3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (390+ words) Salt Lake City Council meeting agenda rendering Amid opposition from commercial gym owners, the Team USA Athletes" Commission has thrown its support behind the proposed National Training Center in Salt Lake City." The commission, which serves as the representative body…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (309+ words) The first attempt to climb Salath" Wall in a push was in the spring 62" when Yvon Chouinard and Steve Roper went for it, however they bailed before reaching the top. And then in September 1962, Robbins, Frost and T. M. Herbert attempted a…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (314+ words) A 60-year-old climber from the Czech Republic died Friday while climbing on the Greek island of Kalymnos, one of the world's leading sport climbing destinations, after several bolts failed. Authorities are investigating the incident. Below are reports from Rebolt Kalymnos…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1473+ words) Climbing access should never be taken for granted." Hundreds of boulders in Oak Flat could be lost thanks to a land transfer to a copper mining company. A popular crag in the Red River Gorge was shuttered last year. One…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (495+ words) A Look at the New Metolius Climber's Edge Hangboard'Gripped Magazine Metolius is one of the pioneers of finger training. They launched their iconic Metolius Simulator hangboard in 1987, which was a total game-changer for climbers looking to build strength, warm up…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (235+ words) Climbers Make History on Fitz Roy in Stormy Conditions'Gripped Magazine Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll and Tasio Martin have made the first free ascent of the East Pillar of Fitz Roy, climbing the 1,200-metre route in three days. Martin reported less-than-ideal conditions,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (468+ words) A concept rendering of the USA Climbing National Training Center in Salt Lake City. Credit: Salt Lake City Council Agenda It's looking like a historic building will no longer be standing in the way of USA Climbing's National Training Center…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (199+ words) In early March, the Washington Climbers Coalition donated the Lower Town Wall, a granite crag near Index once hailed as one of America's top climbing destinations, to Washington State Parks. According to a press release, the donation crowns more than…...

3+ week, 15+ hour 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...