It took Barry Blanchard four attempts before completing what is now one of Canada's most famous alpine routes The post The Story of Infinite Patience, Famously Soloed by Marc-André Leclerc appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/the-story-of-infinite-patience-famously-soloed-by-marc-andre-leclerc/

Megos climbed both the stand and low versions of the bloc in a single session The post Alex Megos Sends an Oriane Bertone V14 in Fontainebleau appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alex-megos-sends-an-oriane-bertone-v14-in-fontainebleau/

With more AI content than ever online, climbers can still turn to print to share their stories and photos The post Sharing Your Climbing Story in the Age of AI appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/sharing-your-climbing-story-in-the-age-of-ai/

A new five-year plan was introduced that will see rangers monitoring teams above base camp The post Everest Waste Clean-Up Plan Cancelled by Nepal appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/everest-waste-clean-up-plan-cancelled-by-nepal/

Fourteen climbers, ten problems, six first ascents – this year V17 sends were more common than ever before The post Can You Guess How Many V17s Sends There Were in 2025? Hint: It Was the Most Ever appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/can-you-guess-how-many-v17s-sends-there-were-in-2025-hint-it-was-the-most-ever/

It was another year of big sends on Canada's west coast The post A Stolen Boulder, 5.15a and More Squamish 2025 News appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/a-stolen-boulder-a-5-15-and-more-squamish-2025-news/

The 500-metre route climbs the southwest face of Gulba at 5.10 The post All-Women Alpine Team Climbs New Mountain Route appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/all-women-alpine-team-climbs-new-mountain-route/

The Italian climber has capped off one of the most impressive years by any athlete in the past decade The post Laura Rogora Climbs New 5.14d in Italy with Malkuth appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/laura-rogora-climbs-new-5-14d-in-italy-with-malkuth/

The Team Ukraine Olympian sent the historic route in Arizona less than five months after giving birth The post Jenya Kazbekova Sends Necessary Evil 5.14c appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/jenya-kazbekova-sends-necessary-evil-5-14c/

Two climbers just repeated the pic 2001 route and brought a drone, which shows just how awesome the climb is The post The Epic Patagonia Route by Dean Potter and Steph Davis appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/the-epic-patagonia-route-by-dean-potter-and-steph-davis/

During a stormbound retreat, a single ice axe prevented catastrophe for an entire climbing team The post The Belay: How an Ice Axe Saved Lives on K2 in 1953 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/the-belay-how-an-ice-axe-saved-lives-on-k2-in-1953/

Benjamin Védrines, alongside Leo Billon climb the north face of the Eiger in just over four hours The post Climbers Speed Up the Famous North Face of the Eiger appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/climbers-speed-up-the-famous-north-face-of-the-eiger/

Gianluca Vighetti has made the second ascent of Niobe and doesn't rule out that it might be easier than 5.14d The post Adam Ondra’s New 5.14d Slab Repeated in a Day appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/adam-ondras-new-5-14d-slab-repeated-in-a-day/

The young Chilean climber has now sent ten routes 5.14c or harder The post 13-Year-Old Leo Cea Climbs Puro Dreaming 5.14c/d appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/13-year-old-leo-cea-climbs-puro-dreaming-5-14c-d/

An essay by the late Marv Dean about an adventurous February day in the Canadian Rockies at a time before ice climbing became a mainstream sport The post This 1982 Story Offers a Rare Look at Early Canadian Ice Climbing appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/this-1982-story-offers-a-rare-look-at-early-canadian-ice-climbing/

Trees can be superb top rope anchors. Learn basic rigging techniques, a few common mistakes to avoid, a crafty way to use a rope protector, and more in Part 3 of my detailed series on tree anchors. https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/trees-for-climbing-anchors-part-3-top-rope

"Two of the most insane back-to-back days of my career," said Vest after sending The Expanse in Joe's Valley and The Mantra in Little Cottonwood Canyon The post Allison Vest Climbs V14/15 and V14 in Two Days appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/allison-vest-climbs-v14-15-and-v14-in-two-days/

Bachelor Party joins a growing list of routes Honnold has downgraded from 5.14d to 5.14c The post “The Most Effort That I’ve Put into a Route” – Alex Honnold Sends His 5.14+ Sport Project appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/the-most-effort-that-ive-put-into-a-route-alex-honnold-sends-his-5-14-sport-project/

Adam Ondra focused more on hard boulders and trad in 2025 The post Adam Ondra Had a Strong Year with V17 and Scary Trad appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/adam-ondra-had-a-strong-year-with-v17-and-scary-trad/

On his last day in Jilotepec, Mexico, Siegrist ticked his second 5.14d of his sendy trip The post Jonathan Siegrist Sends 5.14d in Mexico appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/jonathan-siegrist-sends-5-14d-in-mexico/