With her send of Parallel World, Katie McKinstry became the first woman to climb D15+
The post Katie McKinstry Makes History with Hardest Female Drytooling Ascent appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/profiles/katie-mckinstry-makes-history-with-hardest-female-drytooling-ascent/
"The Pinch has found a home in my pack, a beloved addition that I appreciate for its light weight, reliable belay orientation, and fluency with skinny cords."
https://www.climbing.com/gear/review-edelrid-pinch-belay-device/
In early December, former British Bouldering Champion Nathan Phillips completed a long term project in Switzerland to make the first ascent of his hardest boulder to date.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/nathan-phillips-makes-first-ascent-of-deep-fake-font-8c/
Sunna Shinn went from fundamentalist Baptist teacher to nonbinary climbing TikTok influencer in five years. As they learned to climb, they learned to embrace their queerness.
https://www.climbing.com/people/nonbinary-climber-sunna-shin/
