I still remember the excitement of walking into that climbing gear store, gazing in awe at the colorful array of climbing shoes that adorned the walls. The promise of adventure and new heights lured me into the world of climbing, and my eagerness to get started led me to make a rookie mistake. Ignoring the…
I spent my whole first year climbing hauling my gear around in a backpacking backpack. To be honest, it worked pretty well — but eventually I got tired of carrying around all the extra bulk. Every climber eventually hits the point when it’s time to check a backpack off the climbing gear list. There’s tons…
If you’ve been battling stinky shoe syndrome like I have, you already know the importance of keeping your climbing shoes clean. But let’s take a step back (pun intended) and talk about something equally crucial: finding the perfect fit for your climbing shoes. We’re diving into the nitty-gritty of how climbing shoes should fit, so…
When most people think of Las Vegas, they imagine glitzy nightlife, world-class entertainment, and bustling casinos. However, beyond the dazzling lights and urban allure, Las Vegas is also a rock climbing mecca. With the iconic Red Rock Canyon just a short drive away, climbers have been flocking to this area for a while to test…
For anyone that’s been climbing for a while, you know that one of the worst parts is the smell of the shoes. Mine have got so bad that just handling them to take them off between climbs leaves my hands wreaking of stinky foot. Unfortunately, there’s no way to minimize sweating, especially in hot gyms….
I met a guy at a wedding last summer that mentioned he was a climber. After some idle chit-chat about our favorite crags and such, he casually mentioned that he broke his back climbing gym. Yup, you read that right. I wasn’t quite sure if I should ask for details but he offered them up….
Buying your first climbing rope feels like a big decision — that’s because it is. Different models, lengths, widths, and constructions throws a lot of information into the mix and can make it hard to pick out the best climbing rope for your needs. Add in the fact that ropes are expensive and quite literally…
Making sure you have the the right items on your rock climbing gear list can be a bit intimidating. Between understanding what everything is and what is necessary you actually need, there’s a lot to take in. And since climbing gear tends to be expensive, it’s an investment you want to get right. I definitely…
Drop that knee, throw a heel hook, dyno for it! Sound familiar? You’ve probably heard a few of these terms tossed around at the gym or the crag, but if you’re new to the sport it might sound like a foreign language. All this lingo refers to climbing technique — and knowing how to execute…
Want to go rock climbing in OKC but aren’t sure what gym is best for you? I get it, it’s not an easy decision! You don’t want to commit to a day pass let alone a membership only to find out the gym you choose doesn’t have what you’re looking for. We’ve been there before…
When you set off to buy your first pair of climbing shoes, one of the first things you’ll notice is the sizing is different. Most climbing shoes are made in Europe and therefor use European sizing. This can be a little confusing, which is why we created this Climbing Shoe Size Calculator for you. This…
Free climbing and free soloing Top roping and leading. Bouldering and speed. Climbing has come a long way since its start, including its debut as an olympic sport. But even with all its new forms, the style of sport climbing has remained widely popular among new and veteran climbers alike. With all the terminology and…
DC is full spots where you’re not supposed to touch stuff — museums, national monuments, the White House. It’s enough to drive a person crazy. But luckily there is a great rock climbing scene in DC to help you get the wiggles out. Whether you’re a tourist looking for something active to do between sightseeing…
There’s plenty of great outdoor climbing across the Mid-west. And like anywhere with great climbing nearby, the major cities tend to have a thriving gym scene for folks to train, learn, and continue their climbing journeys. Rock climbing in St. Louis is no exception. Compared to places like Boston or Dallas, the climbing gym scene…
The San Antonio climbing gym scene has yet to explode — in fact it’s quite small. Personally, I find that surprising. With other metropolitan areas like Dallas and Houston exploding with both private and corporate gyms, you’d think every city would follow suit. But alas, the gym scene hasn’t really caught up with the times. …
Trying to navigate the Boston climbing gym scene? This city famous for its charming cobblestone streets, historic neighborhoods, and rich history, also boasts a number of climbing gyms where folks go to challenge themselves on the wall. It’s true the city may not be a hotspot for outdoor crags, but there is still a thriving…
