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Tenaya Indalo Review: The Mastia’s Big Brother Is Pointy, Powerful, and Precise

The long-awaited Tenaya Indalo is the ideal candidate for long and complex routes with multiple angles and hold types.

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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.

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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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Jonathan Siegrist Climbs First Repeat of ‘Kinder Cakes’ in Rifle

The Las Vegas-based sport climbing stud takes his pursuit of the world's hardest routes to the Rockies. Visiting Colorado for the summer, he ticked a gem. 

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Youngest Ever to Climb 5.14a Is This Ripped 12-Year-Old

Gianluca Vighetti clipped the chains on “Un Vento Nuovo” (9a/5.14d) last September and became the youngest person ever to climb the grade.

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