21 September 2010
Pinoeers exploring new rock around the world
Here is a list of some of the unknown heros opening new climbs around the globe. (We will increase the the attention on spreading info of new climbs by pioneers in the future.) Check the data base where you can search by, country, crag and grade.
Franรงois Tournois-Blanche, Matthias Trottmann, Chuck Odette, Vonarburg Nicola, Kimbrough Moore, Ricardo Belchior, Lars Ole Gudevang, Jacek Trzemzalski, Rafael Passos, Ian Cotter-Brown, Robert รsterholm and on the picture, Javier Meng,
Please give more names that should be honored :-)
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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
26 January 2026
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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First 9a+ as well as first two 8B+ in 2022.
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Chuck Odette (67) - The best is yet to come
Chuck Odette sent his hardest route, T-Rex 8b+ (c) three years ago. The 67-year-old started climbing at age 23 back in 1978. Turning 35, he decided to try to start pushing his limits, reaching his first 7c+ at 37 and first 8b+ at 44.
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