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38-Pitch Big Wall Solo and a Mega Alpine Traverse
4+ hour, 9+ min ago (215+ words) Italian climber Stefano Ragazzo has made the first solo of Riders on the Storm on the east face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia. Ragazzo spent 15 days on the wall, from Feb. 21 to March 7, climbing the 1,300-metre 38-pitch route…...
“Like Hauling a Tank”: The Making of a Famous Squamish Rock Climb
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (451+ words) In 1970, Steve Sutton and Hugh Burton made the first ascent of Uncle Ben's on the Chief. The original grade of the 11-pitch route was VI 5.8 A4, but it is now considered V 5.10c C2. Looking back, Sutton said that they "must have looked…...
From the Archives: A Conversation with Yosemite Legend John Bachar
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1873+ words) In 2008, Gus Alexandropoulos interviewed John Bachar for the fall issue of Gripped magazine. Bachar, one of the world's most accomplished free climbers, soloists, and boulderers, had a career that spanned four generations. His insights into the evolution and future of…...
Alex Honnold might’ve made $237 for every move on Taipei 101
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (693+ words) Alex Honnold might've made about $237 for every move he made on Taipei 101." That's the tally from Gripped after spending mind-numbing amounts of time manually counting the roughly 2,100 climbing moves Honnold made to summit the 11th tallest building in the world." The…...
Tommy Caldwell and Siebe Vanhee Take on a Patagonia Big Wall Challenge
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (501+ words) Tommy Caldwell and Siebe Vanhee Take on a Patagonia Big Wall Challenge'Gripped Magazine Two of the world's best big-wall free climbers are in Patagonia, hoping to accomplish a mighty goal: climbing the South African Route on the Central Tower of…...
An Interview with Ethan Salvo on His Ascent of the Legendary Lucid Dreaming V15
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (298+ words) Everything fell into place one night under the full moon," said Salvo after his ascent on Instagram. A moment I've wanted to experience for many years now, although I didn't imagine it could be this good, nor this rich and…...
Here’s How You Can Climb Boulders Crafted by Olympic and World Climbing (IFSC)-Level Setters
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (328+ words) Have you ever wondered what it would be like to try Olympic and World Climbing (IFSC)-level boulder problems? The TITAN World League can help make that a reality. As of this month, regular folks can give it a try…...
Sarah Hueniken and Ines Papert on Climbing, Age and Partnership
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Sarah Hueniken and Ines Papert on Climbing, Age and Partnership'Gripped Magazine Sarah Hueniken and Ines Papert team up at Helmcken Falls, Stanley Headwall, and in the Bow Valley in a new Arc'teryx short film, Fifty-Fifty. "When you've lived 50 years, one…...
Mellow Climbing Hits the Road with New Film Tour
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (314+ words) Mellow Climbing Hits the Road with New Film Tour'Gripped Magazine Mellow is hitting the road with a new film tour that will feature four films. Mellow, a collective that includes several climbers, including Shawn Raboutou and Giuliano Cameroni, got started…...
Climbers Bag Speed Record on Famous Yosemite Big Wall
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (311+ words) Tangerine Trip, which was first climbed by Charlie Porter and Jean-Paul de St. Croix in 1973, was done in record time last fall by Brant Hysell and Dan Gosselin in a time of 7 hours and 57 minutes. The previous record was by…...