Two Huge Days in Eldorado

May 18, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 5/18/12 – Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon, one of the centers of free climbing in the 1970s, rarely makes national news these days.

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MacLeod Repeats V15 in Magic Wood

May 15, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 5/15/12 – Dave MacLeod—a prominent Scottish ice, mixed, and trad climber—made the second ascent of Daniel Wood’s Mystic Stylez (V15) on Sunday, May 13, in Magic Wood, Switzerland.

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Robson’s Emperor Face in a Day

May 14, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 5/14/12 – In an incredible single-weekend effort, Jon Walsh and Josh Wharton claimed the second ascent of Infinite Patience on the Emperor Face of Mt. Robson, completing the 7,500-foot route in 18 hours from Berg Lake to the [...]

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Woods: New 5.14d in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado

May 9, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 5/9/12 – Daniel Woods has completed a new route in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, that he’s estimating to weigh in at 5.14d.

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Two Hard New Routes on Alaska’s Mt. Bradley

May 7, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 5/7/12 – Two impressive new routes were added to Mt. Bradley in Alaska’s Ruth Gorge in April, in what is shaping up to be an excellent season in the Alaska Range.

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Graham Repeats V15, Makes V14 FA

April 30, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 5/2/12 – Dave Graham reports that last week he made the third ascent of Paint it Black (V15) in Rocky Mountain National Park, and also established several first ascents in an area called Wild Basin.

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Noguchi, Gelmanov Take Second Gold Each in Vienna

April 30, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 4/30/12 – The 2012 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup continued April 28 with a bouldering event in Vienna, Austria.

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French Score Two Major Alaskan Routes

April 30, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 4/30/12 – A team of young French alpinists has completed two very difficult new routes in the Alaska Range.

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Martin Keller: 100 days Leads to New V15

April 27, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 4/27/12 – Martin Keller is proposing V15 for a new boulder problem in Chironico, Switzerland.

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2012 World Cup Event Kicks Off in China

April 27, 2012

Source credit – Blog: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News Author: RSS – Hot Flashes Climbing News 4/27/12 – The 2012 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup series commenced with a bouldering event in Chongqing, China, on April 13, with Jakob Schubert and Akiyo Noguchi taking home the year’s first gold medals.

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