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  • New 5.12 Trad Climbed to Retrieve Stuck Rope

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    A new extension to the famous Belly Full of Bad Berries was also climbed The post New 5.12 Trad Climbed to Retrieve Stuck Rope appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-5-12-trad-climbed-to-retrieve-stuck-rope/
  • Cyber Monday deals on Black Diamond gear

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    Cyber Monday deals on climbing gear are here and you don't even need to leave your couch to find them The post Cyber Monday deals on Black Diamond gear appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/gear/buyers-guide/cyber-monday-deals-on-black-diamond-gear/
  • Team USA’s Melina Costanza Tops V14 Highball

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    The giant Buttermilks line Direct North is her hardest boulder to date The post Team USA’s Melina Costanza Tops V14 Highball appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/team-usas-melina-costanza-tops-v14-highball/
  • Elegant and Brutal by Cristina Marcalow

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    I. Trapped Kaiser Santa Clara Hospital, June 2018 The haul bag sits, a stuffed pig in the trunk. Cams, nuts, and two foil-wrapped burritos vibrate with expectant energy. But the car is parked in the red haze of the emergency room parking lot sign, and it won’t be going anywhere tonight. Inside the hospital, her… https://climbingzine.com/elegant-and-brutal-by-cristina-marcalow/
  • Shared First Ascent for New 5.14d in Arco

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    Stefano Ghisolfi and Gio Placci teamed up to open one of the hardest routes in Arco, Italy The post Shared First Ascent for New 5.14d in Arco appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/shared-first-ascent-for-new-5-14d-in-arco/
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    Josh Wharton is the most accomplished alpinist you've never heard of. But while he's been quietly crushing ambitious objectives to little or no fanfare, fatherhood, and warming weather have begun to reshape the world he knew. When Wharton and his climbing partner Vince Anderson attempt to take the 2003 Italian route to the summit of J... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776783
  • Stefano Ghisolfi Climbing a Flatanger 5.14d

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    Illusionist 5.14d was one of many of the grade Ghisolfi completed this summer in Norway The post Stefano Ghisolfi Climbing a Flatanger 5.14d appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/stefano-ghisolfi-climbing-a-flatanger-5-14d/
  • Beyond Good and Evil is Getting Climbed

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    Watch climbers repeat the test-piece alpine climb on its 20t anniversary below The post Beyond Good and Evil is Getting Climbed appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/beyond-good-and-evil-is-getting-climbed/
  • Weekend Whipper: “I’ve Never Seen That Before!”

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    Full marks to the belayer for not taking their hand off the rope. https://www.climbing.com/videos/weird-accident-climbing-gym/
  • Highland MP Calls for Rural 4G Network Rethink

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    Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has met the Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms, to ask him to suspend the geographical target for the Shared Rural Network. It's something that conservationists and loca... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776766
  • Chaehyun Seo Onsights a 5.14b in Spain

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    On the last day of her Oliana trip, she onsighted the classic Fish Eye 5.14b The post Chaehyun Seo Onsights a 5.14b in Spain appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/chaehyun-seo-onsights-a-5-14b-in-spain/
  • Kai Whaley Just Sent V12, V13 and V14 in Bishop, in a Day

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    The 18-year-old just had a noteworthy day on some classic problems The post Kai Whaley Just Sent V12, V13 and V14 in Bishop, in a Day appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/kai-whaley-just-sent-v12-v13-and-v14-in-bishop-in-a-day/
  • Chris Sharma: What it Took to Climb Black Pearl

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    Sharma recounts the adventure and dedication required to establish his hardest DWS yet The post Chris Sharma: What it Took to Climb Black Pearl appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/chris-sharma-what-it-took-to-climb-black-pearl/
  • Creeksgiving by Luke Mehall

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    No place soaks up sun like the Johnny Cat enclave at the Cat Wall, Indian Creek. The maroon cliffs are striped with perfect cleaved fissures, like vertical gateways into a hidden world. The desert heat can be oppressive, but in late autumn, the low golden rays cast long shadows over the walls. by Luke Mehall… https://climbingzine.com/creeksgiving-luke-mehall/
  • Min Hyunbin is Projecting Excalibur 5.15c

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    Min Hyunbin climbed a new 5.15b in 2020 with Soul Rock Dance in Korea The post Min Hyunbin is Projecting Excalibur 5.15c appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/min-hyunbin-is-projecting-excalibur-5-15c/
  • Thomas Huber Climbing New Route on Eiger

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    The legendary climber is climbing the line as a tribute to several climbers who've died over the years The post Thomas Huber Climbing New Route on Eiger appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/thomas-huber-climbing-new-route-on-eiger/
  • Video Statement of Youth is Forty - Revisiting the Classic Route

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    Forty years after making the first ascent, Ben Moon is back on Statement of Youth, aroute that not only represented the cutting edge in terms of difficulty at the time of its first ascent, but also marked the dawn of a new approach to the discipline of climbing in the UK as a whole. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776750
  • Black Friday deals on Black Diamond gear

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    Big discounts on just about every item you'll need to up your climbing game The post Black Friday deals on Black Diamond gear appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/gear/buyers-guide/black-friday-deals-on-black-diamond-gear/
  • What Exactly Are We Doing When Trying Hard Boulders?

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    Francis Sanzaro's classic book 'The Craft of Bouldering' puts bouldering into conversation with disciplines like dance, skateboarding, painting, martial arts, and parkour. https://www.climbing.com/people/what-exactly-are-we-doing-when-trying-hard-boulders/
  • Seb Berthe Returns to Yosemite for Dawn Wall

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    As a film about his previous attempts tours the world, the Belgian 5.15 climber heads back up El Capitan The post Seb Berthe Returns to Yosemite for Dawn Wall appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/seb-berthe-returns-to-yosemite-for-dawn-wall/