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Janja Garnbret Snags First Women’s 8c/5.14b On-Sight, Building Her Legend

With 29 IFSC Climbing World Cup gold medals and Olympic gold, the Slovenian is arguably the most successful competition climber ever. Janja Garnbret can climb real rock, too — on-sight, harder than any other woman in the world.

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‘Dodo’s Delight’ Climber and Friends Establish 8 New Big Wall Routes in Greenland

It was another busy climbing season in the Arctic for the ever-energetic Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and his band of musical first ascensionists. Over 3 months, the group put up eight new routes on seven big walls and possibly became the first to stand atop several towers. This fall found the rollicking crew of the Dodo’s... Read more »

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First Repeat: Bosi Conquers McClure’s ‘Mutation’ 23 Years Later, Upgrades to 5.15a

Twenty-three years after Steve McClure's first ascent, 'Mutation' at Raven Tor finally sees its first repeat.

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Safer Skinny Rope: Cut-Resistant Edelrid Swift Protect Pro Dry 8.9 Review

Edelrid claims it cracked the code and has a bona fide, cut-resistant dynamic single climbing rope. We put it to the test.

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Climbing ‘Gold Mine’ Hanging Mountain Opens to Public

This October, a tiny town in Massachusetts' Berkshires became the site of a climbing access victory that benefits all parties involved. After 2 years of development, Hanging Mountain is officially open to the public.

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