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A new video just dropped featuring Hill talk about Yosemite, The Nose and more The post Lynn Hill Talks About Her 70-Foot Ground Fall appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/lynn-hill-talks-about-her-70-foot-ground-fall/

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Veronica Chik climbed China Climb in under six minutes, she's the second youngest to climb the grade The post Nine-Year-Old Quickly Climbs Her First 5.14a appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/nine-year-old-quickly-climbs-her-first-5-14a/

The Swiss crack climber opened a burly new problem that crack climbers will be excited to try The post Didier Berthod on New Squamish Roof Crack appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/didier-berthod-on-new-squamish-roof-crack/

James Pearson has made the first repeat of Jacopo Larcher's bold Valle dell'Orcotrad route, Shikantaza. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775256

Kei Narita, Yuu Nishida and Yudai Suzuki have established a new 1,450-metre alpine route in Pakistan The post New Difficult Alpine Route is 1.4 km Long appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-difficult-alpine-route-is-1-4-km-long/

After competing at the recent Prague World Cup, one of the world's best climbers says he's going to focus on Lead competitions The post Is Adam Ondra Done With Bouldering Comps? appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/is-adam-ondra-done-with-bouldering-comps/

On this edition of the Undercover Crusher series, we have Rab athlete Nathan Hadley on the pod. We talk about what counts as “undercover,” and the reality of straddling the world of full-time work while being “pro.” We discuss the pressure to be obsessed with Yosemite, and maybe figuring out that performing in Yosemite is not the only place to make a name for yourself…as well as bolting and development ethics in Washington, sending the Canadian Trilogy, and the downsides and upsides of being a route setter.  Jump into this episode to hear all this and more from crusher Nathan Hadley! Learn More About Nathan Hadley Other Undercover Crusher Episodes https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/9/30/connect-undercover-crusher-nathan-hadley

I love being challenged by the nature that has been sculpting the rock faces of our planet for many centuries. Nature is the most superior routesetter, and I believe that even for contemporary routesetters in the climbing gyms, nature is the source of their primary inspiration. But just like routesetters in the gym, nature doesn’t… https://climbingzine.com/to-chip-or-not-to-chip-by-adam-ondra/

I am a writer, too, kinda. I am also writing a novel. I’m working on a novel. I also write. I’ve been working on this novel.   These were the phrases always trotted out when I had a desk job and never had the mental state or time to write. For years, I had countless… https://climbingzine.com/why-climbers-should-write-and-writers-should-climb-by-cyrena-lee/

It’s that time of year again!  Our call for photo submissions for the 2025 OAC Ontario Crags Calendar is now OPEN!! The Ontario Crags Calendar aims to celebrate and highlight... https://www.ontarioallianceofclimbers.ca/2024/09/30/submit-your-photos-for-the-2025-ontario-crags-calendar-now/

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Laura Rogora has made the first female ascent of Goldrake, 9a/+, at Cornalba, Italy. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775225

A British team consisting of Simon Smith, Tim Miller and Callum Johnson along with Slovakian Mika Izakoviov have returned from a successful expedition to Torssukatak Fjord in the Cape Farewell region of south Greenland. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775227

A new video just dropped documenting over a dozen sends of hard problems by veteran boulderers The post Climbers Send V15 and V14s in South Africa appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/climbers-send-v15-and-v14s-in-south-africa/

Robbie Phillips has made the second free ascent of The Great Arch, E8 6c, on the Isle of Pabbay, in the Outer Hebrides. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775220

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

Short videos from the past 20 years of just some of the redpoints of the iconic line The post Eight Climbers Sending Dreamcatcher 5.14d appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/eight-climbers-sending-dreamcatcher-5-14d/

Starting in 1948, the American Alpine Club has published an annual report of climbing related accidents in the US and Canada. What other countries do the same? Here is a summary. If you can add to it, let me know! https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/worldwide-climbing-accident-reports

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