Paradise Found, first 8C for Leo Skinner
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10 September 2023
, which starts from a ladder just by the sea. "Thought I’d do this quick but ended up having an epic falling off the end like 8 times in the most bizarre of ways. Sleeping in the car and 6am start did the job! First 8C and what a sick one at that."
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20 September 2023
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …
12 January 2023
Open Your Mind 8c+ by Illya Bakhmet-Smolenskyi (17)
Illya Bakhmet-Smolenskyi has done Open your mind (8c+) in Santa Linya. The Ukrainian made his first 8a news at age eleven when he did his first three 8c’s as we…
EDITORIAL
21 January 2023
Is onsight climbing on life support?
During the last few years, we have seen plenty of advancement when it comes to redpointing ability globally. In just the last three years, we saw close to 150 9a+ ascents which can be compared to only ten 9a+ ascents per year, last decade. Ten years ago, Alex Megos onsighted Estado critico (9a) but…
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30 June 2022
Paradise Found 8C FA by James Squire
James Squire, who previously has done four 8C's, has done the FA of Paradise Found (8C) in Hartland. It took him 15 sessions and there is a video on Insta. "I …
4 July 2022
Paradise Found 8C by Solomon Kemball
Solomon Kemball has done the first repeat of James Squire recent Paradise Found (8C) in Hartland. (c) James Whitehouse ”Paradise Found is at my local crag with…
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9 September 2019
Louis left 8B by Leo Skinner (15)
Leo Skinner, who did his first 7C+ when he was 11 years old, has done his first 8B, Louis left in Bacon Hole. "I first tried this boulder 3 years ago and did th…
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30 June 2022
Paradise Found 8C FA by James Squire
James Squire, who previously has done four 8C's, has done the FA of Paradise Found (8C) in Hartland. It took him 15 sessions and there is a video on Insta. "I …
4 July 2022
Paradise Found 8C by Solomon Kemball
Solomon Kemball has done the first repeat of James Squire recent Paradise Found (8C) in Hartland. (c) James Whitehouse ”Paradise Found is at my local crag with…
NUMBERS
9 September 2019
Louis left 8B by Leo Skinner (15)
Leo Skinner, who did his first 7C+ when he was 11 years old, has done his first 8B, Louis left in Bacon Hole. "I first tried this boulder 3 years ago and did th…
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14 April 2023
Will Bosi claims the first repeat of Burden of Dreams (9A)
William Bosi has done the coveted second ascent of Nalle Hukkataival's Burden of Dreams (9A) in Lappnor, Finland, confirming the 9A grade. It was put up as the …
6 September 2023
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C+) in RMNP. Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew Ruana and Sean …
20 September 2023
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …