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Last light on several Larches atop Early Winters Spires North Cascades.Prints at https://fineartamerica.com/featured/golden-larches-on-early-winters-spires-north-cascades-mike-reid.html?newartwork=true#art #photography #climbing #mountaineering #northcascades #mountains #buyintoart #mastoart #fediart #printsforsale #fallcolors #autumn

The Frankenjura climb was first ascended in 2006 and has since seen repeats by the world's best climbers The post Yannick Flohé Climbs Germany’s First 5.15a appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/yannick-flohe-climbs-germanys-first-5-15a/

Once known as just a sport climber, the Spanish climber is racking up bouldering ascents The post Jorge Díaz-Rullo Climbing a V14 in Three Attempts appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/jorge-diaz-rullo-climbing-a-v14-in-three-attempts/

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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

A new video featuring Tommy Caldwell on the test-piece Empath in California The post Tommy Caldwell Called Empath 5.14b, Here’s His Beta appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/tommy-caldwell-called-empath-5-14b-heres-his-beta/

A great job for the climber who likes to follow the world of rock climbing, ice climbing, alpinism, bouldering and more The post We’re Hiring: Part-Time Web Climbing News Writer appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/were-hiring-part-time-web-climbing-news-writer/

Alex Honnold appears in a new short film by Black Diamond climbing cracks near Lake Tahoe The post Alex Honnold Climbing 5.13 Trad in California appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alex-honnold-climbing-5-13-trad-in-california/

Nicolai Užnik made the first ascent of the steep Austria problem earlier this year, watch his FA below The post Uncut Footage of the First Ascent of Mount Doom V17 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/uncut-footage-of-the-first-ascent-of-mount-doom-v17/

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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/

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Leo Bøe has sent Adam Ondra's Change, the hardest route in the world when it was established in 2012 The post World’s First 5.15c Sport Climb Gets Sixth Ascent appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/worlds-first-5-15c-sport-climb-gets-sixth-ascent/

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The 2013 first ascent was recently released online to watch for free The post Alex Megos Climbing the First 5.14d in Australia appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alex-megos-climbing-the-first-5-14d-in-australia/

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The OAC Annual General Meeting will be held Wednesday, November 5th, at 7PM! We will once again be holding our AGM virtually. This is a great opportunity to ask questions... https://www.ontarioallianceofclimbers.ca/2025/10/05/agm-save-the-date-call-for-board-member-candidates/

A large scale rescue operation is currently taking place after a large storm buried tents in snow The post Nearly 1,000 People Trapped in Snowstorm on Slopes of Everest appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/nearly-1000-people-trapped-in-snowstorm-on-slopes-of-everest/

Five more quick tips on best practices. In this article: Best place to put your pulley in a hauling system, how to rack pickets, why it's good to have waypoints rather than just a track on your GPS, minimizing cluster at big wall anchors, and why it's good to stand away from the cliff when you pull your rappel rope. Premium Article available https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/do-this-not-that-part-7