Weekend Whipper: Franco Cookson’s Ground Fall While Soloing “Academia” (E10 7a / 5.13+ X)
Soloing this route is the only option---there's no gear! Amazingly, Cookson walked away no worse for the wear, and got right back up and sent the damn thing.
Soloing this route is the only option---there's no gear! Amazingly, Cookson walked away no worse for the wear, and got right back up and sent the damn thing.
Samuel almost snags a send here, but some brittle rock takes him for a plunge.
Who doesn't like taking in a view of the ground as they whip towards it?
One of the advantages of climbing on splitter granite is not having to deal with shenanigans like this...
Always a scary moment when you think you're about to shatter your ankles....
Who doesn't enjoy a good ol' Southern-style mantel?
The "Slaborama" project at Rogaland, Norway, is one sweet-looking line!
Happy Friday and climb safe this weekend!
When the gear is good, go for it---Lars would!
We dug back into the archives for this one because, man, oh, man, this guy takes a whipper for the ages.
“Sometimes it’s better to just take the fall rather than downclimb," Mike, the whippee, told Rock and Ice...