Everything is bigger in Texas, including your choice of gyms. Houston climbing gyms are everywhere, which means you’re never far from a climbing gym. While that’s great it can make it hard to decide where you want to go. Whether you’re looking to boulder on a trip through town or looking for a gym to…
Oaxaca is a beautiful state in central Mexico home to world class beaches, incredible food, and a capital city bursting with culture. If you’re planning a trip through Mexico, Oaxaca is a must-see destination. And if you’re a climber, you’re in luck — there is some fantastic rock climbing in Oaxaca. Overview If you’re heading…
Sorting through all of the Dallas climbing gyms can be a bit overwhelming — the city has a lot to offer! The upside of that is you’re likely to find a spot near where you live or where you’re staying if you’re just passing through. But the challenge is evaluating which one is right for…
Learning to climb requires using a new language. From equipment to slang to basic definitions, there is a lot to take in. Starting off, one of the most important things to understand is sport vs. trad climbing. Sport vs. trad climbing: Difference explained Sport climbing emphasizes physical challenge and uses pre-placed bolts for protection, while…
Everyone has a favorite pair of climbing shoes that just seem to fit like magic. But when the rubber starts to wear and the liner starts to show, we’re struck with dread at the thought of dropping another $200 and having to break in a fresh pair of kicks. But fear not, there is an…
Climbing is big in the Rose City, and it’s a no-brainer why. With local crags around the area, plus the legendary Smith Rock only a few hours away, Portland is home to a thriving community of climbers. Whether you’re passing through town looking for somewhere to get a quick burn or a local looking for…
This Week in Climbing is a weekly roundup of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. But yesterday, Alex Honnold free soloed El Cap’s Freerider (5.13a). As far as I’m concerned, this is single most impressive feat in the history of rock climbing. While other newsworthy climbing-related stuff…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Philip Stone Updates on Quadra Island Crag Development at Gripped New Big Mixed Route in Yoho is Chase is Better… at Gripped New Niagara Escarpment Plan Keeps Climbing Open at Gripped…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Dancing Sasquatch is New Multi-pitch 5.7 in Banff at Gripped Sebastian Pacey-Smith Sends Hard Nova Scotia Problems at Gripped New Ontario Eyeball Crag is Big Granite Wall at Gripped Marek Raganowicz…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Sean Therien Sends New 5.13 and More in Nova Scotia at Gripped USA Ethan Pringle Sends New 5.14+ Everything is Karate at Gripped (See also Rock and Ice.) Two New Routes Kick…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AFRICA South Africa Status of Bouldering EMP Table Mountain National Park at Climb ZA AMERICAS Canada New Squamish Route at Murrin is 5.13b Sport at Gripped Big Nova Scotia Ice Siren’s Song Gets…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada It’s Spring Rock Climbing Season in Western Canada at Gripped New Guidebook: Sport Climbing in the Canadian Rockies at Gripped Patagonia Three Belgian climbers free 1200-meter route on Central Tower of…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Luke Zimmerman Sends V13 on Cold West Coast at Gripped Venom and Antifreeze are New West Coast Mixed/Ice Lines at Gripped USA Israeli Sender Alex Khazanov Flashes Mandala V12 at Gripped…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Ice Forming from Canada’s West to East Coasts at Gripped ASIA China 8c (5.14b) flash and 8c+ (5.14c) 2nd go by Kim Jain at UK Climbing India British First Ascents in…
Hanging belays—belays where there is no ledge for you to stand on so you have to simply hang in your harness—are no fun. Hang there long enough and your legs will go numb. One solution is a belay seat, which is exactly what it sounds like: a seat you sit in at the belay. Fish (at…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Ontario Climbers Climb Rocket Man in Rockies at Gripped Early Season Accidents in Rockies a Good Reminder at Gripped La Pomme d’Or is a Classic Canadian Ice Route in Quebec at…
Drytooling started out as a way to reach those free-hanging icicles at the top of steep walls, but it’s morphed into a climbing discipline in its own right and an end unto itself. Perhaps nothing illustrates this better than the video below, in which Jeff Mercier climbs a severely overhanging D13 (like M13 mixed climbing but…
Mt. Lemmon is one of the premier climbing areas in the United States. It boasts over 3,000 documented sport routes, trad climbs, and boulder problems. Routes range from short little clip-ups to multi-pitch monsters. Today’s video is a visual introduction to the area and highlights the variety of climbing the area has to offer. Enjoy….
