Double Takedown on “Digital Crack” (5.13b/c)
The Czech climber Lucie Hrozová and the Polish climber Ola Przybysz each sent Digital Crack on separate trips. It is one of the highest 8a+ routes in the world.
Chamonix
Climbing Nerds Converge on Chamonix, France for the International Rock Climbing Research Congress
Research trends from the 2018 Conference
Jessica Pilz and Stefano Ghisolfi Win Chamonix Lead World Cup
In the Chamonix World Cup last weekend, Jessica Pilz and Stefano Ghisolfi took first place in the lead comp, while Aleksandra Rudzinska and Danyil Boldyrev won speed.
The Illusion of Safety – Eight Die in a Weekend in the Alps in Roped Falls
Two tragic accidents and eight very preventable deaths.
Daila Ojeda: Into the Alpine to Send Digital Crack (8a/5.13b)
Daila Ojeda heads into the alpine to send Digital Crack (8a/5.13b)—one of the highest 8a’s in the world at roughly 12,500 feet—on the Arête des Comiques, Chamonix, France.
TNB: Celebrating Insomnia in Chamonix
October 2, around midnight. I was lying in a bunk in the Refuge du Plan de l’Aguille a few thousand feet above Chamonix, France, trying to fall asleep. At 3 a.m. my partner, Shane Johnson, and I were going to get up and try to climb the Frendo Spur, a 4,000–foot route up the Aguille du Midi—a big buttress of granite, snow and ice that tops out at 13,000 feet at a gondola station.