Aaron Pardy

During her jaw-dropping sending spree across Europe, she sent three 5.14d and three 5.14c routes in a week in Slovenia

Narcissus 5.14d is a relatively new route of the grade, following the lip of a large overhang

Wilder reaches a personal best with Joe Kinder's Life of Villains 5.14d

Thirteen-year-old Bayes Wilder recently climbed Life of Villains 5.14d (9a) at the Hurricave in Utah. It's the young American climber's hardest sport route to date. He's climbed multiple 5.14c routes in the past. Life of Villains was opened by Joe Kinder in 2018. It's since been repeated by many of the USA's top climbers including Jonathan Siegrist, Colin Duffy, and Kai Lightner, among others. Ben Hanna ticked the line around the same time as Wilder. “I've finally completed my long term goal of sending a 9a/14d by doing Life of Villains in the Hurricave!” said Wilder on Instagram. “LoV is…

Will Bosi recently finished up a bouldering trip to Mizugaki, Japan. One of his main goals of the trip was Floatin V16 (8C+), but a series of split tips interrupted his projecting process. While waiting for his skin to heal, he decided to try a few other classics. He just released a film of him projecting Floatin and sending Asagimadara V15, Hoto V14, and Crimson Flame V12, which you can watch below. Although he didn't top Floatin on his trip, he sent Toru Nakajima's Decided V14 very quickly. He warmed up on the ending and then sent the problem with...

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Tuareg Blanco 5.15b/c is the German climber's third of the grade since August

The day after making the FA Tuareg Blanco 5.15b/c, Megos flashed Mr. Big 5.14d

Alex Megos just announced that he flashed Mr. Big 5.14d (9a) at the Racó de Les Espadelles crag in Margalef, Spain. Megos is no stranger to hard first-go sends. In 2012, he made history by onsighting Estado Critico, becoming the first climber ever to onsight the grade of 5.14d. He has multiple 5.14+ flashes to his name, including Intermezzo XY Gelöst 5.14d, Pure Imagination 5.14c, Capricorn 5.14c, and Underground 5.14c, among others. Mr. Big was established by British climber Tom Bolger in early 2021. The climb has seen several repeats over the past four years, and it appears to be…

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