Expedition climber Mike Libecki and his little brother Andy head to Greenland to nab the first ascent of Polar Bear Spire, and just getting to the formation is an expedition in itself. Climbing type: Big wall Video location: Greenland Video length: 8:33 Video channel: Type Two Fun Films
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Two Big New Ice Routes Near Peyto Lake in Rockies at Gripped The 2016 Squamish Golden Scrub Brush Awards Announced at Gripped Kurt Ross and Colin Simon Climb Fat Rocket Man…
The bouldering grade of V15 is so far beyond my abilities and even comprehension that it might as well be V10000. In this video, Austrian pro climber nabs the second ascent of Nalle Hukkataival’s 15-move Bügeleisen Sit (V15 or 8c) in Maltatal, Austria. The problem is severely overhanging and looks insane. Climbing type: Bouldering Video location: Maltatal,…
Yesterday’s video was a brief profile of husband and wife climbing duo James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini. Today’s video is the video that James talks about filming in that video. It document’s Caroline’s attempts to climb the Voie Petit, a 450-meter 5.13d on the Grand Capucin on Mont Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix. Full of plenty of gorgeous…
Drone-making company DJI made this video profile of British climber James Pearson and his wife, French climber Caroline Ciavaldini. As you might expect, they also talk about using a drone to capture climbing footage. One interesting thing that James mentions is using the drone to scope out approaches so that they don’t get lost en…
Want to sit back, veg out, and watch some beautiful bouldering action? You’re in luck! Today’s video highlights bouldering in the beautiful woods of Switzerland. Climbing type: Bouldering Video location: Switzerland Video length: 11:56 Video channel: Ben Norman
I wanted an easy way to track how often I climb, so I printed out a single-page calendar that shows the entire year on it and stuck it to the wall next to my computer. (This is the 2016 calendar I printed, and here’s a 2017 version. I like these versions too: 2016 and 2017.) I…
Indian Creek, Utah, is well known as a crack climbing Mecca, but in recent years it’s also become a hotspot for bouldering activity. In this short and sweet video, we see Daniel Steele make the second ascent of an incredible-looking highball boulder problem. Climbing type: Bouldering Video location: Indian Creek, Utah Video length: 2:13 Video…
In this video, ace British climber Leo Houlding and crew head to Greenland to climb the Mirror Wall, a 1,200-meter-high (~4,000-foot-high) tower. If you’re into the longer, more expedition-focused climbing films, this is a great one with high production value and beautiful cinematography. (Click here if you can’t see the video above.) Climbing type: Big…
Check out this video of a guy who wanted to be able to ride his bike to the boulders without lugging the thing on his back: (Click here if you can’t see the video.) He made a tutorial on Instructables showing how he did it. Some more searching eventually brought up these two images in…
King Lines, the Big Up Productions film starring Chris Sharma, was the last climbing DVD I ever bought. I must have watched that thing a dozen times. One of the highlights of the film was watching Chris Sharma project this insane deep water soloing line that climbed up the severely overhanging belly of an arch. He…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada New Rockies Ice Route and Slow Start to Season at Gripped Kevin Wilson Sends First 5.14 with Repeat of Fit Bird Direct at Gripped Greenland Canadians Climb Big New Routes on…
Katha Saurwein and Jorg Verhoeven head to Australia to climb some bucket list-worthy boulder problems and routes. Absolutely stunning stuff. Climbing type: Bouldering, sport climbing, some trad climbing Video location: Australia Video length: 9:18 Video channel: Louder Than Eleven (YouTube)
Watch Korean climber Son Sang Won work a severely overhanging limestone sport route in Margalef, Spain. Climbing type: Sport Video location: Margalef, Spain Video length: 5:27 Video channel: SSW Climbing (YouTube)
After climbing an 8a (5.13b) at age 10 last year, the UK’s Toby Roberts ups the ante to climb the route Revelations at the Peak District’s Raven Tor. Climbing type: Sport Video location: Raven Tor, Peak District, England, UK Video length: 5:47 Video channel: EpicTV Climbing Daily (YouTube)
If you’ve been climbing outdoors for a bit you’ve probably heard the term prusik. A prussik is a knot that climbers used for a few purposes. It can be used for ascending a fixed rope, taking the load off of a rope, and backing up a rappel, among other things. Most beginner climbers most commonly…
In this video, climber Janusz Gołąb free solos the route Motyki on Zamarła Turnia in Poland’s Tatra Mountains. The actual climbing starts at about the 3-minute mark. Climbing type: Multi-pitch free solo Video location: Tatra Mountains, Poland Video length: 8:00 Video channel: Janusz Gołąb (YouTube)
Finger cracks are inherently beautiful climbs. Here Will Mayo climbs Bishop Crack (5.12b) on The Bishop in South Platte, Colorado. The first pitch has been called the best finger crack in all of Colorado. After watching this video, I believe it. It looks like one of the best in the world! Climbing type: Trad Video location: South Platte,…
