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  • Gone Viral: Boulder Problem Speed Record

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    Alex Waterhouse shared a clip of himself climbing Plumber's Crack and it's awesome The post Gone Viral: Boulder Problem Speed Record appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/gone-viral-boulder-problem-speed-record/
  • Pro Tips for Avoiding Climbing Communication Breakdowns

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    Do’s and don’ts to deploy with your partners https://www.climbing.com/skills/pro-tips-for-avoiding-climbing-communication-breakdowns/
  • New 800-Metre M5 Alpine Route in Swiss Alps

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    The aesthetic line heads up a steep granite face, the FA team said it should "not to be underestimated" The post New 800-Metre M5 Alpine Route in Swiss Alps appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-800-metre-m5-alpine-route-in-swiss-alps/
  • Kai Whaley Tops A Little Life, a V14 Buttermilks Highball

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    His second ascent of the Keenan Takahashi problem is his toughest highball yet The post Kai Whaley Tops A Little Life, a V14 Buttermilks Highball appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/kai-whaley-tops-a-little-life-a-v14-buttermilks-highball/
  • New 1,000-metre Alpine Big Wall on Petit Dru

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    The new aid/free route took seven days to climb, it rises where the Bonatti Pillar once stood The post New 1,000-metre Alpine Big Wall on Petit Dru appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-1000-metre-alpine-big-wall-on-petit-dru/
  • Famous Red River Gorge Crag Now CLOSED

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    The local access group has shared the news that the Zoo is closed indefinitely The post Famous Red River Gorge Crag Now CLOSED appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/famous-red-river-gorge-crag-now-closed/
  • V16 Climber Sends First 5.14+ Trad Route

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    Pietro Vidi has repeated Tribe, one of Europe's hardest all-gear pitches The post V16 Climber Sends First 5.14+ Trad Route appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/v16-climber-sends-first-5-14-trad-route/
  • Weekend Whipper: Brutal Fall Off Tall V10

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    That's gotta hurt. https://www.climbing.com/videos/weekend-whipper-brutal-fall-v10/
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    In our first Friday Night Video of 2025, we follow Nathaniel Coleman as he takes on the long-standing project that is the low start to Daniel Woods' Defying Gravity, V15/8C. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777559
  • Adam Ondra Tops a V14/15 in Austria

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    Childhood Dreams was his final hard boulder problem of 2024 The post Adam Ondra Tops a V14/15 in Austria appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/adam-ondra-tops-a-v14-15-in-austria/
  • 4.20.99 to Infinity by Luke Mehall

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    It’s rare to be told by an editor that you can write whatever you want, but that’s how this essay got started.  Since the seed was planted, the publication with said editor didn’t come to fruition, but I wrote out this piece, and I want to share it.  by Luke Mehall, publisher of The Climbing… https://climbingzine.com/4-20-99-to-infinity-by-luke-mehall/
  • Gogarth Bolting Drama on BBC Radio 4

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    A drama exploring traditional climbing ethics on the sea cliffs of Gogarth, North Wales aired on BBC Radio 4 yesterday. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777546
  • Protect your fixed rope from abrasion with a sling

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    If you have a fixed rope (either for a rappel or anchor) and it's loaded over an edge, you risk damaging it. Here's one method to easily move the load onto a sling and away from your rope. Premium Article available https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/protect-your-fixed-rope-from-edge-abrasion
  • Lee Sungsu Completes The Process V16

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    A couple days before Christmas, he made the third ascent of the Buttermilks line The post Lee Sungsu Completes The Process V16 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/lee-sungsu-completes-the-process-v16/
  • First Female Ascent of The Zone E9 6c by Mari Augusta Salvesen

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    Norwegian climber Mari Augusta Salvesen has made the first female ascent of The Zone (E9 6c) at Curbar in the Peak District. First climbed by John Arran in 1998, the 15-metre blank and bold line to the left of the classic The Peapod (HVS 5b) has attracted only 10 ascents in 27 years and relies on skyhooks for protect... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777527
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    22-year-old American climber Noah Wheeler has made the third ascent of Daniel Woods' Return of the Sleepwalker 9Ain Black Velvet Canyon, Red Rocks, Nevada. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/01/third_ascent_of_return_of_the_sleepwalker_9a_by_noah_wheeler-73875
  • Nathaniel Coleman on Establishing the USA’s Newest V17

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    We talk with Coleman to learn more about his first ascent of No One Mourns the Wicked, arguably the most aesthetic V17 in the world The post Nathaniel Coleman on Establishing the USA’s Newest V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/nathaniel-coleman-on-establishing-the-usas-newest-v17/
  • Basaseachi by Matt Spohn

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    The teenage Federale slings his machine gun over his shoulder and bends toward my bag. Cocaine? he asks. Marijuana? I have a stash of weed stuffed in an ibuprofen container in the outside zipper of my backpack. No, I say. Josh stands behind me. He doesn’t know about the stash. This? the youth asks. He… https://climbingzine.com/basaseachi-matt-spohn/
  • Noah Wheeler Climbs Return of the Sleepwalker V17

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    This is the third ascent of the problem after Daniel Woods and Will Bosi The post Noah Wheeler Climbs Return of the Sleepwalker V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/noah-wheeler-climbs-return-of-the-sleepwalker-v17/
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    First out of the traps for 2025 is mellowclimbing with a film of Nathaniel Coleman making the first ascent of No One Mourns the Wicked (V17/Font 9A) at Thunder Ridge, Colorado. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/coleman-makes-first-ascent-of-no-one-mourns-the-wicked-v17-font-9a/