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The Scientific Case Against Filming Yourself Rock Climbing
In 2026 it is a very common to see climbers at crags and gyms filming themselves climbing. Wanting to take a selfie is an understandable impulse — you are doing something you are passionate about, and want to share souvenirs from your special experiences with your friends a
Feb 4, 2026
Exodia 9A+ and the Chilli Pepper Fallacy
Recently, climber Elias Iagnemma claimed to have established the world’s hardest boulder problem, Exodia , supposedly measuring 9A+ on the Fontainebleau scale, despite not having repeated most of the existing 9A benchmarks necessary to calibrate this comparison. He bases th
Dec 3, 2025
eGrader: A Vision of Posthuman Rock Climbing
In this post we will discuss how the eGrader project embodied a vision of posthuman rock climbing that challenges the fundamental nature of climbing itself. In the first part, we will examine the assumptions of the eGrader, and uncover the seeds of a future where human experience
Aug 2, 2024