Gripped September 8, 2009
Erin is a well rounded climber who pursues all the different diciplines of climbing with equal vigor. She is also a strong contender in competition climbing.
Gripped September 8, 2009
Angela Eiter proved why she is one of the top completion climbers in the world by clinching her fifth Rock Master title in Arco and equaling the winning record set by Lynn Hill.
Gripped September 1, 2009
The Spanish team of David Palmada and Esther OllĂ© have established a difficult new aid line northwest face of the Titan in Utah’s Fisher Towers with the almost unheard of grade of A6+.
Gripped August 31, 2009
Climbing with a strong team of four Austrian climbers, Montreal alpinist Louis Rousseau successfully forged a new route on Nanga Parbat 8125m.
Gripped August 28, 2009
The humble nut has probably protected more routes and caught more falls than any other form of climbing pro. Over the years, the design has evolved from small pebbles wedged in cracks and slung with cord to hex-head machine nuts and eventually the lightweight metallurgical marvels used today.
Gripped August 27, 2009
Llanberis based climber Pete Robbins has bagged the fourth ascent of Jerry Moffat’s famous testpiece Liquid Amber 8c (5.14b).
Gripped August 25, 2009
After placing first and second at the World Cup lead climbing competition this weekend in Imst Austria, Adam Ondra and Patxi Usobiaga quickly dispatched Hades 9a (5.14d) in Nassereith.
Gripped August 24, 2009
At the World Cup climbing competition in Imst Austria Sean McColl again demonstrated the form that’s earned him the title of Canada’s best comp climber.
Gripped August 17, 2009
Taking advantage of the unusually dry conditions, the team of Jason Kruk, Will Stanhope and Matt Segal established two new free routes in the Bugaboos.