With the battle for Olympic Gold now a distant memory, this past weekend saw the return of the IFSC World Cup, with Koper, Slovenia, playing host to the penultimate lead climbing competition of the season.
Carolina Climbers Coalition and the Access Fund have purchased and protected Lower Ghost Town
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Shauna Coxsey has made the second ascent of Lupin, 8B, on Stanton Moor in the Peak District just one month after Jim Pope put up the problem. There's only a single hold on the entire problem, and one extremely hard move, so it's...
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A 2024 expedition film into a remote corner of northwestern Canada to try an often-talked about granite wall
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As a youngster I was addicted to hills/mountains/rock climbing. I've only got 1 photo of me climbing from those days, we rarely took a camera. It was so hard getting to a crag that you climbed in rubbish condtions to avoid wasting a weekend. The shot is of me on P1 of Praying Mantis in Borrowdale on a damp grimy day, 1967ish, doing it wrongly of course. The mantra at the time was "the leader never falls" and you can see why! It's (usually) a bit safer these days. #Climbing #LakeDistrict
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s almost time to switch out your 2024 calendar with the newest 2025 Ontario Crags Calendar! Or, visit Ontario Gear Co. or Climb Smart...
https://www.ontarioallianceofclimbers.ca/2024/12/27/2025-ontario-crags-calendars-end-of-year-wrap-up/
Me and my higher self, We often would speak Somehow we lost the connection, Might meet at Joshua Tree —Nas, “Nobody” Banner photo of Hobo Greg by Emmie Snead My greatest fear as a climber is becoming crusty. Not the good kind of crusty but the bad kind of crusty. The crust that…
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