For years, Sam Weir was one of Colorado’s most prolific boulderers, sending dozens of boulders graded V14 and V15 while also holding a full time job. When he moved to Europe, he largely dropped off social media. But he’s only gotten better.
An historic new route and one of the wildest rescue efforts ever in the alpine
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https://gripped.com/profiles/49-days-on-trango-tower-and-an-epic-survival-story/
Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali by Cassidy Randall takes home grand prize at Banff Book Festival
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https://gripped.com/news/first-all-womens-ascent-of-denali-wins-book-award/
The American climber adds another classic boulder to his tick list
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https://gripped.com/video/carlo-traversi-sending-the-big-island-v15/
Tanner Wanish and Mike Vaill just beat Brad Gobright, Jim Reynolds, and Alex Honnold on the Yosemite Triple Crown. Wanish has only been climbing for four and a half years.
https://www.climbing.com/news/new-yosemite-triple-crown-speed-record/
An ambitious alpine ascent on the West Face has ended in disaster. Elsewhere on the mountain, its speed record is cut in half.
https://www.climbing.com/news/climbers-feared-dead-on-k2/
