The men's Speed qualifiers brought yet more World, Olympic, Continental and Personal Records. Sam Watson (USA) lay down the gauntlet for the finals with a new world-best of 4.75 seconds.
Tangerine Trip climbed in under eight hours, a route first climbed in 1973 by legend Charlie Porter and Jean-Paul de St. Croix
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The 50th annual Banff Mountain Festival takes place this fall at the Banff Centre
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Scottish hill running legend Charlie Ramsay has died, aged 81. The originator - and first to complete - the Ramsay Round, he had been active in hill running since the 1970s, and was known not only for his own achievements but for the advice and...
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After 10 months, the six expert trailbuilders and conservation specialists who make up our 2024 Conservation Team are wrapping up their year restoring beloved climbing areas. Here’s what they accomplished—thanks to community partnerships and climber support.
https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/hauling-rocks-building-steps-and-keeping-crags-open
Well, it wasn't sport ALL day; Jeremy decided to "try" an E1 trad route in my absolute favourite style (/sarc). Time to see if my occasional and minimal practice has supplied me with ANY jamming skills at all... For those who don't speak UK trad, 5c English Technical is maybe 6a sport - assuming you can jam! This felt ooooo 6c at least #Climbing #TradClimbing #LimestoneClimbing #WyeValleyClimbing #Wyndcliffe #OutdoorClimbing #TopRoping
Pete Dawson has made a coveted ascent of the Rubicon test-piece The Bastard.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pete-dawson-gets-fourth-ascent-of-the-bastard-at-rubicon/
Sport Climbing's second Olympic showing kicked off today at Le Bourget in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. The men's Boulder semi-final filled the 6,000-capacity stand and many athletes had their first taste of competing on the world's biggest sporting stage. Japan's Sorato Anraku topped the leaderboard after a dominant two-top perf...
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The Berlin bridge project is likely the most difficult concrete crack he's attempted yet
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