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Bouldern in Fountainbleau
Felsen mit Überhängen sind eine gewaltige Anstrengung #FotoVorschlag

Overhanging #boulders are a real challenge. As well as needing quite a bit of strength just to pull yourself up, you also need the right technique. It’s not at all easy to hold yourself up using just your fingers and toes. This is Gideon and my contribution to today's #PhotoSuggestion, “Effort”.

Last year we went on a climbing holiday to #Fontainebleau in #France. The area is absolutely beautiful and, as well as offering sporting challenges, is perfect for hiking or cycling along the Seine.

#photooftheday #picoftheday #photography #fotografie #fotografia #sunstar #portrait #boulder #bouldering #climbing #rockclimbing #frankreich #sports #outdoors #nature

#SilentSunday

#admiratif #ParaEscalade #escalade #climbing #ParaClimbing

With his first-go ascent of Vecchio Leone, Wheeler has now flashed six V13s and one V14
The post Noah Wheeler Flashes V13 Two Months After Fully Rupturing A2 Pulley appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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Stefano Ragazzo has completed the first solo ascent of Riders of the Storm, during which a storm flipped his portaledge
The post 38-Pitch Big Wall Solo and a Mega Alpine Traverse appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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This cartoon is based on a memorable descent from Triassic Sands in the Black Velvet Canyon. We were climbing with two parties close behind us, party number two hot on our tails and party number three howling, screaming, and crying their way up the crux pitch. With all the commotion and yells echoing through the…

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Really fun problem I did a couple of weeks ago.
#bouldering #climbing #bloc #escalade #totem #totemmeyrin #meyrin

The trail is the standard descent for many climbs on the area's most popular peak. It is expected to re-open sometime in April.
The post Squamish’s Stawamus Chief backside trail closed due to rock fall appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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On the first day of her trip to Siurana, the first Spanish woman to climb 5.15a ticked the ultra-popular Estado Crítico 5.14d
The post Ainhize Belar Barrutia Climbs Classic 5.14d in Siurana appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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On the same day, Schubert and Michael Piccolruaz sent the V15/16 problem that is nearly a quarter of a century old
The post Jakob Schubert Makes Rare Repeat of Emotional Landscapes appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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Giuseppe Vidoni completed a solo ascent of the south face, hauling his pack and sleeping on ledges along the way
The post Matterhorn Sees Winter Ascents, Including a Solo Climb appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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Paul Robinson has been climbing V15 for nearly 20 years; one of his most recent sends was of Unison
The post Paul Robinson Climbs a V15 He Said is “One of the Best!” appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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A climb I got a week ago I’m happy about! #climbing #gym

Questo è il periodo in cui inizia a mancarmi di brutto il mare, il caldo e il calcare dove scalare.
#mare #climbing

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These awards are our chance—as a climbing advocacy movement—to honor some of the individuals and organizations who stand out for their exceptional commitment to building communities, stewarding climbing areas, and fighting for sustainable and equal access for all.

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Let's take a deep dive into the hitch cord, something that should probably always be on your harness. If you DIY, how long a cord and what diameter? If factory made, what are the options? What about spliced instead of sewn? Are eye to eye hitch cords helpful for climbers? The answers are all here.
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Alberto Ginés López has climbed Chris Sharma's El Bon Combat 5.15- in Cova de Ocell, Spain
The post Olympic Gold Medallist Climbs His Hardest Route Ever appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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