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Alex Honnold Frees 23 Pitches to 5.13b in a Day

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    Regrettably accepting that I will not be sincerely good at rock climbing (climb 5.12+) unless I legitimately lose 30 lbs.

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    Andrew HelwerA
    Regrettably accepting that I will not be sincerely good at rock climbing (climb 5.12+) unless I legitimately lose 30 lbs. I'm about 205 lbs now on a 6'2 frame, which puts me at a BMI of 26.3. I've become pretty large muscle-wise after switching from climbing to BJJ, since the sport facilitates & also advantages that. Even before switching from climbing to BJJ I noticed I had to use *way* more force to hang onto certain holds than other people I climbed with, just because I weighed more. Losing 30 lbs would get me to 175 lbs, 22.5 BMI, which (limited) data suggests is around where you want to be to be decent at climbing (ideally even lower).There's also a safety aspect to this. Past 200 lbs, ropes will shred more easily when running over sharp edges after taking a fall. More force just means less safety.At age 34 though losing 30 lbs is like a fantasy. I have no idea how I would even do that. Climb Mt Si 3x/week with a 40 lb pack maybe? Spouse points out that I eat quite a lot of bread per week, so maybe will start with substituting that for something else.#climbing
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    Sean Bailey has made the sixth ascent of Shawn Raboutou’s bouldering testpiece Alphane in Switzerland https://www.climber.co.uk/news/sean-bailey-adds-alphane-font-9a-to-cv/
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    Walking up to the base of Freerider, I felt rested, light, but increasingly nervous. Two years ago, I’d never climbed a single big wall. Seven months ago, I’d never rope soloed a single pitch of climbing. I’d still never soloed a big wall in any way, shape, or form: aid, free, French free. Yet here… https://climbingzine.com/first-solo-free-in-a-day-el-capitan/
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    How Hard Have Paris Olympians Climbed on Rock?

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    The group competing in Paris aren't just the best on plastic, they're also some of the best on rock The post How Hard Have Paris Olympians Climbed on Rock? appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/how-hard-have-paris-olympians-climbed-on-rock/
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    Climber Lhakpa Sherpa is the Mountain Queen

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    A must-watch new documentary just dropped on Netflix, check out the trailer below The post Climber Lhakpa Sherpa is the Mountain Queen appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/climber-lhakpa-sherpa-is-the-mountain-queen/
  • HowNOT2H

    Does this slip?

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOLG4tI9n3c
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    Weekend Whipper: Awesome, Airy Fall on Famous Red Rock Crack

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    https://www.climbing.com/videos/weekend-whipper-climber-falls-from-famous-red-rock-climb/