A bunch of pigeons objected to our #climbing at a crag. They weren't content to try to shit on us, they were trying to kill us by repeatedly trying to drop rocks on our heads.This is why I don't get people who don't wear helmets when climbing outdoors. Even if you are a 9c+ conquering Spider-person who never ever makes a mistake, merciless nature is out to get you.
Movies about some of U.S.A.'s best climbers kind of lied about stuff this year, but we still loved the films
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The route, his third at 9a+ in 2024 alone, was first climbed by Alex Megos in 2016, but is best known for its second ascent, when Adam Ondra became the first person ever to flash a route at 9a+.
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Dear Kurt, This is a letter I don’t want to write. Writing is often difficult to get started, but this one is nearly impossible because you are gone, at least in the physical. It was in the evening of my birthday when I learned that you were presumed dead on Mt. Cook in New Zealand. …
https://climbingzine.com/a-letter-to-kurt-blair-by-luke-mehall/
Along with her partner Jacopo Larcher, they made the first repeats of a stout new route
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We're a little over a month away from Paris – who will earn the final set of Olympic tickets?
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