Climber Magazine columnist James Pearson, has just closed out his efforts on Mystic River getting what is thought to be the third ascent of the Font 8C in Brione, Switzerland.
He's only 18 years old and he's already won three overall Boulder World Cup season titles
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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+.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777086
After two years of projecting, Patrick Vonbrül completed the burly problem
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Americans August Franzen, Dane Steadman, and Cody Winckler made the first ascent of Yashkuk Sar via the inspiring north buttress.
https://www.climbing.com/news/americans-first-ascent-yashkuk-sar-pakistan/
A video of the world's best free-soloist climbing splitter sandstone cracks
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