Jim Pope lives and breathes climbing. This video gives a glimpse into how he makes a living in the sport while staying fully immersed in his passion, from route setting and training to getting outside climbing at every opportunity and representing as a sponsored climber.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=782918
"In the Himalaya, Indigenous people have long pursued summitless journeys that venerate mountains"
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https://gripped.com/profiles/mountains-without-summits-a-story-about-connection/
The competition, which takes place in Brazil, will see several of the world's best comp climbers going for gold
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https://gripped.com/profiles/boulder-world-cup-heads-to-south-america-for-first-time-ever/
In climbing the route, Raboutou becomes the first woman to climb a route at 9b+, marking the first time that a new grade has been broken into within women's sport climbing since Angela Eiter's ascent of La Planta de Shiva in 2017.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=780269
If it wasn’t for Middendorf, your portaledges would collapse in storms and Camp 4 would be a parking lot. He was also a prolific first ascentionist, a devoted father, and a loving husband.
https://www.climbing.com/people/remembering-john-middendorf/
The June 30 landslides hit the alpine valley of Bavona—home to many top-shelf boulder problems—leaving seven individuals dead and five more missing.
https://www.climbing.com/news/landslides-val-bavona-switzerland/
