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.
After 130 days and eight years of effort, with the world of climbing rooting him on, Emmett clipped the chains of his mega-project
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Good weather windows are resulting in several new routes throughout the region
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He is the first to repeat the spicy gear climb since the first ascent by Dave MacLeod
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Both climbers, Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima, have received the Piolet d'Or for previous ascents
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With an athlete field this stacked, it's hard to pick winners. But these nine climbers are all poised to excel in Paris.
https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/who-will-dominate-mens-boulder-lead-paris-olympics/