15 November 2023
Babsi Zangerl's footage of Meltdown (8c+) trad
Babsi Zangerl did the third repeat of Beth Roddenโs Meltdown (8c+) in Yosemite (CA) last month. Rodden put it up in 2008 and it is considered to be the first 8c+ trad in the world. Carlo Traversi did the first repeat in 2018 and then Babsi's partner Jacopo Larcher sent it last year.
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
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Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Cafรฉ Colombia
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Connor Herson redpoints Meltdown
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