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5241 4th April 2026 07:44:20 UTC Mono climb Yips crag_id
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5242 4th April 2026 07:43:54 UTC Mono crag Awaji Island crag_name
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Awaji Island
5243 4th April 2026 07:43:54 UTC Mono crag Awaji Island longitude
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5244 4th April 2026 07:43:54 UTC Mono crag Awaji Island latitude
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5245 3rd April 2026 05:51:27 UTC Mono climb Mushi notes_pretty
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<p>First ascentionist <a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.</p> <p>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.</p> <p>But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try.</p> <p>Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.”</p> <p>He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!”</p> <p>I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again.</p> <p>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.</p> <p>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.</p> </blockquote>
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<p>First ascensionist <a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.</p> <p>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.</p> <p>But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try.</p> <p>Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.”</p> <p>He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!”</p> <p>I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again.</p> <p>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.</p> <p>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Mitake Bouldering Guide</p>
5246 3rd April 2026 05:51:27 UTC Mono climb Mushi notes
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First ascentionist [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano): > After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since. >It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible. >But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try. >Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.” >He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!” >I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again. >It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder. >In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.
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First ascensionist [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano): > After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since. >It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible. >But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try. >Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.” >He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!” >I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again. >It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder. >In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi. ### References [1] Mitake Bouldering Guide
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+First ascensionist [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano):

> After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.

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>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.

