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Adam Ondra claims first ascent of La Dura Dura 5.15c - 2013-02-11 by admin

On February 7th, Adam Ondra has claimed the first ascent of La Dura Dura in Oliana, Spain.

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Chris Sharma frees Stoking the Fire 5.15b - 2013-02-11 by admin

On 6th February 2013, Chris Sharma has managed to complete one of his long term projects in Spain’s Santa Linya cave.

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New Five Pitch M11 in Canada - 2013-01-18 by admin

On the 10th of January, Will Gadd, Will Mayo, Pat Delaney, and John Freeman managed to establish a new M11 route called Nophobia situated in the Ghost River Valley area near Canmore, Alberta.

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Daniel Woods Unlocks Witness The Fitness V15 - 2013-01-14 by admin

On the 6th of January, Daniel Woods was able to make the third ascent of Witness the Fitness (V15), in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.

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19 Year Old Toru Nakajima Sends V15 in Japan - 2013-01-10 by admin

On the 24th of December, Toru Nakajima managed to send the boulder problem Tokoyo (V14), situated in Kasagi, Japan.

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Daniel Woods Ascends First V14 in Southeast! - 2013-01-09 by admin

On the January 3, 2013, Daniel Woods was able to send a V14 boulder problem in the Southeast. The problem, named Aggravated Assault is located in Griffin Falls, Alabama.

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Sashi Amma Redpoints La Rambla - 2012-12-07 by admin

On the 3rd of December, Japanese rock climber, Sachi Amma was able to send La Rambla (5.15a). Sachi spent 5 days on this route and seven attempts before redpointing La Rambla.

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Adam Ondra Flashes and Onsights 5.14d at Red River Gorge - 2012-11-06 by admin

Adam Ondra has recently made his first climbing trip to the U.S. and has been making headlines ever since. On the 29th of October, Adam had flashed Southern Smoke Direct which is located at Red River Gorge, sheltered by the overhang of the Bob Marley crag.

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Psychedelia – The Spot Gym - 2012-10-26 by admin

The annual Psychedelia competition took place at The Spot Gym on Saturday, 20th of October. This event is the second event of the season for The Spot Gym, and deemed to be the most popular event of the season.

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Tomoko Ogawa Becomes First Female to Boulder V14 - 2012-10-23 by admin

On the 20th of October Japanese climber Tomoko Ogawa was able to achieve a career highlighting goal, at thirty four years old, she is the first female to climb a confirmed V14.

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Adam Ondra Ascends 5.15c – World's Hardest Route - 2012-10-19 by admin

On the 4th of October 2012, Adam Ondra send which is believed to be one of the hardest climbs in the world. Situated in the Hanshelleren Cave at Flatanger, Norway, the 55 meter route named Change (by Adam) includes a 5.15a/b section with a marginal break followed by a 5.14d climbing section.

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Brazilian Female Solo Ascent - 2011-09-16 by admin

Karina Filgueiras, a Brazilian climber recently performed the first female solo ascent opening of a Brazilian route. The route was named "Transbaú" (7a).

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Ondra sends South Africa's hardest - 2009-08-04 by admin

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Renan Ozturk, Conrad Anker and Jimmy Chin are back... - 2008-10-24 by Ben McKay

As a climber, Renan Ozturk has made quite a name for himself, but so too has his artwork. We are delighted to have such an inspired and inspiring mountaineer take the time out to provide us with an interview, here’s a little about him…

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