27 November 2019
Climbing gender equalness is unique
As have been mentioned before, when it comes to gender equalness climbing is unique. There is no other physical sport where the females are as close to the males performance as in climbing. The best examples are Babsi Zangerl in Big Wall and Hazel Findlay in trad but also Ashima Shirashi in Boulder and Angela Eiter in Sport are relatively close to the male performance.
When it comes to youngsters, the best ever boulder performances relative to their age, have been done by girls; Ashima Shiraishi and Oriane Bertone.
Talking about one single achievement, Lynn Hill did the FA of The Nose in 1993. In total, it has only been repeated seven times in 26 years out of which two ascents by a female.
If we measure who is the best rock climber overall, combining Big Wall, Sport, Trad and Bouldering, it just might be that Babsi Zangerl is Top-10 or so.
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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
16 March 2026
Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering isโฆ
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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


