Babsi Zangerl just became the first person to free climb a route on El Capitan on her first try, without a fall. Her ascent closes a 30-year chapter of attempts.
https://www.climbing.com/news/history-of-el-capitan-flash-attempts/
American Sean Bailey has made the first ascent of Shaolin (Font 9A) at Red Rock, Las Vegas.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/sean-bailey-joins-font-9a-v17-gang-with-first-ascent-of-shaolin/
The Olympic gold medalist went from climbing three 5.14c routes to sending an iconic 5.15a
The post Jessi Pilz Skips 5.14d, Climbs First 5.15a appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/jessi-pilz-skips-5-14d-climbs-first-5-15a/
Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill have climbed four routes on four different big walls in under 24 hours
The post Four Yosemite Big Walls Climbed in a Day appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/four-yosemite-big-walls-climbed-in-a-day/
Michelle Dvorak and Fay Manners take us inside their rescue on Chaukhamba III in the Garhwal Himalaya.
https://www.climbing.com/news/american-uk-alpinists-rescued-in-himalaya/
We're a little over a month away from Paris – who will earn the final set of Olympic tickets?
The post Five Stories to Follow at This Weekend’s Olympic Qualifier Series appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/five-stories-to-follow-at-this-weekends-olympic-qualifier-series/
