Watch Adam Ondra Onsight Smith Rock 5.14a

December 9th, 2018 by gripped | Posted in International, Profiles, Routes, Video | No Comments »

Adam Ondra recently visited Smith Rock and sent a number of classic routes and said one unclimbed project is a future 5.15a. Watch Ondra onsight Scarface 5.14a, one of Smith Rock’s classic hard sport […]

Quebec Provincial Bouldering Champs: Wyett and Lemay

December 9th, 2018 by Bonnie de Bruijn | Posted in Comps, Events, Indoor Climbing, Profiles | No Comments »

Provincial Championships were held yesterday at Campus Escalade in Trois-Rivières, QC. Lots of crushers hail from Quebec so it was bound to be a stacked event. Noticeably missing from the running order was Sébastien […]

Real Big Drip Media is “Pathetic” and Route Sketch

December 9th, 2018 by gripped | Posted in News, Profiles | No Comments »

The Real Big Drip has frozen as a complete as climb for the first time in recent years. The classic line is a 200-metre mixed route in the Ghost River Valley west of Calgary. […]

Watch B.C. Climbers Recover Post Fall and Cancer

December 8th, 2018 by gripped | Posted in Profiles, Video | No Comments »

Watch Crux: A Story of love and life’s battles by Carlo Alcos. The film is about popular Kootenay climber David Bristow’s recovery after he broke his back in 2000 and his partner Anni Muhlegg’s […]

Alex Honnold’s Sister Started Climbing at Same Time

December 7th, 2018 by gripped | Posted in Profiles | No Comments »

Stasia Honnold started climbing on the same day as her brother, Alex, but moved into other sports over the years. “Stasia climbs, too,” noted her and Alex’s mom Dierdre Wolownick. “Although climbing will always […]

For The Love Of Climbing Gyms: A Letter to Planet Rock

December 7th, 2018 by Bonnie de Bruijn | Posted in Indoor Climbing, Profiles, Special Feature | No Comments »

View this post on Instagram Just another day at the office #watercoolerchats A post shared by Planet Rock Climbing Gym (@planetrockgym) on Jan 2, 2018 at 8:06am PST For the Love of Planet Rock, […]

Stefano Ghisolfi Sends Perfecto Mundo 5.15c

December 7th, 2018 by gripped | Posted in International, News, Profiles, Routes | No Comments »

Stefano Ghisolfi has joined the most elite climbers in the world by sending a 5.15c with the repeat of Perfecto Mundo in Spain. Ghisolfi said after, “After so many days trying this route, I […]