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  • ClimbingZineC

    We Take Climbing As Medicine by Fallon Rowe

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    Note: this poem is published in Volume 20 of The Zine. Photo by the author.  we take climbing as medicine: you insist, but your pill bottles shrink four… three… two and you’re gone lost as the gear we bailed on during solemn retreat after groveling, questing up & up & up until our callused hands… https://climbingzine.com/we-take-climbing-as-medicine-by-fallon-rowe-2/
  • GrippedG

    Uncut Footage of the First Ascent of Mount Doom V17

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    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/
  • GrippedG

    Marine Thevenet Sends V14 in Switzerland

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    Balancing her work life and climbing, Thevenet ticked her third V14 The post Marine Thevenet Sends V14 in Switzerland appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/marine-thevenet-sends-v14-in-switzerland/
  • GrippedG

    Sungsu Lee Sends Burden of Dreams V17, Arguably Twice

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    After dabbing on one ascent, he went back and sent the problem in perfect style the next session The post Sungsu Lee Sends Burden of Dreams V17, Arguably Twice appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/sungsu-lee-sends-burden-of-dreams-v17-arguably-twice/
  • American Alpine ClubA

    Prescription—Knee Stuck in Crack

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    Wild as it may seem, every year we publish at least one report of a climber getting their knee stuck in an offwidth crack. Sound crazy? It happened to Martin Boysen on Trango Tower and more recently Jason Kruk on Boogie Till You Puke.  On January 8, Climber 1 (female, 25) got her knee stuck in a wide crack on the Regular Route (3 pitches, 5.7) on Queen Victoria Spire in Sedona. Climber 1 was following four friends on her first outdoor climb when she attempted an “alpine knee” while pulling onto a ledge on the second pitch. An “alpine knee” is when you place that joint on top of a high hold and use it for progress, instead of a foot. Rather than helping her onto the ledge, Climber 1’s knee slipped into a four-inch-wide crack, where it wedged and became stuck. Others in her party tried pouring water over her knee in an attempt to free it but were unsuccessful.  At 5:15 p.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s department was contacted to perform a rescue. By 8 p.m., the SAR team had arrived. It took over an hour to free the climber from the crack, and by then the climber was exhibiting signs of mild hypothermia (they had started climbing at 12:30 p.m.). The climbing party was airlifted off the spire. The stuck climber was not injured and refused treatment. The climbers in this scenario did “everything right,” according to the SAR team. They tried to free their partner, and failing that, they initiated a rescue. Many relatively easy routes have awkward sections or styles of climbing that may seem above the technical grade when first encountered outdoors. Care should be taken when making a move where a slip or fall could result in injury or entrapment. It took about four hours to free this climber, and temperatures at the crag dropped to around 30°F. Consider worst-case scenarios when preparing for a climb, as unexpected events could result in prolonged exposure to the elements. (Source: Dan Apodaca.)  If getting your knee stuck in an offwidth is so common, what do we do if it happens? In the video analysis, ANAC editor Pete Takeda provides some tips on how to prepare for this kind of worst-case scenario when rock climbing. Credits: Pete Takeda, Editor of Accidents in North American Climbing, and Hannah Provost, Content Director; Producer: Shane Johnson and Sierra McGivney @Sierra_McGivney; Videographer: Foster Denney @fosterdoodle_; Editor: Sierra McGivney @Sierra_McGivney; Location: Cob Rock, Boulder Canyon, CO https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/3/12/prescriptionknee
  • UK ClimbingU

    Fri Night Vid The Crystal Towers - A Yukon Climbing Story

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    In Summer 2024, a party of four received a grant from the Yukon 125 prize, supported by the Government of Yukon, for an expedition into the Boundary Ranges of Southern Yukon. They aimed to attempt a first ascent on one of the most striking features of the Radelet Peak Massif (aka the 'Crystal Towers'), one of the most cove... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779212
  • GrippedG

    The Six 2024 Gripped Magazine Cover Photos

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    We wrapped our 25th year of print magazines with an icy cover from Lake Michigan The post The Six 2024 Gripped Magazine Cover Photos appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/the-six-2024-gripped-magazine-cover-photos/
  • Access FundA

    Access Fund Announces 2023 Climbing Advocate Awardees

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    https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/access-fund-announces-2023-climbing-advocate-awardees