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Park City Ski Patroller Dead After 50-Foot Climbing Fall in Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT on Wednesday

A very experienced rock climber and Park City ski patroller died after falling 50-feet in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah at about 3:15pm on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020, according to Salt Lake County Search & Rescue. The fall occurred in the Whipple Fork area just north of Storm Mountain. 29-year-old Wade Meade was rock climbing with fellow Park City ski patroller […]

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CragBrains | April 11, 2020
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VIDEO: Chris Sharma Hucking 100-Footers During 1st Ascent of Pont d’Arc in France

Chris Sharma is the god of rock climbing and the logo for Clifbar. This video shows Chris on the first ascent of a 100-foot deep-water-solo climb on Pont d’Arc (bridge arc) in France. The climb is still unnamed. Chris said it is somewhere around a 5.14. “After almost 25 years climbing, its incredible to keep finding new lines that I […]

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CragBrains | September 1, 2017
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Video Proof That the French are Crazy: The “Fabulous Flying Frenchies”

Rope swinging from paragliders?  Free soloing in a clown suit and BASE jumping off the rock face?  Playing drums while hanging from a paraglider?  BASE jumping off a moving bus off a bridge?  Hand stands on a knife edge ridge?  Slack lining over just about anything?  BASE jumping naked? Yep, the French are crazy and it’s crazy inspiring to watch. […]

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