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Rescue of Climber Who Hit Head, No Helmet

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  • GrippedG

    Over 100 Sessions Later, Nathan Williams Tops His First V17

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    Williams is the latest to repeat Daniel Woods' Return of the Sleepwalker V17 The post Over 100 Sessions Later, Nathan Williams Tops His First V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/over-100-sessions-later-nathan-williams-tops-his-first-v17/
  • Lisa Lorenzin (she/her)L

    #makeShitMonday, #climbing edition...

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    Lisa Lorenzin (she/her)L
    #makeShitMonday, #climbing edition...@mbroome and I haven't been climbing as much this year, partly due to schedules, partly my shoulder recovery. But we got out to Pilot Mountain last Sunday with a bunch of friends, and that reminded me that I've been meaning to replace my various tied cords - prusiks and foot loop for emergency rope ascent, spare footloop that doubles as my chalkbag belt, and autoblock for rappel backup - since they're all well over a decade old by now. They all *look* fine, but cord is cheap and nylon degrades over time, so...He picked up some cord for us back in October, so we dug out the hot knife, set up a fan in the garage, and got to work. I had to go in for a respirator mask almost immediately - something about burning plastic gives me an instant headache - but we got them all cut to length and re-tied pretty quickly. Not quite the same diameters as the original cord, but I gave the autoblock a test drive on Thursday and it worked just fine! @cannibal #rockclimbing #DIY
  • EpicTVE

    Deep Water Soloing used to look very different in the 60's

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbKDcbHHtpM
  • Andrew HelwerA

    Regrettably accepting that I will not be sincerely good at rock climbing (climb 5.12+) unless I legitimately lose 30 lbs.

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    Andrew HelwerA
    Regrettably accepting that I will not be sincerely good at rock climbing (climb 5.12+) unless I legitimately lose 30 lbs. I'm about 205 lbs now on a 6'2 frame, which puts me at a BMI of 26.3. I've become pretty large muscle-wise after switching from climbing to BJJ, since the sport facilitates & also advantages that. Even before switching from climbing to BJJ I noticed I had to use *way* more force to hang onto certain holds than other people I climbed with, just because I weighed more. Losing 30 lbs would get me to 175 lbs, 22.5 BMI, which (limited) data suggests is around where you want to be to be decent at climbing (ideally even lower).There's also a safety aspect to this. Past 200 lbs, ropes will shred more easily when running over sharp edges after taking a fall. More force just means less safety.At age 34 though losing 30 lbs is like a fantasy. I have no idea how I would even do that. Climb Mt Si 3x/week with a 40 lb pack maybe? Spouse points out that I eat quite a lot of bread per week, so maybe will start with substituting that for something else.#climbing
  • EpicTVE

    Alex Megos Gets Impatient On A Dyno

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CEChg7wA9g
  • GrippedG

    Rock Climber Dies in Rock Rocks Near Vegas

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    Few details have been made public. It occurred during another rescue operation on another route The post Rock Climber Dies in Rock Rocks Near Vegas appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/rock-climber-dies-in-rock-rocks-near-vegas/
  • UK ClimbingU

    Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders make first ascent of Yawash Sar

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    Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders have made the first ascent of Yawash Sar in the Karakoram. 40 years after their first trip to Pakistan, Fowler and Saunders returned to the country and climbed the north west face of the 6,258m peak, reaching the... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775219
  • Bad GardenerB

    Near the start of the mighty, 4km-long Bernia Ridge, Costa Blanca.

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    Bad GardenerB
    Near the start of the mighty, 4km-long Bernia Ridge, Costa Blanca. A fantastic day out, particularly when combined with a bivvy in the Forat (cave/tunnel) under the ridge the night before.#mountains #climbing #scrambling #SomeRiskInvolved