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  • GrippedG

    16-Year-Old Climbs V17 with No One Mourns the Wicked

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    Beckett Hsin has made the third ascent of the steep problem No One Mourns the Wicked V17 in South Platte, first climbed by Nathaniel Coleman The post 16-Year-Old Climbs V17 with No One Mourns the Wicked appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/16-year-old-climbs-v17-with-no-one-mourns-the-wicked/
  • AlpineSavvyA

    Need a stronger anchor? Try a basket hitch

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    Want to boost the strength of your rigging? Simply doubling the strands into a basket hitch can dramatically increase the strength, which could be helpful in some situations. See the test results here. https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/need-a-stronger-anchor-try-a-basket-hitch
  • ClimbingZineC

    Chuck Pratt, Liquid Sunshine by Pat Ament (Part 1)

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    by Pat Ament (note the full version of this piece was published in Volume 17, which is now available in print.) Banner photo by the author. Ascetic solitude is difficult. You withdraw from the world to get a clearer glimpse of who you are, what you are doing, and where life is taking you. The… https://climbingzine.com/chuck-pratt-liquid-sunshine-by-pat-ament-part-1/
  • American Alpine ClubA

    Guidebook XII—Member Spotlight

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    “Driving towards Highway 285, we pass strips of red rock cutting through the foothills of Morrison in Colorado’s Front Range, chasing the promise of new climbs. In the front seat, Josh Pollock describes the Narrow Gauge Slab, a new crag he has been developing in Jefferson County. Pollock is the type of person who points out the ecology of the world around him. As the car weaves along the mid-elevation Ponderosa Pine forest, Pollock describes how we’ll see cute pin cushion cacti, black-chinned or broad-tailed hummingbirds, and Douglas-fir tussock moth caterpillars. We pull into a three-level parking lot about seven miles down the Pine Valley Ranch Road. With no cell service and heavy packs, we set off along an old railroad trail toward the crag. Not even ten minutes into our walk, Pollock turns off, and we are greeted by a Jeffco trail crew building switchbacks to the crag.” https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/11/20/the-guidebook-xii
  • UK ClimbingU

    Newsflash Laura Rogora climbs 9a+ Adam Ondra route on her fourth attempt

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    Laura Rogora has made the first female ascent of Adam Ondra's 9a+ route Bombardino, in Arco, Italy, on her just fourth attempt on the route. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776343
  • GrippedG

    ‘Ground Up’: Capturing the Ascent

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    The film documents the challenges and nails-hard climbing required to send, ground up, El Cap’s El Niño The post ‘Ground Up’: Capturing the Ascent appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/ground-up-capturing-the-ascent/
  • GrippedG

    Rock Climber Dies on Devils Tower in U.S.A.

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    The National Park Service issued a press statement with details about the accident The post Rock Climber Dies on Devils Tower in U.S.A. appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/rock-climber-dies-on-devils-tower-in-u-s-a/
  • ClimbingZineC

    From Self Harm to Self Love by Kaya Lindsay

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    Trigger Warning This article discusses self-harm.   “Look at my hands!” I hold my blistered and scabbed knuckles out to my friend Alison. She isn’t as impressed as I hoped she’d be.   It is 2017, and it’s my first week of trad climbing. I’m in Yosemite Valley, and until recently, I’ve always had the… https://climbingzine.com/from-self-harm-to-self-love-by-kaya-lindsay/