'Every pitch was practically choreographed. We climbed about fifty pitches each, and we knew exactly where each cam, nut, and existential crisis would go' - Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau tell us all about completing the Yosemite Triple Crown
Never have two climbers been tied this closely for the gold medal-winning first place spot
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https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/what-are-the-chances-two-women-win-gold-at-world-cup/
Magnus Midtbø recently made a trip to Ottawa where he met with one of the most famous arm wrestlers of all time
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https://gripped.com/news/magnus-midtbo-and-champion-canadian-arm-wrestler-devon-larratt/
The men’s boulders, for instance, are as hard as V14. We caught up with Paris’s head Boulder setter to learn what strengths and skills a climber needs to grab gold.
https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/how-hard-is-olympic-sport-climbing/
When we fail on large moves, most of us tend to think we just need to pull more and pull harder—and our training reflects this bias toward the upper body.
https://www.climbing.com/skills/hips-climbing-training/
