DiGiulian, Harrington, and Soderlund Climb 5.14b/8c Big Wall in Spain
Matilda Soderlund, Sasha DiGiulian and Brette Harrington worked together to send a 5.14b big wall in Spain this week.
Vanhee, Larcher Explore the Upper Limits of Trad on ‘Le Voyage’
How special is “Le Voyage” (E10, 7a)? So special that almost no one who tries it can climb it. But Siebe Vanhee and Jacopo Larcher dared to contend.
‘Girls Gone Wide’ Strike Again in Buddy-Style Climbing Sufferfest
Crack climbing specialists Mary Eden and Kaya Lindsay crank hard on a spicy multipitch route deep within Grand Canyon National Park.
‘Girls Gone Wide’ and Hard Crack Climbs: ‘Tradprincess’ on 5.13 in Indian Creek
After a prolonged recovery from wrist surgery, Mary Eden returned to Indian Creek to battle a 5.13- finger crack.
Flake No More: Sterling Adds ‘Send Ready’ Coil to Nano 8.9 XEROS Ropes
Sterling’s Nano 8.9 mm XEROS rope now comes with the Send Ready Coil, which it says makes the cord ‘ready-to-climb, straight from the factory.’
Climbing Big Cracks, Like Life, Is Suffering: Watch This Brutal Climb
In March 2022, Mari Salvesen flashed a fabled Indian Creek test piece. She’s the first woman and only the second person to pull it off.
James Pearson Repeats Gritstone Frightener ‘Harder Faster,’ Facing Ground Fall From Top
The lifelong British crusher James Pearson returns to one of the most objectively dangerous and least-repeated single-pitch climbs in the U.K.
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‘Gritstone’ Climbing: First-Timer Tackles UK’s Unique Climbing Challenge
After years of dreaming about gritstone climbing, pro Siebe Vahnee finally visited the UK’s hallowed stones. Typical awful weather didn’t stop him from topping some gems and making inroads toward a film project.
Trad Bouldering? Austrian Climber Sends First Repeat of 5.14c ‘Into the Sun’
Lately, climber Jacopo Larcher, hailing from Tyrol, Austria, has been toying with the peculiar line between trad climbing and bouldering. His most recent ascent fits right into the concept.
