2012 Rockclimbing.com Photo Contest - Results - 2012-12-24 by admin

The winner of the 2012 Rockclimbing.com Photo Contest is "Swing Swing From That Jug Jug" submitted by user skyalchemist.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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PanAmerican Championships 2012 - 2012-11-14 by admin

The Pan American Championships took place from the 7 – 11th of November in San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela. This championship is held every two years and this year, was attended by nearly 100 competitors from Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and USA.
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2012 Lead World Cup - Final Stage - 2012-11-22 by admin

The ninth stop and final stage of the 2012 world Cup series took place on the 17th and 18th of November in Kranj, Slovenia.
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Win A Metolius Training Board with Rockclimbing.com - 2012-11-23 by admin

With the holiday season on its way, we wanted to give you the chance to add a little something extra to your stocking, so we've teamed up with Metolius and brought you the opportunity to win a Metolius Contact Training Board to the value of $95.00
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La Sportiva Legends Only 2012 - 2012-12-07 by admin

The second instalment of the La Sportiva Legends Only boulder competition took place on the 1st of December at one of europe’s top climbing facilities, Klattercentret in Telefonplan, Stockholm.
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Dark Horse Championship Series 4 Highlights and Results - 2013-01-24 by admin

On the 19th of January, Metrorock in Everett, MA, hosted the 4th and final series of the Dark Horse Championships.
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San Vito Lo Capo Climbing Festival 2012 - 2012-11-01 by admin

The annual San Vito Lo Capo Climbing Festival was held on October 10 – 14. This international sporting event attracts hundreds of athletes from all over Europe.
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Climbing Making Its Bid to Enter The Olympics - 2013-01-10 by admin

Recently the representatives of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) were in a meeting in Switzerland with the International Olympic Committee Program Commission to discuss the case of climbing being in the Olympic Games.
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Reel Rock 7 Film Tour Coming To Chattanooga February 15 - 2013-01-30 by admin

The Reel Rock 7 film tour, which has been selling out theaters from coast to coast during its Fall 2012 nationwide tour, will be coming to Chattanooga on Friday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the UC Auditorium on the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga campus.
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