Access Fund was founded in 1991 to protect America’s climbing. We’ve made so much progress on that front—from passing bills in Congress to buying threatened climbing areas to building sustainable trails—but our work is not done. In fact, it’s just as important as ever.
https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/breaking-black-diamond-is-matching-all-donations-to-secure-climbings-future
Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi has repeated Daniel Woods'Return of the Sleepwalker(Font 9A/V17), in Black Velvet Canyon, Nevada.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779562
This week's Friday Night Video takes us part way up Helvellyn,where Aidan Roberts is attempting to make the first ascent of Britain's hardest boulder to date, Spots of Time, 9A.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775552
I know a lot of climbers and Hick is certainly representing that group of people.But, it sure seems like fixed climbing anchors are a perfect example of "permanent installations,” exactly what's banned in wilderness.Why should climbers be exempt? Because they're my friends and have fun climbing?Explain to me why it's wrong to ban permanent installations in wilderness or why climbing is special.https://coloradosun.com/2024/09/23/senators-hickenlooper-climbing-anchors-wilderness/#Colorado #wilderness #climbing
Tonight's Friday Night Video follows US climber - and British trad aficionado - Anna Hazelnutt as she repeatsPeace (5.13d/8b) in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=774962
Janja Garnbret, Sorato Anraku, and Jakob Schubert are clear crowd favorites. But there are plenty of others who could snag gold.
https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/underdogs-sport-climbing-paris-olympics/
