A Slacker’s Guide to Sending 5.14
If you don't onsight 5.14, but instead toil like the lowest of serfs on routes of lesser grades, read on. I can give you the psychological edge to succeed.
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14-Year-Old American Wins Worlds, Then Flashes 5.14a
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Connor Herson, 18, Establishes Steep and Rope-Stretching 5.14- in Tuolumne
It is already being touted as one of Tuolumne Meadows' proudest lines.
Prodigy Who Freed the Nose at 15 Just Notched His 50th 5.14 and He Still Can’t Vote
And #50 was the most special of all: his hardest climb to date, and a first ascent to boot.
Alfredo Webber, Age 52, Free Solos 5.14b
The 52 year old Italian has made history by free soloing one of the most difficult pitches to date.
11-Year-Old Théo Blass Sends His Third 5.14b
The French preteen became the youngest to send the grade last year. He has now completed a trifecta, with Super Samson (8c/5.14b).
The Process: How Wes Fowler Redpointed Trad Test Piece China Doll (5.14a R)
Projecting spicy high-level trad is an all-in endeavor. Here are Wes Fowler’s top takeaways.
Chuck Odette, 64, Sends T-Rex (5.14b)
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Titan Project: Sabrina Chapman's Mission to Send Her First 5.14
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Théo Blass Becomes Youngest Person to Climb 5.14b at 10-Years-Old
The French climber sent Souvenirs du pic (8c, 5.14b) in less than 10 sessions. At 10-years-old, he is the youngest person to ever climb the grade.
Babsi Zangerl and Melissa Le Nevé Return to Rock With 5.14 Ascents
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The New Deal (5.14): One of the Joshua Tree's Hardest Routes Gets a Second Ascent After 22 Years
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Belaying 5.14: Lost Between the Roles of Parent and Climbing Partner
I wanted the send as much as my son. Invested emotionally in his success and full of doubt about my own belaying ability, could I be the partner he needed on his hardest route?
Colin Duffy Sends Three Red River Gorge 5.14s in a Day
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Front Range Development: Eldorado Canyon and Boulder Canyon See Their Hardest First Ascents
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The Spring of Trad: Three 5.14 FA's Rank Among the World's Hardest Trad Routes
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The Korean Crusher: Chaehyeon Seo Sends 5.14d at Age 14
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A 1,000-Foot 5.14: Whit Magro and Wyoming’s Longest, Hardest Route
It took Magro, from Bozeman, Montana, two years to tick his most demanding route to date—the FA of the 10-pitch Yellow Wolf.
Ben Hanna: Man, Myth…or Hulk?
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Perspective: Michaela Kiersch Sends Joe Blau (5.14c)
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Ben Hanna Sends Bishop's Everything is Karate (5.14c/d)
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China Doll: Love, Obsession, and Hard Trad Climbing with Heather Weidner
Heather Weidner climbs China Doll in Dream Canyon, Colorado, becoming the 4th woman in history to climb a 5.14 traditional route.
Tom Randall and Peter Whittaker FA Two 5.14 Roof Cracks and Continue Work on 5.15 Mega-Proj
Finding—much less sending—the hardest crack in the world isn’t easy. Then add in the hazards of spiders, scorpions, and snakes.
Carlo Traversi Takes on the RMNP Triple 14 Challenge
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Chuck Odette Climbs 5.14a First Ascent at 61
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Stats: The Climbers that Have Sent Southern Smoke (5.14c)
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Abhishek Mehta Sends Ganesh (8b+/5.14a) India’s Hardest Route
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Read Macadam Sends Arabia’s First 5.14b
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2016 Golden Pitons: Sport Climbing
Margo Hayes, Boulder, Colorado and Matty Hong, Boulder, Colorado
The Trickle Down (5.14a/b) Nova Scotia's Hardest Route
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Watch Michaela Kiersch's Journey to Send The Golden Ticket (5.14c)
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Photo Gallery: 5.14 in RMNP, Zimbabwe Bouldering, and a Tribute
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Hot Dumpling (5.14d): One of China’s Hardest Routes
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Tom O'Halloran Becomes First Australian to Climb 5.14d
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Alex Megos Sends Dreamcatcher (5.14d) in a Day
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Ethan Pringle and La Reina Mora (5.14d)
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Paige Claassen Climbs High Alpine 5.14
Sarchasm (5.14), Rocky Mountain National Park
Jon Cardwell Battles Necessary Evil (5.14c)
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