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Other hard slab routes include Cryptography, Cosmic Energy, Dewin Stone and Meltdown
The post New 5.14d Slab by Adam Ondra Among the World’s Hardest appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Other hard slab routes include Cryptography, Cosmic Energy, Dewin Stone and Meltdown
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
If you’re an AAC member at the Partner, Leader, Advocate, or Great Ranges Fellowship level, then you have access to the AAC’s rescue benefit. Make sure you know how to initiate a rescue—before you find yourself in that kind of situation.
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Originally published in Guidebook XVI
American Alpine Club (americanalpineclub.org)
Jim Pope and Sam Stroh have made the fifth and sixth free ascents of Magic Mushroom on El Capitan
The post Climbers Complete 31-Pitch 5.14a in Yosemite appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Jim Pope and Sam Stroh have made the fifth and sixth free ascents of Magic Mushroom on El Capitan
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
WI6+ marks the upper limit of pure ice difficulty. Here are 10 routes with the grade from B.C. to Newfoundland.
The post 10 of Canada’s Hardest Ice Climbs appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
WI6+ marks the upper limit of pure ice difficulty. Here are 10 routes with the grade from B.C. to Newfoundland.
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Sometimes you just have to be there 
The result of a fall off an overhang at Jack Rock and an example of why the belayer should always tie in to something, even at the bottom. Particularly when the route overhangs the river.
One of my favourite shots!
#Climbing #Northumberland #Comedy #Daft
"Bouldering grades at the top end are at a weird spot right now," said Galla after his ascent
The post Zach Galla Sends Return of the Sleepwalker, His Second V17 in a Week appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
"Bouldering grades at the top end are at a weird spot right now," said Galla after his ascent
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Panic draws are a useful piece of kit for bold and timid climbers alike
The post A Tool, Not a Cheat: Understanding the Panic Draw appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Panic draws are a useful piece of kit for bold and timid climbers alike
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Vest, who became the first Canadian woman to climb V14 in 2022, has now ascended well over a dozen V13s
The post Allison Vest Sends a V13 in Utah appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Vest, who became the first Canadian woman to climb V14 in 2022, has now ascended well over a dozen V13s
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Vance Stanfield has made the first ascents of some of Oregon's hardest boulders to date
The post Smith Rock Gets Its First V14, Then Another One appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Vance Stanfield has made the first ascents of some of Oregon's hardest boulders to date
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Wooden climbing holds and tools - WHISE
https://wh-ise.it/en/
Good wood holds for home boards
#climbing #homeboard #freeclimbing #homegym #rockclimbing #sportclimbing #bouldering #Sport #sports
A big few weeks of sends, including 5.13 walls and single-pitch test-piece gear lines
The post Yosemite Sees a Late-Season Push on Hard Routes appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
A big few weeks of sends, including 5.13 walls and single-pitch test-piece gear lines
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
The American climber tops his first V17 with Sean Bailey's Shaolin in Red Rock
The post Zach Galla Makes Third Ascent of Shaolin V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
The American climber tops his first V17 with Sean Bailey's Shaolin in Red Rock
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
From Yosemite to the Rockies to the Grit, here are kilometres worth of sideways climbing to put on your list for 2026
The post Four Monster Rock Climb Traverses appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
From Yosemite to the Rockies to the Grit, here are kilometres worth of sideways climbing to put on your list for 2026
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Berardino returned to the problem years after he first attempted it
The post Francesco Berardino Sends a Daniel Woods V15 in Switzerland appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Berardino returned to the problem years after he first attempted it
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
ERVING, Mass. (Dec. 12, 2025) — Today, the Western Massachusetts Climbers’ Coalition (WMCC) and Access Fund proudly announce the purchase of a 70-acre property at Farley Ledges in Erving, MA. The newly acquired parcel improves public access to one of Massachusetts’ premier climbing destinat
Access Fund (www.accessfund.org)
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