The normal way of cutting and melting a rope doesn't work too well with a rope with an aramid core, because it’s fireproof! Here's a simple and unconventional way to get a perfectly sealed cut on an aramid rope.
https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog//how-to-cut-a-kevlar-core-rope
A new video of Marine Thevenet climbing V15 just dropped, watch it below
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https://gripped.com/profiles/these-nine-women-have-climbed-v15/
Watch several of Jon Krakauer's videos about the 1996 disaster on Mount Everest below
The post Jon Krakauer Defends ‘Into Thin Air’ Against Internet Troll appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/profiles/jon-krakauer-defends-into-thin-air-against-internet-troll/
He adds another hard sport climbing first-go send to his tick list
The post Team USA’s Jesse Grupper Flashes an Arizona 5.14a appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/team-usas-jesse-grupper-flashes-an-arizona-5-14a/
The Strong Mind master discusses risk and her advice for moms and dads who climb
https://www.climbing.com/people/hazel-findlay-pregnant-postpartum-climbing/
In this short film, Jim Pope makes the first ascent of Lupin (8B/V13). It may be small but it packs a punch. Lupin that is.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=778601
Sébastien Berthe has made the fourth free ascent of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan
The post Sébastien Berth Has Climbed the Dawn Wall, a 32-Pitch 5.14 in Yosemite appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/sebastien-berth-has-climbed-the-dawn-wall-a-32-pitch-5-14-in-yosemite/
Cody Kaimmerlen shares his story in a new film by Louder Than Eleven, watch below
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https://gripped.com/profiles/a-climbers-transracial-adoption-story/
As I write these lines, five days after returning to the Yosemite Valley, the soreness, the pain in my hands and feet are still very much present. I must say that for the past five days, I have been savoring these pains, which bear witness to the great battle fought on the wall for two weeks.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=778591
Sébastien Bouin has established the hardest route in China with the first ascent of El Gran Cabron (F9b).
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/seb-bouin-makes-first-ascent-of-china-s-hardest-sport-route-el-gran-cabron-f9b/
The film featuring the first ascent of this mega Canadian alpine rock route just dropped, watch below
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https://gripped.com/news/first-ascent-of-a-4500-foot-5-12-in-b-c-smoke-and-mirrors/
Seb Bouin has established the hardest route in China with the first ascent of El Gran Cabron (F9b).
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/sebastien-bouin-makes-first-ascent-of-china-s-hardest-sport-route-el-gran-cabron-f9b/
El Gran Cabrón 5.15b is the latest first ascent for the prolific French climber
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https://gripped.com/news/seb-bouin-opens-hardest-route-in-china/
Watch footage of the rescue that took place on Sloan Peak in Washington
The post Ice Climber Falls 100 Feet Rescued by Heli appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/ice-climber-falls-100-feet-rescued-by-heli/
Climbers have been busy establishing new test-piece mixed climbs in popular winter climbing mountain ranges
The post New Mixed Routes in U.S., Canada and Europe appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/new-mixed-routes-in-u-s-canada-and-europe/
Climbing caught up with the American sport climber shortly after she released her first album on Spotify. We talked art, music, modeling, and what’s next.
https://www.climbing.com/people/what-happened-margo-hayes/
Will Bosi just joined a short list of climbers who've completed two of the hardest grades in rock climbing
The post These Climbers Have Done V17 and 5.15c appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/these-climbers-have-done-v17-and-5-15c/
