A suspension imposed in March 2022 has been lifted allowing climbers from Russia and Belarus to compete as neutral athletes
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https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/ban-ended-for-russian-and-belarusian-climbers-in-world-climbing-ifsc/
He adds a send of Big Fish to his varied list of climbing accomplishments
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https://gripped.com/news/jernej-kruder-makes-third-ascent-of-5-14-chris-sharma-deep-water-solo/
It's nearly time for the UK indoor climbing industry to return to Sheffield for the ABC conference - have you got your ticket yet?
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=784298
Jo climbed Full Tilt back in 2023 on her fourth redpoint attempt, and began looking at True North shortly after. However, the journey to True North was bumpier than expected.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=783437
The climb was named in honour of Marc-André Leclerc by the first ascent team, which included Brette Harrington
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https://gripped.com/news/second-ascent-of-marc-andres-vision-on-torre-egger-in-patagonia/
Belgian climber Anak Verhoeven released a video of her #climbing La Planta de Shiva in Spain. It's a 9b route, the hardest grade climbed by women so far. She's the fourth woman to climb 9b.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooE3iRuT1mY
Known for his bouldering, Salvo recently took down the Canada's most iconic crack line
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https://gripped.com/news/ethan-salvo-sends-the-legendary-cobra-crack/
Grades were meant to guide climbers to appropriate challenges—but a new anti-grade sentiment seems to be gaining steam.
https://www.climbing.com/people/do-climbing-grades-matter/