The 2025 IFSC World Cup competitions kicked off in Keqiao, China with Erin McNeice finishing with a Bronze https://www.climber.co.uk/news/2025-ifsc-world-cup-season-starts-erin-mcneice-takes-a-bronze/

Tom Pearce has made an ascent of James Pearson's The Walk of Life (E9 6c) at Dyers Lookout, Devon. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=780649

The 2025 edition of the IFSC World Cup kicked off over the weekend, with Keqiao, China - a new addition to the circuit last year - playing host to the opening competition of the season for the second year running. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=780645

A new documentary by Simon Yamamoto features the three climbers all vying to climb 5.14d before the others The post Sonnie Trotter, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Race to Climb 5.14d appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/sonnie-trotter-alex-honnold-and-tommy-caldwell-race-to-climb-5-14d/

Nicolas Hojac (32) and Philipp Brugger (33) have shattered a two-decade-old speed record by completing the North Faces of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau knocking 10 hours off the record. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/alpine-north-face-record-shattered/

A new documentary by guidebook author Richie Patterson about a local climber following his passion The post Gali Ares Has Been Bolting Routes in Spain for 30 Years appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/gali-ares-has-been-bolting-routes-in-spain-for-30-years/

Animal Love climbs and steep line north of Squamish near Area 44 The post Squamish Has a New 5.13 Trad Roof Crack appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/squamish-has-a-new-5-13-trad-roof-crack/

Magnus Midtbø recently made a trip to Canada to climb with locals and experience the Montreal bouldering scene The post Magnus Midtbø Urban Boulders in Montreal appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/magnus-midtbo-urban-boulders-in-montreal/

Team Japan and Team France took six of the top seven spots at the comp in Keqiao, which featured fantastic setting The post Boulder World Cup Gold for Sorato Anraku appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/boulder-world-cup-gold-for-sorato-anraku/

The Climbing Zine is now accepting stories, photography, and art for our 2025 volume. Below are our loose guidelines. Words The Climbing Zine publishes thought provoking essays, stories, and poetry. Word count can be anywhere from 200 to 10,000. Our aim to publish work that focuses on the essence of climbing; we’ll publish accounts of… https://climbingzine.com/write-climbing-zine/

Climbing YouTuber Emil Abrahamsson stopped by to climb with the Free Solo star recently The post Alex Honnold Cranks Out One-Arm Chin-Ups and More Training appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/alex-honnold-cranks-out-one-arm-chin-ups-and-more-training/

Simon Gietl has added another impressive first ascent to his resume of technical climbs The post Alpinist Solos 1,000-foot New Granite Line appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alpinist-solos-1000-foot-new-granite-line/

The finals were incredibly close, with the top five athletes only achieving a single top each The post Team USA’s Annie Sanders Wins First World Cup of the Year appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/team-usas-annie-sanders-wins-first-world-cup-of-the-year/

A tick-list of some of the most classic Squamish single-pitch gear climbs to do when you visit The post 10 Trad Routes to Climb at the Smoke Bluffs appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/10-trad-routes-to-climb-at-the-smoke-bluffs/

The comp climbing GOAT will only participate in three events in 2025 The post Janja Garnbret Releases Statement About World Cup Participation appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/janja-garnbret-releases-statement-about-world-cup-participation/

A second preseason episode before we kick off Season 7. A letter and poem for our dear friend Kurt Blair, who passed away last year. Poem read by Marcus Garcia, and letter read by host Luke Mehall. https://climbingzine.com/a-letter-and-poem-for-kurt-blair/

On April 17th, 2025, President Trump ordered the U.S. Forest Service to complete the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which would trigger the transfer of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, a foreign mining company, resulting in the largest loss of climbing in the history of America. https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/news-and-events/news/breaking-oak-flat-under-serious-threat

In this week's Friday Night Video, fresh from his ascent of the 9A Soudain Seul, Adam Ondra heads out with the aim of flashing some hard boulder problems. We get an insight into the preparation before these attempts and also a little look at a potential 9A/+ project... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=780536

Following a long spell of low rainfall, the risk of wildfire in the hills and moors will be very high over the Easter weekend. The public are being advised to behave responsibly in the outdoors, but in some places much damage has already been d... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=780540

The German climber is having a big year with several hard sends in Buoux, France The post Alex Megos Onsights 5.14c/d in France appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alex-megos-onsights-5-14c-d-in-france/