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Jimmy Chin On Assignment In Yosemite
New 5.13+ Multipitch By Trotter & Caldwell In Canada
Sonnie Trotter and Tommy Caldwell have teamed up to establish a 15 pitch route up the Diamond Face on Mount Louis in the Canadian Rockies. Dubbed The Shining, the route has 7 pitches that were bolted on lead with difficulties up to 5.13+. After three days of prep the pair returned to free all the pitches in a single push:
It is one of the best routes I have ever climbed, and I could not imagine having a better partner for it. In fact, if it were not for Tommy, it would definitely still be a project. He’s my ultimate hero.
Honnold Repeats Cobra Crack
Via his 8a.nu scorecard comes word that Alex Honnold has repeated the 5.14 trad route Cobra Crack in Squamish, BC. First done in the summer of 2006 by Sonnie Trotter, Cobra Crack has seen repeats from the likes of Nicolas Favresse, Ethan Pringle, Matt Segal, Yuji Hirahama and Will Stanhope among others.
Brittany Griffith & Kate Rutherford Climbing On The Incredible Hulk
Difficult Wyoming Crack Climb Sees 2nd Ascent
Black Diamond has a nice report with pictures from Andrew Burr about J.P “Pee Wee” Oullete’s 2nd ascent of Home On The Range, a difficult crack in Vedauwoo, WY first climbed by Justin Edl back in 2009.
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