Once you decide to go 'pegless' you are kind of committed, you can't exactly grab a peg if you get tired, and with just cams on your rack it's gonna be a fiddly effort if you fluff a placement to try and clip a peg instead!
The accomplished gear climber finished 2024 strong
The post Mari Salvesen Climbs Hard Skyhook Trad appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/mari-salvesen-climbs-hard-skyhook-trad/
Rappelling isn’t the only way to get down a cliff; another option is the self-lower. There are a few considerations, pros and cons, learn ‘em here.
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https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/descend-by-self-lowering
The problem was first climbed in 2008, this is one of the only climbs that he's ever upgraded
The post Adam Ondra Upgrades Boulder to V14 – “I Hope I’m Not Just Getting Old” appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/video/adam-ondra-upgrades-boulder-to-v14-i-hope-im-not-just-getting-old/
A new park has opened that uses the holds and pads that were used in climbing's inaugural Olympics
The post Climbing Holds from Tokyo Olympics Back in Use appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/climbing-holds-from-tokyo-olympics-back-in-use/
After getting dropped off by plane in a narrow, threatened valley, the “easiest” way back to civilization was up the giant East Face of Mount Hunter.
https://www.climbing.com/news/new-climbing-route-mount-hunter-alaska-one-way-out/
