This Week in Climbing #32 (July 17, 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
- 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
- Climbing in Little Switzerland at The American Alpine Institute Blog
ASIA
EUROPE
- Italy
- Louis Piguet continues to rebolt sports climbs in Sardinia at Planet Mountain
- Dino Lagni flashes 8c at Piccoli at Planet Mountain
- Marmolada South Face climbing ban extended until 22 July 2016 at Planet Mountain
- Norway
- Seb Bouin repeats Thor’s Hammer, ~9a? at UK Climbing
- Switzerland
- Jonathan Siegrist’s Swiss sending spree at Planet Mountain
- UK
- REPORT: British Bouldering Championships 2016 at UK Climbing
- Tom Randall Climbs Franco Cookson’s Roof Project: Infusoria E7 6b at UK Climbing
- Third Ascent of The Keswickian E8 7a (5.13 R/X) for Dave MacLeod at UK Climbing
Climbing Tips
- Ask Answer Man: Belay Responsibly at Climbing
- Unbelayvable: The Large Man Anchor at Climbing
- Training: Improve Your Head Game at Climbing
- Homebrew: Cheap DIY Adjustable Bouldering Wall at The Alpine Start
- Peak Your Climbing Performance With Nitrate Supplements at Climbing
- Training: Understanding Heart Rate Zones at Climbing
- Reader Questions #4 at Climbing Nutrition
- Portable Training Rigs – How to Stay Fit on the Go at Rock and Ice
Other Climbing Articles
- Constant revisions at For the Love of Climbing
- Unsent: A Belayer Breakup Letter at Climbing
- The Wright Stuff: Old Cranks in the Gym at UK Climbing
- The Miniature Climbs of Alex Legos at Climbing
- Path of the Manolin: Stuart Hollaway & Dale Thistlethwaite at Vertical Life
- HomoClimbtastic: A Queer Climbing Convention at Climbing
- That One Time: A Night to Celebrate on Washington Column at Climbing
Destinations, Routes, etc.
- Five Must-Climb Moderate Canadian Alpine Ridges at Gripped
- Fall of Man: Arizona’s Virgin River Gorge at Climbing
- Climbing Like a Local at Nam Pha Pa Yai, Thailand at Climbing
Good New Climbing Videos
- Chris Sharma Mont-Rebei Project – Episodes I, II, and III – Sharma’s efforts to equip and send a gorgeous multi-pitch sport route in Spain.
- The art of mixing chromosomes – Meiose, 9b, Charmey, Switzerland [10:54] – Pirmin Bertle climbes the hardest route in Switzerland.
- EPIC TV Contest – Adam Ondra Rock Climbing HD [1:04] – A very short video of Adam Ondra climbing a gorgeous Czech arete.
- Arc’teryx Lakeland Revival – Central Buttress [5:12] – Taking a look at the first E1 in Britain.
Interviews and Profiles
- Stuck: The Charlie Barrett Profile at Climbing
- PODCAST: Alex Megos at UK Climbing
- Words With Sarah Hueniken on Bugaboo Alpine Camp at Gripped
Gear, Reviews, etc.
- Rhino Skin Solutions Review at Training Beta
- Gear Review: SFT Custom Climbing Shoes at Moja Gear
- Edelrid Has Solved a Longtime Climbing Problem with the Ohm at Climbing
