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#adamondra Is a very happy man after sending La Dura Dura today! 9 weeks of intensely devoted effort to establish the world’s hardest sport route. Our man @bernardo_gimenez was there to capture the footie! - @bigupclimbing- #webstagram
congrats Ondra! La Dura Dura goes down!
if you haven’t done it yet, I would really appreciate it if you checked out my blog, To Defy Gravity. let me know what you think!
Casey Zak working Bruce Lee (V8) outside of Camp 4, Yosemite Valley, CA
Photo credit: Dustin Glasner
Dustin Glasner (Me!) On Hammerhead (V5) in Camp 4, Yosemite.
Photo credit: Ben Steel
I miss traveling and climbing outside and California…time to start planning another trip.
Sasha DiGiulian sending “Airline” (5.12c) in Santa Linya, Spain
Photo credit: Rainer Eder
Sasha is over in Spain killing it as always during her winter break!
Dustin Glasner (Me!) working Supreme Being (5.12c) at Jailhouse, California
Photo credit: Jessica Wan
this was from my fantastic trip to Northern California. I met up with my good friend Nick, a student at Berkeley and my belayer in the picture. I didn’t send, but it was a rad route that I’m stoked to get on whenever I return.
Jailhouse was absolutely wonderful - hard climbing, beautiful views. loved it.
Steven Roth on Bruce Lee (V8), Camp 4, Yosemite Valley, CA
Photo credit: Dustin Glasner
Pure Imagination and Golden Ticket, both originally graded 5.14d, fell to Ondra earlier today. he suggested downgrading both routes to 5.14c.
craziness.
Dustin Glasner (Me!) working Reckless Abandon (5.12a) at the Coliseum, New River Gorge, WV
Photo credit: Jessica Wan
Sport Climbing is currently sitting at 2.7% of the total vote (up from less than 1% yesterday). Roller Sports and Karate are running away with it.
Let’s show the sports world that we’re not an insignificant fringe sport - we deserve to be there in the 2020 Olympic Games just as much as the next sport!
Dustin Glasner (Me!) locking it off on Reckless Abandon (5.12a) at the Coliseum, New River Gorge, WV
Photo credit: Jessica Wan
reports coming in that Adam Ondra got the first ascent of “Change” (9b+) today. 9b+, that’s 5.15c, and if the proposed grade holds up, it’ll be the hardest climb in the world.
truly amazing. 9b+/5.15c, oh man!
Five Ten climber Urs Moosmüller during his send of Proper Soul (5.14a) at the Cirque, Endless Wall, New River Gorge, WV
Photo credit: Unknown
really wishing I could be back here right now… #climbing #rockclimbing #sportclimbing #climb #climber #thenew #newrivergorge #nrg #summersvillelake #summersville #coliseum #westvirginia #wv #lake (Taken with Instagram at Summersville Lake Climbing)
this would be amazing. I can’t even put into words how much I would love this. it combines the things I’m most passionate about - climbing and conservation/stewardship. plus, you do it all while on an extended road trip around the U.S.
