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Peter Ortner Free Solo of “Furz Wurz”
In July 2012, Peter Ortner climbed the “Furz Wurz” free solo. This video showcases the climb, a 7B difficulty rating. No ropes, people
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Writing Rocks: The Story Behind Two of Today’s Biggest Climbing Writers
Rock climber, journalist and former editor of Climbing magazine Matt Samet didn’t expect to become a writer. He originally started out studying geology at UC Boulder, but eventually switched to journalism. After graduating, he moved to
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Why Rock Climbing Should Not be an Olympic Sport
It was a cool, July morning in the farthest eastern location of the continental U.S. and my dog and I were trapped between a rising tide and a 100-foot granite wall. Before rappelling onto
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