And then there’s Lizard Head. I have never climbed such rotten volcanic rock in my life. I didn’t know volcanic rock could be so chossy. The real kicker, which I mulled over as I struggled to not fall off the decomposing top pitch, was that this was first climbed in 1921—a century ago!—one of the…
https://climbingzine.com/lizard-head-choss-photo-essay-steve-crusher-bartlett/
Japan and South Korea finished the exciting event with the gold medals
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Is climbing as innate as sharing, copulating, greed, or even walking? Many evolutionary biologists would offer that the essence of climbing can be found in our DNA. It is hardwired into us, this desire to be in the vertical world. And beyond that desire, our bodies are built for the physical challenges of climbing. by…
https://climbingzine.com/are-we-born-to-climb-by-d-scott-borden/
Ice climbing is more popular than ever, be careful out there this winter
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Nathan Phillips has made the sought-after first ascent of a long-standing project in Brione, Switzerland, naming it Deep Fake and grading it 8C+. The problem is Phillips' hardest boulder ascent to date.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777394
Sunna Shinn went from fundamentalist Baptist teacher to nonbinary climbing TikTok influencer in five years. As they learned to climb, they learned to embrace their queerness.
https://www.climbing.com/people/nonbinary-climber-sunna-shin/