The Ticklist #12 - Hard Bouldering Repeats and more MacLeod Trad
This week's Ticklist covers some hard bouldering repeats from around the world and a scary trad video from Mr MacLeod:
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People in the wider world of climbing tend to hear about my climbing through the well known films E11 or Echo Wall or my book 9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes.
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