Between March 6th and 9th Roger Schäli, Filippo Sala and Silvan Schüpbach made the first ascent of an impressive line up the centre of the north face the Punta Pioda in the Alps.
The send is one of many noteworthy climbs by Vidi this year in the Valley
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https://gripped.com/news/pietro-vidi-climbs-yosemites-magic-line-5-14c-trad/
Adam Ondra is the third climber to flash the grade this year
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https://gripped.com/news/adam-ondra-flashes-v15-in-switzerland/
Do these six things in the lead up to your next climbing trip to make the most out of your visit
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https://gripped.com/profiles/six-tips-to-prepare-for-a-successful-climbing-trip/
Having a good quality GPX track file of your intended route is very useful to help stay found and avoid epics. My website has more than 150 GPX files for Pacific NW routes. Here's how you can move them from my Google Drive onto your phone’s backcountry navigation app.
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https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/how-to-add-a-gpx-file-to-your-phone
Climbers have been hoping to see Adam Ondra try DNA since it was first climbed in 2022
The post Adam Ondra is Finally Projecting DNA 5.15d appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/profiles/adam-ondra-is-finally-projecting-dna-5-15d/
The #Climbing Skill tree is now up! Just color in the boxes of anything you've already done to visualise your progress, identify skill gaps and get inspired to try new things. Full repository here: https://github.com/sjpiper145/MakerSkillTree
“We work on multiple fronts to protect climbing areas, with acquisitions a key component of that strategy,” Thorne says. “We buy land because sometimes that’s what we have to do to save America’s climbing.”
https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/sometimes-buying-a-threatened-crag-is-the-only-way-to-save-it
