French climber Nina Arthaud has climbed Direct North(Font 8B+/V14) in Bishop, California. The problem was her second of the grade after she climbedCompass Northin Fionnay, Switzerland, in late 2024.
Climbers have been fighting to have access to Howard Knob since the 1990s
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There are now three V17s in the U.S.A. including two that were recently opened
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The setters compressed the difficulty into the tops of each of the four boulders. It made for a slow start and an exhilarating finish.
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