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“This route took me longer than any other route or boulder I’ve ever tried,” he says, but he’s nonetheless hesitant to give it a grade.
The 5.14 crux is firmly situated in the no-fall zone, but that hasn't stopped many of the UK's best from having a go.
This fall logs about as many air miles as one could hope for while still walking away intact.
James Pearson has been a leading trad climber for 15 years. Now he's returned to his bouldering roots and is climbing harder than ever.
James Pearson couldn't be bothered to clip the bolt at his waist, and he logged some serious air miles while climbing above 13,000 feet.
How two top climbers integrated their newborn son into their careers.
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Jacopo Larcher and James Pearson having an honest talk about "Tribe," a trad climb first done by climber Jacopo Larcher last year.
Pearson says that Tribe has the hardest sequence of moves he’s ever climbed on trad gear.
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FEBRUARY 22, 2016 EDITION