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Based on the high level of interest in the list of potential V14 and harder boulder problems in North America, I thought it would be a good idea to try and assemble a similar list of Routes. To illustrate a certain point, I will limit the list to routes proposed 5.14d-ish or harder. Being that [...]

Last week, Dave MacLeod made news when he reported that he had free soloed Darwin Dixit (5.14b) at Margalef, Spain. As Gabor pointed out in the comments at the time, Kairn.com was raising a question about the grade of the route. They seemed to be downplaying the effort by pointing out that Chris Sharma onsighted [...]
Results of the 2008 ABS 9 Adult & Youth National Championships held on Februrary 15-17, 2008 in Boulder, CO
EMS is shooting their new catalog in Mallorca and they have Chris Sharma and Joe Kinder (among others) on the scene. Joe has started posting updates on the first couple of days on his blog. Check out his site for updates as their trip progresses and check out these first few photos in the meantime. [...]
The highlight reel from the recent SCS Adult National Championships is now available in the Free area of the Momentum Video Magazine. Mike Call also has a top 10 list of moments that he took away from the comp. I believe that there was even the same large red hold (or very similar) from the [...]
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold spent Saturday romping up big walls in Yosemite. The pair free climbed Freerider on El Cap (6:45 climbing), the South Face of Mt. Watkins (2:40 climbing) and the Regular Northwest Face on Half Dome (5 climbing) in just over 21 hours. More at Climbing.com. So…how was your weekend??
Ethan Pringle is back at Mt. Clark, home to that one route first done by that one guy:
Projecting a route like this requires all of your attention, and having to devote all of your attention to a route like this can get really tiring really fast. At some point, you just want to get it over with. Of course, afterward you feel a mix of relief and loss. Relief that you’re done and the epic is over, and loss that this magnificent line doesn’t require your presence anymore. But for me, I think I’ll have to take a nice long break from serious route projects for a little while after this. Like Randy Levitt said, “It’s like a limestone El Cap.” Obviously, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it does sort of convey the amount of work required to complete a project of this caliber.
Pringle is no stranger to Jumbo Love, having tried it even before its FA back in 2008. You can see some footage of those attempts here.
I don’t know about you, but I always try my best to climb close to an actual bathroom. In case you don’t, the Access Fund has a nice refresher on what to do when nature calls.
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