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Climbing Tips: Do This, Not That (Part 2)

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  • GrippedG

    Mejdi Schalck Flashing His Hardest Boulder Ever

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    "I’m still wondering how I stayed on the wall after missing that sloper," said Schalck about his rowdy first-go ascent The post Mejdi Schalck Flashing His Hardest Boulder Ever appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/mejdi-schalck-flashing-his-hardest-boulder-ever/
  • O

    Submit your photos for the 2026 Ontario Crags Calendar NOW!

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    It’s that time of year again!  Our call for photo submissions for the 2026 OAC Ontario Crags Calendar is now OPEN!! The Ontario Crags Calendar aims to celebrate and highlight... https://www.ontarioallianceofclimbers.ca/2025/10/03/submit-your-photos-for-the-2026-ontario-crags-calendar-now/
  • ClimbingZineC

    Lizard Head (from the Choss photo essay) by Steve “Crusher” Bartlett

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    And then there’s Lizard Head. I have never climbed such rotten volcanic rock in my life. I didn’t know volcanic rock could be so chossy. The real kicker, which I mulled over as I struggled to not fall off the decomposing top pitch, was that this was first climbed in 1921—a century ago!—one of the… https://climbingzine.com/lizard-head-choss-photo-essay-steve-crusher-bartlett/
  • GrippedG

    Team USA’s Annie Sanders Wins First World Cup of the Year

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    The finals were incredibly close, with the top five athletes only achieving a single top each The post Team USA’s Annie Sanders Wins First World Cup of the Year appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/team-usas-annie-sanders-wins-first-world-cup-of-the-year/
  • JCMcHammyJ

    Is 10 minutes enough time to recover between hard flash attenpts?

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    Is 10 minutes enough time to recover between hard flash attenpts? Probably not, but oh, well! This one was just too tempting, and I was hoping the anecdotal evidence of it being easier wasn't wrong. Was it? Let's find out... Send or not?Spoiler alert (or is it?): Thanks to Jon Koplin for keeping me alive with a solid catch!#Climbing #LeadClimbing #IndoorClimbing #ClimbingGym #ClimbingIsMyPassion #Whipper
  • GrippedG

    Standing Rock by the 5.11c is a Classic

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    "We do not recommend it because of its very great objective danger," said the first ascent team. A new short film just dropped featuring the route The post Standing Rock by the 5.11c is a Classic appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/standing-rock-by-the-5-11c-is-a-classic/
  • climbingC

    Inside the Stunning First Ascent of Pholesobi (6,651m)

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    Japanese climbers Hidesuke Taneishi and Hiroki Yamamoto made the first ascent of the unclimbed Himalayan peak on October 31. https://www.climbing.com/news/inside-the-stunning-first-ascent-of-pholesobi-6651m/
  • ClimbingZineC

    Elegant and Brutal by Cristina Marcalow

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    I. Trapped Kaiser Santa Clara Hospital, June 2018 The haul bag sits, a stuffed pig in the trunk. Cams, nuts, and two foil-wrapped burritos vibrate with expectant energy. But the car is parked in the red haze of the emergency room parking lot sign, and it won’t be going anywhere tonight. Inside the hospital, her… https://climbingzine.com/elegant-and-brutal-by-cristina-marcalow/