Keyword: free inspection
Didier Berthod lets Connor Herson go first in tradroute The Shark (8b+)
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The Canadian climbing mecca of Squamish has a new tough trad route: The Shark (8b+). Contrary to what the route name might suggest, the...
Babsi Zangerl: “That was the most shocking moment of the whole route”
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On El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, Babsi Zangerl and Lara Neumeier manage a free ascent of the Muir Blast/El Corazon big wall linkup.
Jakob Schubert climbs Project Big (9c?) | including video
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Jakob Schubert makes the first free ascent of one of the most difficult sport climbing routes in the world: Project Big in Flatanger, Norway.
Edu Marin: Legendary big wall route Eternal Flame (650m, 7c +) free climbed
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Edu Marin free climbs Eternal Flame at Nameless Tower. It is only the second free ascent of the legendary Big Wall Tour.
Connor Herson succeeds in free ascent of the Salathe Wall
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The American Connor Herson recently made a name for himself with the trad inspection of Empath (9a). Now comes the next prank: together with his father, he manages to free climb the Salathe Wall on El Capitan.
Young gun Soline Kentzel free climbs 1000 meter big wall Golden Gate on El Capitan
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At the tender age of 21, Frenchwoman Soline Kentzel is one of the youngest women to free climb a route on El Capitan in Yosemite. Together with rope partner Sébastien Berthe, she climbed the 36 pitches of Golden Gate in nine days.
Siebe Vanhee and Sébastien Berthe take a break from the Dawn Wall
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When it became known that the two Belgians Sébastien Berth and Siebe Vanhee were targeting the Dawn Wall, the rumor mill began to churn. Will they walk the route at record speed and maybe even devalue it? Two months later it became clear: The strong Belgians are having a hard time with the toughest multi-pitch route in the world and are taking a break.
Edu Marin projects Eternal Flame at the Trango Towers
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Eternal Flame is one of the most demanding big wall tours in the world. The Spaniard Edu Marin wants to secure the first free ascent of the original route.