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Steve McClure
Steve McClure
Steve McClure does his 1,000th 5.13b & Nathaniel Coleman does ‘Defying Gravity’
Plus: Zach Galla Sends 'Sleepwalker' (V16) // Maya Ene (13) and her father (49) do 5.14c’s on the same day // and Alex Megos does far too much hard climbing in far too little time
Is the British E-Grade Broken? And Can an Algorithm Fix It?
Neil Gresham explains the often-baffling British grading system—and why the “eGrader” app can keep it afloat.
Much Action but No Repeats (Yet) for ‘Burden of Dreams’ & Paige Claassen Is at it Again
THE NEWS ROUNDUP: Comeback sends, a promising crew at Burden of Dreams, a Swiss first ascent, and the best recent YouTube videos.
James Pearson Ups the Ante on Hot UK Testpiece “Lexicon” 5.14 R
The 5.14 crux is firmly situated in the no-fall zone, but that hasn't stopped many of the UK's best from having a go.
Wait, Who Just Sent Britain’s Hardest Route?
Eder Lomba, a Basque climber and coach currently based in Sheffield, UK, recently made the second ascent of Steve McClure’s Rainman, 5.15b. We wanted to know who he is.
Neil Gresham’s “Lexicon” Is 5.14 With 80-Foot Fall Potential
Lexicon has an unmistakable fear factor: biff it on any one of the final four moves—the crux, of course—and face a massive swinging fall.
The Spring of Trad: Three 5.14 FA's Rank Among the World's Hardest Trad Routes
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Steve McClure Makes the FA of Britain's Hardest Route: Rainman (5.15b/9b)
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