In a single day, she climbed two 5.14b routes, one of which was an onsight, and FA'd a 5.14d on her second go
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Dylan Chuat has made an ascent of Move (9b+), in Flatanger, Norway.The route was established by Adam Ondra in the summer of 2013, when he described it as'one of my hardest' routes, and gave it a grade of '9b/b+ or just HARD 9b'.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/08/dylan_chuat_climbs_move_9b__+-74025
First climbed in 2000 and then freed in 2015, climbers repeat the wild Disco 2000 in Norway
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https://gripped.com/profiles/this-is-europes-hardest-trad-multi-pitch/
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
From establishing one of the world's hardest routes to designing famous portaledges, Middendorf had a monumental impact on big wall climbing
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https://gripped.com/profiles/big-wall-climber-john-middendorf-has-died/