Climbing legend Lynn Hill talks about climbing goals in this 2007 article on the Patagonia website (emphasis is mine): “When it comes to planning my training objectives, I try to be realistic in choosing goals that are attainable. It’s much better to feel many small successes after having achieved modest goals rather than feel frustrated…
Check out Ricky Bell climbing the hard trad route Forever Young (E7 6c) at the Burren sea cliffs in County Claire, Ireland. Tip: The music in this video is super weird, so you might want to consider turning it down… Climbing type: Trad Video location: Burren sea cliffs (Ailladie), County Claire, Ireland Video length: 2:58 Video…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Shepherdess of the Glaciers Wins Grand Prize at Banff Mountain Festival 2016 at Gripped Quebec Climbing Legend François-Xavier Garneau Passes at Gripped Max Fisher and Fred Giroux Recieve 2016 John Lauchlan…
High Tor is a limestone crag in Matlock, Peak District. In this video, Jon Clark makes the first ascent of Fury Road, an 8a (5.13b) sport route. Beautiful rock, a stunning location, and great cinematography make this short video a must-watch. Climbing type: Sport Video location: High Tor, Matlock, Peak District, England Video length: 3:37…
Over the past few years, Flatanger has become famous as home to some of the hardest sport climbs in the world (i.e., lots of steep 5.15 routes), thanks in large part to Adam Ondra’s bolting efforts. This video follows some friends as they spend a summer climbing and playing in Norway. Climbing type: Sport Video…
What if you had a 5.14d on your climbing resumé? Or how about winning the overall climbing and bouldering championship in your country? Pretty good, right? Italian Laura Rogora did that at only 14 (!) years old. This video is a profile of Laura that, among other things, shows her climbing the underside of her bunk…
In this video, Nathaniel Davison heads to Indian Creek not to climb, but to find new boulders and put up new problems. Great-looking problems, beautiful scenery, good music, and good cinematography. What more could you want in a climbing video? Climbing type: Bouldering Video location: Indian Creek, Utah, USA Video length: 9:57 Video channel: Nathaniel Davison (YouTube)
One of the reasons I don’t have a climbing gym membership (other than the fact that it’s expensive and that I don’t love climbing in the gym) is that I travel a lot. I’d be able to use the gym when I’m home, but that doesn’t do me any good when I’m on the road….
I like to read old climbing books. Performance Rock Climbing by Dale Goddard and Udo Neumann lists “The Ten Commandments of Physical Training,” and I thought they were great and worth sharing here: Warm up and cool down Vary your climbing and training Personalize your training Train specifically Increase your volume appropriately Don’t expect shortcuts…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Letter from ACC to Ontario MNR About Niagara Escarpment Closure at Gripped USA Adam Ondra Finds Dawn Wall Complex and Difficult at Gripped (And another update, and the most recent.) Tour de…
I just ran across an interesting article on the Outside website. The author takes a look at a handful of “extreme” outdoor sports—nordic skiing, rock climbing, open-water swimming, downhill mountain biking, and ultrarunning—to determine which is the “toughest.” Each sport is broken down into a few measurable statistics, namely calories burned per hour, injury rate…
We all know about spotting in bouldering, but what about sun spotting? That’s what I’m calling the technique that you can see in this video from 0:39 to 0:46. The spotter is holding up a small pad to block the sun and keep it out of the climber’s eyes. Neat little trick, one that I’ve…
ANNOUNCEMENT: I’m going to start posting content more regularly to the blog here. In addition to the This Week in Climbing feature, I’ll post another climbing-related article or tip once or twice a week, or maybe even more. We’ll see. A lot of the time it’ll be just a paragraph or two of my own thoughts…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada The 2016/17 Bouldering Competition Schedule for Canada at Gripped New Rockies Dry-Tool Crag is Drive In Near Exshaw at Gripped Nova Scotia Second Edition Ice Guidebook Online for Free at…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AFRICA Fred Nicole Climbs New V14/15 at Age 46 at Gripped AMERICAS Canada Julia Bobak and Marcel Aarden Send Hard Routes at Horne Lake at Gripped Access to Ontario Crags Along Niagara Escarpment…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada West Coast’s Eldred River Valley Access Under Threat at Gripped New Brunswick’s 100-metre Cobblestone Wall is Wild at Gripped Mark Bramble Repeats Nearly 90-Pitch Yamnuska Traverse at Gripped USA Isabelle Faus…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada New 5.11 in Quebec at Area Hopefully Open Soon at Gripped New Big Rock Climb on Bedson Ridge in Jasper at Gripped Patagonia Updated: Marc-Andre Leclerc Frees Titanic on Torre