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The relatively new Jules Marchaland route is destined to be a 5.15 classic
The post “One of the best moves I’ve ever done” – Alex Megos Makes 5.15b Second Ascent appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

"One of the best moves I've ever done" – Alex Megos Makes 5.15b Second Ascent - Gripped Magazine

The relatively new Jules Marchaland route is destined to be a 5.15 classic

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With climbing season coming, please make goddamn sure you know somebody well before saying "yes" to a hike.

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Less than a thousand feet from the summit, on the north face of the Eiger, Gaston Rébuffat hooked a finger into a piton, left behind from a previous ascent. The night before, as they bivvied, Rébuffat was surprised to find himself sleepless, with a sense of bad omens. “The stars seemed so near that you could touch them, and the Milky Way shone with sinister brightness,” he wrote in his book Starlight and Storm.
On that July day in 1952, their surroundings did prove sinister. Stuck behind several slower parties and faced with warming temperatures, Rébuffat’s team had to inch their way across the tedious traverses that guarded the summit, often taking alternate routes in order to avoid bottlenecks.
As luck would have it, Rébuffat hooked that piton at the exact moment a thunderous crack boomed from above. A massive rock came tumbling down, bursting and splitting into pieces that struck Rébuffat on the head. “But the finger hooked through the piton still held. It was very painful, and felt as if it had been sawn through.... A little blood fell from my cap and reddened the snow-flecked rock.”
Yet, with his head aching and the motivation drained out of him, Rébuffat carried on. Rumor has it that Rébuffat had stuffed his hat with socks, as was the custom at the time when climbing in areas with rockfall danger, and some credit this habit for saving his life. Well, that and the piton.
Without the padding of his rudimentary “helmet,” Rébuffat might not have become the first man to climb all six of the great north faces of the Alps.
Since then, it’s fair to say climbing helmets have undergone an evolution.
The history of head protection in climbing starts earlier than Gaston Rébuffat’s injury on the Eiger. There was a parallel evolution, but staggered, between those climbing in the mountains and those exploring underground in caves.
In 1936, the trailblazing French caver Pierre Chevalier reported, “Helmets are beginning to be considered essential in sport caving.” However, during this period, and until around 1950, climbers aboveground were still wearing wool berets as the standard headwear. In 1948, Chevalier’s Escalades Souterraines (Subterranean Climbers) was published. It was one of the seminal works in early caving.
In the early 1950s felt hats became the norm. When there was risk of rockfall, they would occasionally be stuffed with socks or newspaper. This is where Rébuffat’s story takes the stage.
Four years later, in 1956, the ninth edition of Accidents in North American Mountaineering (now Accidents in North American Climbing) already showed an increasing preference for protective headgear. In comments preceding the accident reports, the editors wrote: “Another point that should be re-emphasized is the desirability of wearing a plastic helmet to protect the head from falling rock in areas where this danger is present. This has become a standard practice for some rock climbers in the Yosemite area.”
As helmets for other sports evolved, so too did climbing helmets. In 1954, Amisano Gino Valenza (AGV) produced the first fiberglass motorcycle helmet. It was used by many climbers until climbing-specific models became available.
Walter Bonatti knew helmets were critical. Describing his last ascent of the north face of the Matterhorn, done solo in winter, he wrote:

Again once more, I look to lighten my pack to move more rapidly. I toss food, two étriers, some pitons. I am tempted to get rid of my helmet as well, the glorious plastic helmet that, for four years, accompanied me on the most difficult enterprises. But after an instant of hesitation, I stay my hand and hold the helmet to my chest.

I caress its bumps as if they were wounds: each one of them corresponding to a rock, fallen off Mont Blanc, the Andes, so many other mountains. I placed it back in my pack.
It’s clear Bonatti recognized how many times the helmet had prevented injury. Despite the weight of early helmets, anyone who had their life saved by one would appreciate their value.
The new, lighter fiberglass motorcycle helmet and its growing use by serious climbers spurred the creation of helmets designed for climbers. Sporthaus Schuster was one of the earliest to come...

Safer Than Socks in Your Hat — American Alpine Club

A History of Climbing Helmets and an Updated UIAA Standard By AAC UIAA Representative Stephen Gladieux, with research support from Denis Pivot, Lionel Kiener, and Alain Maurice Translations of Chevalier and Bonatti by Stephen Gladieux Originally Published in Guidebook XVII

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Watch your favourite American climbers in the USA Climbing National Team Trials beginning tomorrow
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Here's How to Watch Brooke Raboutou, Chris Sharma, and More Compete at the USA National Team Trials - Gripped Magazine

Watch your favourite American climbers in the USA Climbing National Team Trials beginning tomorrow

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First 7b+ on sight... without the piece of an #freeclimbing #sportclimbing #rockclimbing #bouldering #climbing

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As today’s climbers propose next-level difficulty, Chris Sharma shares his perspective on what it was like to break 5.15/9a+ grades that have withstood the test of time.
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Interview: Chris Sharma on 5.16 and how do you know when you've climbed a new grade?

