames Pearson, Yannick Floh, and Elias Iagnemma all making hard repeats of rarely climbed boulders in the region of 8C - 8C+.
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Alex Luger has spent five years developing a desperate multi-pitch named 'Seventh Direction', his hardest climb. As he nears the completion of his psychotherapy studies, he reflects on his priorities and questions his motivations for pu...
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Mixed climbing was growing in popularity around the world when this route was first climbed in 2001
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Stefano Ghisolfi has made the third ascent of Margalef test piece - The Full Journey, 9b.The Full Journey starts up The Journey, 9a/+, which was both bolted and climbed by Tom Bolger in 2022. Later that the year Alex Megos came along to climb ...
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From Mysterious Gulch and English Columbia to Coyote's Brace, Givler's Edge and Atlantic Wrath, here are some A.I. spots sent to us by a bot
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A 5.14d redpoint and 5.14b onsight are highlights of her recent short trip to Oliana
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The V17 boulderer adds another hard problem to his tick list
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Mystic River V15 has to be one of the most stunning boulders anywhere
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Young Peak District based crusher Jacob Amos has closed out his efforts on Duel (Font 8A), the famous Fontainebleau testpiece.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/jacob-amos-sends-font-s-famous-testpiece-duel-font-8a/
He just released raw send footage of his first ascent of the hard Spanish climb
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Climber Magazine columnist James Pearson, has just closed out his efforts on Mystic River getting what is thought to be the third ascent of the Font 8C in Brione, Switzerland.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/james-pearson-gets-third-ascent-of-mystic-river-font-8c/
A lot of National Park staff lost their jobs last week as the president of the Association of National Parks Rangers speaks out
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Two of the world's best backcountry skiers have opened a new line on one of North America's most famous mountains
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With much of her focus on the rock this year, Garnbret starts 2025 with her third 5.14b onsight to date
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The 500-metre climb took three days with the first ascent team climbing pitches in the M8 range
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The Dirtbag is Dead, the second version by The Dead Dirtbag, Mike Handzlik. Stickers are available to order now. Shirts and hoodies coming soon. (Including our first ever tie die.) Order stickers here: https://shop.climbingzine.com/collections/stickers
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