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Will Power just dropped on Will Gadd's YouTube page, watch it below
The post Feautre Film on Will Gadd Released for Free appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Will Power just dropped on Will Gadd's YouTube page, watch it below
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
One of the most popular summer post-climb shoes of the year is now winter-ready
The post The Arc’teryx Kragg Shoe is Now Insulated appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
One of the most popular summer post-climb shoes of the year is now winter-ready
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Watch a video featuring the history-making ascent in 2014 by Mayan Smith-Gobat and Libby Sauter
The post Women’s Speed Record on The Nose in Yosemite appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Watch a video featuring the history-making ascent in 2014 by Mayan Smith-Gobat and Libby Sauter
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
Coach and elite climber Cameron Hörst highlights three all-too-common hang ups for sport climbers—and how to train them away.
https://www.climbing.com/skills/training/common-climbing-projecting-mistakes/
Short videos featuring the strong American on V16s and one V17
The post Daniel Woods Climbing Five of His Hardest appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Short videos featuring the strong American on V16s and one V17
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Following #plants in the crags: MIREN rock face survey https://the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/following-plants-in-the-crags-miren-rock-face-survey/
"cliff #vegetation, and the influence of rock #climbing on it, is pretty unique: rock faces often cover strong microclimatic gradients, resulting in a unique vegetation of species at either the warm or cool edge of their distribution. This unique vegetation often consists of (locally) rare species with very patchy distribution"
In a new film, Fitzgerald tackles a few of the state's most impressive lines
The post David Fitzgerald Climbing Hard California Blocs appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
In a new film, Fitzgerald tackles a few of the state's most impressive lines
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Erwan Legrand, son of Francois Legrand, has made the first ascent of an old project
The post Son of French Legend Climbs New 5.14c appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Erwan Legrand, son of Francois Legrand, has made the first ascent of an old project
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
New footage of the accomplished German climber on a hard new project has been released
The post Alex Megos Projecting Possible 5.15+ in U.S.A. appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
New footage of the accomplished German climber on a hard new project has been released
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
I was told it must’ve been awful for a person like me to spend the large majority of days locked down in a cell. Every “awful” thing is an opportunity for the spirit to rise above. Words and art by Isaac Wright, published in Volume 22, now available The truth is that nature…
I was told it must’ve been awful for a person like me to spend the large majority of days locked down in a cell. Every “awful” thing is an opportunity for the…
The Climbing Zine (climbingzine.com)
The Blizzard of Aahhh's hit theatres 36 years ago - watch the fill movie below
The post This is One of the Best Ski Movies Ever Made appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
The Blizzard of Aahhh's hit theatres 36 years ago - watch the full movie below
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A new short just dropped featuring some epic Chatter Creek action
The post “That Was the Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Seen on Skis” appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
A new short just dropped featuring some epic Chatter Creek action
Gripped Magazine (gripped.com)
I’m in the back of an orange Skoda Fabia, with the white-and-green license plate that marks us as Palestinians, cruising through the mountains of the West Bank on our way to the crag. I grabbed a Black Diamond bottle opener, which I acquired from the Black Diamond store in Boulder, Colorado, earlier this year, to…
Movies about some of U.S.A.'s best climbers kind of lied about stuff this year, but we still loved the films
The post Two American Climbing Films Stretched the Truth This Year appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
Flashed another 5.12a this morning. I think my default assumption is now an onsight on a 12a, which was absolutely not the case a few months ago. This feels great and I’m really proud of my progress. I took a big step back in the last few years (gym closures, belay partners leaving etc) so it feels great to be back.
#climbing
Wondering if anyone has suggestions on climbing guides in Oahu, Hawaii.
Looking to take a trip there with the wife (sans kids!) and hoping to try a multi pitch or two on volcanic rock!
(Typical beta for this would be to hit up a local group on Facebook but bleeeeecchhh, only if I absolutely have to...)
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