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It follows a long ridge to the top of one of the highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta The post New M5 5.9 Alpine Mixed Route in Caribbean appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-m5-5-9-alpine-mixed-route-in-caribbean/

600 pages of The Climbing Zine, including two rare zines (Volume 12 and 13) Score one while you can! Old School Bundle Sale Volumes 12 – 17 + Sticker https://climbingzine.com/old-school-zine-bundle-just-posted-volumes-12-17/

I know he knows. Adam Lawton is proud. In every group of adventurers, there is a leader, and every great leader must be a visionary. Adam dreamed the dreams for the entire crew. He found excitement in little breakthroughs, like the time I got a job dishwashing at Crossroads Cafe in Joshua Tree—he couldn’t have… https://climbingzine.com/silent-partners-luke-mehall/

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Alex Waterhouse shared a clip of himself climbing Plumber's Crack and it's awesome The post Gone Viral: Boulder Problem Speed Record appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/gone-viral-boulder-problem-speed-record/

Do’s and don’ts to deploy with your partners https://www.climbing.com/skills/pro-tips-for-avoiding-climbing-communication-breakdowns/

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The aesthetic line heads up a steep granite face, the FA team said it should "not to be underestimated" The post New 800-Metre M5 Alpine Route in Swiss Alps appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-800-metre-m5-alpine-route-in-swiss-alps/

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His second ascent of the Keenan Takahashi problem is his toughest highball yet The post Kai Whaley Tops A Little Life, a V14 Buttermilks Highball appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/kai-whaley-tops-a-little-life-a-v14-buttermilks-highball/

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So this happened today. I fell off a route, rested a bit, and made my way back up. The rope was still under tension, and as I moved up and over, my belay loop brushed past the draw and clipped into it Sounded like someone else clipping a draw so I didn't think twice about it, until I became stuck on the wall [image: 1736047528647-1000006768-resized.jpg]

Today for the first time tried climbing over 90° overhang, with partial successIt took 3 attempts to grab the first hold above the overhang with both hands and place my body horizontallyThis first part turned out to be way easier than expected. So for me the focus of the first week of training in 2025 would be practicing raising straight legs while hanging (instead of raising knees)It feels like completing this overhang with my current shape would be very hard, but still possible and worth trying#climbing

The new aid/free route took seven days to climb, it rises where the Bonatti Pillar once stood The post New 1,000-metre Alpine Big Wall on Petit Dru appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-1000-metre-alpine-big-wall-on-petit-dru/

It's so satisfying sending a route at the end of a session when I'm ready to go home but decide to give the project one last go. Today I was working a long traversing problem (v5ish) that has a fun mix of heel hooks, throws and fancy footwork while locked off on marginal slopers. Last time I was in the gym (before holiday travel) I finally linked all the sections and today I was consistently getting past the crux but just didn't have the energy for the easy-ish but dynamic move that followed. Was ready to pack it in but decided one more go to to dial in the first 2/3rds of the route wouldn't hurt... And everything clicked. Just floated through all the hard moves and hit the final dynamic move with that satisfying stick that tells you your hand is **not** coming off and then easily reached the top. Maybe resigning myself to waiting a few more days to send freed up enough mental energy to give me that little boost I needed.#bouldering #climbing #climber

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The local access group has shared the news that the Zoo is closed indefinitely The post Famous Red River Gorge Crag Now CLOSED appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/famous-red-river-gorge-crag-now-closed/

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Pietro Vidi has repeated Tribe, one of Europe's hardest all-gear pitches The post V16 Climber Sends First 5.14+ Trad Route appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/v16-climber-sends-first-5-14-trad-route/