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 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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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

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/

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/

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/

If you're looking for a new brush this summer, be sure to pick up one of these easy-to-hold brushes from Metolius The post The Metolius Razorback Boar’s Hair Brush is a Must-Have appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/the-metolius-razorback-boars-hair-brush-is-a-must-have/

The tables are turned on our host, Luke Mehall, as we share this episode of his appearance on The Struggle Climbing Show, hosted by Ryan Devlin. Our sponsors for Season 7:  Kilter: http://settercloset.com (email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information) Scarpa: www.scarpa.com Osprey: https://www.osprey.com/ Subscribe/ score some books/clothes/stickers: https://shop.climbingzine.com/ https://climbingzine.com/life-is-a-beautiful-struggle-ryan-devlin-and-luke-mehall/

A basic guideline for anchor building: narrow angles are good, wide angles are bad. While that’s generally true, it turns out in some cases, a very narrow angle is not so good for load sharing. Check out a recent article and video by Over the Edge Rescue on this. (Warning: anchor nerds only.) Premium Article available https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/is-a-small-anchor-angle-better-maybe-not

Watch newly released send footage of the American's second V17 ascent The post Noah Wheeler Climbing Shaolin V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/noah-wheeler-climbing-shaolin-v17/

Here's how and when you can watch the Lead comp on Saturday and Sunday The post Don’t Miss the First-Ever World Cup in Bali This Weekend appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/dont-miss-the-first-ever-world-cup-in-bali-this-weekend/

In this week's Friday Night Video, we get front row seats to Babsi Zangerl's historic flash of Freerider on El Capitan.Setting off on a ground-up attempt this past November, Babsi and her partner Jacopo spent three days battling polished slabs, offwidths, and cryptic sequences. In the end, Babsi topped out as the first person to flash El Cap... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=780947

He nearly died, was rescued and then returned for a lost cellphone only to nearly die again The post A Mountain Climber Was Rescued Twice in One Week appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/a-mountain-climber-was-rescued-twice-in-one-week/

Mudstrosity Yes, it wobbled. Three feet high, one foot wide, a foot deep, probably outweighing me, the block sat at arm’s reach above my head. No way to avoid tangling with it—I was standing in aiders, hanging from a piton. I should bolt around it… by Steve “Crusher” Bartlett (Note: this is an excerpt from… https://climbingzine.com/talk-talk-choss-steve-crusher-bartlett/

Top American boulder Katie Lamb has taken the top standard of women’s bouldering to Font 8C+ with the fourth ascent of The Dark Side in Yosemite. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/katie-lamb-makes-history-again-repeating-the-dark-side-font-8c-v16/