Watch Hazel Findlay Return to 5.13 R, 9 Years After Grisly Decking
“But watching them climb got me psyched, and the upper crux felt very easy on top rope, so I thought I should just go for it.”
“But watching them climb got me psyched, and the upper crux felt very easy on top rope, so I thought I should just go for it.”
An eclectic crew made the first ascents of a 3,750-foot 5.11- X and a 1,500-foot 5.12c while collecting data to inform climate-change scientists.
"It wasn’t the experience I’d signed up for, but a more challenging experience I’ll learn from. I’m glad I didn’t back down that day."
When we're in a flow state we not only climb our best but also feel our best—it doesn’t matter if we fail because we know we could not have done any better.
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Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
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As pro climbers strive to maintain sponsor attention, they are often forced to seek out harder, bigger, or bolder lines—and then to do them for the camera.
FEBRUARY 12, 2016 EDITION
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