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Gripped Week in Review: Rescue, Castles, Ice Highline

This is weekly summary of top climbing stories from July 13 to July 20.

War Hammer

Sasha DiGiulian and Mike Doyle make the second ascent of the 15-pitch War Hammer 5.14a.

Sam Tucker

Canmore climber Sam Tucker made the second ascent of Castles in the Sky 5.14a in the Rockies.

Emma Twyford

Emma Twyford gets fifth ascent of run-out E8 in the U.K.

Outdoor Retailer

Full coverage of the 2018 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market next week.

Rogue Tower

Climbers travel far up the Coast Mountains to find a splitter new multi-pitch 5.10.

Pemba Sherpa

Top climber Pemba Sherpa died in a crevasse fall on Saser Kangri IV in India.

Beaver Valley

The Beaver Valley Climbing Fest is taking place this weekend in southern Ontario.

Ice Highline

Watch a long highline clipped to V-threads between two European ice climbs.

70 and Soloing

Watch Andrey Andronovich at 70 solo a steep chimney before downclimbing it face first.

Petzl GriGri

First look at the new Petzl GriGri for 2019 is a throwback to the original.

Drone Rescue

Rick Allen was presumed dead on Broad Peak when a drone found him alive.

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