The Best Climber Nobody Will Name
Laura Rogora has climbed over 50+ 9a’s and achieved the fastest 9c repoint ever. So why won’t climbers call her the best?
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For all the stories about lives lost to climbing, there are many, many more lives that have been saved by climbing.
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The Best Climber Nobody Will Name
Laura Rogora has climbed over 50+ 9a’s and achieved the fastest 9c repoint ever. So why won’t climbers call her the best?
Green Check Yourself
On green-check culture, humblebrags, and why Will Bosi checking just the crux of Silence might be the honest one.
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The Grapes of Whatever
For all the stories about lives lost to climbing, there are many, many more lives that have been saved by climbing.
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Thomas Huber: The Day I Sent The End of Silence
Thomas Huber revisits the day he sent The End of Silence, considered one of the Alpine Trilogy test pieces in Europe.
The Day I Sent Learning to Fly
A staunch trad climber’s 7-year journey to send a crack climb at Indian Creek leads to an unlikely acceptance of sport climbing. Now, what to do with those Carhartts?
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Age brings wisdom, insight and mastery. That’s a pleasing fairy tale used to sell Viagra, luxury...