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He recently completed Stoking the Fire, an endurance test-piece in the famous Cova Gran
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Thankfully the climber was unharmed—though could have easily been gored.

https://www.climbing.com/videos/climber-makes-big-mistake-fall/

by Pat Ament (note the full version of this piece was published in Volume 17, which is now available in print.) Banner photo by the author. Ascetic solitude is difficult. You withdraw from the world to get a clearer glimpse of who you are, what you are doing, and where life is taking you. The…

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This week's Friday Night Video follows Robbie Phillips and Will Birkett to the Outer Hebrides and out into the Atlantic on the wild and windswept Scottish archipelago of St Kilda.

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Hannes Puman has made a free ascent of The Nose via The Schnaz, a new variation which bypasses the notorious Changing Corners pitch.

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The pitch that avoids Changing Corners was established before the first free ascent by Lynn Hill. It's just been waiting for a free ascent
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For you climbing nerds my photographer daughter just launched her web site... Nothing fancy, just some photos for now.

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And several classics have been climbed on Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy
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And several classics have been climbed on Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy

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Legendary climber Dai Koyamada has established another test-piece problem
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The route, his third at 9a+ in 2024 alone, was first climbed by Alex Megos in 2016, but is best known for its second ascent, when Adam Ondra became the first person ever to flash a route at 9a+.

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After suffering a multitude of injuries—including to his head, chest, and back—and with medical bills piling up, Kevin Cooper could use financial help from the climbing community
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When your kiddo mentions a sore finger that’s been hurting for days, take special note: kids aren’t immune to climbing injuries—and, in some cases, are even predisposed to them.

https://www.climbing.com/skills/training/preventing-finger-injuries-in-young-climbers/

The podcasts that the Climbing editors are listening to right now, from interviews and essays to training tips.

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One of the routes featured the hardest clip of his life
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A collection of 5.15 and V15 climbs from around the world as we head into the final weeks of 2024
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Hard Sport and Boulder Sends from This Week - Gripped Magazine

A collection of 5.15 and V15 climbs from around the world as we head into the final weeks of 2024

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Tre Mou Polacche 5.14d is shared first ascent from Italians Stefano Ghisolfi and Gio Placci
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