27crags, climbervoice, 8a and many others are amazing sites, but sometimes, expecially if you worked a lot to envision, bolt, clean routes or boulders, you want to…

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Exploration is " the act of searching or traveling around a terrain for the purpose of discovery of resources or information".…

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If You live close or if You can fly with Ryanair to one of the following cities in Europe, You can reach low cost a lot of climbing areas:





1) Milano - Orio al Serio airport (Bergamo)…

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I casually found a friend, here, this summer.



It was the first time I met Him.



His eyes.

And He was so open and… Continue

Jacinta: 2nd 8c



Helena: 8c



Angie: 8a+ boulder





Dead Point magazine:… Continue

9 September 1995: Alexander Adler did the 2nd ascent of Action directe.



In the same year, Alex Huber climbed Open air, proposing 9a.





In 2008, Adam Ondra did the 2nd ascent of the route and suggested 9a+, so it can be considered as the first 9a+ in… Continue

I met Simon Carter last year in Kalymnos, when I was filming Adam Ondra to realize the "impossible" film *.

He was very kind, giving the film a couple of his photos about Adam onsighting Gora.





Simon is a… Continue

9b, like two friends, has two colours, two souls ;-)

 

The soul of an online climbing Magazine, with articles,…

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Every climber in the world is "connected" to some climbing areas.



Example.



You are connected to:



- Les Calanques (Marseille, France) because You live in Aix en Provence



- El Chorro (Malaga, Spain), because You have an accomodation close to El Chorro and/or You have no accomodation there, but…

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In 9b there are two kind of groups:



- "country" groups, where we can discuss in our own country's language

 

- "TOPO GUIDE" groups, dedicated to a specific climbing area, searchable on…

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Sometimes a picture speaks more than many words, even if is nice this post from Victor Fernandez :-)

Where do You suggest to climb in summer ?



Where are the best sport climbing and bouldering areas to escape summer heat ?





Waiting for Your kind suggestions, You can find the following incomplete list (map here).

 

 

ITALY…

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“ I think the most important is being "mad" to climbing.

You have to really love climbing, otherwise you will give up with climbing after some time.”

Adam Ondra…

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If You have more informations (translations, photos and/or videos too) and want to share them, just write them in comments' space below or in the following referred topo group.

 

- CHULILLA

- ALBARRACIN

-…

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Imagine 9b as an on line newspaper written by climbers for climbers.

Every climber can become a real climbing reporter on 9b.

It is not required to know how to write like a first class climbing journalist.

Everyone of us can become sort of a "real-time sensor" of what is happening in our… Continue

Low cost flights are not so convenient if You have to pay supplement costs to take on airplane Your climbing materials.



In that case You are forced to rent a car too.





So, if You share the costs and/or return the favour, for sure there are foreigner climbers willing to share with You their rope, crashpad, quickdraws, ...



And You can do the same with them in Your own country or everywhere You are staying.





Just use the "search members box" to… Continue