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The V-scale is an open-ended scale that starts at V0 (although a slightly easier "VB" has been used for beginners), and increases in single-digit steps (i.e. V5, V6, V7), and was at V17 in 2023 with Burden of Dreams. The V-scale doesn't consider risk and is purely focused on the technical difficulty of the movements. [2]
Alain Robert free solo of Pol Pot (5.12d, 7c), Verdon Gorge, 1996 Steph Davis free solo of Outer Limits (5.11a), Yosemite, c2002 While many rock climbers have free soloed routes (single-pitch or big wall/multi-pitch), at climbing grades well below their ability, a very small minority have practiced free soloing regularly, and at grades closer ...
Harrington gained recognition when, in February 2015, she free-soloed Chiaro di Luna (5.11a) on Aguja Saint Exupery, Patagonia. [12] Although the route had been climbed before by Alexander Huber in 2011, she was the first climber, male or female, to do so without the aid of any equipment or protection.
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Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Saturday, January 11, 2025The New York Times
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The notable first ascents that set a new highest-grade prior to The Face were traditional climbing routes: . 8a (5.13b) [m]. Grand Illusion – Sugar Loaf, Lake Tahoe, CA – 1979 – First-ever consensus 8a (5.13b) in history, by Tony Yaniro.
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