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BLM Updates South Fork Canyon Recreation Closures
12+ hour, 41+ min ago (117+ words) < All Public Input & Actions IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The closure for river camping at designated camp sites within the South Fork of the Snake River Canyon from Conant Boat Access to Byington Boat Access has been lifted. Area closures related to…...
Climber Spends 90 Minutes Onsighting a 5.14a
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (335+ words) gripped.com After years of battling injuries and setbacks, French climber Quentin Guillen, who sent 5.14d in 2023, has returned to form by onsighting Lou Merzeou 5.14a at La Saume. The climb is a 56-metre endurance test that pushed him. “It turned into…...
Join High Point Climbing's Clubs and Teams
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (177+ words) Become a member for only $1 when you join anytime in August. Your regular monthly membership begins September 1. Many parents look for an alternative to the demanding schedules and travel commitments that often come with club soccer, travel baseball, volleyball, basketball,…...
How Oakland???s Black Rock Climbers Find Each Other on the Crag
11+ hour, 41+ min ago (593+ words) This story is part of Finding Your People, a series celebrating the Bay Area’s meetups and subcultures that bring people together IRL in an increasingly online world. On a recent Thursday evening, about a dozen rock climbers gather inside a…...
Ormoc Breaks Ground on Wall Climbing Facility to Boost Sports Development
15+ hour, 6+ min ago (154+ words) Politiko Visayas Ormoc City is reaching new heights as it officially broke ground for the construction of its own Wall Climbing Facility, a major addition to the city’s growing sports infrastructure. Led by Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez, together with Congressman Richard…...
The Broad Peak tragedy and the cost of chasing greatness
17+ hour, 32+ min ago (758+ words) Nirmal Purja's death on Broad Peak is a moment not only for mourning, but for asking whether the pursuit of ever greater records has begun to outpace mountaineering's oldest virtues. Aug 05, 2026 | Deepesh Das Shrestha The deaths of legendary Nepali mountaineer…...
Research team charts roadmap for Arkansas’s outdoor recreation industry
20+ hour, 41+ min ago (550+ words) Clinton School students (Gino Obaseki, Abby Swartz, and Nick Cartwright) who worked with the Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation are shown with their partner, Becky Flynn. Outdoor recreation has shifted from a cherished local pastime into an absolute economic engine…...
All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on 'Apex"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (165+ words) All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on ‘Apex’ befores & afters All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on ‘Apex’ How Charlize Theron survives the Australian wilderness. Today on the befores & afters podcast, we’re chatting about…...
REPORT: Climber fell 50 feet onto narrow ledge in some of Colorado’s most dangerous terrain
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (386+ words) Additional information has been released related to an extremely close call that took place on what’s often described as the most difficult and most dangerous of Colorado’s fourteener traverses. Factors including the technical terrain of the area, the patient’s condition,…...
Do Outdoor Grades Make Sense in Climbing Gyms?
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (578+ words) Gripped Climbing Magazine An observant climber might notice that 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 are never present in the gym and may comment on that, but perhaps not before asking about the “V” preceding a number in the bouldering grade chart. The instructor usually…...