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Watch climbers repeat the test-piece alpine climb on its 20t anniversary below The post Beyond Good and Evil is Getting Climbed appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/beyond-good-and-evil-is-getting-climbed/

Full marks to the belayer for not taking their hand off the rope. https://www.climbing.com/videos/weird-accident-climbing-gym/

Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, has met the Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms, to ask him to suspend the geographical target for the Shared Rural Network. It's something that conservationists and loca... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776766

On the last day of her Oliana trip, she onsighted the classic Fish Eye 5.14b The post Chaehyun Seo Onsights a 5.14b in Spain appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/chaehyun-seo-onsights-a-5-14b-in-spain/

The 18-year-old just had a noteworthy day on some classic problems The post Kai Whaley Just Sent V12, V13 and V14 in Bishop, in a Day appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/kai-whaley-just-sent-v12-v13-and-v14-in-bishop-in-a-day/

Sharma recounts the adventure and dedication required to establish his hardest DWS yet The post Chris Sharma: What it Took to Climb Black Pearl appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/chris-sharma-what-it-took-to-climb-black-pearl/

No place soaks up sun like the Johnny Cat enclave at the Cat Wall, Indian Creek. The maroon cliffs are striped with perfect cleaved fissures, like vertical gateways into a hidden world. The desert heat can be oppressive, but in late autumn, the low golden rays cast long shadows over the walls. by Luke Mehall… https://climbingzine.com/creeksgiving-luke-mehall/

Min Hyunbin climbed a new 5.15b in 2020 with Soul Rock Dance in Korea The post Min Hyunbin is Projecting Excalibur 5.15c appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/min-hyunbin-is-projecting-excalibur-5-15c/

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The legendary climber is climbing the line as a tribute to several climbers who've died over the years The post Thomas Huber Climbing New Route on Eiger appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/thomas-huber-climbing-new-route-on-eiger/

Forty years after making the first ascent, Ben Moon is back on Statement of Youth, aroute that not only represented the cutting edge in terms of difficulty at the time of its first ascent, but also marked the dawn of a new approach to the discipline of climbing in the UK as a whole. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776750

Big discounts on just about every item you'll need to up your climbing game The post Black Friday deals on Black Diamond gear appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/gear/buyers-guide/black-friday-deals-on-black-diamond-gear/

Francis Sanzaro's classic book 'The Craft of Bouldering' puts bouldering into conversation with disciplines like dance, skateboarding, painting, martial arts, and parkour. https://www.climbing.com/people/what-exactly-are-we-doing-when-trying-hard-boulders/

As a film about his previous attempts tours the world, the Belgian 5.15 climber heads back up El Capitan The post Seb Berthe Returns to Yosemite for Dawn Wall appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/seb-berthe-returns-to-yosemite-for-dawn-wall/

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The search and rescue team shared details of the accident that happened in Red River Gorge The post Rescue of Climber Who Hit Head, No Helmet appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/rescue-of-climber-who-hit-head-no-helmet/

His first of the grade comes a decade after climbing his first 5.14b The post Chris Weidner, 50, Climbs His First 5.14c appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/chris-weidner-50-climbs-his-first-5-14c/

How did I end up becoming an off-width climber?  I used to absolutely hate off-widths—mostly because I didn’t like the way it felt thrashing blindly inside of them. It hurt. It felt unpleasant. And I never had enough wide gear. The whole endeavor felt like a waste of time.  My first visit to the off-width… https://climbingzine.com/the-wide-tour-by-mary-eden-an-excerpt-from-volume-25/

Sean Bailey and Yuta Imaizumi have both repeated Ryuichi Murai's dynamic masterpiece, Floatin, 8C+, in Mizugaki, Japan. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776727