A basic guideline for anchor building: narrow angles are good, wide angles are bad. While that’s generally true, it turns out in some cases, a very narrow angle is not so good for load sharing. Check out a recent article and video by Over the Edge Rescue on this. (Warning: anchor nerds only.)
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https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/is-a-small-anchor-angle-better-maybe-not
The V17 boulderer adds another hard problem to his tick list
The post Ephyra V16 for Elias Iagnemma appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/ephyra-v16-for-elias-iagnemma/
Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.
https://www.climbing.com/people/a-climber-we-lost-takero-nakajima/
“It goes, boys!” Zangerl, 36, blasted up the 3,300-foot Free Rider (VI 5.13a) on her first attempt, without a single fall.
https://www.climbing.com/news/interview-first-person-flash-el-capitan/
James Pearson offers his thoughts on the grade of Dave MacLeod's Echo Wall on Ben Nevis.
Earlier this month, we reported that James Pearson had made the long-awaited second ascent of Echo Wall on the north face of Ben Nevis, Scotland and interviewed him about the experience. His ascent came 16 years after the route ...
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=774192
