Several veteran climbers, such as Alexander Huber and Fay Manners, made first ascents of steep lines on classic walls this summer
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Last week, DaphneKyriakaki pulled on to the bottom of Coronary Country (original start) (E7 6b), on the south face of the middle fin at Lower Sharpnose Point, with an audacious flash attempt in mind.
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Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have managed to red-point an existing project called Next Generation in The Rätikon, Austria.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/babsi-zangerl-jacopo-larcher-free-next-generation-6-pitches-f8b/
The news coming out of Australia is that vast sections of climbing at the Arapiles / Dyurrite - including the world’s first F8b+, Punks in the Gym – are to be closed under a proposed ban.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/vast-climbing-areas-in-arapiles-dyurrite-facing-ban/
The Adam Ondra route was the world's first 5.15c, but it gets a 5.15b/c grade with the use of kneepads
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