Jim Pope lives and breathes climbing. This video gives a glimpse into how he makes a living in the sport while staying fully immersed in his passion, from route setting and training to getting outside climbing at every opportunity and representing as a sponsored climber.
Note: this poem is published in Volume 20 of The Zine. Photo by the author. we take climbing as medicine: you insist, but your pill bottles shrink four… three… two and you’re gone lost as the gear we bailed on during solemn retreat after groveling, questing up & up & up until our callused hands…
https://climbingzine.com/we-take-climbing-as-medicine-by-fallon-rowe-2/
We got in touch with Mike and asked whether, when the grit season came to an end, he'd be interested in doing a post-season retrospective? He said he was keen, and here we are.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=781003
'At this stage I would do each move in isolation about once every ten or so attempts in good conditions' -Alex Moore on his ascent of Smiling Buttress, twelve years after Tyler Landman made the first ascent.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777699
A drama exploring traditional climbing ethics on the sea cliffs of Gogarth, North Wales aired on BBC Radio 4 yesterday.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777546
A film on accomplished climber Ashima Shiraishi took home a prize for best feature length
The post 2024 Banff Mountain Film Festival Winners appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/profiles/2024-banff-mountain-film-festival-winners/
Toby Roberts has shared an in-depth YouTube video of his journey to becoming Olympic Champion in Paris 2024.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=775083
