The award goes to Slovenians Anja Petek and Patricija Verdev for their first ascent of Lalung I via the east ridge The post The 2025 Piolet d’Or Special Mention for Female Alpinism appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/the-2025-piolet-dor-special-mention-for-female-alpinism/

The route links two lines FA'd by Samual Ometz on unique rock in Plamproz, Switzerland The post Dylan Chuat Makes 5.15a First Ascent in Switzerland appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/dylan-chuat-makes-5-15a-first-ascent-in-switzerland/

Janja Garnbret teamed up with Pete Whittaker to elevate her crack climbing technique on plastic The post Janja Garnbret, Crack Climber? appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/janja-garnbret-crack-climber/

As of this year, only three climbers have sent 5.15d, and each was on a different route The post World’s Hardest Sport Climbs as of Fall 2025 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/worlds-hardest-sport-climbs-as-of-fall-2025/

The 18-year-old French climber wasn't born when the iconic Es Pontas was first climbed by Sharma The post Samuel Richard Climbs a 5.15a Chris Sharma Deep Water Solo appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/samuel-richard-climbs-a-5-15a-chris-sharma-deep-water-solo/

“If you just stop for a second, I can show you there’s no road out there!” Ben said. “I know there’s a road there; we drove it a couple years ago!” I fired back. We hadn’t even started an ordeal that would surely drive us to our wits’ ends, and we were already lost and… https://climbingzine.com/pain-perseverance-linking-sixteen-towers-day/

After sending a plastic replica, Makoto Yamauchi and Ritsu Kayotani are now in Finland live-streaming their attempts The post Two Japanese Climbers Are Very Close to Sending Burden of Dreams V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/two-japanese-climbers-are-very-close-to-sending-burden-of-dreams-v17/

The 19-year-old made history last year when she became the first Spanish woman to climb 5.15a The post Ainhize Belar Barrutia Climbs 5.14d in Spain appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/ainhize-belar-barrutia-climbs-5-14d-in-spain/

Greg Lee says farewell to Oregon by climbing 12 hard routes on the Bat Wall The post Climber Does 12 5.12 Routes in 12 Hours appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/climber-does-12-5-12-routes-in-12-hours/

Follow these pieces of advice for more efficient sport and trad climb projecting The post Five Tips to Send Your Fall Project Faster appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/send-your-projects-faster-with-these-five-redpointing-tips/

She first eyed the route in 2022 and came back for the send this year The post Laura Rogora Sends 5.14d Sport Climb Despite Having the Flu appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/laura-rogora-sends-5-14d-sport-climb-despite-having-the-flu/

We’re thrilled to launch our fifth year of the Climber Stewards program, with teams in Indian Creek, Red River Gorge, New River Gorge, and our NEW Red Rock program. https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/meet-your-fall-2025-climber-stewards

The Frankenjura climb was first ascended in 2006 and has since seen repeats by the world's best climbers The post Yannick Flohé Climbs Germany’s First 5.15a appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/yannick-flohe-climbs-germanys-first-5-15a/

Once known as just a sport climber, the Spanish climber is racking up bouldering ascents The post Jorge Díaz-Rullo Climbing a V14 in Three Attempts appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/jorge-diaz-rullo-climbing-a-v14-in-three-attempts/

On this episode of the podcast, we chat with Lisa Roderick about her book: A Place Among Giants: 22 Seasons at Denali Basecamp. As basecamp manager at Denali (also known as Mt McKinely), Lisa was everywhere and doing everything—going out of her way to help climbers even when it wasn’t in her job description. Her job ended up panning out to include: coordinating planes dropping off and picking up climbers and tourists; reporting weather over the radio to nearby pilots maneuvering the Alaska Range; reporting weather to climbers up on Denali without service; and occasionally supporting Denali National Park Rangers in search and rescue efforts. Really only accessible by small planes, the Kahiltna Glacier is its own unique, isolated world—full of inspiration, history-making climbs, risk, worry, fascinating climbing personalities, days sunning on the glacier, and moody weather. Dive into the episode to learn more about Lisa’s decades of experience in one of the most volatile and vibrant climbing hubs on the planet. Buy the Book Here! Learn More About Lisa Roderick https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/10/7/22-seasons-at-denali-base-camp-with-lisa-roderick

A new video featuring Tommy Caldwell on the test-piece Empath in California The post Tommy Caldwell Called Empath 5.14b, Here’s His Beta appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/tommy-caldwell-called-empath-5-14b-heres-his-beta/

A great job for the climber who likes to follow the world of rock climbing, ice climbing, alpinism, bouldering and more The post We’re Hiring: Part-Time Web Climbing News Writer appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/were-hiring-part-time-web-climbing-news-writer/

Alex Honnold appears in a new short film by Black Diamond climbing cracks near Lake Tahoe The post Alex Honnold Climbing 5.13 Trad in California appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alex-honnold-climbing-5-13-trad-in-california/

Nicolai Užnik made the first ascent of the steep Austria problem earlier this year, watch his FA below The post Uncut Footage of the First Ascent of Mount Doom V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/uncut-footage-of-the-first-ascent-of-mount-doom-v17/

Kilian Jornet just completed one of the most inspiring mountain enchantments off all time, and it was all human powered The post Kilian Jornet Climbs 72 U.S. Peaks in 31 Days – all Over 14,000 Feet Tall appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/kilian-jornet-climbs-72-u-s-peaks-in-31-days-all-over-14000-feet-tall/