Gripped Week in Review: Squamish, DiGiulian, Bugaboos, Siegrist

This is weekly summary of top climbing stories from July 27 to Aug. 3.

Mark Stirling

Calgary climber Mark Stirling sent his first 5.14a at 42.

Castles in the Sky

Jon Siegrist made the fifth ascent of Castles in the Sky 5.14 in the Rockies.

Komagata Maru

Jason Green and Colin Moorhead add a new multi-pitch 5.12 trad rout to Squamish.

Sasha DiGiulian

Sasha DiGiulian with belayer Peter Hoang made a rare ascent of The Shining 5.13+ on Mount Louis.

Edge Climbing

Edge Climbing Centre in Vancouver is purchased by Climb Base5.

Latok I Rescue

A climber who lost his partner in a climbing accident is rescued from high in the Himalayas.

Kevin Ross

Kevin Ross of Cochrane, AB, tragically fell to his death on Yamnuska.

Honour and Glory

Jon Siegrist makes the fourth ascent of Honour and Glory 5.14d in the Rockies.

Squamish Exposed

Watch John Price’s slideshow from the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy.

5.14c at 14

Chaehyeon Seo is only 14 but has climbed her first 5.14c.

Canadian Jillian Brown is paddling across America.

Here’s @sashadigiulian on her send of Fudge Packer 5.13d at Planet X in Canmore. Tap photo to find her. Super inspiring when she skipped three bolts near the crux and was looking at a 60-footer as a puckered @mikedoyleca was ready for the catch of his lifetime. #climbing #canmore #planetx #fun #sportclimbing

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