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Weekend Whipper: Head-First Slab Fall!

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It doesn’t get much scarier than this Weekend Whipper, which takes place on the island of Malta, at a crag called Diamond Buttress. The climber is leading
Klean Kutter (5.10) and everything seems fine until he finds himself falling with his back against the wall!

Watch last week’s Weekend Whipper: Trad Fall at Smith Rock