A close cousin of the retraced figure 8, the retraced overhand knot has a few niche applications, like making retreat anchors. Learn about it here.
Premium Article available
https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/the-retraced-overhand-knot
This week's Friday Night Video is about the pure obsession and effort behind a hard trad first ascent by Qubcois/Australian Jacques Beaudoin.Mother Earth (8b) is a stunning sixty-degree thin crack climb hidden amongst bushland that has been heavily impacted by industrial logging and mining, as well as wildfires.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=784235
Sasha DiGiulian and Marianna Ordóñez have made the first female free ascent of the headline-making Bravo Les Filles
The post First Female Free Ascent of a 1999 Lynn Hill Big Wall appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/profiles/first-female-free-ascent-of-a-1999-lynn-hill-big-wall/
His first time on the summit of Everest was back in 1994
The post Kami Rita Sherpa Climbs Everest for Record 31st Time appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
https://gripped.com/news/kami-rita-sherpa-climbs-everest-for-record-31st-time/
Canada has added a new sport to its Paralympic program smartly getting ahead of 2028 https://paralympicsportsnews.wordpress.com/2024/10/23/climbing-escalade-canada-gains-canadian-paralympic-committee-membership/ #Climbing #Paralympics
