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With Keqiao playing host to the opening Boulder World Cup of the season last weekend, this weekend it was the Lead Climbing season that was kicking off, and Wujiang was the venue.
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IFSC Lead World Cup Wujiang: Results
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Jetboil Expands Global Reach with the Launch of Genesis Basecamp System Isobutan3 days agoJetboil Expands Global Reach with the Launch of Genesis Basecamp System Isobutane
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Fri Night Vid A Race to 9a6 days agoIn August 2023, three friends created a gentlemen's challenge, a race to climb a 9a. They began training as hard as ever, projecting, climbing, texting about their progress, and sharing their struggles and setbacks.
Follow Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell and Sonnie Trotter, as they share their thoughts on juggling family, work, and th...
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Interview Baron Greenback, E9 7a, for Jim Pope6 days agoJim Pope has made the third ascent of Pete Whittaker's Wimberry Rocks route Baron Greenback (E9 7a).
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Rob Matheson repeats The Bells, The Bells! (E7 6b)6 days agoRob Matheson has repeated The Bells, The Bells! (E7 6b) on North Stack Wall, Gogarth - aged just 74.
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Hamish McArthur climbs Megatron, 9A7 days agoHamish McArthur has made the second ascent of Megatron (V17), 9A, in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado, USA.
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The Walk of Life, E9 6c, for Tom Pearce9 days agoTom Pearce has made an ascent of James Pearson's The Walk of Life (E9 6c) at Dyers Lookout, Devon.
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IFSC World Cup Keqiao: Results9 days agoThe 2025 edition of the IFSC World Cup kicked off over the weekend, with Keqiao, China - a new addition to the circuit last year - playing host to the opening competition of the season for the second year running.
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Fri Night Vid Boulder Tour de Fontainebleau - Adam Ondra13 days agoIn this week's Friday Night Video, fresh from his ascent of the 9A Soudain Seul, Adam Ondra heads out with the aim of flashing some hard boulder problems. We get an insight into the preparation before these attempts and also a little look at a potential 9A/+ project...
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Wildfires Devastate Glen Rosa and Stac Pollaidh, as the Risk Remains High13 days agoFollowing a long spell of low rainfall, the risk of wildfire in the hills and moors will be very high over the Easter weekend. The public are being advised to behave responsibly in the outdoors, but in some places much damage has already been d...
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Rare E9 repeats for Saul Calvert, Rory Cummings, and Mat Wright14 days agoThe past week has rare repeats of two E9 trad routes, with Saul Calvert and Rory Cummings making the first and second repeat of Ricky Bell's 2015 Fair Head slab solo Long Runs the Fox (E9 6c), and Mat Wright making the first repeat of Dave MacLeod's 2002 The Fugue (E9 6c) at Glen Croe.
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Robbie Phillips establishes Away With the Faeries, E9 6c15 days agoRobbie Phillips has made the first ascent of Away with the Faeries (E9 6c), a new route at Carn Liath on the Isle of Skye.
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Roxy Elgar becomes second Scottish woman to climb 8b16 days agoIn climbing Watermark Extension, Roxy becomes just the second Scottish woman to have climbed a route at 8b - and the first in thirteen years - after Natalie Berry climbed SatanX (8b) at Gorges du Loup in 2012.
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Superman, 8B, for Spike Fullwood17 days agoSpike Fullwood has made an acscent of Superman (f8B), at Crag X (Derbyshire), in Derbyshire.
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Adra: A Celebration of Home, Heritage, and the Heart of British Climbing17 days agoLlanberis is the diamond at the heart of the rugged North Wales scenery. A village hunkered down below Yr Wyddfa and Elidir Fawr, it's the epicentre of adventurous climbing in the UK. This small village and its surroundings have shaped ...
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Fri Night Vid Adra - A Celebration of Home, Heritage, and the Heart of British Climbing20 days agoPertex's new documentary 'Adra' explores the history, community, and culture of traditional climbing in North Wales, featuring interviews with some of the most celebrated climbers in the UK and the locals who call Llanberis home. But this is more than just a climbing film - for anyone who has ever experienced the magic of the Cymru hi...
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Separate Medals for Boulder and Lead at LA 2028 Olympics21 days agoThe International Olympic Committee have confirmed that there will be three sets of medals up for grabs at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, one for each of Speed, Lead, and Boulder.
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MADE IN BRITAIN - Rockcity Climbing Holds, is now bringing production back to the21 days agoRockcity ClimbingHolds has joined the Made in Britain movement, bringing UK climbing hold manufacturing back to its site in Hull.
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Excalibur, 9b+, for Brooke Raboutou22 days agoIn climbing the route, Raboutou becomes the first woman to climb a route at 9b+, marking the first time that a new grade has been broken into within women's sport climbing since Angela Eiter's ascent of La Planta de Shiva in 2017.
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Fri Night Vid Freea Ferrata - First Free Ascent of the Telluride Via Ferrata27 days agoIn this week's Friday Night Video, ttwo local climbers set their sights upon a visionary objective: making the first free ascent of the famed Telluride via ferrata.
