Gripped

Slovenian climber Tomaz Humar has been injured while attempting a new route on the north face of Langtang Lirung 7234m in Nepal.

Niall Grimes and Jerry Moffatt’s latest book Revelations has won the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival.

Jonathan Siegrist has amassed one of the most impressive ticklist on American rock.

Canadian hard-gal Jasmin Caton bagged a free ascent of the difficult 11 pitch Zion classic Moonlight Buttress 5.12+.

During the week of October 16 – 21, Doug Englekirk bagged two significant ascents in Yosemite Valley.

Adam Ondra recently redefined the boundaries of difficult sport climbing with the first ascent of Marina Superstar 9a+/b (5.15a/b).

The Grampians are found in Western Victoria, the southernmost state of mainland Australia. It has hundreds of crags and thousands of routes and boulder problems.There is world-class trad climbing, superb sport climbing, as well as that classic Australian tradition, the mixed route(a mixture of bolts and gear). It is also hometo some of the best steep bouldering in the universe.

An ice specific harness will be more comfotable, less bulky and easier to use.

These new headlamps are small, lightweightand easily fit into a pack pocket. With their sleek construction, they are perfect for pre-daylight alpine starts, in the dark rappels and article climb meal prep.

During a recent one week vacation in Spain, Steve McClure joined and elite climbing club by onsighting a 30m long route called Amistad 8c (5.14b) in Rodellar.