This Week in Climbing #18 (February 28, 2016 Edition)

Here’s all of the best and interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Enjoy! Climbing News AMERICAS Big Sends, More Bears, a Bad Fall and Avalanches in the Rockies at Gripped RIP: Steve Edwards at DPM (See also DPM.) New Ontario Select Rock Climbing Guidebook and App are Cutting Edge at Gripped Remembering…

This Week in Climbing #17 (February 21, 2016 Edition)

Thanks for hanging in there as I took a few weeks off! Here’s all of the interesting rock climbing stuff that happened over the last week. Climbing News AMERICAS Puccio and Schubert Win Hueco Rock Rodeo at DPM Youth Bouldering Nationals Finals Results at Gripped Lucie Hrozová Sets Standard With New M15 In Colorado at Gripped (See…

This Week in Climbing #16 (January 31, 2016 Edition)

Here’s all the interesting stuff that went on in the rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering world during the week of January 24 to January 31, 2016. Climbing News AMERICAS New Fitz Roy Route and Patagonia Season Highlights at Gripped American Alpine Club Announces 2016 Award Recipients at Climbing Remembering Iñaki Coussirat at Planet Mountain Climbers…

Image: Screenshot from the video of The Kraken (V13].

This Week in Climbing #15 (January 24, 2016 Edition)

Image: Screenshot from the video of The Kraken (V13]. Here’s all the interesting stuff that went on in the rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering world during the week of January 18 to January 24, 2016. Climbing News AFRICA Blasting in Montagu – Road / Crag / Hiking Closures at Climb ZA CityROCK Cape Town…

This Week in Climbing #14 (January 17, 2016 Edition)

Here’s all the interesting stuff that went on in the rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering world during the week of January 11 to January 17, 2016. Climbing News AFRICA Bouldering in Table Mountain National Park is LEGAL at Climb ZA AMERICAS Mason Earle Wins $1,000 by Onsighting Indoor Crack at Climbing – And it goes at 5.12+/5.13-….

This Week in Climbing #13 (January 10, 2016)

Here’s all the interesting stuff that went on in the rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering world during the week of January 4 to January 10, 2016. Climbing News AMERICAS Necessary Evil (5.14c) for B. J. Tilden at DPM New Ice Crag in Northern Ontario at Gripped AAC Supports Two Cutting-Edge Expeditions at Climbing Richard Wright…

This Week in Climbing #12 (January 3, 2016)

Here’s everything that went down in the rock climbing world from December 28 to January 3. Climbing News AMERICAS Big New Ice Climbs in British Columbia at Gripped In Memoriam: Ryan Jennings at Alpinist New Thin Ice Routes in Northern Ontario at Gripped AAC President Doug Walker Dies at Climbing (See also Gripped, Alpinist.) Canadians…

This Week in Climbing #10 (December 20, 2015)

Here’s all the climbing news fit to print from December 14 through December 20. Climbing News AFRICA Never the Same, first free ascent on Tsaranoro Atsimo in Madagascar by Polo, Gorobey and Giuliberti at Planet Mountain AMERICAS Cerro San Lorenzo new Slovenian climbs in Patagonia at Planet Mountain Ice Climbing World Cup 2016: Maxim Tomilov…

This Week in Climbing #9 (December 13, 2015)

Sorry this edition of This Week in Climbing is a couple days late, but better late than never, right? Climbing News AFRICA Rock Master 2015 Results at Climb ZA AMERICAS New V14 in Joe’s Valley by Matthew Fultz at DPM Sarah Hueniken Sets Standard With M14 Send at Gripped Legendary Climber Doug Tompkins Dies in Kayaking…

Sandbagged & Sandbagging Climbing: 2024 Slang Explained

Sandbagged & Sandbagging Climbing: 2024 Slang Explained

Chances are you’ve heard someone talk about sandbagging climbing routes. Something like: It’s a sandbagged 5.9. It’s rated 5.11a, but it’s totally sandbagged. I remember that route. It’s a sandbag, for sure. But what is the sandbagging meaning? It doesn’t matter if you saw it in a guidebook, read it on Mountain Project, or heard…

This Week in Climbing #4 (November 8, 2015)

Check out everything that happened in the rock climbing world over the last week! Climbing News Slovenians climb new routes in Kyrgyzstan at Planet Mountain Stefano Ghisolfi frees Lapsus at Andonno, Italy’s first 9b sports climb at Planet Mountain (Also at UK Climbing, Gripped, DPM, and Climbing. Also see this other Planet Mountain post.) Quebec’s…

