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The Hammered Hulls stopped by.
I know that, just like at my house, on tour (and everywhere else) they leave a long and lasting wake of joy after they head off.

Thanks for the hang! ❤️❤️

@dischordrecords @hammeredhulls by @amy_pickering

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After I un-died from eating the toadstool, I thought I would try out this slimy blue-black beauty. That’s when things got crazy: street signs in 1,2, and sometimes 3 languages. Building ornamentation gone berserk. Mossy dark pine forests suddenly revealing climbable lines. Ant-sized people on beautiful arêtes. And a huge round wood barrel in the city square for rituals. So why not try some final lingon berries before the bronze-capped gem? Magic. by @amy_pickering

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🇫🇮 Finland!! 🇫🇮

The most forested nation in the world is a magical fairyland, full of climbing, natural wonders and, mushrooms! So many porcinis.
Then we tried the red one and so now we’re dead. It was fun! :)
@etteloc @ochanoff

Correction:: there are a damned lot of trees here but Finland is not the tops in percentage of forest. In 2020, that distinction went to Russia, just nextdoor. by @amy_pickering

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From the Dolomites to Arco, lots of climbing (the Youth Worlds there) and seeing old friends and beautiful places… It’s been a great trip (hot though).
Awesome to see so many we miss. by @amy_pickering

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3 months ago

Dolomites. Insane crowds and insane beauty. Rock climbing, hiking, flowers, and food. Get up early. by @amy_pickering

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3 months ago

by @amy_pickering

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3 months ago

Fontainebleau and Paris with a great clan. Thank you all so much for all of the scampering, food, games and exploration! by @amy_pickering

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7 months ago

*Surprise Guest post by @russ_clune_lifer *

Mike Call roping up at the historical crag Le Saussoir and taking a break from Fontainebleau top outs by @amy_pickering

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7 months ago

taken in Avon, Ile-De-France, France by @amy_pickering

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Western locales. and Cold avoidance!
Sedona; Benson; Cochise Stronghold, Arizona. by @amy_pickering

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9 months ago

“Five decades of climbing will humble you… but you keep going. Not to chase grades, but to stay connected to who you are.”

I sat down with Russ recently, and our conversation felt like listening to the quiet heartbeat of climbing across half a century.

We talked about:
• What it meant to grow up in the Gunks before modern sport climbing
• His unexpected trip to compete in Cold War Russia
• The brief era of those “untold free solos” in the 80s
• And how he’s still performing — and still in love with climbing — at 66

Nothing flashy.
Nothing myth-making.
Just real stories, perspective, and a lifetime of showing up for the sport.

Russ’s book The Lifer is excellent, and this episode is very much in that spirit — reflective, grounded, and full of the kind of wisdom that only comes from decades on rock.

🎧 Episode link in bio

Pic 2: @amy_pickering

And Russ — thanks again for sharing your time, your stories, and your honesty. taken in Shawangunk, New York by @amy_pickering

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Berdorf, Luxembourg by @amy_pickering

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