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American Alpine Club Dishes Out Cash for First Ascents

First ascents and unclimbed peaks abound among the AAC's 2022 Cutting Edge Grant-funded objectives. Four teams won $37,000 total.

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Five Ten Crawe: The Best Sport Climbing and Bouldering Shoe for Duck Foot

If you have a duck foot and love to scale steep lines at your limits, the Five Ten Crawe could be the shoe of your dreams.

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Multiple-Amputee Andrea Lanfri Successfully Summits Everest

Italians Luca Montanari and Andrea Lanfri, who lost both legs below the knee and seven fingers to meningitis, summitted Everest on May 13.

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Watch Adam Ondra Compete for His Home Crowd in the European Bouldering Cup

Adam Ondra grinds stone into sand at every crag he visits with his steel fingers and iron grip. Apparently, they have a similar effect on plastic.

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Mt. Everest History: First All-Black Expedition Team Summits World’s Highest Peak

In the early hours of May 12, 2022, an American/Kenyan team of mountaineers became the first all-Black expedition to summit Mt. Everest.

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