Egger…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Julia Bobak of B.C. Sends Her First 5.13c by Gripped Third Ascent of House-Anderson for Hawthorn and Livingstone at UK Climbing (See also Planet Mountain.) Joe Skopec Sends All Bolted Routes Along…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Daniel Martian Climbs New Ontario 5.14 at Lion’s Head at Gripped New Route on Mount Gimli’s South Face is Dark and Stormy at Gripped Patagonia Marc-Andre Leclerc Attempts Torre Egger Solo…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA Monkey wedding, ~8C by Nalle Hukkataival at UK Climbing (See also Gripped.) AMERICAS CANADA Baffin Island, Ragni return after new routes at Planet Mountain Unrepeated Yamnuska Traverse Attempted in Single…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS CANADA Sara Frangos Sends Planet X 5.13 at Gripped Luke Zimmerman Sends West Coast 5.14 at Gripped Baffin Island, new climbs and fresh information from the Italian-Belgian expedition at Planet Mountain USA…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Bolivia Bolivia: Italians climb new route up Rumi Mallku at Planet Mountain Canada New Bouldering Area Near Squamish is the Constellations at Gripped Andy White Talks About the Boom in Okanagan Bouldering…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Stu Smith Sends New Squamish 5.13+ at Smoke Bluffs at Gripped BC Parks to Enforce Strict Parking Rules in Squamish at Gripped The Story of Saving Ontario’s Cape Croker for Climbers…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy, and happy climbing! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Japanese Team Climbs New Line on SW Face of Asperity Mountain in Waddington Range at Alpinist New Hard Ontario Sport Route at Metcalfe Rock at Gripped New Ontario 5.12 at White…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AFRICA South Africa Monkey Business, ~8B (V13), flash by Thilo Schröter at UK Climbing AMERICAS Canada Stu Smith Opens New Crag in Smithers B.C. with a 5.12 at Gripped Ontario Crag Cape Croker Re-Opened at Gripped…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada New Short Crack Climbed at Thunder Bay Bluffs at Gripped Squamish’s Prow Wall and Prow Wall Variation Topos at Gripped New Squamish North Wall Cracks, One is Over Eight Inches Wide at Gripped New…
Ok, after taking a few weeks off, here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Sonnie Trotter Frees Eight-Pitch Prow Wall 5.14 in Squamish at Gripped Valley of the Ten Peaks: More New Routes by Leclerc and Lindic at Alpinist USA…
Ok, after taking a few weeks off, here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada KLO Creek in Kelowna is B.C.’s New Sport Crag at Gripped New Crack Climbs in Northwestern Ontario at Gripped USA Rob Pizem sends new multipitch 5.13…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Sarah Hart Sends Her First V10 at Gripped Patagonia Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and Patagonia: the glaciers 100 years on at Planet Mountain USA Utah sandstone rock climbing possibly at risk at Planet…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AFRICA South Africa Recall Notice: Western Cape Rock Book at Climb ZA AMERICAS Canada Leclerc, Lindic bag hard new line on the Northeast Face of Tuzo in the Canadian Rockies at Alpinist New Squamish 5.13…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AFRICA South Africa New permit system for Trad Climbing on Table Mountain and Peninsula at Climb ZA Rock Climbing banned in Gauteng due to Raptor Breeding Program at Climb ZA AMERICAS Canada Marc-Andre Leclerc and…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Big New Mixed Routes at Quebec’s Lac du Cap at Gripped Mexico El Chaman Loco, new rock climb in Mexico by Maggioni, Marazzi and Pedeferri at Planet Mountain USA Margo Hayes and Sean…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Mega New Mixed Route in Newfoundland is WI7+ M12 at Gripped Sean McColl and Shauna Coxsey Win Climbing Works Comp at Gripped Ghost Access Information for 2016 at Gripped Climbers Rescued After Night…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Climbers Find Big New Ice and Mixed Routes in Remote Quebec at Gripped Mexico Climbing video at Monterrey, Mexico: El Lobo del Deserto by Giupponi, Oviglia and Larcher at Planet Mountain South America…
Here’s all of the best and most interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Canada Alannah Yip and Sean McColl are 2016 Canadian Champions at Gripped New Hard Sport Routes in Rockies at Gripped South America Patagonia: Riders on the Storm repeated by Mayan Smith-Gobat, Ines Papert and…
You’re browsing through the guidebook and you see something like V6 R, 5.10b R/X, or 5.12d X. What on earth do these mean? They rate the danger or seriousness of a route. A route with an R rating means that you’ll get seriously hurt if you fall. A route with an X rating means that…
“Sport climbing is neither.” It’s something that used to be on t-shirts and bumper stickers (and probably still is). But what exactly does it mean? It means that sport climbing is neither a sport nor climbing. It originated in the early days of sport climbing (that is, using bolts drilled and hammered into the rock…
