Pietro Vidi has made the second ascent of Charles Albert's L'Ombre du Voyageur (f9A)in Salve,Haute-Savoie, in the French Prealps. He has proposed a grade of 8B+.
You know you’re getting old when they start replacing the bolts you used for a first ascent. That was my first thought when I heard that an anchor I’d placed, over in my old stomping grounds of Gunnison, Colorado, was getting an update. Story by Luke Mehall. This piece is published in Volume 15, now…
https://climbingzine.com/the-art-of-the-first-ascent-by-luke-mehall/
It's one of the biggest climbing festivals in North America every summer
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Let me die on the rock Doesn’t matter which one Something sunny and remote Away from the dummies and remotes by Luke Mehall, publisher of The Climbing Zine. Photo by Jake Burchmore, published in Volume 22 Not that I’m not a dummy too I’m just a different kind of fool The artist living…
https://climbingzine.com/let-me-die-on-the-rock-a-poem-by-luke-mehall/
On a short visit to Maltatal, she topped the stunning Hide and Sick V14, plus a few other hard blocs
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When her vision began to deteriorate, Seneida found solace in climbing. But it wasn't until she found climbers that she finally learned to open up and accept her disability. This film by Janelle Dransfield and Rachel Ross features Blind Athlete Seneida Biendarra, as she embraces her journey on a worldwide competition stage.
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Here's a breakdown of what constitutes an onsight, flash, redpoint, pinkpoint, and headpoint in route climbing
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