This Week in Climbing #54 (February 12, 2017)

Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing!

Climbing News

AMERICAS

• Canada
  • Marc-Andre Leclerc Climbs New Integral on Slesse at Gripped
  • Ontario Access to Remain Open to Niagara Escarpment Crags at Gripped
• Mexico
  • Canadians Send Hard Routes in Mexico to Start 2017 at Gripped
• Patagonia
  • Patagonia Fitz Clean Up and Some New Routes at Gripped
  • Patagonia Cerro Murallón, new East Face climb by Ragni di Lecco at Planet Mountain

ASIA

• China
  • Christmas Tree is New Massive Ice Climb in China at Gripped

EUROPE

• Austria
  • Ötztal Freizeitstress ice climb established in Austria by Hansjörg Auer and Reinhard Obweger at Planet Mountain
• Italy
  • Brenta Dolomites La Stangata / A great ice climb in Val Genova at Planet Mountain
  • San Vito lo Capo climbing: Christoph Hainz and Andrea De Martin Polo ascend November Sun at Planet Mountain
• Montenegro
  • Montenegro: most difficult icefall climbed in Tara canyon at Planet Mountain
• Spain
  • Rubén Díaz repeats La teoría del todos, ~8C/+ at UK Climbing
  • Adam Ondra climbs Mamichula, 9b at UK Climbing (See also Rock and Ice.)
  • David Firnenburg Has Repeated the Difficult La Rambla at Gripped
• Switzerland
  • Giuliano Cameroni repeats Der mit dem Fels tanzt, ~8C at UK Climbing
• UK
  • Intravenous Fly Trap is Hard New Scottish Winter Route at Gripped

Climbing Tips

• Climber Confessional: A Lesson in Backing Up Your Systems at Moja Gear
• Unbelayvable: A Belayer Chocolate Break at Climbing
• Style: Is It An Excuse Holding You Back? at Moja Gear
• Technique Tuesday: How to Use a Prusik Hitch at Gripped
• Institutional Anchors: The Backside System at The American Alpine Institute Climbing Blog
• 5 Exercises for Developing a Stronger Core with Eric Hörst at Moja Gear
• Ask the Master: Waterfall Ice – To Adze, or Not to Adze at Rock and Ice
• Learn to Train: Increase Your Power-Endurance at Climbing
• Balanced Climbing Shoulders at The Climbing Doctor

Other Climbing Articles

• Activism in climbing: What can I do? at For the Love of Climbing
• Inflating Grades and Egos: A Climbing Difficulty Discussion at Climbing
• The Do’s and Don’ts of Taking a Date Climbing at Outside

Destinations, Areas, Trip Reports, and Routes

• A Narrow Escape on Mt. Kenya by Jason Haas at The Climbing Zine
• Rambling In The Bugaboos by David Fay at The Climbing Zine
• In Depth: Bears Ears and the Ongoing Battle to Protect U.S. Climbing Areas at Climbing
• Two Towers: The Wild Sea Stacks of Tasmania at Climbing

Good New Climbing Videos

• Joe Kinder: Cribs TrapHouse [5:05] – Joe Kinder takes us through his home gym setup.
• Ben Moon | Past, present and future (Part 1) [4:10] – Legendary British climber Ben Moon talks about the evolution of climbing in the UK and a bit about his training these days.
• Angie Scarth-Johnson: Climbing Her Way [1:25] – 12-year-old Australian rock climber Angie Scarth-Johnson climbed 5.14b at age 11 and is continuing to dominate.
• Learning to Boulder: with Niall Grimes and Ed Byrne [8:22] – Comedian Ed Byrne goes bouldering for the first time. A funny and enjoyable video, as you might expect.

People, Interviews, and Profiles

• Nathaniel Coleman: Rising Comp Star at Climbing
• Jeff Lowe: What I’ve Learned at Rock and Ice
• Andy de Klerk Interview at Climb ZA
• 2016 Golden Pitons: Breakout Performance at Climbing
• 2016 Golden Pitons: Sport Climbing at Climbing
• The Unfinished Projects of Todd Skinner at Climbing
• Out of Nowhere – Nathaniel Coleman Jumps Onto the Podium at Rock and Ice

Gear, Reviews, etc.

• Film Review: Avalanche Sharks at The American Alpine Institute Blog