Will Bosi has made the first ascents of two new hard boulders in Switzerland, Brain Rot, 8C+, in Magic Wood, and Kyanite, 8C, in Val Bavona.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=781340
French climber Nina Arthaud has climbed Direct North(Font 8B+/V14) in Bishop, California. The problem was her second of the grade after she climbedCompass Northin Fionnay, Switzerland, in late 2024.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779879
This story starts and ends with a chicken. On a bright morning in a high valley of the Hindu Kush, the doomed bird lay pinned atop a low stone wall that had been built by local goat herders. One sharp birdie eye looked up into the cloudless sky, the heavens a pale blue, the air…
https://climbingzine.com/the-salajeet-collectors-by-amanda-forrest/
The Sphinx, a snow patch on Braeriach that was famous for decades for surviving year-round, has melted in recent days. This is the fourth consecutive year that it has completely vanished by autumn.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775431
A new video from Arc'teryx was just released about a lifestyle that blends climbing with working in the healthcare system
The post A Tribute to Frontline Workers Who Climb appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/video/a-tribute-to-frontline-workers-who-climb/
