This Week in Climbing #21 (March 20, 2016)

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 in North Gully on The Chief at Gripped
  • New Ice and Rare Routes Climbed in Northern Ontario at Gripped
• Mexico
• South America
• USA
  • Access Fund: Study Shows Climbers Spend $3.6 Million Annually in Red River Gorge at DPM
  • Valley Climbers React to Name Changes in Yosemite at Alpinist
  • The Yosemite Trademark Dispute Explained at Climbing
  • Climber Dies In Fall From Moonlight Buttress, Zion at Rock and Ice
  • Mark Davis Dies in Tragic Rappelling Accident at Indian Creek at Rock & Ice

ASIA

• Everest 2016: Who’s Climbing This Year? by Alan Arnette
• Triple ascent of Asagimadara, ~8C (V15), by Jongwon, Ondra and Amma at UK Climbing
• ~8A+ flash and ~8B+ 2nd go by Chon Jongwon at UK Climbing

EUROPE

• Spain
  • Iker Pou adds new 9a climb to Mallorca at Planet Mountain
• UK
  • Update: Pembroke/Castlemartin Ranges access 2016 at UK Climbing
  • Scottish National Bouldering League 2015-2016: Report at UK Climbing
  • Tremadog Rockfall Danger at UK Climbing
  • Ben Nevis Gains One Metre in Height at UK Climbing

Climbing Articles

• Presidential Primaries 2016: Candidates as Climbers at Crux Crush
• Pre-Equalized Anchors at The American Alpine Institute Blog
• Setting the Bar High at Splitter Choss
• Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Is Marketing Climbing Now More Important Than Actual Climbing? at Evening Sends
• A Guide to Freerider by Dan McManus
• Unbelayvable: Questionable Guide Behavior at Climbing
• Gym Profile – Urban Climb, Brisbane at Vertical Life
• Move of the Month 13: Resting on Routes, Part II – Managing Your Time by Alli Rainey
• Re-Gram: 8 Photos of #ClimberProblems at Climbing
• Clarifying Protein Intake at Climbing Nutrition
• 15 Canadian Climbers to Follow on Instagram at Gripped
• The ’59 Sound at For the Love of Climbing
• The Age of Conservation at Adventure Journal
• Rock Climbing Gives Us Feminism by Georgie Abel at The Climbing Zine
• Training: Perfect Pull-Ups for Climbing Strength at Climbing
• Rebolting Resurrection Wall at Pinnacles National Park at Climbing
• What National Monuments Mean for Climbing at Open Gate
• A Conversation with Two of the Most Powerful Teens in Climbing at Outside
• 10 Things to Remember for Spring Climbing in Canada at Gripped
• Cycling Your Training at Climb Strong

Destinations, etc.

• Climbing Destination Guide: Joshua Tree, California at Moja Gear
• A Perfect Mediterranean Climbing Feast in Sardinia at Climbing
• Kentucky’s Finest: Rockcastle County Bouldering at DPM
• Sojourn in the Far South at The Climbing Obscurist – Climbing in the south of Tasmania
• Tropical Sport Climbing on Cayman Brac at Climbing

Good New Climbing Videos

• Rocklands [14:21] – Beautiful footage of bouldering in South Africa’s Rocklands.
• Climbing Sardinia, Italy and Switzerland [3:01] – Some footage from Sasha DiGiulian’s Sardinia and Switzerland adventures.
• Ethan Pringle and La Reina Mora (5.14d) [7:51] – Follow Ethan Pringle’s struggle to climb a super hard route in Spain.
• Now That’s What I Call a First Ascent – EP1 – Dynamics of Change E9 – Pete Whitaker [7:50] – Pete Whittaker tries for the first ascent of Dynamics of Change (E9 or 5.13c X).
• El Cap Bridge with Anna Smith pt1 S1:E2 [5:28] – An interview with hardcore Canadian climber Anna Smith
• Natalie Berry, recipient of the 2016 Youth Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture [5:13] – Great mini profile of Natalie Berry, talented climber and now edito of UKClimbing.com

Interviews and Profiles

• Himalaya Scribe: ‘I Frighten a Lot of People’ at National Geographic – An interview  with Elizabeth Hawley.
• Kevin Jorgeson: from rock climbing to migrant crisis humanitarian aid at Planet Mountain
• Onechaintwobinerz: Florida Native “Taking Over the Rock Climbing Rap Game” at Moja Gear
• “Hello, young man…” – A Tribute to Brian Cropper at UK Climbing
• Women on Lead: Katie Ives, Editor-in-Chief of Alpinist Magazine at Crux Crush
• How a Longtime Patagonia Climber Just Had His Best Season. Ever. at National Geographic
• Why this record-breaking pro climber (Alex Honnold) is devoting himself to solar energy at The Washington Post

Gear, Reviews, etc.

• Review: Petzl Sitta Harness at Climbing
• Review: Black Diamond Camalot Ultralight at Climbing
• The Approach Shoe for Modern Climbing Life at Climbing
• Tenaya Iati at Climbing
• Metolius Ultralight Master Cams at Climbing
• The Only Self-Massage Tool You’ll Ever Need at Climbing
• A Custom Alternative to the “One-Size-Fits-All” Mass Produced Climbing Shoe at Moja Gear
• Edelrid Jul² Belay Device at Climbing
• Black Diamond Snaggletooth Crampons at Climbing
• Mammut Multi-Pitch Chalkbag at Climbing
• Metolius Ultralight Master Cam Review at Rock Climber Life