This week's Friday Night Video is about the pure obsession and effort behind a hard trad first ascent by Qubcois/Australian Jacques Beaudoin.Mother Earth (8b) is a stunning sixty-degree thin crack climb hidden amongst bushland that has been heavily impacted by industrial logging and mining, as well as wildfires.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=784235
Italian Lead ace, Laura Rogora, takes women’s on-sight climbing to new level with Ultimate Sacrifice, a renowned long and pumpy F8c+ in Gorge du Loup, France.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/laura-rogora-drives-women-s-on-sights-level-with-ultimate-sacrifice-f8c/
We've all wondered - how strong is it? The Alpinesavvy web gnomes scoured the web to find some break testing for common (and not so common) gear, knots and rigging. Start here for an overview, and then head over to the more detailed articles.
https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/how-strong-is-it-overview
It's going to be a big year of Boulder, Lead, and Speed comps across the country
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https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/canadian-comp-climbing-season-schedule-announced/