->In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.
+>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.
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+### References
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+[1] Mitake Bouldering Guide
5247 3rd April 2026 05:50:21 UTC Mono climb Mushi notes
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First ascentionist [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano): > After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since. >It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible. >But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try. >Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.” >He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!” >I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again. >It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder. >In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.
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+First ascentionist [Toshimichi Kusano](/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano):
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+> After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.
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+>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.
+
+>But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try.
+
+>Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.”
+
+>He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!”
+
+>I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again.
+
+>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.
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+>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.
5248 3rd April 2026 05:50:21 UTC Mono climb Mushi notes_pretty
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<p>First ascentionist <a href="/climber/3093/toshimichi-kusano" rel="noopener noreferrer">Toshimichi Kusano</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>After 'Kani', I already knew what I wanted to try next. The line started on Ninja Gaeshi, then reached out toward a seductive lip hold that seemed to beckon climbers closer — this would become Mushi (“Bug”). It was a legendary line, said to have been spotted and attempted by the British superstar Jerry Moffatt when he visited Japan in 1984. And yet no one had seriously tried it since.</p> <p>It wasn’t hard to see why. The first left-hand vertical hold is slick and tiny — enough to make most people give up right there. Still, I kept going. After that hold, I’d try lunging across from a left-hand crimp in a kind of cross move. No good. It didn’t feel possible.</p> <p>But I couldn’t stop thinking that maybe one day it would be. I started visiting Mitake more often. And really, at that point, that stunning and mysterious line felt like it belonged to me alone. There was no reason not to try.</p> <p>Then winter — the season when holds stay dry — came to an end. As always, spring brought a mix of urgency and doubt. Around then, I went to Mitake with Takahashi, a tall friend. We were trying to work the upper section, and he pushed me from below so I could stick to the wall. There was this tiny dimple I’d always noticed from the ground — I finally touched it. “This could work.”</p> <p>He pushed me up again, and this time I grabbed that dimple with my right hand and started the sequence. I launched my left hand for the lip — and stuck it. “It goes!”</p> <p>I can’t even remember if I went back for one more session or not, but now that I’d found the move, I was so excited to try again.</p> <p>It was a crisp, sunny day in May 1996. I felt good. I began my usual quiet warm-up. Every move on Mushi was big, but it wasn’t cold, so my body moved well. I matched my right hand to that little dimple. I still had strength. I popped to the lip. My hand stuck. From here, it was unknown territory. But the holds were clear, my body moved naturally — and I climbed it. I stood on top of the boulder.</p> <p>In Japanese, when someone is obsessed with something, we call them a bug for it — like a “climbing bug.” I wanted climbers to become bugs for climbing, and of course, to move across the rock like insects, freely and playfully. That’s why I named the line Mushi.</p> </blockquote>
5249 2nd April 2026 05:36:13 UTC Mono climb Central Wall Direct notes_pretty
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<p>The boulder problem direct start to <a href="/climb/4398/central-wall">Central Wall</a>.</p>
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<p>The boulder problem direct start to <a href="/climb/4398/central-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">Central Wall</a>.</p>
5250 2nd April 2026 05:36:13 UTC Mono climb Central Wall Direct crag_name
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Dib Scar
5251 2nd April 2026 05:36:13 UTC Mono climb Central Wall Direct crag_location_breadcrumb
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United Kingdom / England / Skipton
5252 2nd April 2026 05:36:13 UTC Mono climb Central Wall Direct crag_location_breadcrumb_pretty
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<a href="/crags/location/United Kingdom" class="text-muted">United Kingdom</a> / <a href="/crags/location/United Kingdom/England" class="text-muted">England</a> / <a href="/crags/location/United Kingdom/England/Skipton" class="text-muted">Skipton</a>
5253 2nd April 2026 05:36:13 UTC Mono climb Central Wall Direct crag_id
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1338
5254 2nd April 2026 05:28:44 UTC Mono climb Gold Rush crag_location_breadcrumb
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Canada / British Columbia / Squamish-Lillooet
5255 2nd April 2026 05:28:44 UTC Mono climb Gold Rush crag_location_breadcrumb_pretty
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<a href="/crags/location/Canada" class="text-muted">Canada</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Canada/British Columbia" class="text-muted">British Columbia</a> / <a href="/crags/location/Canada/British Columbia/Squamish-Lillooet" class="text-muted">Squamish-Lillooet</a>
5256 2nd April 2026 05:28:44 UTC Mono climb Gold Rush notes_pretty
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<p>Discovered by Tristan Salson who giften it to <a href="/climber/824/didier-berthod">Didier Berthod</a> as a Christmas present.</p>
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<p>Discovered by Tristan Salson who giften it to <a href="/climber/824/didier-berthod" rel="noopener noreferrer">Didier Berthod</a> as a Christmas present.</p>
5257 2nd April 2026 05:28:44 UTC Mono climb Gold Rush crag_id
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2290
5258 2nd April 2026 05:28:44 UTC Mono climb Gold Rush crag_name
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Squamish
5259 2nd April 2026 03:57:08 UTC Mono climber Lucien Martinez notes_pretty
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<p>As well as being a handy sport climber, Martinez was editor of <em>Grimper</em> magazine, 2019–25</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <em>Fanatic Climbing</em>, Jan 2022 <a href="https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-lucien-martinez-irreductible-acharne-interview-lucien-martinez-inveterate-and-tenacious/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-lucien-martinez-irreductible-acharne-interview-lucien-martinez-inveterate-and-tenacious/</a></p>
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<p>As well as being a handy sport climber and boulderer, Martinez was editor of <em>Grimper</em> magazine, 2019–25</p> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] Interview with <em>Fanatic Climbing</em>, Jan 2022 <a href="https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-lucien-martinez-irreductible-acharne-interview-lucien-martinez-inveterate-and-tenacious/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-lucien-martinez-irreductible-acharne-interview-lucien-martinez-inveterate-and-tenacious/</a></p>
5260 2nd April 2026 03:57:08 UTC Mono climber Lucien Martinez notes
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As well as being a handy sport climber, Martinez was editor of *Grimper* magazine, 2019–25 ### References [1] Interview with *Fanatic Climbing*, Jan 2022 [https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-lucien-martinez-irreductible-acharne-interview-lucien-martinez-inveterate-and-tenacious/](https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-lucien-martinez-irreductible-acharne-interview-lucien-martinez-inveterate-and-tenacious/)
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As well as being a handy sport climber and boulderer, Martinez was editor of *Grimper* magazine, 2019–25 ### References [1] Interview with *Fanatic Climbing*, Jan 2022 [https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-lucien-martinez-irreductible-acharne-interview-lucien-martinez-inveterate-and-tenacious/](https://fanatic-climbing.com/interview-lucien-martinez-irreductible-acharne-interview-lucien-martinez-inveterate-and-tenacious/)
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-As well as being a handy sport climber, Martinez was editor of *Grimper* magazine, 2019–25
+As well as being a handy sport climber and boulderer, Martinez was editor of *Grimper* magazine, 2019–25

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