A big adventure above the small town of Field in eastern British Columbia The post The Story of Great Western, a 2,000-metre WI5R M7 in Yoho National Park appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/the-story-of-great-western-a-2000-metre-wi5r-m7-in-yoho-national-park/

Simon Gietl and Ines Papert made a no-falls ascent of the granite wall The post Alpinists Redpoint Snowy 280-metre M8 in the Alps appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alpinists-redpoint-snowy-280-metre-m8-in-the-alps/

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More Bouldering! Today was amazing: I managed my first "6"! The red running route I wrote about a few days ago actually has 3 starts: a 4, a "jumping" 5 and a pogo/running start 6. Today I managed the 6! Also this one turqoise sloper 5 that was really hard in a few places, that I´ve been working on for 1.5 weeks I finally managed to top today! What´s more a ugly balance "5" with a very high crux, and TWO routes in total roof. Wow, what a day!#bouldering #boulder #climbing #sport #BoulderDiary

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The giant Buttermilks line Direct North is her hardest boulder to date The post Team USA’s Melina Costanza Tops V14 Highball appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/team-usas-melina-costanza-tops-v14-highball/

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>