Aidan Roberts

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: One of the world’s first 5.15b’s is now 5.14d, thanks to kneepads; Vadim Timonov FA’s a V16/17; Allison Vest has her best ever back-to-back climbing days—and more.

Michel Serres, mountaineer and philosopher, wrote that inhabiting the body and finding flow can serve as antidotes to our increasingly immaterial digital world. It worked for me.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Everest is even more crowded than usual; there's a new member of the 5.15b/c club; will Russia and Ukraine both send climbers to Paris 2024? (Plus our favorite movies of the week)

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Jorge Díaz-Rullo has the most successful “unsuccessful” climbing season we've ever seen; Anna Liina Laitinen ticks 5.14d; Aidan Roberts flashes V14; 5.14 R trad gets three quick repeats (including a flash!).

THE NEWS ROUNDUP: Comeback sends, a promising crew at Burden of Dreams, a Swiss first ascent, and the best recent YouTube videos.

Will Bosi has been livestreaming his attempts on Burden of Dreams. There's a lot to talk about.

Here are the coolest new lines (and repeats) of late.

On October 20, Aidan Roberts made the second ascent of “Alphane,” a V17 established by Shawn Raboutou in Switzerland last spring. We caught up with Aidan to chat about it.

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