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In Sharma's footsteps | Stefano Ghisolfi repeats Neanderthal (9b) in Santa Linya

With Neanderthal (9b) in Santa Linya, Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has completed his third 9b during his Spanish vacation. However, one final route is still pending.

Book: Adam Ondra the Child Prodigy | Raffle

In his book "Adam Ondra - The Climber," Pietro Dal Pra not only describes the remarkable career of the exceptional Czech climber, but also describes how Adam Ondra lives climbing and his understanding of the sport. We're giving away a copy of the book signed by Adam Ondra.

Dylan Chuat cleans up in St-Léger | Super Crackinette (9a+) and more

The Swiss climbs Supercrackinette (9a+) in just one day and repeats several routes in eighth French grade onsight or in second go.
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Uncut: Chris Sharma climbs 9b+ route Sleeping Lion

In March 2023, the then 41-year-old climbing professional Chris Sharma made the first ascent of one of the hardest routes of his career: Sleeping Lion (9b+). Now Sharma is releasing an uncut video of his ascent.

Kilian Fischhuber no longer national coach | resignation

The Austrian Climbing Association will lose an important pillar in the coming months. Kilian Fischhuber, Austria's Coach of the Year 2024, is resigning from his position as national coach. The 41-year-old wants to slow down in the future and work as a teacher in a school.

Janja Garnbret and Laura Rogora onsight 8c

Slovenian Janja Garnbret and Italian Laura Rogora are in top form. Both climb 8c onsight.
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Will this be the first 9c+ route in the world?

In this video, Stefano Ghisolfi returns to the route Excalibur (9b+), which he was the first to free climb a few years ago. Now he is planning a sit-start version that adds 6 ultra-difficult moves to the route. The new entry is already a boulder rated 8B+ in itself, from which you then go to Excalibur without a rest point. From this perspective, the route Excalibur Sit could easily be rated 9c+. But see for yourself what Ghisolfi thinks about it.

Stefano Ghisolfi scores 9b route The Full Journey in Margalef

The Italian Stefano Ghisolfi succeeds in redpointing the 9b route The Full Journey in Margalef. The main goal of his trip, however, is to climb the Sharma route Sleeping Lion.

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