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Michaela Kiersch clears tanks in Hueco

The strong American climber Michaela Kiersch pulls one difficult boulder after another in Hueco Tanks.

Brooke Raboutou repeats Box Therapy (8C+) and evaluates

Brooke Raboutou is the second woman to repeat the 8C+ Boulder Box Therapy and suggests a downgrade to 8C for Daniel Woods' line.

Historical: Katie Lamb is the first woman to conquer 8C+ Boulder with Box Therapy 

Katie Lamb writes climbing history: She is the first woman to conquer an 8C+ boulder with Box Therapy.

New record: Fastest woman on Mont Blanc

American Hillary Gerardi sets a new record on Mont Blanc with a time of 7 hours and 25 minutes. On Saturday 17 June 2023 at 2 a.m. she set off from Chamonix church. After 7 hours and 25 minutes, she returned to her starting point, having covered a distance of 32,67 km and a vertical drop of 3877 m. 

Video: This is how Michaela Kiersch climbs La Rambla (9a +)

In January of this year, Michaela Kiersch was only the third woman to climb the 9a+ route la Rambla in Siurana. With this rare ascent, the strong American joins the illustrious group of 9a+ climbers. Only seven women worldwide have cracked this level so far. Now there is her inspection as a video.

Trad specialist in three years: Anna Hazelnutt

Anna Hazelnutt repeated the trad test piece Prinzip Hoffnung (E9/10, 8b/+) at Bürser Platte last month. It is not the first time that the American with a penchant for bold friction climbs with ascents of hard trad routes has attracted attention.

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