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“Popular Gym Closing.”
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (97+ words) 5100 Wisconsin Ave, NW Crunch Fitness (near Rodman's) closing April 15th! I just received a notice that Crunch Chevy Chase is closing next month. This building used to be the KB Cinema theatre, then a furniture store before morphing into Crunch." "We…...
Jorge Díaz-Rullo Calls ‘Café Colombia’ in Margalef, Spain the “Best Four Minutes of Climbing” in His Life
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (1164+ words) In the late afternoon on Friday, March 13, Jorge D'az-Rullo climbed through a wet streak running down the final 15 feet of his long-time Caf" Colombia project. Nearly five years after first attempting the line, he clipped the chains and sagged onto…...
Facing the long climb up by Nellie_Needs
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (34+ words) Facing the long climb up by Nellie_Needs'ePHOTOzine Tags: Black and white Montenegro Kotor Landscape and travel Voters: BobR25, woodini254, bliba and 17 more Get early access to exclusive deals, editors' picks and new launches....
For 35 Years, The World's Best Climbers Couldn't Send This Route. A Barefoot Teenager Just Did.
23+ hour, 26+ min ago (907+ words) Until last month, Le Bomb" Bleu was one of the world's hardest open projects. But when it was finally sent on February 11, some 35 years after it was bolted, the deed wasn't done by a veteran climber with cutting-edge gear, but…...
This Data Nerd Has Documented Every Route She's Climbed for 20 Years
1+ day, 26+ min ago (653+ words) I stared up at the rock-spitting couloir in horror, as rotten snow snaked its way into the opaque fog. "We're supposed to go up there?" my climbing partner questioned. He looked almost nauseous at the prospect of ascending nature's finest…...
Climbers Make History on Fitz Roy in Stormy Conditions
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (235+ words) Climbers Make History on Fitz Roy in Stormy Conditions'Gripped Magazine Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Tasio Martin have made the first free ascent of the East Pillar of Fitz Roy, climbing the 1,200-metre route in three days. Martin reported less-than-ideal conditions,…...
Black Diamond Presents Born From the Climbing Life: Of Legacy and Lineage
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (973+ words) Black Diamond Presents Born From the Climbing Life: Of Legacy and Lineage'Outdoor Sportswire Black Diamond Presents Born From the Climbing Life: Of Legacy and Lineage The four-part film series follows Black Diamond athlete Connor Herson as he pursues some of…...
Blind veteran’s extraordinary climbing mission
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (800+ words) The shotgun blast came without warning. One moment, Lonnie Bedwell was turkey calling in the Indiana woods, a mile from his home. The next, his world went permanently dark. Navy veteran Bedwell, a nuclear-trained submarine machinist who had served nearly…...
Rock on: Climbing gyms offer community and adventure
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (736+ words) It was a late July afternoon in 2023 " hot and humid and with just the right amount of mosquitoes and gnats to make the idea of an outdoor adventure less than appealing. But inside the nearby Rockville Climbing Center in Hamilton,…...
USA Climbing’s National Training Center construction project jumps quarter-million-dollar hurdle
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (468+ words) A concept rendering of the USA Climbing National Training Center in Salt Lake City. Credit: Salt Lake City Council Agenda It's looking like a historic building will no longer be standing in the way of USA Climbing's National Training Center…...