Alexander Huber, Simon Gietl and Dani Arnold completed a first ascent on the east face of Jirishanca in Peru, which is said to be one of the most striking and steepest walls in the Andes.
A close cousin of the retraced figure 8, the retraced overhand knot has a few niche applications, like making retreat anchors. Learn about it here.
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The 22-year-old Italian climber continues to make rare repeats of the hardest trad climbs in the world
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At the comp yesterday in Bern, men's problem #2 was a little spicy
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This was Hamish McArthur's second V17 second ascent this season
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The world's most famous free-soloist gets a speed record on a tall problem called Plumber's Crack
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