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  • GrippedG

    First Look: Patagonia’s all new Free Wall Kit. A complete solution for your next multi-pitch adventure

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    Patagonia's new collection combines all new designs with some completely re-engineered classics for a go to kit in the mountains The post First Look: Patagonia’s all new Free Wall Kit. A complete solution for your next multi-pitch adventure appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/gear/first-look-patagonias-all-new-free-wall-kit-a-complete-solution-for-your-next-multi-pitch-adventure/
  • American Alpine ClubA

    The Prescription—Anchor Failure

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    This month we feature an accident that occurred in 2024 on Yosemite’s Manure Pile Buttress when a climber mistied a knot. You can reference this accident in this years Accidents in North American Climbing (page 46). The knot involved was bulky and involved multiple strands of webbing, brought together to tie a single anchor loop. The average climber only needs to know several simple knots but sometimes, even experts can get it wrong. This climber was lucky and escaped with minor injuries. On June 24, 2024 during the American Alpine Club’s United in Yosemite Climbing Festival, a climber led the first pitch of After Six (5.7). At the belay tree, they set up a lowering anchor using a knot on a quad-length sling with two locking carabiners. The climber weighted the rope and lowered. He cleaned the top piece of gear (a camming device). Below, a second cam proved too tight to remove so he unclipped it. The climber continued to lower. At the third piece from the top, the anchor knot failed. The climber fell 80 feet before the belayer caught his fall, when the climber was about five feet above the ground. The climber was lowered and SAR was called. His injuries included a sprained ankle, lacerations on the face, a broken nose, and rope burns on the hands and fingers.  A slipknot looks deceptively like other knots you'd use in a climbing anchor, but when you actually load it, it's not going to hold much at all. Pete Takeda, Editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, and IFMGA/AMGA Guide Jason Antin, are back to explain how a slipknot can have serious consequences when used in climbing anchors. Credits: Pete Takeda, Editor of Accidents in North American Climbing; IFMGA/AMGA Guide Jason Antin; Producers: Shane Johnson and Sierra McGivney; Videographer: Foster Denney; Editor: Sierra McGivney; Location: Accessibility Crag, Clear Creek, CO. The climber was fortunate that he had high protection that stopped him from hitting the ground when the anchor failed and lots of slack was introduced into the belay system. The anchor sling was found with an intact overhand knot. The belayer, who wishes to remain anonymous, wrote to ANAC: “We believe it was an attempted overhand knot but it was actually a slipknot.” The still-locked masterpoint carabiners were found clipped to the rope by the fallen climber.  *Editor’s Note: After analysis, it was determined that the climber had attempted to tie an overhand knot but failed to pull the two end strands completely through the knot. He then clipped the two locking carabiners through the unsecured loops. Since there were so many strands of webbing in the mix, it was hard to tell the difference between a fixed loop and a slip loop. When weighted, the slip loops had sufficient friction and compression to hold, if only momentarily, while the ends gradually crept toward release. (Sources: Anonymous and ANAC Canada Editor Robert Chisnall.) https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/11/12/the-prescription
  • ClimbingZineC

    TC The The OG with Tommy Caldwell (from 2022)

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    A rerun of our conversation with Tommy Caldwell from 2022, recorded in his van in Estes Park, Colorado. Big thanks to Shaun Matusewicz for joining on the adventure and helping with the interview! Our sponsors for Season 7:  Kilter: http://settercloset.com (email holds@kiltergrips.com for more information) Osprey: https://www.osprey.com/ Scarpa. Use this link to shop Scarpa products, and The… https://climbingzine.com/tc-the-the-og-with-tommy-caldwell-from-2022/
  • ClimbingZineC

    Wide Tour by Mary Eden, a second excerpt (from Volume 25)

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    I was tempted to stop climbing altogether. At the very least, I wanted to quit off-width. I lost a lot of enthusiasm for wide climbing and felt like my naïve, hopeful “gumby” phase was over. That phase is special to me because being new at something was all about the experience, everything is awesome, and… https://climbingzine.com/wide-tour-by-mary-eden-a-second-excerpt-from-volume-25/
  • GrippedG

    Pont Rouge in Quebec is Famous for Ice and Mixed Climbing

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    With dozens of quality lines, this is where the famous Festiglace festival takes places every winter. This is a great place to visit for an ice getaway this winter The post Pont Rouge in Quebec is Famous for Ice and Mixed Climbing appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/pont-rouge-in-quebec-is-famous-for-ice-and-mixed-climbing/
  • climber-magazineC

    Nathan Phillips makes first ascent of Deep Fake (Font 8C+)

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    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/
  • climbingC

    Career Bests and New World Records in a Spectacular Men’s Speed Final

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    https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/mens-speed-final-paris-olympics/
  • GrippedG

    10 Epic Rock Climbs by Legend Peter Croft

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    From daring free-solos to iconic traverses, here are just a few of his many amazing climbs over the decades The post 10 Epic Rock Climbs by Legend Peter Croft appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/10-epic-rock-climbs-by-legend-peter-croft/