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One month after the last IFSC Lead World Cup in Norway, the 2015 Lead World Cup season resumed in Belgium's Puurs this past weekend, September 26-27. A classic of the Lead World Cup Series, the spectacular climbing structure once again welcomed the world’s best Lead climbers. The weather in Puurs…

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Custer State Park in the Black Hills has been for long one of the top granite sites in America. Especially The Needles of South Dakota are what makes Black Hills Climbing famous. The needle formations, or spires, rising high in the sky, provide everything one can wish for: perfect rock, beautiful…

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New York's famed Shawangunk Ridge, or the Shawangunk Mountains or "The Gunks", is a world-class rock-climbing destination in North America. Famous for its great multi-pitch and trad climbs, the Gunks, located only 90 miles from the heart of the Big City, makes it not only great for a weekend getawy…

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Powerful, dynamic and spectacular moves on vertical walls are guaranteed when the world’s best bouldering athletes meet for the season’s grand finale at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on 25 and 26 September, fighting for the coveted adidas ROCKSTAR title.The popular invitational contest for…

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It is said that the Greek island of Kalymnos boasts well over 500 climbs. While I haven't got that verified the truth is that there is a colossal amount of rock to climb here. The rock is top quality solid limestone, there is something for everybody with grades from 5a to 9a and the island is loaded…

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British Columbia is Canada's most mountainous province and home to some of the world's best climbing areas. Especially the Coast Mountains near Vancouver are made up of many different types of rock formation offering diverse climbing opportunities. For long B.C., with its stunning mountain scenery…

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The 7th edition of the Kiku. International Summit (IMS) will take place from October 12th till October 18th 2015 and offers an extensive program with different package options. Experiences in the mountains, meetings with people from the mountains and the confrontation with the inner mountain, one’s…

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As the first ever Bouldering Youth and Junior World Championships that was held in Arco, Italy at the end of August turned out really well, showing a lot of promise for the sport to the future, the Lead and Speed World Youth Championships were no less thrilling. With Youth A, Youth B, and Juniors…

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There was a lot of anticipation surrounding this first ever Bouldering Youth and Junior World Championships that was held this past weekend in Arco, Italy, and the event certainly did not disappoint as the up-and-coming talents in Bouldering battled for the World title! Despite the competitors’ very…

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Leo Houlding has led a team of five to complete a first ascent on the north west face of the Mirror Wall in remote Greenland. Climbing with Joe Möhle, Matt Pickles, Matt Pycroft and Waldo Etherington, Houlding succeeded in climbing a new route on the main face of the 1,200m peak. The team free…

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