Who creates the most difficult climbing route in the world?

Last weekend some of the greats of the climbing circus gathered in the Swedish climbing hall "Klättercentret Telefonplan".

The occasion was an event by Black Diamond, which was about trying your hand at the most difficult sport climbing route in the world. Whether Nalle Hukkataival, Magnus Midtbø, Stefano Ghisolfi or Jorg Verhoeven made the route, you can find out in the article by EpicTV.

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Italian trad climbing pro Pietro Vidi has secured the first repeat of "Drifter's Escape" (9a+, 5.15a). On October 13th, he completed Connor Herson's trad route on Stawamus Chief in Squamish. It is considered one of the hardest crack climbs in the world.

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