James McHaffie has just completed his summer mission in the Ogwen Valley making the first ascent of what he believes is now north Wales’ hardest trad route - Yma O Hyd (E10 7a).
'At this stage I would do each move in isolation about once every ten or so attempts in good conditions' -Alex Moore on his ascent of Smiling Buttress, twelve years after Tyler Landman made the first ascent.
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38-year-old American climber Austin Geiman has made a rare repeat of one of the United State's coolest blocs
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One of the world's best trad climbers, James McHaffie, has opened a new test-piece route
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