In climbing Watermark Extension, Roxy becomes just the second Scottish woman to have climbed a route at 8b - and the first in thirteen years - after Natalie Berry climbed SatanX (8b) at Gorges du Loup in 2012.
We rounded the bend and there were half a dozen people lining up at the base of the route. Rock climbing pioneers had valued the virtue of good clothing: well ironed shirts, collared and tucked. We paused momentarily—not because of the crowds but because of the publicity—before stripping down to our birthday suits and soaring…
https://climbingzine.com/rambling-in-the-bugaboos-by-david-fay/
Climbing caught up with the American sport climber shortly after she released her first album on Spotify. We talked art, music, modeling, and what’s next.
https://www.climbing.com/people/what-happened-margo-hayes/
Hidesuke Taneishi and Daiki Yamamoto have climbed a technical new route up a steep north face
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A new video featuring Aidan Roberts climbing Spots of Time was just released
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