Sasha DiGiulian has completed a long-term goal of sending Platinum Wall
The post Sasha DiGiulian Climbs 39-Pitch 5.13d on El Capitan appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/sasha-digiulian-climbs-39-pitch-5-13d-on-el-capitan/
Italian climber Pietro Vidi has made the 2nd ascent of the boulder Permanent Midnight Low at Val de Bagnes, in Fionnay, Switzerland.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pietro-vidi-repeats-permanent-midnight-low-font-8c/
Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have made the first free ascent of Next Generation, an 8b+ multipitch route in the Rtikon, Austria.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=782494
A double loop bowline on a bight is a good starting point for various types of anchors. Here's one application, the “fisheye”. Make a three-piece anchor with a 120 cm sling? Yep! Learn all about it here.
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https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/the-fish-eye-anchor
Hooks are crucial gear for aid climbing, but they are a bit unusual: most require you to add a sling. Here are a few tricks and best practices for slinging your hooks.
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Avalanche Canada is warning about possible avalanches throughout the mountains in western B.C.
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https://gripped.com/news/earthquake-in-western-canada-as-avalanche-danger-goes-high/
Scottish Mountaineering Trust is the sole beneficiary of Hamish MacInnes's estate
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https://gripped.com/profiles/mountain-legend-leaves-fortune-to-climbing-club/
