An essay by the late Marv Dean about an adventurous February day in the Canadian Rockies at a time before ice climbing became a mainstream sport
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A new park has opened that uses the holds and pads that were used in climbing's inaugural Olympics
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Robbie Phillips has made the second free ascent of The Great Arch, E8 6c, on the Isle of Pabbay, in the Outer Hebrides.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775220
Olympic athletes can’t afford a single foot slip in the Lead and Speed events, where a fall disqualifies you immediately. So they're very particular about which shoes they use.
https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/11-climbing-shoes-paris-olympics/