After more than 3 weeks of work Norwegian Magnus Midtbo has claimed the second ascent of the 5.15b sit-start to Dani Andrada's hybrid boulder/route Ali-Hulk extension.
After waiting through days and days of horrible temperatures everything fell into place for Paul Robinson and he walked away with the second ascent of Monkey Wedding V15.
Grades. Love them or hate them, they have become a facet of our sport that is unavoidable. Every problem, every route, whether it is in a gym or at the crag has a number affixed to its name.
Yesterday, August 17, 2010, 25 year old Angie Payne became the first Woman the world to climb a confirmed V13 (8B) with her ascent of The Automator at Lower Chaos Canyon