Siebe Vanhee and Tommy Caldwell have completed an unprecedented 24-hour free ascent of the South African Route on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/vanhee-and-caldwell-complete-south-african-route-in-a-day-expedition-report/
Pietro Vidi has made the second ascent of Charles Albert's L'Ombre du Voyageur (f9A)in Salve,Haute-Savoie, in the French Prealps. He has proposed a grade of 8B+.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=783147
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) today announces that Chair of the Board, Catherine Hawkins, will step down from her position in July 2025.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=782520
With her send of Parallel World, Katie McKinstry became the first woman to climb D15+
The post Katie McKinstry Makes History with Hardest Female Drytooling Ascent appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/profiles/katie-mckinstry-makes-history-with-hardest-female-drytooling-ascent/
“It goes, boys!” Zangerl, 36, blasted up the 3,300-foot Free Rider (VI 5.13a) on her first attempt, without a single fall.
https://www.climbing.com/news/interview-first-person-flash-el-capitan/
I love being challenged by the nature that has been sculpting the rock faces of our planet for many centuries. Nature is the most superior routesetter, and I believe that even for contemporary routesetters in the climbing gyms, nature is the source of their primary inspiration. But just like routesetters in the gym, nature doesn’t…
https://climbingzine.com/to-chip-or-not-to-chip-by-adam-ondra/
Vadim Druelle has smashed FKT up Nanga Parbat
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https://gripped.com/news/new-fastest-time-up-himalayan-peak/
