One of America's best boulderers talks about dealing with fear when pulling a crux high above the ground The post Ethan Pringle Gets Real About Scary Highballs appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/ethan-pringle-gets-real-about-scary-highballs/

A new short film just dropped about why the Kentucky climbing area is so great The post Fall is the Best Time to Visit Red River Gorge appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/fall-is-the-best-time-to-visit-red-river-gorge/

New “Send Your Face” hoodies are now available to order. Design by Mike Handzlik https://climbingzine.com/send-your-face-hoodies/

A four-person team battled heinous runouts, hard free moves, and thin hooking to complete the 3,300-foot route on Greenland's famed Mirror Wall. https://www.climbing.com/news/dangerous-new-big-wall-climbed-in-remote-greenland/

Tom Randall has made the first ascent of Autobahn, an offwidth located under a bridge in northern Berlin. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775278

James Pearson has successfully made the first repeat of the bold trad climb Shikantaza, in Valle dell’Orco, Italy. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/james-pearson-repeats-shikantaza-at-valle-dell-orco/

Merriam Woods is one of the most recently developed crags in New Hampshire. Climbing even compared it to Rumney in terms of its potential for high-quality climbing and its natural setting. https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/victory-climbers-purchase-property-critical-for-northeast-access

Jorge Díaz-Rullo spent two months in Flatanger this summer and sent Adam Ondra's "Change" and "Move." He says they were equally difficult. https://www.climbing.com/news/jorge-diaz-rullo-flatanger-change-move/

First climbed by Jacopo Larcher, James Pearson has completed the first redpoint repeat The post Spicy Italian Crack Climb Gets Second Ascent appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/spicy-italian-crack-climb-gets-second-ascent/

This is the first send of the famous route that's been recorded in 2024 The post Climber, 18, Sends Action Directe for First 5.14d appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/climber-18-sends-action-directe-for-first-5-14d/

A look back at what's gone down on the world's highest mountain in 2024 - as a team of three prepare to ski from the summit The post Climber Did a Backflip on Summit of Everest appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/climber-did-a-backflip-on-summit-of-everest/

The American recently climbed some of her hardest problems to date The post Kyra Condia Climbing V13 in Rocklands appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/kyra-condia-climbing-v13-in-rocklands/

A new video just dropped featuring Hill talk about Yosemite, The Nose and more The post Lynn Hill Talks About Her 70-Foot Ground Fall appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/lynn-hill-talks-about-her-70-foot-ground-fall/

Veronica Chik climbed China Climb in under six minutes, she's the second youngest to climb the grade The post Nine-Year-Old Quickly Climbs Her First 5.14a appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/nine-year-old-quickly-climbs-her-first-5-14a/

The Swiss crack climber opened a burly new problem that crack climbers will be excited to try The post Didier Berthod on New Squamish Roof Crack appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/didier-berthod-on-new-squamish-roof-crack/

James Pearson has made the first repeat of Jacopo Larcher's bold Valle dell'Orcotrad route, Shikantaza. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775256

Kei Narita, Yuu Nishida and Yudai Suzuki have established a new 1,450-metre alpine route in Pakistan The post New Difficult Alpine Route is 1.4 km Long appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-difficult-alpine-route-is-1-4-km-long/

After competing at the recent Prague World Cup, one of the world's best climbers says he's going to focus on Lead competitions The post Is Adam Ondra Done With Bouldering Comps? appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/is-adam-ondra-done-with-bouldering-comps/

On this edition of the Undercover Crusher series, we have Rab athlete Nathan Hadley on the pod. We talk about what counts as “undercover,” and the reality of straddling the world of full-time work while being “pro.” We discuss the pressure to be obsessed with Yosemite, and maybe figuring out that performing in Yosemite is not the only place to make a name for yourself…as well as bolting and development ethics in Washington, sending the Canadian Trilogy, and the downsides and upsides of being a route setter.  Jump into this episode to hear all this and more from crusher Nathan Hadley! Learn More About Nathan Hadley Other Undercover Crusher Episodes https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/9/30/connect-undercover-crusher-nathan-hadley

I love being challenged by the nature that has been sculpting the rock faces of our planet for many centuries. Nature is the most superior routesetter, and I believe that even for contemporary routesetters in the climbing gyms, nature is the source of their primary inspiration. But just like routesetters in the gym, nature doesn’t… https://climbingzine.com/to-chip-or-not-to-chip-by-adam-ondra/