As today’s climbers propose next-level difficulty, Chris Sharma shares his perspective on what it was like to break 5.15/9a+ grades that have withstood the test of time. %

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Hammelmüller's ascent of Sans Complexe comes only two weeks after she clipped the chains of her fifth 5.14d
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Eva Hammelmüller Sends 5.14c/d in France - Gripped Magazine

Hammelmüller's ascent of Sans Complexe comes only two weeks after she clipped the chains of her fifth 5.14d

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Charles Dubouloz has climbed three test-piece alpine routes this winter, with his most recent being one of the most remarkable winter solos in recent memory
The post Alpine Soloist Drops Bag, Endures Night, Summits Peak appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Alpine Soloist Drops Bag, Endures Night, Summits Peak - Gripped Magazine

Charles Dubouloz has climbed three test-piece alpine routes this winter, with his most recent being one of the most remarkable winter solos in recent memory

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Adam Ondra has become the only climber to flash two V15 boulders
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Adam Ondra has become the only climber to flash two V15 boulders

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Scotland’s Max Milne secured a dream home victory, while France’s Oriane Bertone narrowly beat two-time Olympic champion Janja Garnbret.

Max Milne and Oriane Bertone win inaugural Pro Climbing League event | Climber Magazine

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The inaugural Pro Climbing League Championship in London showcased an exciting head-to-head style of competition.
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Oriane Bertone and Max Milne win the first Pro Climbing League Championship

The inaugural Pro Climbing League Championship in London showcased an exciting head-to-head style of competition.

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Revisiting this “Dirtbag Classic” with Alex Honnold. Subscribe to The Zine: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ Check out our new Send Your Face shirts: https://shop.climbingzine.com/collections/new-dirtbag-clothing-lines

Untroubled with Alex Honnold (Dirtbag Classic)

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Beckett Hsin has made the third ascent of the steep problem No One Mourns the Wicked V17 in South Platte, first climbed by Nathaniel Coleman
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16-Year-Old Beckett Hsin Is the Youngest Ever to Climb V17 - Gripped Magazine

Hsin has made the third ascent of No One Mourns the Wicked V17 in Colorado, first climbed by Nathaniel Coleman

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#Bouldering vlog

The move doesn't mean that we stopped bouldering, only that I stopped making videos Our home gym is now Boulderwelt München-West in #Freiham, which seems to lean towards newstyle boulders.

Here is a scary slab rated at round 6c. No video can show how bad the slopers are The crux is sped up to make more watchable.

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Love watching the kids at my gym.

She's a second grader, and cute as a button.

OLD BUT GOLD on Instagram: "準備運動、体幹、腕立て、スクワット、サーキット。 身体しっかり動かしてから取り組む。 遊びたいよ〜って子には向かないメニュー。 核心で40分ほど悩むも、根性でバラス。 20分休憩してる間もずっと課題に集中していた。 低学年組さん良い感じだぞ 明日も一緒に頑張りましょう😊 ————————————————————————————— OLDBUTGOLD 〒662-0843 兵庫県西宮市神祇官町1-19グリーンハイム西宮1F 月曜日　お休み 火曜日　16:00〜22:00 水〜金　13:00〜22:00 土日祝　10:00〜21:00 JR西宮／徒歩6分 阪急西宮北口／20分 ————————————————— #oldbutgoldクライミングジム #西宮クライミング　 #jr西宮 #生涯できる"

32 likes, 0 comments - oldbutgold.gym on February 27, 2026: "準備運動、体幹、腕立て、スクワット、サーキット。 身体しっかり動かしてから取り組む。 遊びたいよ〜って子には向かないメニュー。 核心で40分ほど悩むも、根性でバラス。 20分休憩してる間もずっと課題に集中していた。 低学年組さん良い感じだぞ 明日も一緒に頑張りましょう😊 ————————————————————————————— OLDBUTGOLD 〒662-0843 兵庫県西宮市神祇官町1-19グリーンハイム西宮1F 月曜日　お休み 火曜日　16:00〜22:00 水〜金　13:00〜22:00 土日祝　10:00〜21:00 JR西宮／徒歩6分 阪急西宮北口／20分 ————————————————— #oldbutgoldクライミングジム #西宮クライミング　 #jr西宮 #生涯できる".

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I think my man's crash pad is a bit optimistic

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