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    My good friend before the first bolt in #smithrock, the birthplace of North American #sportclimbing. #2009 #throwback #nofilter #climbinglife #rockclimb #climberlicious . . . . #climbing #neverstopexploring #rockedup #mountainhardwear #outdoorclimbing #climbing_is_my_passion #liveclimbrepeat #rockclimbingshoes #livetravelchannel #TravelStoke #justgoshoot #theculturetrip #perspective #lessismoreoutdoors #onthelighterside #oregon #canon
  • Your Guide to Climbing at The New River Gorge

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    Originally published in Guidebook XIII If you haven’t logged some ascents on West Virginia stone, that’s a gap in your climbing resume that you should rectify immediately. You won’t regret making the trek to climb on the New’s tiered roofs and bouldery, sequency walls. The New River Gorge (NRG) is one of the few truly world-class destinations in the U.S., and a trip to visit in 2025 would be an easy way to ensure your climbing year is filled with unbelievable climbing— the kind that has you yelling, “WOW I LOVE ROCK CLIMBING” halfway up the wall. The NRG boasts miles of challenging climbing on ironclad Nuttall sandstone cliffs. Many routes overlook the stunning New River Gorge, or you can travel deep into the vibrant West Virginia forest and find hidden cliffs with stellar routes. The rock is composed of 98% quartz—some even claim it’s harder than Yosemite granite. With over 3,000 established routes, the NRG has almost every type of climbing: run-out and well-bolted, slab, overhangs, cracks, techy vertical faces, corners, arêtes, trad and sport climbing, and bouldering. Technical small holds, long reaches, big moves, and old-school bolting leave many shaking in their climbing shoes. You’ll never get bored if you love finding a sequence of moves that unlocks a climb. And you’ll never feel better than when you push through the mental challenge and pull off the move. “It’s a humbling place to climb, so you have to be willing to be humbled a lot,” said Jane Kilgour, the Community & Guest Services Manager at the AAC New River Gorge Campground. The caliber of climbs makes every fall and try-hard scream worthwhile. “[The New River Gorge] is the kind of place where people come for a week, and they end up staying for three months and then moving around their plans for the year so they can return again next season,” said Kilgour. The best advice for visiting the New: chase stars, not grades. The quality of lines and routes is why climbers can’t get enough of the NRG. As an AAC member, enjoy discounts at AAC lodging facilities and dozens of other locations in the AAC lodging network. Each membership is critical to the AAC’s work: advocating for climbing access and natural landscapes, offering essential knowledge to the climbing community through our accident analysis and documentation of cutting edge climbing, and supporting our members with our rescue benefit, discounts, grants and more.  The New River Gorge National Park is on the land of the Cherokee and Shawnee, among other tribes. We acknowledge their past, present, and future connection to the land. To learn more, visit the Sandstone Visitor Center on your trip. In the 1970s, West Virginia locals began developing the New River Gorge, focusing on what would become the Bridge Area before the NRG Bridge was completed in 1977. Classics like Chockstone (5.9), Jaws (5.9), and Tree Route (5.10) were climbed in the Bridge Buttress area and graded initially as 5.7. Locals continued to put up more routes, moving on to the Junkyard Wall. Whispers of amazing climbing at the New River Gorge spread, and the 1980s brought a new wave of climbers who pushed grades and technical difficulties in the area. Rapscallion’s Blues (5.10c), Leave It to Jesus (5.11c), and Incredarete (5.12c) were put up, and with every season, more climbing areas were discovered. In the late ‘80s, sport climbing and Lynn Hill came to the New. Eric Horst put up the first 5.13 in the New, Diamond Life, and Lynn clinched the first ascent of the Greatest Show on Earth (5.13a), setting a new standard for women in the New River Gorge. Hard sport climbing ruled the early 1990s. The late Brian McCray put up difficult lines on overhanging walls, including the first 5.14a, Proper Soul. Development plateaued in the late ‘90s, as the NPS acquired most of the climbing cliffs, and a power drill ban was enacted in 1998. Currently, the NPS accepts permit applications for new routes. In the 2010s, many 5.14s were bolted and sent, including Trebuchet (5.14b), Coal Train (5.14a), and Mono... https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2025/2/10/guidebook-xiii-nrg
  • Alpine-Style First Ascent of Himalayan Peak

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    GrippedG
    Hidesuke Taneishi and Daiki Yamamoto have climbed a technical new route up a steep north face The post Alpine-Style First Ascent of Himalayan Peak appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alpine-style-first-ascent-of-himalayan-peak/
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    EpicTVE
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  • Squamish Bouldering with Zach Galla and Ethan Salvo

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    GrippedG
    The pair climb a few hard blocs in the Canadian town in a new short film from Tension The post Squamish Bouldering with Zach Galla and Ethan Salvo appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/squamish-bouldering-with-zach-galla-and-ethan-salvo/
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    GrippedG
    Raboutou won gold at the Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, earning her Olympic ticket The post The USA Olympic Team Is Complete – Brooke Raboutou Is Going to Paris appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/the-usa-olympic-team-is-complete-brooke-raboutou-is-going-to-paris/
  • Traumzeit: Sandstone Dreamtime by Tanager

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    A black fin of sandstone protrudes from the right side of the crack. I pinch it like a tufa and look up at the iron ring. Next stop, ring, I tell myself. Feet up, then hands. I layback the crack for a few moves and then pull in to stand atop the fin. It wiggles…<hr /><p><a href="https://climbingzine.com/traumzeit-sandstone-dreamtime-by-tanager/">https://climbingzine.com/traumzeit-sandstone-dreamtime-by-tanager/</a>
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    UK ClimbingU
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