Forty years after making the first ascent, Ben Moon is back on Statement of Youth, aroute that not only represented the cutting edge in terms of difficulty at the time of its first ascent, but also marked the dawn of a new approach to the discipline of climbing in the UK as a whole.
The West Wall of Changabang has only been climbed twice in the past 50 years
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With much of her focus on the rock this year, Garnbret starts 2025 with her third 5.14b onsight to date
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Canada has added a new sport to its Paralympic program smartly getting ahead of 2028 https://paralympicsportsnews.wordpress.com/2024/10/23/climbing-escalade-canada-gains-canadian-paralympic-committee-membership/ #Climbing #Paralympics
Speed climbers were dealt a rough hand at the Tokyo Olympics. This time around, we'll finally get to see who the best speed climbers in the world are.
https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/favorite-speed-climbers-paris-olympics/
It's been a long road to get here. Let's take a look at the history.
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