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.
Consistency was key this year in the IFSC Lead World Cup
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'I've never put so much effort into moving upwards, only to stay in the exact same place!' Rhoslyn Frugtniet writes about her recent ascent of The Quarryman (E8 7a), at Twll Mawr.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=783576
Laura Rogora has made the first female onsight of an 8c+ route, with her ascent of Ultimate Sacrifice (8c+) at Gorges du Loup in Southeastern France.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=783432
Whipper Media has a website now where you can check out falls every day
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American climber Brooke Raboutou, has made the third ascent - the first by a female - of Excalibur (F9b+) pushing female sport climbing within a grade of men's top standard of F9c.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/brooke-raboutou-gets-third-ascent-of-excalibur-f9b/
Samuli Pekkanen is the focus of an award-winning 2023 film called Send and Create, which just dropped online for free
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