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40 athletes. 3 disciplines. 6 medals. Climbing at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics sounds pretty darn simple right? Wrong. The format has our eyes crossing and athletes on their toes. Here’s [...]

Monday thru Thursday, you’ll find Head Setter Alexandra Fox inside, bolting plastic holds onto the wall with an impact driver. But, outside of her career, gym climbing isn’t really [...]

Alexandra Fox, like the climbs she creates, is a bit of a puzzle. The more layers one pulls back, the more nuanced the picture.   In a world racing forward in the wake of Year of the Woman, [...]

After four years, Nalle Hukkataival has finished the Lappnor Project. The name he’s decided upon is Burden of Dreams and his suggested grade is V17 (9A), which would make this the first V17 [...]

Boulders:  We love them.  We climb them.  And inevitably, we fall off them.  Here’s what Nicholas Foster (Head Route Setter at EVO Portland) said about risks while bouldering. Disclaimer – this [...]