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Mayan
Smith-Gobat
ClimbingAction has been watching the rise
in the climbing career of an understated
but exceptionally strong and continually
progressing climber; Mayan Smith-
Gobat. For the last seven years Mayan
has been pushing herself and climbing
standards at her home crags in New
Zealand. She has essentially maxed
out her local standards by opening first
ascents up to 8b+ (5.14a) and traveled
extensively in Europe in order to hone the
edge of her abilities.
Mayan has
just
completed her first pilgrimage
to Yosemite Valley where she made an
ascent on El
Cap...
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12/25/09 Chris Sharma was
named Climber of the Decade
by 8a.nu for his contribution as
a "First Ascent Pioneer."
12/20/09 Chris Sharma has made the FA of a
possible 9b / 5.15b.
Neanderthal is a cave route
at Santa Linya, Spain.
11/06/09 A new 5.15a / 9a+ has had an FA by
Tomas Mrazek at Misja Pec, Slovenia.
Xaxid Hostel has both hard
bouldering moves and 150 feet of blistering
endurance.
11/02/09 Charlotte Durif of France
has made FA's of two 5.14c routes and ,
only days later, onsighted one 5.14a in the
Verdon Gorge
10/28/09 Adam Ondra made the FA of
Marina Superstar 5.15a/b, his
hardest route yet at the Domusnovas
area, Sardinia, Italy.
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