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Air quality warnings have been issued, but it doesn't mean that you can't get out for some climbing
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The Sound will be released in late June, watch the trailer below
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Mejdi Schalck and Oriane Bertone took both golds in the weather-affected Prague WC Boulder round over the weekend; French team-mates took two further medals also.

https://www.climber.co.uk/news/schalck-and-bertone-lead-french-rout-in-prague/

A double loop bowline on a bight is a good starting point for various types of anchors. Here's one application, the “fisheye”. Make a three-piece anchor with a 120 cm sling? Yep! Learn all about it here.
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https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/the-fish-eye-anchor

Once you decide to go 'pegless' you are kind of committed, you can't exactly grab a peg if you get tired, and with just cams on your rack it's gonna be a fiddly effort if you fluff a placement to try and clip a peg instead!

https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=782107

A climber suffered an injury to their leg after a slide down an alpine slope
The post Climber Rescued After Fall on B.C. Mountain appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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The town of Squamish has asked motorists to not stop to observe the fire
The post A Wildfire is Out of Control in Squamish appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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Displaying flags on El Capitan and other Yosemite rock faces has historically served as a means of protest
The post Yosemite Bans Flag Hanging on El Capitan appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

https://gripped.com/news/yosemite-bans-flag-hanging-on-el-capitan/

Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau have climbed the Yosemite Triple in under 24 hours
The post Rock Climbing History Made in Yosemite appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

https://gripped.com/news/rock-climbing-history-made-in-yosemite/

https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/just-in-judge-blocks-oak-flat-land-exchange-while-lawsuit-proceeds

https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/alex-honnold-climbing-changed-my-life-lets-protect-it-together

With home nation - and global - favourite Adam Ondra reporting that this would be his last ever appearance on the Boulder World Cup circuit, the Prague World Cup was one that offered plenty to remember, albeit not always for the reasons you might expect...

https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=782091

For Sara Rosecrans, banner photo of Sara by Meg LaHatte   Give me the words to describe the blue I see when my eyes are barely cracked.   Give me the tools to plaster my body to the desert wall and watch for centuries as the world is eroded into new meaning.   Give me…

https://climbingzine.com/a-new-set-of-eyes-by-turner-wyatt-a-poem-for-sara-rosecrans/

The event in Prague was cancelled due to high winds. Podium placements were decided by semi-final results.
The post Women’s Boulder World Cup Final Cancelled appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/womens-boulder-world-cup-final-cancelled/

Seb Bouin has made the first ascent of Croatia's hardest route, Vidra la Vida, 9b/+.

https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=782079

Jim Holloway made the first ascent in 1975, but it went ungraded for 32 years
The post The World’s First V12 is 50 Years Old appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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