![Matt Cornell climbing Nutcracker (WI5+ M9, 5 pitches)--with a rope and partner--in Montana's Hyalite Canyon. [Photo] Nathan Norby](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/matt-cornell-nutcracker-1-930x620.jpg)
Matt Cornell free solos Hyalite Canyon testpiece, Nutcracker (M9 WI5+, 450′)
On February 15, Bozeman climber Matt Cornell, 25, free soloed Nutcracker (M9 WI5+, 5 pitches), in Montana’s Hyalite Canyon. Cornell’s solo of Nutcracker was a… Read More »Matt Cornell free solos Hyalite Canyon testpiece, Nutcracker (M9 WI5+, 450′)
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