2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (305+ words) Gripped Climbing Magazine Canadian alpinist Barry Blanchard’s second book, The Echo: Stories from the Edge of Survival, will be published Sept. 15, 2026 by Patagonia in hardcover and ebook, with an audiobook from Penguin Random House. The new release continues the narrative…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (299+ words) American climber Connor Herson made the first free ascent of Drifter’s Escape (proposed 5.15a/9a+) on the Stawamus Chief in Squamish on July 14, 2025. The climb represented the culmination of two seasons working the route. If confirmed, the grade would make Drifter’s Escape…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (277+ words) American climber Connor Herson made the first ascent of Drifter’s Escape (proposed 5.15a/9a+) on the Stawamus Chief in Squamish on July 14, 2025. The climb represented the culmination of two seasons working the route. If confirmed, the grade would make Drifter’s Escape the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (976+ words) Gripped Climbing Magazine Cedar Wright is a veteran big wall climber, former dirtbag, and filmmaker known for projects like Sufferfest with Alex Honnold and Safety Third with Brad Gobright. In recent years, he’s been giving back to the climbing community…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (868+ words) Age ain’t nothing but a number. One thing ACMG rock guide Jesse Godlington learned about kids is that they are way more resilient than a lot of us give them credit for. At a Squamish Climbing Academy camp he organized,…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (424+ words) Gripped Magazine On April 6, Jules Marchaland topped Ephyra V16 in Ticino, Switzerland. The problem only took Marchaland three sessions to send. It is Marchaland’s first of the grade, which is perhaps a little surprising given that he became the second climber…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1421+ words) Erwan Legrand’s ascent of Bombé Bleu, 9b/5.15b, is one for the history books. Not just because it’s an ascent of a 35-year-old project that has stopped some of the best climbers in the world, but also because of the method: barefoot…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (495+ words) A Look at the New Metolius Climber’s Edge Hangboard Gripped Magazine Metolius is one of the pioneers of finger training. They launched their iconic Metolius Simulator hangboard in 1987, which was a total game-changer for climbers looking to build strength, warm…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (235+ words) Gripped Magazine Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and Tasio Martin have made the first free ascent of the East Pillar of Fitz Roy, climbing the 1,200-metre route in three days. Martin reported less-than-ideal conditions, with sections of snow-covered granite and cracks filled…...