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  • Sleepwalker Gets Another Ascent

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    Jun Shibanuma is the latest top climber to complete the popular V15/16 in Red Rock The post Sleepwalker Gets Another Ascent appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/sleepwalker-gets-another-ascent/
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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
  • Cable Swage vs Clip

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    And several classics have been climbed on Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy The post New Alpine Rock Route Climbed in Patagonia appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-alpine-rock-route-climbed-in-patagonia/
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    Less than 12 people have ever freed the iconic 5.14 big wall route The post Alex Honnold Back in Yosemite for The Nose appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alex-honnold-back-in-yosemite-for-the-nose/
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    New send footage was just released of the striking Little Cottonwood Canyon bloc The post Sean Bailey Opening The Doors of Perception V15 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/sean-bailey-opening-the-doors-of-perception-v15/
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    <p>He helped redefine big wall climbing during the rise of hard climbing in Yosemite</p> <p>The post <a href="https://gripped.com/profiles/warren-harding-pushed-the-limits-on-yosemite-walls/">Warren Harding Pushed the Limits on Yosemite Walls</a> appeared first on <a href="https://gripped.com">Gripped Magazine</a>.</p>