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  • GrippedG

    Alpinists Redpoint Snowy 280-metre M8 in the Alps

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    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/
  • QuentinJuhelQ

    Fun hobby #climbing

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    Fun hobby #climbing
  • AlpineSavvyA

    How to add a GPX file to your phone

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    Having a good quality GPX track file of your intended route is very useful to help stay found and avoid epics. My website has more than 150 GPX files for Pacific NW routes. Here's how you can move them from my Google Drive onto your phone’s backcountry navigation app. Premium Article available https://www.alpinesavvy.com/blog/how-to-add-a-gpx-file-to-your-phone
  • Kemal ASLANA

    第15回全国高等学校選抜スポーツクライミング選手権大会　男女予選

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    Kemal ASLANA
    第15回全国高等学校選抜スポーツクライミング選手権大会　男女予選#bouldering #lead #climbing #sport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNaCIKYDnaU
  • GrippedG

    Chic Scott Receives the Order of Canada

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    GrippedG
    His book Pushing the Limits published in the year 2000 is one of the most important pieces of climbing writing ever produced in North America The post Chic Scott Receives the Order of Canada appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/chic-scott-receives-the-order-of-canada/
  • GrippedG

    Andrew Irvine’s Foot Found on Everest After 100 Years

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    The climber went missing in 1924 with George Mallory during a British expedition The post Andrew Irvine’s Foot Found on Everest After 100 Years appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/andrew-irvines-foot-found-on-everest-after-100-years/
  • devnullD

    Does gate direction matter on a hanger? (more practice board faffery)

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    Today I was supposed to host an informal skills clinic with a climber new to the outdoors, and teach them the basics of anchor cleaning. They ended up rescheduling, so I had some time to waste. We're usually taught to clip draws with the gate facing away from the direction of the next bolt/pro, but if you're clipping a hanger (as opposed to a glue-in), could the biner rotate, and have the gate opened by the bolt itself? I tried with an extendable draw I had, and it took some doing, but it was definitely possible. Rope movement can make a draw do funny things, and extendable draws in particular love to flip orientation. Lots of seemingly impossible things have happened to unattended protection! This doesn't really apply to local crags here since bolts here are glue-ins, with exception of the anchor, but food for thought. All the same it seems the advice to clip with the gate facing away from direction of travel still seems to supercede this niche edge case. [image: 1726449887485-pxl_20240916_011132217-resized.jpg] [image: 1726449891860-pxl_20240916_011143499-resized.jpg] [image: 1726449898882-pxl_20240916_011243263.mp-resized.jpg] [image: 1726449903000-pxl_20240916_011433464_exported_1433.jpg]
  • GrippedG

    American Katie Lamb Talks Hard Bouldering

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    https://gripped.com/news/american-katie-lamb-talks-hard-bouldering/