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2. The Kraken (climb) - Wikipedia

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   The boulder is set in a sea cave on the shore of Devon. Timing an ascent is difficult, because the sea washes into the cave every day, coating the rock in salty gunk, and the wind and weather conditions have to be ideal for an ascent. The problem starts at the back of the cave, in a crack in the roof.

3. Grade (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   The climb is about 45m long, the first 20m are about 8b [French sport] climbing with a couple of really really good knee-bars. Then comes the crux boulder problem, 10 moves of 8C [French boulder]. And when I say 8C boulder problem, I really mean it. ...

4. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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   A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...

5. Cobra Crack - Wikipedia

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   Cobra Crack remains an important route in traditional climbing history and repeats are covered in the climbing media. [ 2 ] [ 14 ] In 2017, after Mason Earle made the 11th ascent, PlanetMountain wrote: "Cobra Crack immediately struck a cord, in part due the heinous finger-locks required to power through the crux, in part due to its innate beauty.

6. Austin’s Crux Climbing Gym sued over climbing walls - AOL

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   Crux Climbing Center's location in south Austin will be leaving its space at the end of this year, but whether the landlord or Crux owns the climbing walls inside of the gym is up for question.

7. Climbing route - Wikipedia

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   Climbers will often differentiate climbing routes by the general types of challenges they present. Four of the main types of rock-climbing challenges are: [6] Crack climbing, are routes following a system of crack(s) that the climber uses to ascend the route; the width of the crack dictates the techniques needed, and crack-climbs are further differentiated by the body parts that can be 'jammed ...

8. Rock climbing - Wikipedia

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   In 2017, Adam Ondra described the crux of Silence in the following terms: "Then comes the crux boulder problem, 10 moves of 8C [French boulder]. And when I say 8C boulder problem, I really mean it. ... I reckon just linking 8C [French boulder] into 8B [French boulder] into 7C [French boulder] is a 9b+ [French] sport climb, I'm pretty sure about ...

9. Realization (climb) - Wikipedia

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   This final crux is 12 moves, described as "a bunch of foot movement, and some very fickle pockets and crimps". Its difficulty is amplified by the amount of hard climbing undertaken to reach it. Above this crux is a small rest, and 5.11 climbing for 50 feet leads to the final anchor at around the circa 35-meter mark". [6]