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  • Hamish McArthur repeats No One Mourns The Wicked (F9A) in a session

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    British climber Hamish McArthur made the second ascent of No One Mourns The Wicked (Font 9A) in Thunder Ridge, Colorado, USA. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/hamish-mcarthur-repeats-no-one-mourns-the-wicked-f9a-in-a-session/
  • Gold for Erin McNeice (again) in Lead World Cup in Bali

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    Another weekend, another Lead World Cup comp and another gold for Erin McNeice! Her second in a row. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/gold-for-erin-mcneice-again-in-lead-world-cup-in-bali/
  • ‘What it’s Like to Climb with the Strongest Climber on Earth’

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    Noah Wheeler and Hamish McArthur session two V15s in Colorado The post ‘What it’s Like to Climb with the Strongest Climber on Earth’ appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/what-its-like-to-climb-with-the-strongest-climber-on-earth/
  • Climber Sends 5.13 Trad, Plays Cello on Top

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    An all-round climber hauled his instrument to the top of a granite spire and played Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major The post Climber Sends 5.13 Trad, Plays Cello on Top appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/climber-sends-5-13-trad-plays-cello-on-top/
  • Honnold Climbs with Famous Parkour Group

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    Alex Honnold takes the team from Storror for an adventure up some chossy rock The post Honnold Climbs with Famous Parkour Group appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/honnold-climbs-with-famous-parkour-group/
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    In a first for the indoor climbing industry, the Association of British Climbing Walls (ABC) has launched a climbing wall accreditation programme, with support from the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) and Sport England, to recognise and dr... https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/press/association_of_british_climbing_walls_launches_pioneering_new_accreditation_progr-16369
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    Herson completed the notoriously difficult Mason Earle line in just two days of effort The post One Shoe On, One Shoe Off – Connor Herson Sending Stranger Than Fiction 5.14 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/one-shoe-on-one-shoe-off-connor-herson-sending-stranger-than-fiction-5-14/
  • IFSC Lead World Cup Bali: Results

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    Yet again, it was Erin and Chaehyun that ended up battling it out for the top spot, this time with Ai Mori - fourth place finisher at the Paris Olympic games - representing a significant challenge throughout. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=781063
  • Hamish McArthur climbs second 9A in the space of two weeks

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    Hamish McArthur has made the second ascent of Nathaniel Coleman's V17/9A boulder No One Mourns the Wicked, the sit start to Defying Gravity V15/8C, in Thunder Ridge, Colorado, USA. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=781055
  • Gold for Erin McNeice (again) in Lead in Bali

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    Another weekend, another Lead comp and another gold for Erin McNeice! https://www.climber.co.uk/news/gold-for-erin-mcneice-again-in-lead-in-bali/
  • Babsi Zangerl Climbs Her First 5.15a

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    Babsi Zangerl is one of the world's most accomplished climbers, with 5.14+ trad, an El Capitan flash and now a 5.15 sport route The post Babsi Zangerl Climbs Her First 5.15a appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/babsi-zangerl-climbs-her-first-5-15a/
  • Hamish McArthur Climbs No One Mourns The Wicked V17

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    This was Hamish McArthur's second V17 second ascent this season The post Hamish McArthur Climbs No One Mourns The Wicked V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/hamish-mcarthur-climbs-no-one-mourns-the-wicked-v17/
  • New 1,000-Metre Alaska Alpine Mixed Route

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    This big new line was climbed over several days at the end of April. It ends on a rarely visited summit The post New 1,000-Metre Alaska Alpine Mixed Route appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-1000-metre-alaska-alpine-mixed-route/
  • This is Europe’s Hardest Trad Multi-Pitch

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    First climbed in 2000 and then freed in 2015, climbers repeat the wild Disco 2000 in Norway The post This is Europe’s Hardest Trad Multi-Pitch appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/this-is-europes-hardest-trad-multi-pitch/
  • American Climber Dies on Himalayan Peak

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    Alex Pancoe of Illinois had climbed the seven summits and been to both poles. Expedition organisers confirmed he died at camp two of Makalu The post American Climber Dies on Himalayan Peak appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/american-climber-dies-on-himalayan-peak/
  • First Ascent of a Deadly 5.13b Trad Route

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    Mat Wright recently climbed one of his most difficult and hard-to-protect climbs to date The post First Ascent of a Deadly 5.13b Trad Route appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/first-ascent-of-a-deadly-5-13b-trad-route/
  • Mike Adams talks about an incredible season on the gritstone

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    We got in touch with Mike and asked whether, when the grit season came to an end, he'd be interested in doing a post-season retrospective? He said he was keen, and here we are. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=781003
  • Erin McNeice Wins Her Second Lead World Cup in a Row

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    The 21-year-old from Great Britain topped every route of comp in Bali, Indonesia The post Erin McNeice Wins Her Second Lead World Cup in a Row appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/erin-mcneice-wins-her-second-lead-world-cup-in-a-row/
  • Team USA’s Sam Watson Breaks Speed Record – Twice!

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    The 19-year-old climbed faster than ever before at the Speed World Cup in Bali The post Team USA’s Sam Watson Breaks Speed Record – Twice! appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/team-usas-sam-watson-breaks-speed-record-twice/
  • Michaela Kiersch Sends Everything is Karate

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    Last year she became the first woman to climb V15 and 5.15 The post Michaela Kiersch Sends Everything is Karate appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/michaela-kiersch-sends-everything-is-karate/