In addition to freeing The Nose via the 5.13 V9 Schnoz variation—marking a first for the route—Puman also ticked off a laundry list of hard lines, from boulders to big walls
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The route, his third at 9a+ in 2024 alone, was first climbed by Alex Megos in 2016, but is best known for its second ascent, when Adam Ondra became the first person ever to flash a route at 9a+.
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Watch Evan Wisheropp and Mary Eden tackle the three-pitch desert crack
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While it can take effort to stay psyched when our mammalian inclination is to hibernate when it's cold, there’s something to be said for winter road trips and goals.
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First climbed in 2008, left ungraded after the first ascent, and unrepeated for more than sixteen years, Echo Wall is a route that has always had an air of mystery about it.
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