A new video of the first ascent just dropped, watch it below
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https://gripped.com/video/jules-marchaland-climbing-a-new-5-15b-in-2025/
Pietro Vidi geared up to repeat a hard boulder that was first climbed without climbing shoes
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https://gripped.com/news/a-v17-in-france-was-just-climbed-as-a-v14/
More than a year after making the ascent, Andy Lamb has announced the first ascent of Event Horizon (f8C+), at Grand Wall Boulders, in Squamish.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=783051
American climber Brooke Raboutou, has made the third ascent - the first by a female - of Excalibur (F9b+) pushing female sport climbing within a grade of men's top standard of F9c.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/brooke-raboutou-gets-third-ascent-of-excalibur-f9b/
Want to boost the strength of your rigging? Simply doubling the strands into a basket hitch can dramatically increase the strength, which could be helpful in some situations. See the test results here.
https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/need-a-stronger-anchor-try-a-basket-hitch
There are two medal events in Olympic Sport Climbing: Speed climbing and Boulder & Lead Combined. Here's how scoring works.
https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/olympic-sport-climbing-scoring/
