The high temps have led some climbers to focus on steep drytool lines
The post Warm Winter Leads to New Hard Drytool Route in Utah appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/warm-winter-leads-to-new-hard-drytool-route-in-utah/
Mary Eden completes the fifth ascent of one of the world's most famous crack climbs
The post Mary Eden Climbs Famous Century Crack 5.14 Trad appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/mary-eden-climbs-famous-century-crack-5-14-trad/
Jim Pope continues to repeat test-piece grit stone trad climbs
The post Hard U.K. Trad Slab Gets Second Ascent appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/hard-u-k-trad-slab-gets-second-ascent/
Americans August Franzen, Dane Steadman, and Cody Winckler made the first ascent of Yashkuk Sar via the inspiring north buttress.
https://www.climbing.com/news/americans-first-ascent-yashkuk-sar-pakistan/
Pro climber Brent Barghahn has some impressive free climbing ascents of El Capitan, and definitely knows a thing or two about what to bring on a big wall. Here's a link to his checklist from a helpful blog article he wrote.
https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/whats-in-my-pack-big-wall-gear-by-brent-barghahn
After sending both Change and Move, he still had a few climbs left in him
The post Jorge Díaz-Rullo Ticks Two 5.14d’s Before Leaving Flatanger appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/jorge-diaz-rullo-ticks-two-5-14ds-before-leaving-flatanger/