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One of the routes featured the hardest clip of his life
The post Two 5.14d First Ascents in Two Days for Stefano Ghisolfi appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Two 5.14d First Ascents in Two Days for Stefano Ghisolfi - Gripped Magazine

One of the routes featured the hardest clip of his life

Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)

A collection of 5.15 and V15 climbs from around the world as we head into the final weeks of 2024
The post Hard Sport and Boulder Sends from This Week appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Hard Sport and Boulder Sends from This Week - Gripped Magazine

A collection of 5.15 and V15 climbs from around the world as we head into the final weeks of 2024

Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)

Tre Mou Polacche 5.14d is shared first ascent from Italians Stefano Ghisolfi and Gio Placci
The post Jonathan Siegrist Repeats Arco’s Newest Hard Line appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Jonathan Siegrist Repeats Arco's Newest Hard Line - Gripped Magazine

Tre Mou Polacche 5.14d is shared first ascent from Italians Stefano Ghisolfi and Gio Placci

Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)

If a fixed rope is loaded over an edge, it might get damaged. Here's a simple technique to save your rope: the rebelay.

Protect a fixed rope with a rebelay — Alpinesavvy

If a fixed rope is loaded over an edge, it might get damaged. Here's a simple technique to save your rope: the rebelay.

Alpinesavvy (www.alpinesavvy.com)

Sean Bailey has made the sixth ascent of Shawn Raboutou’s bouldering testpiece Alphane in Switzerland

Sean Bailey adds Alphane (Font 9A) to CV | Climber Magazine

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#climbing auto-belay devices tested, courtesy of HowNOT2.

Amazed with that centrifugal brake design. It's really clever, simple and effective. Centrifugal clutches on motorbikes operate pretty much with the exact same principle using brake pad materials and rotation speed. I've always wondered how some of those auto-belay things worked internally.

I also think that centrifugal design is more serviceable if needed.

“Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth.”
The post The 2024 International Mountain Day Theme appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

The 2024 International Mountain Day Theme - Gripped Magazine

“Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth.”

Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)

Watch Evan Wisheropp and Mary Eden tackle the three-pitch desert crack
The post Burly 5.12 Offwidth First Ascent in Utah appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Burly 5.12 Offwidth First Ascent in Utah - Gripped Magazine

Watch Evan Wisheropp and Mary Eden tackle the three-pitch desert crack

Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)

In 2012, accomplished ice/mixed climber Gord McArthur wrote this article for Gripped. The 10 routes he selected as Canada's best have stood the test of time. Nobody has ever climbed them all in one season
The post 10 of Canada’s Best Winter Mixed Climbs appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

10 of Canada's Best Winter Mixed Climbs - Gripped Magazine

In 2012, accomplished ice/mixed climber Gord McArthur wrote this article for Gripped. The 10 routes he selected as Canada's best have stood the test of time. Nobody has ever climbed them all in one season

Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)

Me and my higher self, We often would speak Somehow we lost the connection, Might meet at Joshua Tree —Nas, “Nobody”   Banner photo of Hobo Greg by Emmie Snead   My greatest fear as a climber is becoming crusty. Not the good kind of crusty but the bad kind of crusty. The crust that…

The Art of Being Crusty by Luke Mehall

The Climbing Zine (climbingzine.com)

For experienced ice climbers looking for a challenge, here's a list of routes that will push your limits in the Canadian Rockies
The post Five WI6+ Ice Climbs That Will Test Your Skills appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Five WI6+ Ice Climbs That Will Test You - Gripped Magazine

For experienced ice climbers looking for a challenge, here's a list of routes that will push your limits in the Canadian Rockies

Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)

Massive celebration of outdoor culture returns to Denver with an all-star musical lineup, a bigger footprint, and an energetic mix of speakers, gear, films, food and fun

https://www.climbing.com/news/outside-festival-2025-headliners-khruangbin-lord-huron/

Sean Bailey has made the sixth ascent of Shawn Raboutou’s bouldering testpiece Alphane.

Climber Magazine

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