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  • American Alpine ClubA

    Local Hero Dave Hume, on Bringing 5.14 to the Red in the 90s

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    In the 90s, Dave Hume was one of the Red River Gorge's original kid crushers. After climbing became a family hobby, Dave Hume got obsessed—and left his own mark on the sport. In this episode, we talk about what it was like being one of the original Lode Bros, bringing 5.14 to the Red with his ascent of Thanatopsis in 1996, and the one time he beat Chris Sharma in a competition. He shares the story of how his dad and brother bolted the infamous Breakfast Burrito, one of the Red’s most classic 5.10s, and the sense of discovery of finding new crags like Drive By and Bob Marley. Plus, we cover the early evolution of the Red from trad to sport climbing, reminisce about Miguel’s before they sold pizza, and how Dave repeated Just Do It, the U.S.’s first 14c, in an insulting few tries. Dive in to hear some fun stories from this Red River Gorge local hero. https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/12/19/local-hero-dave-hume-on-bringing-514-to-the-red-in-the-90s
  • GrippedG

    Adam Ondra Flashing Foundation’s Edge V15

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    Watch the third-ever flash of a V15 boulder The post Adam Ondra Flashing Foundation’s Edge V15 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/adam-ondra-flashing-foundations-edge-v15/
  • UK ClimbingU

    Newsflash James Pearson makes ascent of What We Do in the Shadows, E10 7a

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    James Pearson has made an ascent of Robbie Phillips' What we do in the Shadows (E10 7a) at Duntelchaig, Scotland. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=783755
  • ClimbingZineC

    Elegy For The (Apparent) Last True Dirtbag (a poem)

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    Ring the bells in elegy For the last engine Of the last Saturn On (semi) permanent loan From the buddy of the last dirtbag To struggle off rock You were bitching the other day That the artists weren’t starving anymore That the spirit was no longer willing to suffer for it maybe, But the flesh… https://climbingzine.com/elegy-for-the-apparent-last-true-dirtbag-a-poem/
  • devnullD

    Seeking alpha testers for OpenBeta mobile app

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    Do you rock climb, and also use an Android device? Do you want to try an alpha to get some beta? (har har har) ... via the OpenBeta Discord... we're seeking Android users to test drive the upcoming alpha release of the OpenBeta mobile app: I'm planning on making an internal Alpha release this week. If you have an Android device and would like to be included in this, please DM me your email so I can opt you in. We need at least 20 alpha testers to be eligible for public release so I encourage everyone to test the Alpha build if they can! — Vichy79 If you're interested, simply DM Vichy79 on Discord, or reply here and I will pass on the message! In the meantime, here's a screenshot of what the image viewer looks like in-app. Pretty slick! [image: 1730741361200-screenshot_20241103-125507.png] You can also join our OpenBeta Discord here. P.S. Did you know we just did a volunteer spotlight on Vincent? Check it out!
  • AlpineSavvyA

    The "Swiss cheese" model of risk mitigation

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    The “Swiss cheese” model is a metaphor for how risk can be reduced through overlapping and redundant safety systems. https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/the-swiss-cheese-model-of-risk-mitigation
  • GrippedG

    Hard Boulder Opened at New River Gorge

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    https://gripped.com/news/hard-boulder-opened-at-new-river-gorge/
  • EpicTVE

    UNFILTERED Climbing Shoes Reviews by YOU! | Climbing Daily Ep.2409

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bky5a2WdnYY