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The classic route was first climbed more than 60 years ago. Watch a new video about an ascent that just dropped below
The post Climbing Yosemite’s Easiest Big Wall appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Climbing Yosemite's Easiest Big Wall - Gripped Magazine

The classic route was first climbed more than 60 years ago. Watch a new video about an ascent that just dropped below

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It's easy to get crosseyed looking at a pulley system and trying to figure out the mechanical advantage. Fortunately, there's an easy way to calculate it, requiring the math skills of a third grader. (Yes, you can do this.) Let’s learn the “T method.”
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Using the “T method” to calculate mechanical advantage — Alpinesavvy

It's easy to get crosseyed looking at a pulley system and trying to figure out the mechanical advantage. Fortunately, there's an easy way to calculate it, requiring the math skills of a third grader. (Yes, you can do this.) Let’s learn the “T method.”

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A press release from the National Park Service said bad weather has delayed the search and rescue operation
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Skier Missing on Denali, Search Underway - Gripped Magazine

A press release from the National Park Service said bad weather has delayed the search and rescue operation

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This checklist outlines all of the kit you will need for outdoor sport climbing with some tips you might not have considered
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New to Sport Climbing? Here Are the Gear Essentials - Gripped Magazine

This checklist outlines all of the kit you need for outdoor sport climbing with some tips you might not have considered

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Honnold made history on June 3, 2017, by free-soloing Freerider in Yosemite
The post Alex Honnold Free-Soloed El Capitan Eight Years Ago Today appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Alex Honnold Free-Soloed El Capitan Eight Years Ago Today - Gripped Magazine

Honnold made history on June 3, 2017, by free-soloing Freerider in Yosemite

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Emma Schwerin has made history at 17 years old after reaching the summit of Everest. There are several variations of the summits list, see below for more info
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Youngest American Woman to Climb Everest and Seven Summits - Gripped Magazine

Emma Schwerin has made history at 17 years old after reaching the summit of Everest. There are several variations of the summits list, see below for more info

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The Olympic champion has onsighted three 5.14s so far in 2025
The post Janja Garnbret Continues to Onsight 5.14s appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Janja Garnbret Continues to Onsight 5.14s - Gripped Magazine

The Olympic champion has onsighted three 5.14s so far in 2025

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I was tempted to stop climbing altogether. At the very least, I wanted to quit off-width. I lost a lot of enthusiasm for wide climbing and felt like my naïve, hopeful “gumby” phase was over. That phase is special to me because being new at something was all about the experience, everything is awesome, and…

Wide Tour by Mary Eden, a second excerpt (from Volume 25)

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The famous YouTube group recently teamed up with Charles for a day in Fontainebleau
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Barefoot Charles Climbs With Storror Parkour - Gripped Magazine

The famous YouTube group recently teamed up with Charles for a day in Fontainebleau

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He repeated Yma O Hyd (E10 7a) last fall using fixed pegs, but didn't clip them on his recent redpoint
The post Steve McClure Climbs North Wales Hardest Trad, Again appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Steve McClure Climbs North Wales Hardest Trad, Again - Gripped Magazine

He repeated Yma O Hyd (E10 7a) last fall using fixed pegs, but didn't clip them on his recent redpoint

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The 5.15 climber repeated one of the U.K.s most famous hard sport routes last month
The post Anak Verhoeven Climbs Rainshadow 5.14d appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Anak Verhoeven Climbs Rainshadow 5.14d - Gripped Magazine

The 5.15 climber repeated one of the U.K.s most famous hard sport routes last month

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After becoming the first woman to climb Everest unsupported and without bottled oxygen, tragedy struck on K2
The post Alison Hargreaves Made Everest History 30 Years Ago appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

Alison Hargreaves Made Everest History 30 Years Ago - Gripped Magazine

After becoming the first woman to climb Everest unsupported and without bottled oxygen, tragedy struck on K2

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