His just released footage of his casual top of the classic Decided V14, which he sent in a single session The post Will Bosi Sends V14 and V15 Japan Classics appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/will-bosi-sends-v14-and-v15-japan-classics/

The identity of the climber has not been released The post Base Jumper Dies Near Apron in Squamish appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/base-jumper-dies-near-apron-in-squamish/

Watch Sea to Summit, a film that features a multi-month adventure in the Arctic to establish new big wall routes The post A 65-day Climbing Expedition to Greenland appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/a-65-day-climbing-expedition-to-greenland/

This story starts and ends with a chicken. On a bright morning in a high valley of the Hindu Kush, the doomed bird lay pinned atop a low stone wall that had been built by local goat herders. One sharp birdie eye looked up into the cloudless sky, the heavens a pale blue, the air… https://climbingzine.com/the-salajeet-collectors-by-amanda-forrest/

Featuring 215 comics, Secret Plans: Vol. III: 40+ Years of Cartoons for Climbers is available now The post All in One Place: Cartoonist Tami Knight Publishes Omnibus appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/all-in-one-place-cartoonist-tami-knight-publishes-omnibus/

After 10 years on the World Cup circuit, the climber hailing from Canmore is stepping away from competitions The post Canadian Becca Frangos Announces Comp Climbing Retirement appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/canadian-becca-frangos-announces-comp-climbing-retirement/

Over hundreds of thousands of years, water has trickled, raged, and poured down cracks and creases, winding and weaving through rock rugosities, and worn paths through weaknesses to form (what is now known as) Canyonlands. by Pete Whittaker note: this piece appears in The Climbing Zine Book 2, now available After another trip there this… https://climbingzine.com/monster-cracks-by-pete-whittaker/

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Shauna Coxsey has been the figurehead of UK Climbing for over a decade, winning multiple IFSC World Cup titles and representing Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics. Now transitioning from the high-intensity world of competition climbing to the raw, unpredictable realm of outdoor rock, Shauna takes us through a season of transformation. With... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776927

We got in touch with Babsi shortly after her ascent to ask about how the flash ascent came about, why she wore three shoes during the Monster Offwidth, and which moments had her feeling the pressure: https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776926

Plus a bonus clip of this climber lacing it! https://www.climbing.com/videos/falling-from-worlds-hardest-trad-route/

Published Nov. 21, limited copies are going fast The post Interview with Alastair Lee on His Coffee Table Book Exposed – Leo Houlding appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/interview-with-alastair-lee-on-his-coffee-table-book-exposed-leo-houlding/

Gavin Dale has broken the winter record for the Bob Graham Round, beating Finlay Wild's previous time by nearly 40 minutes to run a new fastest time of 14hrs 57mins. We caught up with him to find out more. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776904

The wildly dynamic problem features one of the single hardest starting moves in the world The post Colin Duffy Topping Defying Gravity V15 in Just Eight Tries appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/colin-duffy-topping-defying-gravity-v15-in-just-eight-tries/

Dear Kurt,  This is a letter I don’t want to write. Writing is often difficult to get started, but this one is nearly impossible because you are gone, at least in the physical.  It was in the evening of my birthday when I learned that you were presumed dead on Mt. Cook in New Zealand. … https://climbingzine.com/a-letter-to-kurt-blair-by-luke-mehall/

My college years in The Desert were adventurous and crazy, a complete immersion in the unknown. After I graduated, I began to roam from climbing area to climbing area, and The Desert seemed like just another destination on the circuit. It was in that era that the inevitable plateau began for me on that Colorado… https://climbingzine.com/powders-of-persuasion-by-luke-mehall/

A new film just dropped that features the highly accomplished climber talk about everything from projects to family The post Shauna Coxsey: Mama, V14 Climber, Olympian appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/shauna-coxsey-mama-v14-climber-olympian/

It's shaping up to be one of the best ice climbing seasons in years so start getting prepared now The post 10 Tips for New Ice Climbers Who Want to be Successful appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/10-tips-for-new-ice-climbers-who-want-to-be-successful/

In 2015, the owners of Medicine Wall took drastic measures and closed the crag to the public. They stripped all of the hardware from the wall and local climbers lost a beloved climbing resource. Learn how Access Fund and TCC opened it back up. https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/what-does-it-take-to-reopen-a-closed-crag

Book of Hate, an iconic single-pitch route, had a bolt added to a section that's always been protected by gear The post Famous Yosemite Crack Corner Gets Bolted appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/famous-yosemite-crack-corner-gets-bolted/