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31 May 2023
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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…
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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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6 February 2023
Sleepwalker 8C+ by Ryuichi Murai
Ryuichi Murai, who already has five 8C+ ascents to his name, reports on Insta that he has done in Red Rock (NV), after projecting it for eight days. (c) Momoka…
8 November 2022
Gakido 8C+ by Ryuichi Murai
Ryuichi Murai, who previously has done three 8C+ FAs, has made the second ascent of Shinichiro Nomura’s Gakido (8C+) in Chigobutai. Two weeks ago, he did one mo…
1 July 2023
Ryuichi Murai gets Monkey Wedding done after six days on!
Ryuichi Murai started his trip to Rocklands by doing Book Club (8B+) and Ménage à trois (8B+) followed by Monkey Wedding (8C). On Insta He says of the Fred Nico…
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6 February 2023
Sleepwalker 8C+ by Ryuichi Murai
Ryuichi Murai, who already has five 8C+ ascents to his name, reports on Insta that he has done in Red Rock (NV), after projecting it for eight days. (c) Momoka…
8 November 2022
Gakido 8C+ by Ryuichi Murai
Ryuichi Murai, who previously has done three 8C+ FAs, has made the second ascent of Shinichiro Nomura’s Gakido (8C+) in Chigobutai. Two weeks ago, he did one mo…
1 July 2023
Ryuichi Murai gets Monkey Wedding done after six days on!
Ryuichi Murai started his trip to Rocklands by doing Book Club (8B+) and Ménage à trois (8B+) followed by Monkey Wedding (8C). On Insta He says of the Fred Nico…
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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 …