Chalk & Awe

[video] Pretty cool to see Alex Honnold send his first 5.14d/9a after years of effort. In classic style, he immediately downgraded it to 5.14c/8c+ 😅 Bachelor Party at Mount Potosi, NV

[video] Adam Ondra flashing Emotional Landscapes (V15/8C) in Maltatal, Austria 🇦🇹 Thought by many to be V16/8C+, this is likely the hardest flash ever. It was also one of 3 flashes that Adam made over the course of a week 🤯

[image] "Climbing does not mean just competition and performance. It has other qualities that are important: going on trips, meeting people, seeing other cultures." - Wolfgang Gullich

[video] Vibe for today: Catherine Destivelle free soloing in Mali back in 1987.

[image] Ron Kauk made his ascent of Magic Line (5.14c/8c+) in Yosemite in 1996. Two decades later, his son Lonnie Kauk followed in his footsteps on the same iconic route.

[video] This free bouldering "gym" in Germany might be the coolest thing you see today.

[image] Triple bolt failure leads to fatal accident in Kalymnos, Greece 🇬🇷 "The tragic accident that claimed the life of a 60-year-old Czech climber happened on St Savvas (7b+) a route from 2002 at sector Jurassic Park using 10 mm expansion bolts (unidentified brand) and PETZL hangers.

[video] I will never get tired of watching Oriane Bertone climb.

[video] This is how I sound when I'm trying to explain my project's micro beta to my wife.

[image] The Excalibur wall in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 might just be the most awe-inspiring climbing structure ever built.

[video] What a view! Purgandus Populus (5.11d/7a) in Siurana, Spain 🇪🇸

[video] This documentary about Dean Potter is coming to HBO on April 14th... I'm pretty psyched to check in out!

[image] Adam Ondra climbing The Dawn Wall, a 32 pitch 5.14d/9a in Yosemite, CA 🇺🇲