This Week in Climbing #19 (March 6, 2016)
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 Thomas Senf at Planet Mountain (See also Climbing, Gripped, UK Climbing.)
- Argentine Patagonia 2015-16 Summer Season Highlights at Alpinist
- El Condor Pasa, Slovaks climb new big wall in Cochamó valley, Chile at Planet Mountain
- USA
- Save Oak Flat, Arizona From Mining at Climbing
- RIP: Cal Swoager at DPM
ASIA
- Nanga Parbat Climbed in Winter at Alpinist (See also UK Climbing, Gripped, Climbing.)
- Nepali Government Officially Extends 2015 Everest Climbing Permits at The Adventure Blog
- Icefall Doctors Head to Everest Base Camp in Preparation for 2016 Season at The Adventure Blog
- Winter Climbs 2016: Details on Nanga Parbat Winter Summit Emerge at The Adventure Blog
EUROPE
- Ireland
- 8B and 8B+ in a day for David Fitzgerald at UK Climbing
- Italy
- Gaetan Raymond repeats A Line Above The Sky (D15) in the Dolomites at Planet Mountain (See also Gripped.)
- Laura Rogora Becomes First Italian Woman to Climb 5.14d at DPM (See also Gripped, Planet Mountain, UK Climbing.)
- Punta Pilocca… multi-pitches! Sardinia’s historic climbing revamped at Planet Mountain
- Spain
- Klemen Bečan frees 9a+ at Oliana in Spain at Planet Mountain
- Daniel Woods repeats 9a+ & 9a at Oliana and Margalef at Planet Mountain
- Daniel Woods Climbs Papichulo (5.15a) at DPM (See also Gripped.)
Climbing Articles
- Flash: 3 Climbing Photos to Dream About at Climbing
- Unbelayvable: Eight Awful Words at Climbing
- Missouri: America’s Lesser-Known Climbing Destination at Climbing
- Lowering from a Loaded Belay Plate at American Alpine Institute Blog
- Women’s Climbing Festival Photos at Climbing
- Strength Training to Improve Your Climbing: Lifts I Love (2) – The Pull-up by Alli Rainey
- Moab, Utah Rock Climbing Destination Guide at Climbing
- The Next-Level Climbing Rope Art of Mick Tresemer at Climbing
- Spring Cleaning at Splitter Choss
- Tropical Adventure Climbing in French Polynesia at Climbing
- No, Magnesium Does Not Help You Poop at Climbing Nutrition
- The Next-Level Climbing Rope Art of Mick Tresemer at Climbing
- Introduction to Losing Weight for Climbing II at Training Beta
Good New Climbing Videos
- BIG 4 – Eye Of The Tiger (29/5.13b) – Grampians, Australia [1:45] – Another beautiful route in the Grampians.
- Lord of the Thais with Pro Climber Nalle Hukkataival [2:53] – Sasha DiGiulian makes a vlog-style video of a stunning climb in Thailand.
- Makalu – Emily Harrington and Adrian Ballinger face the 5th highest peak in the world [4:37] – Just what it says in the title.
- Tuolumne Meadows with Creg Phares [6:35] – Creg PHares talks about and shows us some hard Tuolumne boulder problems.
- Danny Parker | Offwidth is Fun [2:47] – Offwidth climbing at Indian Creek.
Interviews and Profiles
- Girl Crush of the Month: Alannah Yip at Crux Crush
- Basecamp Podcast Conversation with Alex Honnold at Gripped
- Interview with Benoit Gosselin, Owner of Canmore’s Vertical Addiction at Gripped
Gear Reviews, etc.
- 2016 Winter Glove Review at Crux Crush
- The New 2016 Five Ten Quantum Shoe – A video review.
- Butora Acro Climbing Shoe Review at Training Beta
- Edelrid Jul2 Belay Device 2016 [3:34]
- Review: Stonesmith Holds by Dave MacLeod
- Community Discussion: “What’s on Your Rack?” at Moja Gear
- Review: Our Top 5 Belay Jackets at Climbing
- Goal Zero Yeti 400 and Boulder 90 Solar Panel by Steph Davis
Other Stuff
- The latest edition of the SuperTopo newsletter just came out.
- Family Climbing: Big C’s First Multi-pitch Adventure at Cragmama
- Sundance on Beinn Eighe by Dave MacLeod
