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Will Bosi's Swiss First Ascents

Scottish climber Will Bosi has wrapped up his Swiss bouldering trip with two hard first ascents—Brain Rot (Font 8C+) in Magic Wood and Kyanite (Font 8C) in Val Bavona.Both problems were originally opened as projects by legendary climber Dave Graham, and Bosi managed to send them in just two…

Adam Ondra recently flashed "Lexicon"

Czech climber Adam Ondra has made history by completing the first-ever flash ascent of the British trad climb Lexicon (E11 7a) at Pavey Ark in England’s Lake District.Lexicon, first ascended by Neil Gresham in 2021, is considered one of the hardest trad routes in the world, combining 8b+ sport…

British mountain guide Kenton Cool has scaled Mount Everest for the 19th time

British mountain guide Kenton Cool has once again etched his name in mountaineering history by scaling Mount Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents by a non-Sherpa climber.The 51-year-old adventurer reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit on Sunday, May 18,…