I looked down at my Gri-Gri as a salty tear rolled off my cheek into a thousand feet of space and granite. I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand, black with sweat and dirt, and moved my ascender up the rope again. “I can’t believe I wanted to do this,” I thought…
Jo climbed Full Tilt back in 2023 on her fourth redpoint attempt, and began looking at True North shortly after. However, the journey to True North was bumpier than expected.
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This week's Friday Night Video follows Alex Honnold and Connor Herson on a weekend excursion around Yosemite Valley. They attempt some single-pitch testpieces such as New Leaf (5.13d) and Cosmic Debris (5.13b), before racking up for a quick jaunt up The Nose.
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Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have made the second and third repeats of the 220m long Seventh Direction (F8c) in Rätikon, Switzerland.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/babsi-zangerl-and-jacopo-larcher-repeat-220m-long-seventh-direction-f8c/
She made history in sending her long-term project, Iñi Ameriketan 5.15a
The post Ainhize Belar Is the First Spanish Woman to Climb 5.15a appeared first on Gripped Magazine.
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Just back from sport #climbing at Horseshoe Quarry in the #peakdistrict. Weather was really good with just a couple of short rain showers yesterday. The rock in the quarry was in pretty good condition. I lead a route and did a multi pitch on a 32m route in the slab section. It has been pretty special climbing in warm sunshine in the UK.
