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  • American Alpine ClubA

    22 Seasons at Denali Base Camp, with Lisa Roderick

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    American Alpine ClubA
    On this episode of the podcast, we chat with Lisa Roderick about her book: A Place Among Giants: 22 Seasons at Denali Basecamp. As basecamp manager at Denali (also known as Mt McKinely), Lisa was everywhere and doing everything—going out of her way to help climbers even when it wasn’t in her job description. Her job ended up panning out to include: coordinating planes dropping off and picking up climbers and tourists; reporting weather over the radio to nearby pilots maneuvering the Alaska Range; reporting weather to climbers up on Denali without service; and occasionally supporting Denali National Park Rangers in search and rescue efforts. Really only accessible by small planes, the Kahiltna Glacier is its own unique, isolated world—full of inspiration, history-making climbs, risk, worry, fascinating climbing personalities, days sunning on the glacier, and moody weather. Dive into the episode to learn more about Lisa’s decades of experience in one of the most volatile and vibrant climbing hubs on the planet. Buy the Book Here! Learn More About Lisa Roderick https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/10/7/22-seasons-at-denali-base-camp-with-lisa-roderick
  • GrippedG

    Kilian Jornet Climbs 72 U.S. Peaks in 31 Days – all Over 14,000 Feet Tall

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    Kilian Jornet just completed one of the most inspiring mountain enchantments off all time, and it was all human powered The post Kilian Jornet Climbs 72 U.S. Peaks in 31 Days – all Over 14,000 Feet Tall appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/kilian-jornet-climbs-72-u-s-peaks-in-31-days-all-over-14000-feet-tall/
  • GrippedG

    Will Bosi Puts Up a V15 in Portugal

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    The line is potentially the hardest in the Sintra area The post Will Bosi Puts Up a V15 in Portugal appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/will-bosi-puts-up-a-v15-in-portugal/
  • 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
  • mootParadoxM

    Nearing the end of our Spanish climbing trip.

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    Nearing the end of our Spanish climbing trip. This was from yesterday, "Three Sixty", a 120m multipitch at Coral East not far from El Chorro. (So-called because of the 360° view that you're rewarded with from the summit ridgeline, and there's a fun abseil off the back!) This is my first experience of sport climbing, and it's been a lot of fun. I think I probably still prefer British Trad, but you can't argue with the weather! #Climbing #SportClimbing #ElChorro #Spain
  • HowNOT2H

    Universal testing machine at home: #breaktest #climbing

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKBq4ake5zo
  • Lumi AkimovaL

    This weekend had first trad climbing experience outside of mountaineering routes

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    Lumi AkimovaL
    This weekend had first trad climbing experience outside of mountaineering routesThe rock was technically easy to climb, but a bit scary. Positive slope means falling to the last anchor will hurt a lotTurns out I didn't know some essential things about building anchors (like the correct way to clip into self-equalizing anchor). Also lack of practice since the spring made me work way slower than I used toBut thanks to the great mountaineer leading our group we learned a lot in a single day, even practised with 6-8 types of anchors..at the very end I chipped away a corn kernel sized piece of fingernail while hammering out some pitons in the dark ^~^#climbing
  • GrippedG

    Magnus Midtbø Tries to Climb Silence 5.15d

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    One of the world's most popular climbers tries one of the world's hardest sport climbs The post Magnus Midtbø Tries to Climb Silence 5.15d appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/magnus-midtbo-tries-to-climb-silence-5-15d/