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 […]
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Dave MacLeod Free Solos 5.14b in Spain
Dave MacLeod, best known for his difficult headpoints in Britain, recently free soloed Darwin Dixit (5.14b) in Margalef, Spain. Unless someone can think of something harder, this is probably the hardest free solo (not a highball boulder) ever done. I couldn’t find much information on the route as far as how tall it is or […]
Eiffel Tower Free Solo
On Monday, November 12, England’s Mike Robertson was arrested while soloing the outside of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. He made it roughly 720 feet up the 1,063 foot tall monument before surrendering to Police. Mike carried out the stunt in an effort to raise awareness about the situation in Burma. You can read […]
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