Access Fund was founded in 1991 to protect America’s climbing. We’ve made so much progress on that front—from passing bills in Congress to buying threatened climbing areas to building sustainable trails—but our work is not done. In fact, it’s just as important as ever. https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/big-news-black-diamond-is-matching-all-donations-to-protect-americas-climbing

On November 11, 2021, my climbing partner and I weathered two avalanches while on an alpine climb in Canada. We were simul soloing and dumb luck kept us alive. https://www.climbing.com/people/solo-ice-climbers-hit-by-avalanche/

Her first ascent of Supertussi Low V14 is her hardest send of the year The post Jana Švecová FAs a V14 and repeats a V13/14 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/jana-svecova-fas-a-v14-and-repeats-a-v13-14/

I’m here writing this morning because it’s my birthday. For many years, starting in my late 20s, I used to write every morning when I wasn’t out climbing.  That practice came out of the general writing advice that if you want to be a writer, you should write every day. But climbers, well, we’re different.… https://climbingzine.com/we-did-it-the-zine-is-alive-and-other-musings-on-my-46th-birthday-by-luke-mehall/

Note: this poem is published in Volume 25. Photo of Anna climbing “Peace” in Tuolumne Meadows, California by Mary Eden.  Climbing draws us to these moments. Where flowing water harmonizes with every exhale; Where bare toes find solace in mud And bare skin befriends sunlight’s golden rays. Where our wild hearts stir with blooming friendships… https://climbingzine.com/peace-by-anna-hazlett-a-poem/

This is the second ascent of The Big Bad Wolf, the first climbed at the grade in New York The post Noah Wheeler Climbs a V15 in the Gunks appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/noah-wheeler-climbs-a-v15-in-the-gunks/

As temps drop around North America, ice climbers are getting ready for the season ahead The post Ice Climbing Films to Get You Excited for Winter appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/ice-climbing-films-to-get-you-excited-for-winter/

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 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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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/

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/

Full marks to the belayer for not taking their hand off the rope. https://www.climbing.com/videos/weird-accident-climbing-gym/

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

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/

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/

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/