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We talk with Garnbret to learn more about her gold medal-winning Paris experience, climbing’s Olympic format in the future, her plans on the rock, and more

On December 1, Colin Duffy made the seventh ascent of Defying Gravity V15 (8C) in Thunder Ridge, Colorado. Incredibly, he sent the notoriously finicky problem in a single session in just eight attempts, using the campus beta for the opening move. Established by Daniels Wood in 2013, Defying Gravity has reached legendary status due to its first move, a contender for one of the single hardest starting moves in the world. Clocking in at around V14, the move is a coordinated throw to a glassy rail. A few different methods have been discovered for sticking the rail, but each one...

After 10 years on the World Cup circuit, the climber hailing from Canmore is stepping away from competitions

Will Bosi is currently on a bouldering trip in Japan. One of his main goals of the trip is Floatin V16 (8C+) but a series of split tips have been preventing him from projecting the problem more regularly. While waiting for his skin to heal, he decided to try Toru Nakajima's Decided V14 (8B+) on Mount Mizugaki. He recently posted a video of his send, which you can watch below. Bosi had little trouble with Decided. He warmed up on the ending and then sent the problem with apparent ease. Based on the video, it looked like a flash would...

His just released footage of his casual top of the classic Decided V14, which he sent in a single session

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Sean Bailey recently made the sixth ascent of Alphane V17 (9A) in Chironico, Switzerland. Established by Shawn Raboutou in April 2022, the problem saw three repeats later that year. Aidan Roberts and Will Bosi topped the line in October 2022 and Simon Lorenzi made the fourth ascent two months later in December. Jakob Schubert was next in line, topping the problem December last year, skipping the V16 grade. Alphane was the world's third V17, coming after Nalle Hukkataival's Burden of Dreams and Daniel Woods' Return of the Sleepwalker. With Bailey's send, Alphane once again becomes the V17 with the most...

A new film from climber and film editor David Fitzgerald was just released by Mellow. Presented by ANTIGRAV, the film features a few of Fitzgerald's sends in California. Titled résumé, the film includes footage of Big Z V16, Lucid Dreaming V15, Tierrany V14, RIP in Peace V13, and Shuriken V13. Established by Shawn Raboutou in December 2020, Big Z V16 (8C+) went unrepeated for over three years before Matt Fultz's second ascent in March of this year. Fitzgerald's ascent is the third and his first of the grade. Located in Lake Tahoe, Big Z is a uniquely delicate problem that...

The World Cup circuit is coming back to Colorado in 2025

He adds Vision Quest to his long list of hard Mallorca DWS first ascents