This Week in Climbing #31 (July 3, 2016)

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 at Gripped
  • Jamie Finlayson Sends The Reckoning V14 at Gripped
  • Ten Big Canadian Sends in 2016 Before Canada Day at Gripped
• USA
  • Dave Graham Sends Colorado V15 Delirium at Gripped
  • Oscar Winner and Joker Jared Leto Climbs with Top Climbers at Gripped
  • Gobright and Bennett Blaze up Three El Cap Routes in a Day at Alpinist
  • Liberty Crack – First/Third Free Ascent 1,200′ 5.13b by Blake Herrington

ASIA

• INDIA
  • Gangstang NW Ridge first ascent by Malcolm Bass and Guy Buckingham at Planet Mountain

EUROPE

• France
  • Big Stefan Glowacz Verdon Route Repeated at Gripped
• Italy
  • Torre del Formenton, new rock climb at Passo di San Pellegrino, Dolomites at Planet Mountain
• Norway
  • #Norwegianstyle, new trad climb on Norway’s Preikestolen at Planet Mountain
• Switzerland
  • First 8B+ for Nathan Phillips in Magic Wood – Mystic Styles at UK Climbing
  • Vikki Weldon Climbs Chamonix Granite, Sends in Switzerland at Gripped
• UK
  • Longhope Route E7 for Tom Livingstone and Tony Stone at UK Climbing
  • Return of the King by Dave MacLeod (See also UK Climbing.)

Climbing Tips

• Choosing the Right Big Wall Strategy at Climbing
• 5 Things You Should Know About Climbing with a Lightweight at Coffee. Tape. Climb.
• Prevent Shoulder Injuries: Effective Rotator Cuff Exercises at Conquer the Crux
• 6 Ways to Make Any Exercise More Climbing Specific at Climbing
• Stay Cool for Summer Performance at Climbing Nutrition

Other Climbing Articles

• How to Convert a Cargo Van into the Ultimate Climber’s Camper at Moja Gear
• I am not a big wall climber (part two) at For the Love of Climbing
• The Noob Chronicles: On Failure at Climbing

Destinations, Routes, etc.

• The Canine Climbs Dorion Tower, a One-of-a-Kind Ontario Pinnacle at Gripped
• Chattanooga: America’s New Climbing Capitol at Climbing

Good New Climbing Videos

• Iceland [6:02] – A video of bouldering in Iceland
• GoPro x Unstoppable: Climbing Towers [5:35] – Sasha DiGiulian and Kate Rutherford head to Moab to climb some towers.
• Chris Sharma, Klemen Becan, Mont-Rebei Episode II [7:45] – A continuation of Chris Sharma’s mega-proj.
• Skeleton Ridge – The Needles, Isle of Wight [10:21] – Great footage of a crazy-looking route!
• Papichulo 9a+ – Piotrek Schab (subs) [4:20] – A young climber gets after Sharma’s classic testpiece. Beautiful footage.

Interviews and Profiles

• Stefano Ghisolfi, a year after climbing Biographie at Planet Mountain
• Bug Wall: Climbing El Cap on a Bug Diet at Climbing
• Brette Harrington’s Solo Soul Serenity at Evening Sends
• Words with Becca Frangos on Sending Endless Summer 5.13d at Gripped
• Isaac Caldiero—From Climber to Ninja Warrior at Climbing

Gear, Reviews, etc.

• Film Review: North Face at The American Alpine Institute Blog
• Review: Mammut Whymper Jacket at The Climbing Zine
• Scarpa Vapor Review at Splitter Choss
• Review: Five Ten Quantum Rock Shoes at The Alpine Start