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A new short just dropped featuring some epic Chatter Creek action
The post “That Was the Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Seen on Skis” appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
A new short just dropped featuring some epic Chatter Creek action
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
I’m in the back of an orange Skoda Fabia, with the white-and-green license plate that marks us as Palestinians, cruising through the mountains of the West Bank on our way to the crag. I grabbed a Black Diamond bottle opener, which I acquired from the Black Diamond store in Boulder, Colorado, earlier this year, to…
Movies about some of U.S.A.'s best climbers kind of lied about stuff this year, but we still loved the films
The post Two American Climbing Films Stretched the Truth This Year appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/profiles/two-american-climbing-films-stretched-the-truth-this-year/
Flashed another 5.12a this morning. I think my default assumption is now an onsight on a 12a, which was absolutely not the case a few months ago. This feels great and I’m really proud of my progress. I took a big step back in the last few years (gym closures, belay partners leaving etc) so it feels great to be back.
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Wondering if anyone has suggestions on climbing guides in Oahu, Hawaii.
Looking to take a trip there with the wife (sans kids!) and hoping to try a multi pitch or two on volcanic rock!
(Typical beta for this would be to hit up a local group on Facebook but bleeeeecchhh, only if I absolutely have to...)
He recently completed Stoking the Fire, an endurance test-piece in the famous Cova Gran
The post Jorge Díaz-Rullo Climbs a Chris Sharma 5.15b appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
He recently completed Stoking the Fire, an endurance test-piece in the famous Cova Gran
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Thankfully the climber was unharmed—though could have easily been gored.
https://www.climbing.com/videos/climber-makes-big-mistake-fall/
by Pat Ament (note the full version of this piece was published in Volume 17, which is now available in print.) Banner photo by the author. Ascetic solitude is difficult. You withdraw from the world to get a clearer glimpse of who you are, what you are doing, and where life is taking you. The…
A piece by Pat Ament on his adventures up the Steck-Salathe in Yosemite with Chuck Pratt. From the new Volume of The Climbing Zine.
The Climbing Zine (climbingzine.com)
This week's Friday Night Video follows Robbie Phillips and Will Birkett to the Outer Hebrides and out into the Atlantic on the wild and windswept Scottish archipelago of St Kilda.
Hannes Puman has made a free ascent of The Nose via The Schnaz, a new variation which bypasses the notorious Changing Corners pitch.
The pitch that avoids Changing Corners was established before the first free ascent by Lynn Hill. It's just been waiting for a free ascent
The post The Schnoz! Climbers Free Variation to The Nose in Yosemite appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/the-schnoz-climbers-free-variation-to-the-nose-in-yosemite/
For you climbing nerds my photographer daughter just launched her web site... Nothing fancy, just some photos for now.
And several classics have been climbed on Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy
The post New Alpine Rock Route Climbed in Patagonia appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/new-alpine-rock-route-climbed-in-patagonia/
Legendary climber Dai Koyamada has established another test-piece problem
The post 48-Year-Old Climbs New V15 in Japan appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Legendary climber Dai Koyamada has established another test-piece problem
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
The route, his third at 9a+ in 2024 alone, was first climbed by Alex Megos in 2016, but is best known for its second ascent, when Adam Ondra became the first person ever to flash a route at 9a+.
After suffering a multitude of injuries—including to his head, chest, and back—and with medical bills piling up, Kevin Cooper could use financial help from the climbing community
The post Alpinist Kevin Cooper Injured in Scaffolding Fall: How You Can Help appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
After suffering a multitude of injuries—including to his head, chest, and back—and with medical bills piling up, Kevin Cooper could use financial help from the climbing community
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
When your kiddo mentions a sore finger that’s been hurting for days, take special note: kids aren’t immune to climbing injuries—and, in some cases, are even predisposed to them.
https://www.climbing.com/skills/training/preventing-finger-injuries-in-young-climbers/
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