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big wall climbing, Climbing, el gavilan, Rock - August 18, 2022

Resurrecting the Supernatural: Rebolting the Mysterious Climb ‘El Gavilan’

Aliens appeared to visit two first ascensionists in remote 1990s Mexico. Now, a filmmaker accompanies two women intent on restoring their route.

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big wall climbing, Climbing, News, Rock, Sébastien Berthe, Siebe Vanhee, The Dawn Wall - January 22, 2022

Belgian Duo Seeks ‘The Dawn Wall’ Third Ascent

'The Dawn Wall' (5.14d, 32 pitches) may be the world's hardest rock climb. Siebe Vanhee and Seb Berthe started sieging the route on Jan. 9.

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big wall climbing, Climbing, News, Rock, Women - January 4, 2022

Canadian Women Resurrect Legendary 5.13 Mexican Big Wall on First Female Ascent

Bronwyn Hodgins and Kelsey Watts made the first female ascent of 'El Gavilan,' 5.13, on Dec. 22, 2021. Two seasons of work went into the process.

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aid climbing, big wall climbing, Climbing, First Ascents, Rock, Women - December 17, 2021

Silvia Vidal’s Exceptional Solo Aid Climbing Style: ‘I’ll Go Alone. I Am Alone.’

'If I go alone, I am alone.' Few, if any, climbers embody that idea like Silvia Vidal. Her aid solo climbing has garnered Piolet d'Or attention.

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