This Week in Climbing #3 (November 1, 2015)

Here’s your weekly dose of rock climbing goodness! New on The Undercling What does “SDS” mean in bouldering? Climbing News Oriane Bertone is 10 and Sends Another V11 at Gripped Niccolò Ceria cruises Moon’s Voyager at Planet Mountain (See also DPM.) Voodoo-Zauber, new rock climb up Dolomites Heiligkreuzkofel by Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher at Planet…

This Week in Climbing #2 (October 25, 2015)

Here’s the best stuff from the online climbing world over the past week. Enjoy! Climbing News Brilliant New Route in Remote Patagonia at Climbing Ed Douglas Awarded Best Mountaineering Article at Alpinist Monk Life 8B+ for 16 year-old William Bosi at UK Climbing Swiss trio climb three virgin summits in India’s Kashmir Himalaya at Planet…

This Week in Climbing! (October 18, 2015)

Here’s the best stuff of the last week from the online climbing world. Gear/Reviews Field Tested Review: Austrialpin Wall Hammer at The Alpine Start Game Changer – Offset Superlight Rocks at Andy-Kirkpatrick.com Massive! 12-Inch Rock Climbing Cam Anchor at Gear Junkie Mammut Eternity Dry 9.8 Rope Review at Splitter Choss Other Articles PLATEAUING ON YOUR…

Weekly Rock Climbing News and Article Roundup (#1)

Here are last week’s great climbing-related news items and articles to get you psyched. The tragic tale of Mt. Everest’s most famous dead body (BBC) Get Inspired: How Jake McManus got off the ground (BBC) Can You Hear Me Now? (Sondry) – An Everest-related article by the widow of Scott Fisher, a climber who died during…

Climber Sean “Stanley” Leary Dies in a BASE Jumping Accident Near Zion National Park

Big wall climber, big wall speed ascensionist, and BASE jumper Sean “Stanley” Leary died in a BASE jumping accident near Utah’s Zion National Park on March 13. Further details about the circumstances surrounding his death (i.e., the events that led to his death) seem to be unknown. Deaths are not uncommon in either the climbing…

Carabiner Orientation on Quickdraws: How Should they Face?

So you’ve got some quickdraws, the quintessential piece of sport climbing gear. Which way should the carabiners on those suckers face? Should they both be facing the same way, or should they face opposite directions? In other words, what should the carabiner gate orientation be? Good questions! My two cents In short, I believe that it’s…

Macedonia Bouldering, Ice Speed Climbing, and More [New Climbing Vids]

Here are the 10 best climbing videos that were uploaded to Vimeo and YouTube in the last week. Will Gadd Is One of the World’s Best Ice Climbers…Guess How Old He Is | Sub-Zero, Ep. 4 [3:36] – Will Gadd has been at the forefront of ice climbing for three decades. In this video, he…

Climbing Gear: Active Protection vs. Passive Protection

Protection in the rock climbing world refers to cams, nuts, hexes, and the like, and the world of protection can be further categorized into active and passive protection. The video below gives an overview of active and passive pro: Pieces of active protection have moving parts. Examples include cams, BallNutz, and Big Bros. Passive protection…

How to Place Nuts When Lead Climbing or Building Anchors

Cams are the sexy darlings of the climbing protection world, but don’t forget about nuts (also known as chocks, stoppers, and rocks, the last two of which are the trademarked names of the nuts made by Black Diamond and Wild Country, respectively). They’re cheap, easy to place, easy to visually inspect, and, when placed properly,…

Best Stick Clips on Prime (2024): Reviews and Top Picks
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Best Stick Clips on Prime (2024): Reviews and Top Picks

Lead climbing is a thrill. Being above a bolt, pushing for the next hold, knowing if pop off a short free fall awaits. It’s a huge part of the draw to sport climbing. But that thrill becomes fear when a high first bolt or challenging first move means failure equals a ground fall. That’s where…

Bouldering right on the beach on Virgin Gorda. Paradise.

The British Virgin Islands: Boulder on the Beach

Is your idea of paradise beautiful granite boulders, world-class beaches, and crystal clear water? Then check out the video (17:36 in length) below. It documents some of the great bouldering and stunning Caribbean scenery of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. It definitely looks like a place to add to your rock climbing/bouldering bucket list.