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“Climbers We Lost” is our annual tribute to community members now absent. This year those herein range in age from 16 to 103. As ever, please know that we try but can never cover everyone; we encourage you to add names and remembrances in the comments.

Hwa “Fine” Han walked away from this fall in Birdsboro Quarry, Pennsylvania with “intense bruising” and “several stitches”—which she considers lucky. You’ll understand once you watch it…. https://t.co/D5eso1BUx2

Fultz told Rock and Ice, “To me, this is the hardest boulder I’ve done so far.” https://t.co/JVkIGz1VsB

In a sport that heavily relies on its community for support, it’s counterproductive to tear someone down due to uncontrollable factors like height—and that goes for climbers both short and tall. https://t.co/wuB3i5qQWr

Adam Ondra made the first ascent of Change—the world’s first 5.15c—back in October 2012, but no one has repeated it until now. https://t.co/ga5uvsyqtC

At 51, Chuck Odette told himself he’d never be able to climb T-Rex (5.14b). At 64, he sent it. https://t.co/ZSmOztCCV2

When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake an its resulting avalanche sweeps away much of Base Camp on Mount Everest, world-renowned mountain-climbing guide Dave and his team find themselves stranded at Camp 1, at the elevation of 20,000 feet.

Well, that was close 😧 Climbing an iceberg evidently comes with its own unique set of challenges and risks… In this Weekend Whipper, Mike Horn and Fred Roux prepare to start ice climbing their way up an iceberg, when things go topsy-turvy. https://t.co/oNNYQQhgcq

Yosemite NP announces that the park will close to all visitors and vehicular access due to significant smoke impacts and hazardous air quality throughout the park, beginning at 5:00 pm tonight, Thursday, September 17. https://t.co/NVw7X3n1y2

For most routesetters, tool belts are a must. Setters have an overabundance of things—hardware, safety gear, holds, gum, Clif Bar wrappers and other odds and ends—all of which need to be accessible after climbing a ladder or while dangling 50 feet up.

"What’s the best way to retrieve really stuck cams?" Gear Guy digs in!

Weeks after making the first ascent of the world’s second-ever 5.15d, Megos flashes an iconic 5.14d in Italy. https://t.co/S7iE60PHdV

UPDATE: Action Alert! We have a pledge from Fahim Rahim, a climber and doctor, to match up to $5,000 in donations to the GoFundMe to help Flyp climbing gym rebuild after the devastating explosion last month. Help Flyp get there!

Peter Hoffmeister and speed-climbing legend Hans Florine face off in a race to climb 3,000 feet—the height of the Nose of El Capitan—at the Columns in Eugene, Oregon. https://t.co/IC8nC3EhCa

Sammakieh is determined to reopen Flyp as soon as possible and send a clear message of defiance to the ruling class. “They can’t shake us, we are not going anywhere,” she said. https://t.co/X2ea7RoggZ

This is a good one! You can always count on the Brits to try some sketchy little trad rigs that’d scare the bejesus out of us tame-by-comparison Yankees. https://t.co/DTCg1n1uQB

In the wake of the closure of Taipan Wall—one of the best climbing cliffs in the world—Vertical Life mag spoke to the Gariwerd Wimmera Reconciliation Network (GWRN) who have been working to build a dialogue with the Traditional Owners (TO) of Gariwerd. https://t.co/3b7x65fKwp

COVID-19 continues to give all of us a chance to embrace the solo life, which isn’t always a bad thing. There is lots to learn from climbing alone. https://t.co/f4TaOo0Waa

Just because you didn’t hop on the hangboard band wagon during the height of lockdown, doesn’t mean you can’t now—winter is coming! https://t.co/pTPov3tttb

Katie Joy Blanksma remembers her late brother Dillon Blanksma, who died at the end of July on the Diamond in Rocky Mountain National Park. https://t.co/x7DTf6b6pD