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Who is screwing the most difficult boulder: Magnus Midtbo vs. Pete Whittaker

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The Norwegian climber Magnus Midtbo has invited the Briton Pete Whittaker to his YouTube show. The goal of the two completely different climbers is to screw as hard a boulder as possible for the other. Who is screwing the more difficult boulder? Magnus or Pete?

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