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  • Ever Wonder How Many Climbs You Have Left?

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    Or how many more pairs of rock climbing shoes you'll be able to wear through? https://www.climbing.com/people/how-many-climbs-left-before-your-death/
  • The Off-Road Antidote

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    Outside and Bronco SUV prescribe America’s most adventure-starved workers with an outdoor experience like no other https://www.climbing.com/places/the-off-road-antidote/
  • Katie Lamb Tops a Tahoe V14

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    The crux involves a cool double-toehook with the feet while moving the hands from some small crimps The post Katie Lamb Tops a Tahoe V14 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/katie-lamb-tops-a-tahoe-v14/
  • See This New Ice Climbing Tool in Action

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    The Black Diamond Hydra hit the market this season, watch two experienced climbers put them to the test on steep ice and mixed The post See This New Ice Climbing Tool in Action appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/see-this-new-ice-climbing-tool-in-action/
  • We Saved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot

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    There are a few crags and bouldering areas around the country where you don’t need a car to get there because you can take the subway or ride your bike. But the reality is that most of the places where we climb require some kind of personal vehicle to get there. https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/we-saved-paradise-and-put-up-a-parking-lot
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    Caroline “Caro” Ciavaldini has made the third female ascent of Greenspit, the overhanging crack testpiece in Valle dell’Orco, Italy. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/caroline-ciavaldini-repeats-greenspit-f8b-valle-dell-orco-italy/
  • Load transfer: The stirrup hoist

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    Do you have a big load that you need to move a short distance? Here's one crafty way to do it: the stirrup hoist. This may not be the most efficient method, but it's quick and simple. https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/load-transfer-the-stirrup-hoist
  • Climbing and Riding Big and Cold Mountains

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    A new film just dropped about the recluse B.C. big mountains snowboarder Joe Lax The post Climbing and Riding Big and Cold Mountains appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/climbing-and-riding-big-and-cold-mountains/
  • New Moderate Mixed Route Above Chamonix

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    Climbers found good conditions on a new line in the Mont Blanc massif The post New Moderate Mixed Route Above Chamonix appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/uncategorized/new-moderate-mixed-route-above-chamonix/
  • World’s First 5.14a Punks in the Gym Closed

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    It was first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in the mid-1980s The post World’s First 5.14a Punks in the Gym Closed appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/worlds-first-5-14a-punks-in-the-gym-closed/
  • Caroline Ciavaldini Climbs Famous 5.14 Trad

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    After suffering an injury while attempting the route earlier this year, she achieved her goal of redpointing the steep Greenspit The post Caroline Ciavaldini Climbs Famous 5.14 Trad appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/caroline-ciavaldini-climbs-famous-5-14-trad/
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    At the end of October, Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl made the sixth ascent – the second by a female - of Magic Line (5.14c/F8c+) in Yosemite Valley, California. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/babsi-zangerl-makes-sixth-ascent-of-magic-line-5-14c-f8c-yosemite/
  • Will Bosi flashes Janja SD 8B+

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    Will Bosi has made a flash ascent of Janja SD, 8B+, in Moravsky Kras, in the Czech Republic. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776125
  • Alpinist Dies in Partner’s Arms After Fall

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    Ondrej Huserka has died after a fall into a crevasse during a descent from the summit of Langtang Lirung The post Alpinist Dies in Partner’s Arms After Fall appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alpinist-dies-in-partners-arms-after-fall/
  • 2024 Banff Mountain Film Festival Winners

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    A film on accomplished climber Ashima Shiraishi took home a prize for best feature length The post 2024 Banff Mountain Film Festival Winners appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/2024-banff-mountain-film-festival-winners/
  • New Book on 50 Classic Canadian Ice Climbs

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    Some of North America's best ice routes have been collected in a new book called Northern Ice West The post New Book on 50 Classic Canadian Ice Climbs appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-book-on-50-classic-canadian-ice-climbs/
  • Babsi Zangerl makes second female ascent of Magic Line, 8c+ Trad

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    Babsi Zangerl has made the sixth ascent, and the second female ascent, of Ron Kauk's Vernal Falls trad route Magic Line, 8c+. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776119
  • Jonathan Siegrist Sends 5.15a Céüse Sandbag

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    Established nearly 15 years ago, the intimidating Adam Ondra route has seen very few ascents The post Jonathan Siegrist Sends 5.15a Céüse Sandbag appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/jonathan-siegrist-sends-5-15a-ceuse-sandbag/
  • Will Bosi flashes two more Font 8B+ blocs

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    Following his second ascent of Spots of Time (Font 9A), Will Bosi has recently flashed two blocs which he believes to be Font 8B+. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/will-bosi-flashes-two-more-font-8b-blocs/
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    Austria's Jessica Pilz and Jakob Schubert became the latest Red Bull Dual Ascent champions in its third edition on Saturday as the Olympic climbing bronze medallists dominated Swiss duo Andre https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pilz-and-schubert-take-the-win-in-the-red-bull-dual-on-the-verzasca-dam/